The whole idea of using cool new phrases is that they never existed before [...]
From the aforementioned link:
First Known Use of COLORWAY
1952
The fact you hadn't heard this expression until today (or whenever) does not mean it hasn't been in use for decades--because it has, and almost exactly in the context in which it is used here: colorway refers to more than one color, but as multiple materials are used in iPhones (look at the back of a 5), the combination of appearances can indeed be called a gold colorway.
Bottom line: I hate it when people call other people ignorant yet don't know what they're talking about.
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It might be cool if it meant something but it's just the way ignorant people say "colour."
And to think I had to join just to post this reply. But some things you shouldn't let slide.
Gold is HUGE in India, so perhaps this is geared towards markets outside the U.S.. That's if in the first place you believe gold is an option. But if plastic is back in vogue in the low end, maybe gold is the new high end.
Gold iPhone? I still can't understand why they would pick that color. High end phone does not equal Gold phone
It's already THE high end phone. When you see pics of the super rich and celebs, they nearly always have iPhones. Gold just catches up with how it's already received.
I keep wondering what the accent color to go with the gold will be. Black, white, something else? I'm talking about the panels at the top and bottom of the back, and the under painted glass on the front.
Gold actually stands for "tacky" and "low class" nowadays. No one with any real money and class wears a lot of gold anymore. At least not in western culture.
The poor folks that want to appear rich, the nouveau rich and conspicuous consumers wear gold.
It's tasteless.
Nonsense. There are plenty of luxury products still made in gold.
There is nothing intrinsically vulgar about gold. It's all about context. Gold grill on a rapper's teeth, gold Maserati in Bieber's hands, gold plated everything in the mansion of a nouveau riche "Hoesewife" or Trump? Vulgar. A tasteful Patek-Phillipe watch on the wrist of your bride of 50 years? Beautiful.
Indians like real gold (solid gold, or gold-plated). Anything golden colored, is considered really cheap in India. So can't be for the Indian market.
Well who says it's going to be fake gold? Apple is known for using unusual metals (titanium & unibody aluminum come to mind) so this could well be gold-plated. With a solid-gold option. Yes, I know it's a soft metal, but it could be a harder alloy, maybe 14K.
As to those complaining about the colors being gaudy, I suppose you prefer your computers as beige boxes, too.
I'm guessing it's fake but I would totally buy one if it's not.. Lot's of hating now but if Apple releases a gold iPhone I suspect that soon enough Gold will soon be an extremely popular color for all sorts of things from auto, to gadgets, etc. What I love about it is how it makes people a little uncomfortable, the best fashion always does. When skinny jeans first became trendy they were made fun of by the majority, and only worn by the trendiest... now they are the norm. (for now)
People associate Gold with being trashy or out of fashion, but I could easily see Apple changing that perception.
If it is gold it will be "champagne," not bright gold. If that is champagne in color, it will be my next phone. I am tiring of black, and white never grabbed me.
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Please stop using this nonsensical, meaningless, made-up trashy term.
WTF? http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorway
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The whole idea of using cool new phrases is that they never existed before [...]
From the aforementioned link:
First Known Use of COLORWAY
1952
The fact you hadn't heard this expression until today (or whenever) does not mean it hasn't been in use for decades--because it has, and almost exactly in the context in which it is used here: colorway refers to more than one color, but as multiple materials are used in iPhones (look at the back of a 5), the combination of appearances can indeed be called a gold colorway.
Bottom line: I hate it when people call other people ignorant yet don't know what they're talking about.
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It might be cool if it meant something but it's just the way ignorant people say "colour."
And to think I had to join just to post this reply. But some things you shouldn't let slide.
Gold is HUGE in India, so perhaps this is geared towards markets outside the U.S.. That's if in the first place you believe gold is an option. But if plastic is back in vogue in the low end, maybe gold is the new high end.
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Originally Posted by Gazoobee
Please stop using this nonsensical, meaningless, made-up trashy term.
It might be cool if it meant something but it's just the way ignorant people say "colour."
The whole idea of using cool new phrases is that they never existed before and mean things that you can't say any other way. This is not that.
You did a tri-tap on the word before posting this didn't you? Nope!
Indians like real gold (solid gold, or gold-plated). Anything golden colored, is considered really cheap in India. So can't be for the Indian market.
>>"Gold is HUGE in India, so perhaps this is geared towards markets outside the U.S....."
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Originally Posted by sansin
Indians like real gold (solid gold, or gold-plated). Anything golden colored, is considered really cheap in India. So can't be for the Indian market.
>>"Gold is HUGE in India, so perhaps this is geared towards markets outside the U.S....."
Did not know that, thanks!
I managed to resist saying that … but I'm glad somebody did ..
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Looks fake.
Just like these black market chassis made by a third party company.
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Nonsense. There are plenty of luxury products still made in gold.
Just a few examples:
http://www.gemnation.com/watches/Vacheron-Constantin-Les-Cabinotiers-Repetition-Skeleton-Minutes-30030.000R-8200-3425.html
http://gizmodo.com/5538867/and-then-there-was-a-solid-gold-ipad
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20086447-48/gold-trimmed-armor-plated-rolls-royce-phantom-only-$8.1m/#!
http://jewelry.about.com/od/oscarsjewelry/ig/2012-Academy-Awards-Jewelry/Meryl-Streep-Jewelry.htm
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Originally Posted by sansin
Indians like real gold (solid gold, or gold-plated). Anything golden colored, is considered really cheap in India. So can't be for the Indian market.
Well who says it's going to be fake gold? Apple is known for using unusual metals (titanium & unibody aluminum come to mind) so this could well be gold-plated. With a solid-gold option. Yes, I know it's a soft metal, but it could be a harder alloy, maybe 14K.
As to those complaining about the colors being gaudy, I suppose you prefer your computers as beige boxes, too.
I'll take "flower power" any day! ;-)
I'm guessing it's fake but I would totally buy one if it's not.. Lot's of hating now but if Apple releases a gold iPhone I suspect that soon enough Gold will soon be an extremely popular color for all sorts of things from auto, to gadgets, etc. What I love about it is how it makes people a little uncomfortable, the best fashion always does. When skinny jeans first became trendy they were made fun of by the majority, and only worn by the trendiest... now they are the norm. (for now)
People associate Gold with being trashy or out of fashion, but I could easily see Apple changing that perception.
To be fair, that picture was taken when gold was in style. She has white hair now in case you missed that.