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Computers (other than smart phones) aren't really fashion accessories, though. They're tools. Just like you don't see people upgrading their vacuum cleaner ev

Computers (other than smart phones) aren't really fashion accessories, though. They're tools. Just like you don't see people upgrading their vacuum cleaner every year, I'm sure most people won't be upgrading their computers every year, unless the old ones just don't run some software they need or want to run.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
> Computers (other than smart phones) aren't really fashion accessories, though. Really? Then what is with all the RGB kit?
- nicoburns 6y ago
  Only a very small proportion of computer owners use these kind of kits. And it's of pretty much every product category that there are a small proportion of users who treat them as a fashion accessory.
- pmiller2 6y ago
  Nothing more than a fringe hobby.
gmadsen 6y ago
What about everything Apple makes?
- lotsofpulp 6y ago
  What about it? My apple products last the longest compared to the other options.
  - falcolas 6y ago
    So, that’s you. There’s a lot of people who will upgrade every year, and there’s an obvious signal that they’ve done so - that camera array on the back. People can tell at a glance whether you have the latest (and highest spec) version of the iPhone.
adrianN 6y ago
Arguably cars are tools too, yet people care a great deal about how they look. Same with wristwatches, or glasses, or a host of other things we use every day.
- ntsplnkv2 6y ago
  I don't think this is a valid argument. People do not "upgrade their cars" by buying a different looking one every year - rather, when they buy a new car, looks matter then. > Same with wristwatches, or glasses, or a host of other things we use every day. It's hard to consider watches a tool these days and both of these examples are fashion related. Most people do not wear glasses by choice.
  - lmilcin 6y ago
    But they do upgrade cars because they look old or because they can afford better car, even if the old one is still in good working condition. Soon all phones will offer basically same functionality with only minor differences. After some point there will be no more gains from more camera or screen pixels, more cores, more gigabytes of storage. The only reason to buy a new phone will be if the old one broke or if you feel to switch to a new phone to follow trends.
    - ntsplnkv2 6y ago
      The average length of time people own cars is 6 years. Sure, rich people lease every 3, but most people aren't rich. It's still an unfair comparison imo. > Soon all phones will offer basically same functionality with only minor differences. After some point there will be no more gains from more camera or screen pixels, more cores, more gigabytes of storage. The only reason to buy a new phone will be if the old one broke or if you feel to switch to a new phone to follow trends. We have essentially been at this point for a few years now. Most people I know who don't have to have the latest and greatest don't want to upgrade - but are forced to because of performance degradation, un-repairability, and bad faith phone contracts.
- drewcoo 6y ago
gzer0 6y ago
Fashions fade, style is eternal
villasv 6y ago
> Computers (other than smart phones) That is, the minority of currently owned computing devices.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago

> Computers (other than smart phones) aren't really fashion accessories, though. Really? Then what is with all the RGB kit?

nicoburns 6y ago
Only a very small proportion of computer owners use these kind of kits. And it's of pretty much every product category that there are a small proportion of users who treat them as a fashion accessory.
pmiller2 6y ago
Nothing more than a fringe hobby.

gmadsen 6y ago

What about everything Apple makes?

lotsofpulp 6y ago
What about it? My apple products last the longest compared to the other options.
- falcolas 6y ago
  So, that’s you. There’s a lot of people who will upgrade every year, and there’s an obvious signal that they’ve done so - that camera array on the back. People can tell at a glance whether you have the latest (and highest spec) version of the iPhone.

adrianN 6y ago

Arguably cars are tools too, yet people care a great deal about how they look. Same with wristwatches, or glasses, or a host of other things we use every day.

ntsplnkv2 6y ago
I don't think this is a valid argument. People do not "upgrade their cars" by buying a different looking one every year - rather, when they buy a new car, looks matter then. > Same with wristwatches, or glasses, or a host of other things we use every day. It's hard to consider watches a tool these days and both of these examples are fashion related. Most people do not wear glasses by choice.
- lmilcin 6y ago
  But they do upgrade cars because they look old or because they can afford better car, even if the old one is still in good working condition. Soon all phones will offer basically same functionality with only minor differences. After some point there will be no more gains from more camera or screen pixels, more cores, more gigabytes of storage. The only reason to buy a new phone will be if the old one broke or if you feel to switch to a new phone to follow trends.
  - ntsplnkv2 6y ago
    The average length of time people own cars is 6 years. Sure, rich people lease every 3, but most people aren't rich. It's still an unfair comparison imo. > Soon all phones will offer basically same functionality with only minor differences. After some point there will be no more gains from more camera or screen pixels, more cores, more gigabytes of storage. The only reason to buy a new phone will be if the old one broke or if you feel to switch to a new phone to follow trends. We have essentially been at this point for a few years now. Most people I know who don't have to have the latest and greatest don't want to upgrade - but are forced to because of performance degradation, un-repairability, and bad faith phone contracts.
drewcoo 6y ago

gzer0 6y ago

Fashions fade, style is eternal

villasv 6y ago

> Computers (other than smart phones) That is, the minority of currently owned computing devices.