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> Some people love the iPhone and that is fine- to each his own. I just refuse to believe that the love affair is based on anything other than marketing. I wou
by rikf 14y ago
> Some people love the iPhone and that is fine- to each his own. I just refuse to believe that the love affair is based on anything other than marketing.
I would argue that the iPhone and indeed most Apple products embody a "Quality without a name" as originally described by Christopher Alexander in a "A timeless way of building" http://www.munnecke.com/islands/qwan.htm http://www.munnecke.com/islands/qwan.htm . Very few other companies are able to achieve this. I believe that it is for this reason that people develop a greater emotional attachment to Apple products then the products of companies like Samsung. For example Apple products generally feel great to hold and touch while the same cant be said of Samsung's products.
- bad_user 14y agoI agree with you, however my love afar with their quality faded when my MacBook Pro fried from spilling some coffee on the keyboard. Right now I have a shitty laptop I bought for $400 that has sipped coffee, water and soda. I did have to clean its keyboard as it got sticky, but it's running just fine. It's the same with my iPhone 3GS ... my son dropped it on the floor, and the screen cracked. He's 2 years old and he likes to throw things ... he did the same with my Galaxy S1, like 3 times already and it isn't even scratched. The point I'm trying to make here is that Apple's products look and feel great, but I'm kind of disappointed about their fragility.
- ricardobeat 14y agoDon't give stuff made of glass to a kid - at least get a strong protective case. Your requirements for water-proof and hardened equipment are trumped by other features in most Apple products. Motorola makes phones just for you!