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Why does every new phone have to be a fucking revolution? It's a better phone than the last one. If you're not impressed, don't buy one.

rodion_89 14y ago
> Why does every new phone have to be a fucking revolution? I completely agree. But Apple has a habit of making it seem like everything they do is revolutionary. It's very good marketing. > Apple reinvents the phone [1] > This changes everything. Again. > The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone > A magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price > Resolutionary Again, I agree with you. But what I'm getting at is that Apple's brand of marketing creates a lot of hype and I'm sure they like it that way. [1] http://web.archive.org/web/20070113215301/http://apple.com http://web.archive.org/web/20070113215301/http://apple.com
- cheap 14y ago
  Dear Mister Obvious, Every marketing team ever has created hype. Ever.
  - freyr 14y ago
    Right. And when Apple creates hype, people for some reason buy into it. In droves. I don't understand why so many people blame Apple for this.
    - rodion_89 14y ago
      > people for some reason buy into it It's not just "some" reason. They have one of the best marketing departments in the world who do an excellent job. > I don't understand why so many people blame Apple for this. I'm blaming Apple for doing a damn good job of marketing their products.
- acomar 14y ago
  What I don't get is why the comments of "meh" are getting attacked with so much vitriol.
mtgx 14y ago
Did you see the live keynote? At the end and thoughout it, they kept saying how revolutionary it is.
corporalagumbo 14y ago
It's not about phones. People want to be distracted from everyday life. "Revolutionary" tech releases satisfy that need, especially for a slice of society which is both intellectual and a bit manic-depressive. It's sad, but for a lot of these people, new phones/tech are the only real things they have to show off/feel excited about/have strong opinions on/argue about/dream about. It's fundamentally about fantasy, and the reaction you see today is what happens when reality fails to satisfy that fantasy.

rodion_89 14y ago

> Why does every new phone have to be a fucking revolution? I completely agree. But Apple has a habit of making it seem like everything they do is revolutionary. It's very good marketing. > Apple reinvents the phone [1] > This changes everything. Again. > The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone > A magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price > Resolutionary Again, I agree with you. But what I'm getting at is that Apple's brand of marketing creates a lot of hype and I'm sure they like it that way. [1] http://web.archive.org/web/20070113215301/http://apple.com http://web.archive.org/web/20070113215301/http://apple.com

cheap 14y ago
Dear Mister Obvious, Every marketing team ever has created hype. Ever.
- freyr 14y ago
  Right. And when Apple creates hype, people for some reason buy into it. In droves. I don't understand why so many people blame Apple for this.
  - rodion_89 14y ago
    > people for some reason buy into it It's not just "some" reason. They have one of the best marketing departments in the world who do an excellent job. > I don't understand why so many people blame Apple for this. I'm blaming Apple for doing a damn good job of marketing their products.
acomar 14y ago
What I don't get is why the comments of "meh" are getting attacked with so much vitriol.

mtgx 14y ago

Did you see the live keynote? At the end and thoughout it, they kept saying how revolutionary it is.

corporalagumbo 14y ago

It's not about phones. People want to be distracted from everyday life. "Revolutionary" tech releases satisfy that need, especially for a slice of society which is both intellectual and a bit manic-depressive. It's sad, but for a lot of these people, new phones/tech are the only real things they have to show off/feel excited about/have strong opinions on/argue about/dream about. It's fundamentally about fantasy, and the reaction you see today is what happens when reality fails to satisfy that fantasy.