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iPhone, Verizon Lead in Smartphone Satisfaction

As an iPhone and BMW owner, I can tell you that it's having beautifully crafted and well made products and not a conditioned response. BTW, your perfect phone is a Blackberry by your description. The iPhone would be ruined by your suggestions.


On Oct 06 06:33 PM Bryan O wrote:

> iPhone users are new to the smartphone scene. The iPhone gets people
> excited because it comes with cache. They have paid for Apple style
> and will boast of their satisfaction as a conditioned response. Do
> BMW owners feel unsatisfied with their stylish automobiles?
>
> The iPhone has been less than impressive to professional reviewers
> and business professionals that have been using smartphones and PDA's
> for the past 15 years. Behind the style there are some glaring omissions
> in the features and lackluster performance that slow animated screen
> transitions can't hide.
>
> Kudos to Apple for winning new customers with style and ease of use.
> Technofiles can only hope future generations of the iPhone will not
> be locked down, have an option for performance over aesthetics, and
> battery life that suits the road warrior that we are all becoming.

Apple: Set to Double Again

I totally agree. The day I walk into an Apple Store and notice that there are more sales people than customers, I'm selling my AAPL stocks.
No matter which city, or the time of day, that store is rocking!


On Sep 18 08:57 AM mollytjm wrote:

> Apple has absolutely everything going for it, including a hunger
> to be the best and the brightest. I go to the King of Prussia Mall
> and i see stores with lack luster sales, bored clerks and lots of
> empty space...until i get to the Apple store, which is jammed, jumping,
> humming with excitement and products flying off the shelves. This
> is a company that knows what it's doing. I don't know who you have
> to be to miss this. It's not a question of being a fan...Apple has
> earned it's wonderful reputation. It's not a fad... it's the leader
> of the pack.
> Long APPL

Why Apple's iTouch Tablet Will Become Its Flagship Product

Are we supposed to believe that you actually trade Apple stocks when you repeatedly use APPL instead of AAPL?


On Jul 24 01:07 PM vloscomp wrote:

> Time to short APPL .... (millions of screamers) The key point of
> this story is the infrastructure that will allow mobile devices (not
> just APPL devices) to connect to the internet. I am so happy that
> you chumps had been cheering APPL for the last 24 months, but it
> is time (by Oct) for me to bid adew to APPL. Device technology have
> been competitive market (ie US Robotics 56K modems, HP Calculators
> ...) and the shelf life of a device is probably about 12 months or
> less. iTouch has no barrier to a competitive "me too", therefore,
> APPL will see erosion in profit.

The Mac vs. PC Debate Was Never Clearer

Yes, it really showed on their bottom line. Isn't that the best way to gauge the success of commercials? More Macs sold this quarter than last quarter.
MS should keep laying off workers and keep spending millions on those pointless commercials.
Can't wait to walk into a future Microsoft Store to look at the cellophane covered boxes of Windows and MS Office. Fun!


On Jul 24 12:53 PM xmichaelx wrote:

> By suggesting that MS's recent ads are pointless, the author shows
> a misunderstanding of the computer-buying public: the vast majority
> of them know NOTHING about computers, including any difference at
> all between a Mac and a PC. To these people (80+% of computer buyers)
> "Macs cost more for the same thing" is a powerful message -- that's
> why these ads have shown success.

The Mac vs. PC Debate Was Never Clearer

Good point and you are right that the machines themselves are not what is different. It's really the software. Leopard vs. Vista. The iLife suite, etc. Oh, the Macs also generally look nicer than the cheap looking PC's.


On Jul 24 03:02 PM levin70 wrote:

> The study on the 91% compares sales at US retail storefronts.
>
> The OP and the author of the study make the fundemental flaw in the
> analysis of this fact. High-end PC buyers don't shop at best buy.
> They don't.
>
> High end pc buyers shop for components, and build the systems themselves.
> A few will buy from alienware (dell) or a few highend models from
> HP or others, but for the most part, sales of high end PC's just
> are not storefront driven
>
> I can build an exactly comparable pc system for under $1300 that
> Apple sells for $2499. That's all markup for nothing more than marketing.
> Great for APPLE, bad for the consumer that buys that MAC.
>
> So when you trumpet that MAC is great because of the brand image,
> be aware that that is all it is. The machine itself is nothing special.
>
>
> Regards

The Mac vs. PC Debate Was Never Clearer

After earnings this week, no matter how you spin it, Apple is doing well and Microsoft is clearly not. Those commercials are ridiculous on so many levels. "Hi, we're from Microsoft and we're filming a commercial, we'll give you up to $1000 to buy a 17" laptop. Which will you choose?" Apple isn't a choice because they don't sell a 17" laptop for under $1000. Obviously the commercials aren't working. I can't wait for them to open the Microsoft Stores so all the Windows users have somewhere to actually go to get tech support. Microsoft will shutter it's doors in less than a month.

Apple has 91% of the market for computers that cost over $1000. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

On Jul 23 04:35 PM User 459557 wrote:

> This is a horrible piece written by an Apple fanboy. You are completely
> missing the point of the commercials. The point is that you can get
> often times a much more powerful computer for WAY cheaper than a
> Mac. Just because Macs are way more expensive, doesn't mean they
> are 'premium' computers. You sir, are an idiot.

Apple Upgrade on 'Mac Surge'

Oh, I forgot to mention that the Apple Store did all that for FREE.


On Jul 18 08:49 AM entmd wrote:

> I love Apple's customer service. My iMac hard drive died a month
> ago and when it came time to restore from my Time Capsule backup,
> the phone tech support knew exactly what to do and my iMac was back
> to it's pre crash state. My wife is in the middle of a month traveling
> in California and told me that the 2 year old MacBook crashed. She
> took it to an Apple Genius Bar and he diagnosed a fried hard drive.
> Although it was out of warranty, they replaced the hard drive, loaded
> all the software, and replaced the key pads because they've taken
> a beating from our 3 kids who use it. And people wonder why we love
> Macs and Apple. They go out of their way to make their customers
> happy and they make awesome products.

Apple Upgrade on 'Mac Surge'

I love Apple's customer service. My iMac hard drive died a month ago and when it came time to restore from my Time Capsule backup, the phone tech support knew exactly what to do and my iMac was back to it's pre crash state. My wife is in the middle of a month traveling in California and told me that the 2 year old MacBook crashed. She took it to an Apple Genius Bar and he diagnosed a fried hard drive. Although it was out of warranty, they replaced the hard drive, loaded all the software, and replaced the key pads because they've taken a beating from our 3 kids who use it. And people wonder why we love Macs and Apple. They go out of their way to make their customers happy and they make awesome products.

Does Apple's iPhone Increase Browsing?

I had a treo for 6 yrs and browsed the web less than ten times. Why? Because the experience sucked. I've had this new iphone for less than 2weeks and I use the web all the time. The iPhone is simply the best cell phone browser out there.

When To 'Believe the Hype' of a New Product

You call it hype... I call it a product announcement. That is what Apple has done for years before even the iPod. Frankly, I don't recall any hype with the iPod. I didn't buy my first iPod until the 3rd generation. After the success of the iPod, there was alot of anticipation for the iPhone. Simply put, Apple knocked it out of the park at the MacWorld expo in Jan 2007 with that announcement. No one expected all the features that the iPhone had. The success of the iPhone created even more anticipation for the 3G model. My point is that Apple is not creating the hype, it's Apple's success that is doing it. At this point, if Apple introduced the iToaster tomorrow, there would be a million articles written about it.

What's Up With 3G Performance in the iPhone?

I've had great and consistant 3G here in PCola with the iPhone. We just got 3G here 3 wks ago and I just don't think there is the saturation of 3G users in this small town. Even sitting at my desk at work, I go from 3-5 bars without moving an inch. Do you get less bars if there is more users on the same tower?

Apple's Been iSued

If people in big cities are having 3G problems, it must be with the network and bandwidth limitations. Simply to many people trying to use limited access. I personally live in the boonies and although AT&T lit up 3G here only 3 weeks ago, I have great 3G speed on the iPhone day in and day out. Not many hicks have iPhones I guess. I'll be in Chicago in a few weeks and it will be interesting to see how the iPhone works out there.

Could iPhone Subsidies Be Apple’s Ticket to Mainstream USA?

You all realize that the iPhone is not actually a phone but a computer, internet device, Google maps device, iPod, video iPod, etc, that can make calls. Why would you expect it to be half the cost of an iPod Touch????? To all you cheap asses, enjoy playing tetris on your free phone.