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Re: sheep said by ptrowski:said by tiger72:At one point, the dominant thought on our universe was that we were at the center, and the sun and stars orbited us. Just because it is dominant doesn't mean that it's the best. Not at all, I never said the best. But how many iPhone "killers" have come along and succeeded? None that I know of so far, but it really did set the stage for quite a few advancements across the board when it comes to touch screens, apps, etc. marketing is a beautiful thing. Case in point: Nexus 1 vs Droid vs iphone. success of devie corresponds pretty directly with amount spent on advertising.
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| said by tiger72:said by ptrowski:said by tiger72:At one point, the dominant thought on our universe was that we were at the center, and the sun and stars orbited us. Just because it is dominant doesn't mean that it's the best. Not at all, I never said the best. But how many iPhone "killers" have come along and succeeded? None that I know of so far, but it really did set the stage for quite a few advancements across the board when it comes to touch screens, apps, etc. marketing is a beautiful thing. Case in point: Nexus 1 vs Droid vs iphone. success of devie corresponds pretty directly with amount spent on advertising. Mostly. I think with the Nexus1 the US population isn't ready yet to pay the phone price upfront. For me the iPhone is good as I have yet to find another phone that acts as an MP3 player as good as the iPhone does.
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| said by ptrowski:Mostly. I think with the Nexus1 the US population isn't ready yet to pay the phone price upfront. For me the iPhone is good as I have yet to find another phone that acts as an MP3 player as good as the iPhone does. Of course they're ready. The problem has been stated many times before. Even if you bring your own phone you have to pay the "subsidized phone" price. In the rest of the developed world if you BYOP or buy outright you get a huge discount (much more than the measley $10/month on one plan that T-Mobile provides). |
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