jonl

Jonmat said:

It's not ridiculous. it may be a bit off topic but his point will be proven correct. Just not the current topic at hand.

And when was the iPhone a fashion statement... Fashion, mainstream and trendy correlate in more than one single way. As does the statement in fashion.

It's really lame to create an alter whose ridiculous first post is in support of another ridiculous first post.

qwwera said:

If the 3.5 remains it just proves once again the the dumbest among us are the loudest. 
Boy the ignorant was loud over this.

Dumbest post I'll read all month. Let me guess; you're big into $CRUS from its 2012 highs, which means you're still 15%+ down. lol

badmonk said:

jonl said:

What country wants to be known as the destination for Apple hand-me-downs? That idea was the most tone-deaf, out-of-touch lunacy I've heard in a long time. "OK India, you're too poor for our real stuff, but we'll be happy to dump our old crap on you. You're welcome. Love, Tim Cook."

the issue isn't second hand products but refurbished products.  i live in the USA and my household is upper middle class.  usually i buy refurbished MacBook Pros that are a generation behind.  they have been great and look like new out of the box.  I don't have a problem with it.  why shouldn't people in other countries?

don't project your attitudes on people in other countries.  i suspect a refurbished iPhone confers more value than a shoddily made new droid that has software that is one or two generations old.

the build quality of the iPhone will be leagues ahead.

Refurbished means second-hand. You really need to familiarize yourself with the story. Try googling /apple wants to sell pre-owned iphones in india/. My characterization, while sarcastic, was spot on. BTW, it is you who is "projecting your attitude on people in other countries," and right after doing so, you admonished me not to, when I didn't. Terrible post.

jakeb said:

I don't think there are enough gadget tinkerers out there to make a dent. For people who want that sort of thing, there's jailbreaking.

I think Apple's real plan for the iPhone Upgrade Program was to refurbish them and sell them in India. Right now that's looking like it's not going to happen, so I'm wondering how they're going to unload all those leased phones. 

What country wants to be known as the destination for Apple hand-me-downs? That idea was the most tone-deaf, out-of-touch lunacy I've heard in a long time. "OK India, you're too poor for our real stuff, but we'll be happy to dump our old crap on you. You're welcome. Love, Tim Cook."

This would enable manufacturers to build less expensive devices, appliances and toys that could be upgraded to a "smart" version by equipping them with an old iPhone.

I don't know if that sounds more expensive than clunky or vice versa.