IPhone 6 and fanboy slavery

Hachiko · 13-09-2014 09:53PM #1

http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=4&articleid=28789905&source=digest&tagid=-13&tagname=Top+Stories&m=d

seems about right, when you think how drilled they are to queue up for nights on end to get out dated tech, and make appointment in app stores to be told how to do basic things with a device or clean the screen maybe.

its all an eco system of slavery but hey ho, I am waiting for the new Note 4 or Note edge, which is a bit more modern for my own standards.

13-09-2014 09:54PM

Android trolls are just as bad.

TeddyTedson · 13-09-2014 09:54PM

6110 ftw

super_furry · 13-09-2014 09:54PM

The only slavery involved is among the poor bastards that make the things.

Mickey H · 13-09-2014 09:54PM

Hang on there. Let me get some popcorn...

*Puts on microwave

hidinginthebush · 13-09-2014 09:56PM

What's worse is the fact that people get so worked up over these completely trivial things. Seeing people argue over android vs apple vs windows phone when they all get used for the same purpose anyway.

kneemos · 13-09-2014 09:56PM

Mickey H wrote: »

Hang on there. Let me get some popcorn...

*Puts on microwave

Samsung I hope?

KERSPLAT! · 13-09-2014 09:57PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

6110 ftw

I had a 6210 for years! What a phone, used to last about a week no bother.

Notorious97 · 13-09-2014 10:00PM

Lol i dont get why android users are always up in arms when apple unveils a new model.

Im an apple user and couldnt give a fu*k when another company announces one of their new products, just dont get it.

I was android once before, i dont know any apple users who are smug, but somehow i know a few android users who are insecure for some reason about applea products.

TeddyTedson · 13-09-2014 10:03PM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

I had a 6210 for years! What a phone, used to last about a week no bother.

I actually screwed the name up there, I meant 6210. Yeah what an amazing phone for it's time. Wasn't it one of the first phones with Bluetooth? With the little name plate too

I hate not getting a full day out of my Nexus 5.
I really hope some day we get phones with that sort of standby time.

Retrovertigo · 13-09-2014 10:06PM

Notorious97 wrote: »

Lol i dont get why android users are always up in arms when apple unveils a new model.

I was android once before, i dont know any apple users who are smug.

Pretty sure some people are just sick of the engineered publicity that surrounds any Apple release.

KERSPLAT! · 13-09-2014 10:08PM

I had an iPhone 3GS and thought it was great but when I moved to android I realised that I'd never go back. That being said, if someone wants to use Apple, fire away, what do I care

yermandan · 13-09-2014 10:09PM

can't wait for mine, and the watch

catallus · 13-09-2014 10:10PM

Fanboy Slavery?

Hello!

Fr_Dougal · 13-09-2014 10:10PM

Notorious97 wrote: »

Lol i dont get why android users are always up in arms when apple unveils a new model.

Im an apple user and couldnt give a fu*k when another company announces one of their new products, just dont get it.

I was android once before, i dont know any apple users who are smug, but somehow i know a few android users who are insecure for some reason about applea products.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EePrfd9HnI

Karl Stein · 13-09-2014 10:12PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZvZ_wu3c6Y

Hachiko · 13-09-2014 10:12PM

I want a new gadget that has up to date tech and is not restrictive, the iphone 4 is borderline useless, my gf has one and i was trying to message on her line IM app, christ the screen is about the size of a gobstopper and the whole apple os is full of restrictions. Plus the apple tech is, well ancient on the face of things, NFC, 5" screens. wow.. welcome to 2012 indeed.¬)

myshirt · 13-09-2014 10:13PM

Marketing definitely thought up by a man.

Called the iPhone 6 Plus, but it's only 5.5 inches?

13-09-2014 10:15PM

Hachiko wrote: »

I want a new gadget that has up to date tech and is not restrictive, the iphone 4 is borderline useless, my gf has one and i was trying to message on her line IM app, christ the screen is about the size of a gobstopper and the whole apple os is full of restrictions. Plus the apple tech is, well ancient on the face of things, NFC, 5" screens. wow.. welcome to 2012 indeed.¬)

Fair enough about the rest of it but I've yet to see something that I'd legitimately want NFC for.

PizzamanIRL · 13-09-2014 10:16PM

If my phone rings and texts then that's all I need. Internet is a bonus. Everything else is gimmicky. It's sad seeing people shovel money into the pockets of Apple, especially when they release new versions with only slight changes but for top price

TheBeardedLady · 13-09-2014 10:16PM

Mickey H wrote: »

Hang on there. Let me get some popcorn...

*Puts on microwave

Would you put on the microwave BEFORE putting the popcorn in?

Badly Drunk Boy · 13-09-2014 10:31PM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

If my phone rings and texts then that's all I need. Internet is a bonus. Everything else is gimmicky. It's sad seeing people shovel money into the pockets of Apple, especially when they release new versions with only slight changes but for top price

I got a new phone about 2 or 3 weeks ago. My last one (which was my second ever phone) lasted over 5 years, and a charge would last a week. My new one is some sort of Nokia with which I can make phone calls, send texts, access the internet if I want, and it evens tells the time! A charge seems to last about 6 days so that'll do me.

Shakespeare's Sister · 13-09-2014 10:33PM

Notorious97 wrote: »

Lol i dont get why android users are always up in arms when apple unveils a new model.

Im an apple user and couldnt give a fu*k when another company announces one of their new products, just dont get it.

I was android once before, i dont know any apple users who are smug, but somehow i know a few android users who are insecure for some reason about applea products.

There is truth to that - sometimes complaining about Apple fans in and of itself is its own bandwagon, but it's not entirely unwarranted. This is an iPhone, like the last iPhone, and just look at the hype.

Hachiko wrote: »

I want a new gadget that has up to date tech and is not restrictive, the iphone 4 is borderline useless, my gf has one and i was trying to message on her line IM app, christ the screen is about the size of a gobstopper and the whole apple os is full of restrictions. Plus the apple tech is, well ancient on the face of things, NFC, 5" screens. wow.. welcome to 2012 indeed.¬)

Do you really think it's that different to the newest iPhone? It's certainly not borderline useless anyway - that's just a bizarre thing to say. And you'd swear 2012 was 20 years ago!
I have an iPhone 3 which I got in 2011 - upgraded to iOS 7 recently. I really cannot see how it's different in any significant way to the later models.

The "need" for up-to-date tech (which keeps changing every five minutes) isn't actually real.

Henry Sidney · 13-09-2014 10:43PM

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

There is truth to that - sometimes complaining about Apple fans in and of itself is its own bandwagon, but it's not entirely unwarranted. This is an iPhone, like the last iPhone, and just look at the hype.

Do you really think it's that different to the newest iPhone? It's certainly not borderline useless anyway - that's just a bizarre thing to say. And you'd swear 2012 was 20 years ago!
I have an iPhone 3 which I got in 2011 - upgraded to iOS 7 recently. I really cannot see how it's different in any significant way to the later models.

The "need" for up-to-date tech (which keeps changing every five minutes) isn't actually real.

Pretty amazing, seeing as iOS 7 won't run on an iPhone 3....

Shakespeare's Sister · 13-09-2014 10:44PM

Henry Sidney wrote: »

Pretty amazing, seeing as iOS 7 won't run on an iPhone 3....

Well whatever model it was in July 2011. I got it new then.

Hachiko · 13-09-2014 10:52PM

says it all about iphone users.

Shakespeare's Sister · 13-09-2014 10:53PM

Hachiko wrote: »

says it all about iphone users.

What says what about iPhone users?

If you mean me: I am one person, not "iPhone users".

I am not particularly knowledgeable about technology; I got the iPhone from work.

Henry Sidney · 13-09-2014 10:56PM

Hachiko wrote: »

says it all about iphone users.

What? That they like a different phone to you?

At the moment you're just coming across as a rather pathetic android fan boy. Why do you care what phone people choose?

Hachiko · 13-09-2014 11:08PM

iphone users, well..are not as well versed in modding, rooting, apps, and stuff as other smart phone users. most iphone users would struggle to tell you what o/s they were running.

13-09-2014 11:08PM

Hachiko wrote: »

says it all about iphone users.

You're not doing yourself any favours here.

For starters, fanboys of any type annoy the absolute crap out of me. They seem to think that their favourite product should be the only one in existence and that those who don't use it should be ridiculed. Well here's one thing for you...

In the mid 2000s, Internet Explorer was almost the only game in town. Microsoft decided not to update it anymore because they didn't have any real competition. It took the release (and popularity) of Firefox before they decided to get up off their asses and release IE7.

So if you got your wish, and Android was the only mobile OS, I can assure you that Google would do the very same. Monopolies always do.

Hachiko wrote: »

iphone users, well..are not as well versed in modding, rooting, apps, and stuff as other smart phone users. most iphone users would struggle to tell you what o/s they were running.

I don't want to get involved in any of that. I have a full time job in configuring computers, the last thing I want to do is screw around with my phone when I get home.

Henry Sidney · 13-09-2014 11:11PM

Hachiko wrote: »

iphone users, well..are not as well versed in modding, rooting, apps, and stuff as other smart phone users. most iphone users would struggle to tell you what o/s they were running.

Maybe they just want a product that is designed to work right out of the box, instead of one that needs bloat ware removing, rooting, modding etc?

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