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I think they know that a lot of people will buy something based on specs alone. Many people will look at the numbers and believe they're getting something great

I think they know that a lot of people will buy something based on specs alone. Many people will look at the numbers and believe they're getting something great, without realizing that the experience will be pretty lousy. I'm certain the Android tablets will get better quickly, as the phones seem to be, but it obviously just isn't there yet. At this point it seems like Motorola wanted to capitalize on all the uninformed consumers, and those who don't want to buy an Apple product.

r00fus 16y ago
> I think they know that a lot of people will buy something based on specs alone. Really? I don't know anyone besides geeks and neo-philiacs (ie, folks like me) that behave that way. Most folks (ie, the mass-market) treat tech like they'd treat appliances or cars or other stuff they don't fully understand. They ask folks who do know, visit review sites, and play with what's on the showroom floors. When there is a large contingent of these that infer that the iPad is the best, the mass market buys it (as sales numbers show).
- rimantas 16y ago
  Well, there is a funny and sad at the same time case: cameras. My impression is that for a large portion of population the only thing that matters is megapixels.
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  - danudey 16y ago
    That's because for most of the population, they don't understand photography. They have to make some kind of comparison, and megapixels are the easiest - a linear number that presumably indicates more of whatever the camera is doing.
mikeklaas 16y ago
> I think they know that a lot of people will buy something based on specs alone. Actually, I think the opposite is true in the mobile space, after many years of that being the case in the desktop/laptop space. Consumers just don't care what the processor is or how much memory is in their phone. They _do_ care about whether it is fast, responsive, and has nice and/or flashy experience. Also unlike desktops, they care about how it looks. Is it surprising the apple is cleaning up, for a change?

r00fus 16y ago

> I think they know that a lot of people will buy something based on specs alone. Really? I don't know anyone besides geeks and neo-philiacs (ie, folks like me) that behave that way. Most folks (ie, the mass-market) treat tech like they'd treat appliances or cars or other stuff they don't fully understand. They ask folks who do know, visit review sites, and play with what's on the showroom floors. When there is a large contingent of these that infer that the iPad is the best, the mass market buys it (as sales numbers show).

rimantas 16y ago
Well, there is a funny and sad at the same time case: cameras. My impression is that for a large portion of population the only thing that matters is megapixels.
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- danudey 16y ago
  That's because for most of the population, they don't understand photography. They have to make some kind of comparison, and megapixels are the easiest - a linear number that presumably indicates more of whatever the camera is doing.

mikeklaas 16y ago

> I think they know that a lot of people will buy something based on specs alone. Actually, I think the opposite is true in the mobile space, after many years of that being the case in the desktop/laptop space. Consumers just don't care what the processor is or how much memory is in their phone. They _do_ care about whether it is fast, responsive, and has nice and/or flashy experience. Also unlike desktops, they care about how it looks. Is it surprising the apple is cleaning up, for a change?