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 |  TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus join:2001-06-20 Cheyenne, WY | Re: Egg-xactly! Mean while people at Blackberry wish people would storm the doors for their products....  | |
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I had a palm treo once and I learned how to type on it with just my thumbs...haven't had a similar experience since moving to regular keyboard phones.
- FM -- Q: How many theoretical physicists specializing in general relativity does it take to change a light bulb? A: Two. One to hold the bulb and one to rotate the universe.
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 vag16v join:2001-07-27 hereandthere | rediculous Unreal, people act like this for a lousy mobile phone. Really, is that where people's priorities are at these days? | |
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 |  CheesePremium join:2003-10-26 Naples, FL kudos:1 | Re: rediculous Agreed 100 percent, I find it sickening the mentality of these people. | |
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 |  |  vag16v join:2001-07-27 hereandthere | Re: rediculous By using a more vague term "lousy mobile phone" instead of specifically "iPhone", it was to be understood this was a generalization. Others seemed to "get it"... | |
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Apple certainly has their China problems. Their manufacturing vendor Foxconn had to start paying their workers more money because the workers threatened mass suicide over low pay and 36 hr work shifts. Apple might actually have to cut in to their profits if the demands by their child labor force in China for better pay raises Apple's costs to make their phones.
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  Duramax08A Challenger AppearsPremium join:2008-08-03 San Antonio, TX | Re: Apple has many China problems But a product that you mostly like is probably on that list. | |
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 |  |  |  |  | | Re: rediculous said by AMejia1976:And WE americans are supposed to be the barbaric ones? Check out any Black Friday sales recently? I think it is also a bit disingenious to suggest that American culture/business has no part in this. | |
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 |  | | said by vag16v:Unreal, people act like this for a lousy mobile phone. Really, is that where people's priorities are at these days? I take it you've never owned an apple device. | |
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 |  |  CheesePremium join:2003-10-26 Naples, FL kudos:1 | Re: rediculous said by fifty nine:said by vag16v:Unreal, people act like this for a lousy mobile phone. Really, is that where people's priorities are at these days? I take it you've never owned an apple device. And a lot of people don't care to. Myself included. | |
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 |  |  |  | | Re: rediculous said by Cheese:said by fifty nine:said by vag16v:Unreal, people act like this for a lousy mobile phone. Really, is that where people's priorities are at these days? I take it you've never owned an apple device. And a lot of people don't care to. Myself included. Don't knock it until you try it. You know what they say, sour grapes and all. | |
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 | | They're PHONES People need to get over it.... it's a friggin phone.
More importantly Apple needs to get off it's high horse and get over itself... If they know that there are going to be 100 sold at a store, by send only 10? THEY are the cause of the idiocy.... | |
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| Re: They're PHONES I'm betting that the 'rioters' aren't folks looking to own the phone (for themselves) but rather the type to quickly flip it on eBay the phone for a quick profit. ...thus the disappointment (and where did they get the eggs from...did they bring it with them, just in case??) | |
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 |  openbox9 join:2004-01-26 Alexandria, VA kudos:2 | You do realize production takes time. There's no benefit for Apple to not sell as many products as they can. | |
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 |  |  DestBoloPremium join:2000-03-21 Naperville, IL | Re: They're PHONES Current market price is about $100 USD higher than Apple retail price, given the limited supply and very high demand, there's great incentive for people to buy from Apple and flip them for profit | |
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More importantly Apple needs to get off it's high horse and get over itself... If they know that there are going to be 100 sold at a store, by send only 10? THEY are the cause of the idiocy.... At >$400 per share, I think they can stay on their high horse as long as they damn well please. | |
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| I Still Don't Get It I have an iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPod Touch 4 (all gifts) and I still do not understand what the fanaticism is with the devices. They work and are designed well but I would not sit outside a store for two days waiting to buy one. You would think they were giving away free cocaine or something similar the way the customers act.
On a side note, I wonder why we do not see such behavior for other devices such as HTC Android based devices. -- I support the right to keep and arm bears. | |
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| Its about showing off. Chinese people have been about showing off and the people with money always try to separate themselves with those who do not. Apple products have become a status symbol in China, that is why it is a hot sell there.
And I really believe the people buying or throwing the eggs aren't selling it. Think about it. If you need money, why are you going to spend money and waste it by throwing it? The Chinese are not wasteful and by showing that they went to purchase the eggs, just to throw it out, it showed that these people don't care about money, they wanted the phone. | |
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 |  pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium join:2002-05-02 Mount Airy, MD | Re: Its about showing off. said by aztr0:The Chinese are not wasteful and by showing that they went to purchase the eggs, just to throw it out, it showed that these people don't care about money, they wanted the phone. No, it just shows that this particular group of people is a bunch of uncivilized savages in need of a beat down. What rights do they have to trash private property like this? -- "Net Neutrality" zealots - the people you can thank for your capped Internet service. | |
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They are all the same. They will do anything to try and get what they want NOW. God forbid anyone try to stop them. -- ~Sly
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 | | Oh look... Apple has manufactured... ... another publicity stunt.
Nothing to see here. | |
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Nothing to see here. But yet you took the time to post in this thread twice... | |
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