dasanman69

DanielEran said:

stevewhite said:

Daniel understands Apple, the market, and the failings of the other computers just about better than anyone I've read. Which is particularly interesting because his politics, as he has expressed many times, put him so far to the Left that he should be allergic to everything Apple is actually doing. To wit, these fundamental, core, small 'c' conservative traits:

 -- profit, not market share
-- relentless, iterative innovation
-- relentless focus on doing a few things well
-- ability to say 'no'
-- long term thinking on markets, immediate attention to detail
-- making sure a product works (not a beta) before putting it on the market
-- treating employees well
-- demanding results from employees, not art, concepts, intentions or good feelings

These are small 'c' conservative (not Republican, Tory, Liberal, or Socialist). These are timeless fundamentals; do these well and you have a successful company. Apple is doing all these things and has consistently done so under Jobs II and Cook; they didn't do these things with Scully or the Diesel and suffered as a result. Perhaps Daniel isn't as liberal/socialist as he thinks he is.

Or "Perhaps Daniel isn't as xyz as you think he is?"

I mean, if pieces of the story don't fit, it's probably not accurate. 

kevin kee said:

poffin77 said:

While true it does not mean a whole lot. It was Apple who marketed the combination of security, privacy and ease of use a key differentiator between its products/services and those offered by such competitors as Google, Microsoft, Samsung etc. 

When a "stranger" you knowingly invited into your house (just because he said he was from phone company) stole your stuffs, did you blame the house security system that was working perfectly, the stranger or yourself?

pkissel said:

I've been an Android user all of my life. But I'm tired of the Android phone manufactures' lack of OS support for the phone they make. If I'm lucky I might get one Android full update. If I'm lucky I might get bug and vulnerability updates every 3 months or so. If I want the latest OS I should just buy a new phone. Don't blame us...its your phone company preventing you OS updates. You may say I'd be overpaying for an iPhone but at least Apple supports it. Apple has consistently supported the iPhone for 3+ years. I usually buy higher end flagship Android phones so its not that much more expensive for me to buy an iPhone. This Fall I will be buying a new phone. It seems like the only real challenger to the iPhone is Google's Nexus line. I'll be considering it but at this point Google will have to win my business and give me a reason to not jump ship.

cali said:

dasanman69 said:

And how do you or anyone else know if the BOGO offer is from the carrier or the OEM?

Apple has NEVER offered BOGO deals. With their stinginess I don't think they ever will either.

P.S. No one knows how to stir the pot like DED!!
The Apple haters are coming out the woodwork!!
DED brings up arguments their small minds never considered and they're battling back!!

metrix said:

dasanman69 said:

Try this context on for size. The iPhone launched in September 2015, and the first BOGO offers were in November 2015. That's 2 months in my calendar. 

Hello? Read reply above. These are carriers trying to lull customers with bogo deals not the OEMs