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>Are Apple devices really seen as a status device? By people that don't understand why people would actually prefer an Apple device over the competition, certa
by ld00d 10y ago
>Are Apple devices really seen as a status device?
By people that don't understand why people would actually prefer an Apple device over the competition, certainly. It's one of the anti-Apple crowd's favorite narratives. We're all just sheep that buy into Apple's marketing.
- Spivak 10y agoHave you ever seen Apple's marketing? Better question, have you ever had an interaction with Apple where they weren't trying to sell an image to you? I completely believe that among a technical audience that those here who chose Apple products did so because they evaluated the their options and chose the one that best fit their requirements, But if that was really their primary audience their marketing would look very different.
- ld00d 10y agoHave I seen ads? Yeah, but most of the ones I've seen are kind of hokey platitudes about the good they're doing for the world. I don't recall anything saying I'm higher class for having their products. I don't see a lot of ads though. Part of marketing is guessing what kind of products will sell for the margins they like. Somehow, I fit into that audience.