Thanks to this timely post, we can begin planning in earnest for the upcoming Boeing Days festivities next year which will be celebrated on the seventh of every month from February to July.
They are using my bladder-shaped scaffold patent without my permission. Anyone got the number of the guy who headed the "one-click ordering" patent team? He's my boy...
That would be a stupid thing to say. Let me try to clarify by way of example:
If I pay $65.00 for a Nike Golf shirt and you pay $20.00 for a shirt at Target and we both feel good about our purchases then we are both happy. I can appreciate the nicer fit and finish and quality of the cloth of my shirt, and you can appreciate the fact that you got a good deal on an item of clothing. Both will last a couple of years and then end up in a garage sale. Neither of us has a conflict or problem with each other, and Target and Nike have each served their consumer bases. Neither of us are annoyed with the other because we are pleased with our choices.
However, at the point in time where I begin extolling the virtues of my Nike shirt over your plebian Target shirt and declare that only an idiot would ever own or wear anything but a Nike shirt with its superior design and nicer fit and finish, I become an annoying ass.
At the point in time I feel like Nike is a superior company because it provides me with clothing that somehow validates my existence, whereas Target is an evil company because they make products that don't meet Nike's standards for design, I become a fanatic and an idiot.
Both shirts serve their purpose, and we are both happy with our purchases, yet neither of us would be happy with the other's choice. So long as we both keep civil tongues in our heads, we should get along fine.
If you like Apple products, that's great. I know many people that own them, love them, and will never own anything else as long as Apple is in business and continues to provide them with what they expect. The vast majority of these people are fine upstanding folk. A small group of these people meet the annoying ass criteria, and a small subset of them are fanatic idiots.
I don't place the same premium on design or Apple's other features and am not willing to pay the extra money for it.
Again, so long as we both keep civil tongues in our heads, we should get along fine. I don't think you are a fanatic for liking or preferring Apple products. In point of fact, I don't care about it one way or the other. In short, your reaction to my apathy is what determines whether or not you are a fanatic.
Actually, they are only in it for the money, and they have figured out how to get it from you. Apple has developed a fanatic user base who is devoted to the company and its products. These people admire the aesthetics of the design of the Apple (such as yourself), or some other perceived value, and are willing to pay a premium for it.
Others (such as myself), really couldn't care less what the box on the desk looks like, and aren't willing to pay a premium for it. I would prefer to have a piece of equipment that is inexpensive and easy to modify from a variety of sources since it has a relatively finite usable lifespan. Once it has exceeded its lifespan, I reuse what I can, give away what I can't, buy new parts and rebuild the system.
I couldn't care less what color the plastic surrounding the monitor is. I don't need a titanium case. I'm not trying to impress anyone with my computer, I'm using it as a tool. If it meets my criteria for usefulness and price, it is an acceptable product. While Apple's line of products certainly meet my criteria for usefulness, they fail the price consideration.
Apple's userbase values style over substance in many instances, and that's fine. More power to you. But don't think for a minute that Apple isn't exploiting that fact. They know that you expect to pay more for their products. They are your supplier of choice, and you are their valued customer.
I just think that the original post that you replied to was pointing out that many Apple users are just annoyingly excited and proud of being Apple users. Your computer is like your car: It is a defining characteristic to the extent that you make it a defining characteristic. Apple cares about you just like BMW cares about you. They want you to want to buy their products, and they want you to be willing to pay more for them than a comparable product. As long as you continue to do so they will value you.
Too true. I'm waiting for linksys to move to acquire default and the DOJ to step in and block the merger.
In all seriousness, what if the program allowed you to collect revenue from google for allowing people to jump on your wireless and viewing google's ads via an affiliate program? Similar to the programs that they are running for Adsense on non-google websites.
I wouldn't be opposed to collecting money for nothing...
For a chance to punch Ben Affleck, I would gladly turn of my pop-up blocker. I don't think I'm qualified to punch Paris Hilton as my night-vision X10 camera never arrived...
I would agree. I've been running the google toolbar since it came out on several systems. GTB has blocked 1899 so far in about 13 months. Sure miss punching the monkey, though...
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Thanks to this timely post, we can begin planning in earnest for the upcoming Boeing Days festivities next year which will be celebrated on the seventh of every month from February to July.
They are using my bladder-shaped scaffold patent without my permission. Anyone got the number of the guy who headed the "one-click ordering" patent team? He's my boy...
That would be a stupid thing to say. Let me try to clarify by way of example:
If I pay $65.00 for a Nike Golf shirt and you pay $20.00 for a shirt at Target and we both feel good about our purchases then we are both happy. I can appreciate the nicer fit and finish and quality of the cloth of my shirt, and you can appreciate the fact that you got a good deal on an item of clothing. Both will last a couple of years and then end up in a garage sale. Neither of us has a conflict or problem with each other, and Target and Nike have each served their consumer bases. Neither of us are annoyed with the other because we are pleased with our choices.
However, at the point in time where I begin extolling the virtues of my Nike shirt over your plebian Target shirt and declare that only an idiot would ever own or wear anything but a Nike shirt with its superior design and nicer fit and finish, I become an annoying ass.
At the point in time I feel like Nike is a superior company because it provides me with clothing that somehow validates my existence, whereas Target is an evil company because they make products that don't meet Nike's standards for design, I become a fanatic and an idiot.
Both shirts serve their purpose, and we are both happy with our purchases, yet neither of us would be happy with the other's choice. So long as we both keep civil tongues in our heads, we should get along fine.
If you like Apple products, that's great. I know many people that own them, love them, and will never own anything else as long as Apple is in business and continues to provide them with what they expect. The vast majority of these people are fine upstanding folk. A small group of these people meet the annoying ass criteria, and a small subset of them are fanatic idiots.
I don't place the same premium on design or Apple's other features and am not willing to pay the extra money for it.
Again, so long as we both keep civil tongues in our heads, we should get along fine. I don't think you are a fanatic for liking or preferring Apple products. In point of fact, I don't care about it one way or the other. In short, your reaction to my apathy is what determines whether or not you are a fanatic.
Actually, they are only in it for the money, and they have figured out how to get it from you. Apple has developed a fanatic user base who is devoted to the company and its products. These people admire the aesthetics of the design of the Apple (such as yourself), or some other perceived value, and are willing to pay a premium for it. Others (such as myself), really couldn't care less what the box on the desk looks like, and aren't willing to pay a premium for it. I would prefer to have a piece of equipment that is inexpensive and easy to modify from a variety of sources since it has a relatively finite usable lifespan. Once it has exceeded its lifespan, I reuse what I can, give away what I can't, buy new parts and rebuild the system. I couldn't care less what color the plastic surrounding the monitor is. I don't need a titanium case. I'm not trying to impress anyone with my computer, I'm using it as a tool. If it meets my criteria for usefulness and price, it is an acceptable product. While Apple's line of products certainly meet my criteria for usefulness, they fail the price consideration. Apple's userbase values style over substance in many instances, and that's fine. More power to you. But don't think for a minute that Apple isn't exploiting that fact. They know that you expect to pay more for their products. They are your supplier of choice, and you are their valued customer. I just think that the original post that you replied to was pointing out that many Apple users are just annoyingly excited and proud of being Apple users. Your computer is like your car: It is a defining characteristic to the extent that you make it a defining characteristic. Apple cares about you just like BMW cares about you. They want you to want to buy their products, and they want you to be willing to pay more for them than a comparable product. As long as you continue to do so they will value you.
Too true. I'm waiting for linksys to move to acquire default and the DOJ to step in and block the merger. In all seriousness, what if the program allowed you to collect revenue from google for allowing people to jump on your wireless and viewing google's ads via an affiliate program? Similar to the programs that they are running for Adsense on non-google websites. I wouldn't be opposed to collecting money for nothing...
If the mug costs $3.00 and the Double Latte Venti Grande costs $9.25, I'd say the crumple zone is worth the price.
For a chance to punch Ben Affleck, I would gladly turn of my pop-up blocker. I don't think I'm qualified to punch Paris Hilton as my night-vision X10 camera never arrived...
I would agree. I've been running the google toolbar since it came out on several systems. GTB has blocked 1899 so far in about 13 months. Sure miss punching the monkey, though...