Do you make any assumptions based on the brand someone uses?

Arghus wrote: »

I hear conflicting things about this. One one hand people I know who work with anything at all involving graphic design or audio/visual shooting and editing seem to prefer Apple products.

But anyone I know who works with development or programming seems to hate Apple products.

So are Apple products "superior" - and, if so, why?

As a developer, Apple make it more difficult for you to do nasty things like spy on users and install all kinds of malware. This means you have to jump through several hoops that can make life awkward when you want to do genuine things like conduct user tests. Android is like the wild west where you can put out any old crap that messes up people's phones and it's all totally fine.

Which is why a 5 year old iPhone will still run like new (apart from battery degradation, though the EU got onto them about that so it may not be an issue with their new devices) while a typical 5 year old android device that hasn't been meticulously maintained by its owner is only fit for the bin.

Kaybaykwah wrote: »

Yeah. Why would you want emblazoned when you can get your favorite brand name tattooed, or better yet, scarified.

What if they rebrand , change up their logo???:(

Maybe you could auction yourself off as a rarity in that case!

sweet_trip wrote: »

Audi -Middle aged man with greying hair, massive ego, thinks theyre great drivers but are actually dire and drive dangerously because they think it makes them cool.


Apple - sheep. Doesn't know how restricted their devices are, and how much theyre being ripped off for subpar devices.


Not a brand but notice a lot of people are addicted to buying useless ****e from amazon they don't need. Addicted to consuming and buying worthless plastic junk while they spend all day just looking at the amazon app. Very sad.

Same people will also complain they can't afford xyz and are struggling financially.

Calling Apple users "sheep" is the most sheep like behaviour I have seen in the last few years.

sweet_trip wrote: »

Oh yeah I forgot to mention. It's all about the look for apple users.
Nevermind you're forced to use their ****e software and their compatibility with other computers is terrible, and their phones let you do nothing in terms of accessing their files easily without all the useless itunes and apple software they force you to install, and nevermind the fact their macbooks have such ****e hardware you'll end up paying an extra 1000 euro vs an actual useful computer.

It all boils down to look. I have an apple product therefore I look like I have money and in my eyes that makes me cool.


Brainwashed by marketing.

The anger that from non-Apple users over people that use Apple is baffling to me.

Also filled with errors, you don't need iTunes or any Apple software to use them.

I don't think anybody uses iPhones for the 'look'. Yes, when they first came out but nowadays they're so commonplace that nobody takes notice and the majority are in cases anyway.

Just let people buy and use any phone they want, it has no impact on your life whatsoever.

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Not a particular brand but I know a good few lads who would buy the cheapest sh1te and chuck it away after a few years because they can't be arsed looking after it and like to have something brand new in their hands. Drives me mad to see this carry on. The fella getting the cheap gutless daysul Golf on the Puckleberry-P and 'ah shur just trade it in 3 years time' would be one of them.

Also anyone who buys an Alexa or an OK Google is a sheep who doesn't mind being spied upon

I use Alexa, and I love it.

I can use voice to play any music I want. I can play any radio station I want.
I have routines set up to control lights and switches.
It's great for setting multiple timers when cooking.
That's just a few uses.

So go away with that stupid sheep comment.

As for spying, you're right I don't care and also don't really believe it happens.
Even so , my life is not that interesting and nor have I noticed targeted advertising based on conversations I've had.

Really, just put the tin foil hat away and let people enjoy their smart speakers.

Any time I see someone at the gym with Lynx Africa, I think to myself "now there's a guy with a bit of class".

murpho999 wrote: »

Calling Apple users "sheep" is the most sheep like behaviour I have seen in the last few years.





The anger that from non-Apple users over people that use Apple is baffling to me.

Also filled with errors, you don't need iTunes or any Apple software to use them.

I don't think anybody uses iPhones for the 'look'. Yes, when they first came out but nowadays they're so commonplace that nobody takes notice and the majority are in cases anyway.

Just let people buy and use any phone they want, it has no impact on your life whatsoever.

I think people have no issues about people using Apple or whatever phone... they just get sick to their back teeth of the absolute nonsense and white noise some Apple geeks, sheeple, nerds, gimps go on with when you just casually mention how much you are enjoying your new S10... “ohhh but the iPhone has xxx, ohh but you can’t do xxx with the Samsung, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Steve Jobsssss shît, tissue please”

Strumms wrote: »

I think people have no issues about people using Apple or whatever phone... they just get sick to their back teeth of the absolute nonsense and white noise some Apple geeks, sheeple, nerds, gimps go on with when you just casually mention how much you are enjoying your new S10... “ohhh but the iPhone has xxx, ohh but you can’t do xxx with the Samsung, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Steve Jobsssss shît, tissue please”

Funny how you say that but you don't think Samsung users go on and on about their phones.

Also the idea that Samsung and Google are benevolent companies who are only interested in your benefit and not interested in profit at all.

It's almost cult like.

Bandana boy wrote: »

I don't use ketchup myself but if I see somebody uses Chef ketchup or a non Hellmans mayonnaise in their kitchen I assume they are broke and I exit before they can ask me for a loan.

Apple users I assume are not technically astute.

Red bull and monster energy drinkers cheat on their partners

Fulfill protein bar I assume you will lose your money in a pyramid scheme or timeshare scam in your early 40s

Not really a brand but Shirts with a different colour collar and cuff I assume are a-holes

Mmm,I use Chef as I simply prefer the taste over Heinz, and it's an Irish product.

A lot of people going off on apple here as useless. I've had my mac since 2017 and it is just as good as the day I got it. I have a friend who got a mac in 2009 and only switched last year. I know computer scientists, designers, architects, engineers use them. And all of them swear by Apple Mac as being reliable, stable and capable of handling heavy projects no problem.

I went through 2 laptops in 5 years. And they were crippled by slowness, overheating, hardware/software compatibility issues. You can all wail and cry about Apple and how pricey their products are but you do pay for what you get in as so far as laptops.

"You can get better for the money you pay" I'm sure you can, but I can justify spending over €1,000 on a piece of technology that will still be going strong half a decade later.

The Iphones are a different story. How people are buying a new phone on the basis of one small change every year is just pathetic. That's where the brand/status thing comes into play. If you are getting into debt over a phone and have a payment plan to pay it off over a year or two you need to have a look at yourself.

murpho999 wrote: »

Funny how you say that but you don't think Samsung users go on and on about their phones.

Also the idea that Samsung and Google are benevolent companies who are only interested in your benefit and not interested in profit at all.

It's almost cult like.

I’m a Samsung user, well my phone is Samsung but I don’t go on about my phone. Apart from contributing to this discussion there is nowhere else I can be found partaking in dialogue re: android devices... for example...I’ve never contributed to or posted in the Consumer Electronics / Android devices forum.

I don’t think Samsung and google are not interested in profit. That would be a foolish assessment.

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Yes I do.

When i see a girl carrying a box of Durex I take here to be a slut.

Do you see this as a positive or a negative thing?
Why?
What do you think when you see a man with a box of Durex?
Why?
Also, what is a slut, in your opinion?

the beer revolu wrote: »

Do you see this as a positive or a negative thing?
Why?
What do you think when you see a man with a box of Durex?
Why?
Also, what is a slut, in your opinion?

Any woman or man or other walking hand in hand with a man holding a box of Durex in the other hand. Note, I didn't say in the other's hand.

Kaybaykwah wrote: »

Any woman or man or other walking hand in hand with a man holding a box of Durex in the other hand. Note, I didn't say in the other's hand.

What?