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Can you get a version that doesn't have 5 logos from 3 different companies on it?

by nimbix 17y ago

swombat 17y ago
Yes, it's funny how the iPhone has no logo whatsoever on the front, and a subtle, elegant one on the back. If it's a great piece of design, you don't need to stick labels all over it.
- sonofjanoh 17y ago
  It's on the back so everyone can see it. It's a fashion statement to have an iSomething. Even here on HN you never (or rarely) read I have booted up my Asus or Dell or whatever BUT there's always "my Macbook" or similar. I like the underdog companies and I appreciate their effort and technology and I'm not buying into the iXXX hysteria. Apple was clever as it is being paid for being advertised. People pay sh%%loads for their products and they never ever forget to mention it in their discussions that they have one. Geeks are a very small percentage of the market so unless the phone is not a "fashion accessory" there won't be massive commercial success with it...but it will be a great thing I hope.
  - gohnjanotis 17y ago
    I agree with your last point. It's too bad the Apple brand has been reduced to that of a designer fashion by the masses, or some kind of status symbol. It's like some people want a BMW just to impress the neighbors with a badge, while others can appreciate the level of engineering and the minds that went into the precision you can feel when you are driving it. I like to make purchasing decisions based on the competency of the company in making what they make, but unfortunately most people don't think that way so a phone like this doesn't even get a chance.
    - ektimo 17y ago
      "while others can appreciate the level of engineering and the minds that went into the precision you can feel when you are driving it." I'd like to see a blind test for that. And who cares anyway if an expert can detect a certain "feel", other than for status?
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gcb 17y ago
acetone.
gits_tokyo 17y ago
"get a version that doesn't have..." This is the first thing I said to myself. I've never been a fan of the Verizon logo. The other thing that came to mind in terms of the interface for some reason IBM's OS/2 Warp

Can you get a version that doesn't have 5 logos from 3 different companies on it?

by nimbix 17y ago

Can you get a version that doesn't have 5 logos from 3 different companies on it?

Yes, it's funny how the iPhone has no logo whatsoever on the front, and a subtle, elegant one on the back. If it's a great piece of design, you don't need to stick labels all over it.

sonofjanoh 17y ago
It's on the back so everyone can see it. It's a fashion statement to have an iSomething. Even here on HN you never (or rarely) read I have booted up my Asus or Dell or whatever BUT there's always "my Macbook" or similar. I like the underdog companies and I appreciate their effort and technology and I'm not buying into the iXXX hysteria. Apple was clever as it is being paid for being advertised. People pay sh%%loads for their products and they never ever forget to mention it in their discussions that they have one. Geeks are a very small percentage of the market so unless the phone is not a "fashion accessory" there won't be massive commercial success with it...but it will be a great thing I hope.
- gohnjanotis 17y ago
  I agree with your last point. It's too bad the Apple brand has been reduced to that of a designer fashion by the masses, or some kind of status symbol. It's like some people want a BMW just to impress the neighbors with a badge, while others can appreciate the level of engineering and the minds that went into the precision you can feel when you are driving it. I like to make purchasing decisions based on the competency of the company in making what they make, but unfortunately most people don't think that way so a phone like this doesn't even get a chance.
  - ektimo 17y ago
    "while others can appreciate the level of engineering and the minds that went into the precision you can feel when you are driving it." I'd like to see a blind test for that. And who cares anyway if an expert can detect a certain "feel", other than for status?
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gcb 17y ago

acetone.

gits_tokyo 17y ago

"get a version that doesn't have..." This is the first thing I said to myself. I've never been a fan of the Verizon logo. The other thing that came to mind in terms of the interface for some reason IBM's OS/2 Warp