Posts by bstring

Quote: Originally Posted by Secular Investor There are a number of reasons why the iPhone's market share has not grown as quickly as Android's 1) Android has been available from just about every carrier in the world, whereas iPhones...

Quote: Originally Posted by minicapt I got to your "inability to buy media/apps on the open market" and realised you don't have a clue what you talk of. An an example, 80% of my music comes from non-iTMS sources, and 100% of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Icaras You're missing the point of the article, which is about eco systems, not individual products or services by themselves. My original statement was, 'never become entrenched' which led to further...

Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark That's why you tell Windows users to try a Mac for a week. They'd be so surprised to not be removing viruses and spy-ware all week and actually get work done. And soon enough they'd be forgetting...

Quote: Originally Posted by Secular Investor That's probably because you are a techie/nerd who loves complexity... I was a loyal Apple fan and customer from 1994-2007 or so. I never found any particular simplicity with any of their...

Quote: Originally Posted by nagromme Agreed. Many people buy Android based on the Google name... Really? You think they have that kind of brand recognition? Hmm. maybe I have an iPad2, but didn't choose it because of who made it or...

My best advice to friends is, "never become entrenched". Once you start choosing products and services based solely on the brand name, you are done. Always judge each individually on its own merit. The more expensive option...

I don't understand why apple customers continually applaud apple for taking a greater proportion of their money. Quote: Originally Posted by MacRR What's the next round of commercials? Making fun of apple for having all that money?

Especially conservative now since they missed their estimates last quarter.

Does this mean more consumers will flock to the one that costs more? A certain percentage always will. Those with stature are compelled.