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As Hacker News users we can all consider ourselves in the top N percent for technology product interest, so the iPhone 5C seems weird to us. It's plastic? It's
by nicholassmith 13y ago
As Hacker News users we can all consider ourselves in the top N percent for technology product interest, so the iPhone 5C seems weird to us. It's plastic? It's how much? In those colours? With those specs? I was talking to my girlfriend and some friends who are distinctly not interested in the wonderful world of tech and to them the iPhone 5C does genuinely seem fresh (although pricing was a bit split). Apple's positioning the device to recapture the interest of a market who's been saturated with many devices.
- JTon 13y agoYeah I can confirm this through my experience as well. In my circles, 5C is the girlfriend phone.
- baddox 13y agoI consider myself in that same top N percent for technology product interest, but I'm not at all confused about the 5c. Most smartphones, even flagship smartphones, are plastic, and some have spectacular build quality. The price is extremely competitive. I think the only complaints about price are influenced by the rumor that the 5c would be the free subsidized tier. Ignoring that and looking at the 5c on its own terms, it's certainly a competitive $100 subsidized phone.