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I'v always paid in full for my phones. No contract. Granted my phones are cheap as the only thing I care about them doing anything other then phone calls is off
by FpUser 7y ago
I'v always paid in full for my phones. No contract. Granted my phones are cheap as the only thing I care about them doing anything other then phone calls is off-line GPS software and cycling computer. My current $200 Canadian Redmi Note 5 does this just fine and has quite decent camera as well. Do not even have data plan on a friggin thing.
- scarface74 7y agoWell, you are in the minority. When discussing things in a public forum, isn’t it better to use longitudinal trends when we have them instead of anecdotes?
- FpUser 7y agoI was just expressing my own opinion about "status symbol". Why would I care about being in line with whatever "longitudinal trends" there are
- scarface74 7y agoWell. An opinion about something “being a status symbol” should be able to come up with some basis in fact. By definition, a “status symbol” is something that you buy to show that you have more “status” than the majority of people because you can buy something that most people can’t. If the majority of people can get a product, how can it be a status symbol?
- FpUser 7y ago>If the majority of people can get a product, how can it be a status symbol? Simple. If you have it you're ok. if not you are a marginal
- scarface74 7y agoBut seeing that the other 50% don’t have iOS devices, how can they feel marginal?
- FpUser 7y agoWell I can't know all intricate details but I've heard and not once from my friend's kids something in line of: but dad everyone has an iPhone and I must have one too. Maybe it is not representative but that's what I've heard. On top of that I got customers for my software and ones that own Mac/iOS are are shall I say very vocal. Here is the literal quote: when are you guys going to have your product for Mac? You should know that Windows sucks and no one will take your product seriously. All my friends have Mac and iPhone. It does sound like they feel being belong to some higher level
- scarface74 7y agoWell I can't know all intricate details Finding marketshare for mobile in various markets isn’t that hard.... But why base an opinion on anecdotes when their is widely available data? Surely you’re not basing your opinion on Mac marketshare (which hovers around 10%) based on “your friends”.?
- jodrellblank 7y agoSometimes Dougal, you can be status signalling simply by explaining how you’re more insightful and above all that normal person stuff, and look down upon it.