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Apple Says Many Users 'Bought an Android Phone By Mistake'
mrspoonsi (2955715) writes "Apple CEO Tim Cook during his keynote said that around 130 million customers have purchased their first Apple device in the last twelve months. He states, 'Many of these customers were switchers from Android,' he said. 'They had bought an Android phone by mistake, and then had sought a better experience and a better life.' He added that almost half of those who have purchased an iPhone in China since December have switched from Android. However, it is worth noting that iPhones were not actually available in China until December, when pre-orders began, so it is unclear how much of the device's popularity there is simply down to the novelty factor, rather than a burning desire to flee from Android."
It the best mistake of my life ! :o)
Well, fortunately iOS 8 adds a bunch of things that Android has had forever, so that will help the problem!
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These ARE the droids we're looking for ;)
I constantly have people refer to my Moto X as an iPhone and tell me that it's natural for me to use an iPhone since I work on a lot of Macs. I don't think the Slashdot crowd are the type to get duped, but I can recount tons of people who went in for iPhones and were sold on Galaxy S3 by Verizon sales critters. I don't think really either is going to make for a better life more than the next. You can play Angry Birds while you poop with either equally effectively.
I hear James Randi's foundation has a million dollar prize for people who can demonstrate their telepathic prowess. Surely being able to read the minds of 130 million people would qualify?
I once bought an iPad. I did a lot of research on it - it had had the best graphics processor and best processor at the time. Solid construction, very nice hardware. I may have even been willing to live with the OS restrictions. The geographical limitations of me buying an app from the iStore killed it for me. I even went as far as to contact the app author, who said his hands were tied. Willing buyer, willing seller, some fcuked up bastards in the middle. I will never go back.
Gave it to my dad. Works well for him though.
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Coca- Cola says consumers have drank Pepsi by mistake in the past.
Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
as it flies over the poster's head.
which apps you can buy vary from country to country... so yes it is very geographical.
I believe the word you're looking for is puffery.
Basically you can be full of shit, everyone knows you're full of shit, but it's OK to be full of shit because everyone knows you're not actually making a statement of fact.
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Are all Apple public statements this arrogant? They're running those horrid (and long) commercials right now showing people using iDevices in all kinds of contrived circumstances, too.
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Because using an iPhone after being used to Android makes me want to chuck it against the wall.
Because, the, commas, help us, to, time the sentence, to, sound just like, William, Shatner. ;-)
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I can only assume that iTunes isn't available in his country at all or that each country has their own restrictions like nudity, etc. There are restrictions due to DRM and copyrighted content and there are legal limitations in each country. Apple does list what the restrictions are by country.
Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
This is something I noticed with a lot of Windows Phone users. They bought into the platform thinking it was new and neat, and the WP supporter crowd (yes, it exists) were cheering themselves on last year claiming that they were the fastest growing platform. But from what I saw, after owning it for one generation most of these guys switched back to Android. And as it turns out, Windows Phone is no longer the "fastest growing" and is in fact stagnating.
http://betanews.com/2014/02/24...
This may very well be the case of iPhone in China, given that it only recently started officially selling there.
And that says a bunch about the Apple Customer base than anything. I wonder how many iPhone sales are from people wanting Android and "accidentally" getting an iPhone. ;)
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
How were the seller's hands tied exactly? Most app developers just click every country in the app store when it comes to selling it. The only reason I can think of for a developer not to sell an app in a certain country is that he is not allowed to sell it there, because of content which is illegal in that country, or because the software uses libraries with a license that restricts sales in certain countries. In both cases it is appropriate not to sell the app there, and no fault of the "bastards in the middle"
If construction was anything like programming, an incorrectly fitted lock would bring down the entire building...
Expressed as a percentage, almost any increase from zero is going to be the "fastest growing". :-P
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Alibaba lied when they sold me my ePhone!
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Really... This phone or that phone will give you "a better life"?!? You need to get a life before you can have a better one.
I took the gel case off my Motorola Defy and IT DOESN'T HAVE AN APPLE LOGO ON THE BACK!! what do I do!? what do I do!?
Not quite, specifically this was the game Avernum in South Africa. Not DRM or nudity or anything like that, just bloody-mindedness on apple's part. I could have pirated it, but I prefer to pay Jeff for his work.
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I specifically asked Jeff Vogel about this, and he said, no, it was only Apple. Apple did not respond to my query, so I must presume their guilt in the matter.
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And I think this is what Cook was saying. People went to buy a smartphone thinking they'd have the same apps/functions/etc as the iPhone if they bought any smartphone, then found that their Android phone didn't do/use the specific thing that all their friends on iPhones could do/use.
To say that Tim Cook was saying people went to intentionally buy an iPhone, but accidentally bought an Android phone is disingenuous. You know what he meant. And if you don't, you have a serious English comprehension issue.
Now, whether cellular providers' sales people fobbed Android phones off on customers who were actually looking for an iPhone is another story.
You can imagine the scenario:
"I'd like an iPhone."
"That's $399, then."
"What?! That's a lot!"
"Well, we have these (Android) phones, and they're only $39.95."
"Is that an iPhone?"
"No, but it does all the same things."
"Oh. And only $39.95? Okay. I'll take it."
A few months later they've discovered that iPhone only app that all their friends rave about doesn't run on Android. Oops.
if you are ok 'following the rules' then apple is fine for you.
I have a problem with 'rules' (when it comes to my own computer and what I can do with it) and so I won't be caught dead with a mac or iphone or ipad.
computers are more than a simple appliance to me. so apple is entirely wrong for folks like me.
wish there was a hacker's version (blessed by the company) for those who want something a bit more hybrid, with more freedom. I don't mind apple hardware but their software and systems approach is a huge turn-off and I won't buy their hardware only to have to fight them and work-around them.
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"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
And this conclusion has been peer reviewed. With Cyanogenmod, you even get a line-item veto (privacy guard).
> so I won't be caught dead with a mac or iphone or ipad.
Pretty much anything that runs on Linux will run equally well on a Mac. OSX isn't locked down like iOS is.
It's disgusting that things like that happen. When I go to the Apple store, they find out what I intend to use my device for and then recommend an Android, iPhone, Windows phone device based on what's best for me.
Right?
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Elrond says "No.". Elrond gives you some lunch.
Apple doesn't offer a product in the garbage range.
If you go into a store today you can probably still find devices for sale running android 2.x. Expensive high end devices too, but if you buy a cheap droid you're in for a bad time. In the same way you can buy 7 and 8 year old blackberries too. I wouldn't recommend most of the really cheap droid products to anyone.
And then I accidentally rooted it.
And then I accidentally installed CyanogenMod on it.
Will no company save me from this vicious cycle of accidentally doing things to my phone?
In the last few months, all three of my children have ditched their small screen, walled garden iPhones for Android phones. They did not do this by mistake. They did it intentionally. They are happy with Android.
Tim Cook is delusional (or, more likely, blowing smoke)
I don't read your sig. Why are you reading mine?
I work at AirWatch and work on every mobile device and platform that exists. They each have their merits and drawbacks. Trying to turn it into some holy war is absurd and pointless. My two main devices are an iPhone 5 and a Nexus 7 tablet. I love them both for different reasons. As a developer both platforms have merit and both have annoying limitations. Everything Tim Cook said is technically true but none if it means that a Nexus 5 isn't an awesome phone.
- Vincit qui patitur.
A friend was visiting Asia and in one "market", on a parking garage's underground lower level, a "vendor" was offering iPads. The box looked just like a real iPad box. Inside the tablet looked just like a real iPad. However when powered up it was an Android tablet. I saw his photos, the box and tablet were good counterfeits.
:-)
Perhaps this is occurring with phones too and Cook's jobs is perhaps true for some people. They accidentally bought Android due to counterfeiting.
this was the game Avernum in South Africa
I've just checked it out. That game is available in South Africa. If it wasn't when you tried it's because the author neglected to check the checkbox for South Africa.
They purchased AMC 20 years prior to your vehicle purchase. And Jeeps have never been known to be things like 'leak free'. OTOH, I was rather impressed with how they built them, at least relating to the 1978 CJ5 I used to have. Ran several miles at highway speed with no oil in the sump. And for tens of thousands of miles after refilling it :D Oh, it had about 80,000 miles on it when I bought it. But problem free? Well, how did the oil drain out?
Point is, if you had gone by anything other than anecdotal evidence, you would have known what you were in for.
Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon