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The iPhone Will Dominate, But Not Because Of Features/Functionality

Started by Daniel Miessler · 6 months ago

So the iPhone is getting ready to come out in June and I’m hearing a lot of press about how this phone or that phone is better than it already, and that it’s too late for it to make a splash. I disagree. People keep talking about features, and I think they are missi ... Continue reading »

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  • Kent Larsson

    2 years ago

    I think it will sell mostly due to massive marketing. Partly in the form of hype Apple created. But of course, I'm also sure it will be a very polished product.
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  • Ponteilla

    2 years ago

    That's so true. I do have an iPod but I'd advice people who want to buy one to look around the market before. Though, I'm now addicted to that expensive crap.
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  • CarlM

    2 years ago

    Apple will continue to dominate because they UNDERSTAND ease of use. And, they are not content with the current state of the art. They continue to PUSH forward. Take a look:

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/next-gen-ipod-...
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  • arikb

    2 years ago

    That special something is Apple's marketing machine.

    -- Arik
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  • Daniel Miessler

    2 years ago

    Marketing makes people want one, but it doesn't impress people once they already have it and are comparing it to other models with more features.
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  • Jason

    2 years ago

    Its the brainwashing that makes you satisfied with the crap.
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  • CarlM

    2 years ago

    I remember my first encounter with an iPod. I was in the Apple store in NYC (several years ago, but not so early in the iPod craze). I was curious whether the click wheel was easy to use (it didn't seem to me that it would be from the descriptions I'd seen). I was amazed. The interface was NATURAL. Not just easy to use ... NATURAL. There is a difference. I was EXPECTING a clumsy interface. I had not been brainwashed. What I saw was great.

    Still, I didn't get an iPod until podcasts came out. That was the killer-ap for me.
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  • David

    2 years ago

    >> "Marketing makes people want one, but it doesn’t impress people once they already have it and are comparing it to other models with more features."

    Except that, for the most part, people aren't comparing it to the other models (or rather, makes). They set out 'to buy an iPod', without ever having a clue what alternatives are available, because the market visibility of those alternatives isn't high enough.
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