Survey Results - Are you planning on grabbing an iPhone 5?

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Really??

Bryian Tan11-Sep-12 20:14

Bryian Tan

11-Sep-12 20:14

~70% voted for No. Really? Poke tongue | ;-P

Re: Really??

Sharath C V11-Sep-12 20:26

Sharath C V

11-Sep-12 20:26

iPhone sure is a trendsetter but is overpriced. After I saw the Foxxcon videos on youtube, I do not like the product.

I find iPad to be very restrictive as well compared to some of the other tabs.

Just my personal view...

Re: Really??

C^hris L^osinger12-Sep-12 8:25

C^hris L^osinger

12-Sep-12 8:25

Sharath C V wrote:
After I saw the Foxxcon videos on youtube, I do not like the product.

do you like MicroSoft, Samsung, Sony, Acer, Cisco, Dell, HP, Motorola, Intel, Nintendo, Nokia, or Toshiba?

because they all use Foxconn, too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn[^]

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Re: Really??

Sharath C V12-Sep-12 18:48

Sharath C V

12-Sep-12 18:48

Thanks for your reply.

Oops, i did not know that, it is the iPhone hype that caught me then. Somehow I am not a big fan of Apple products. I have used those, but do not find the flexibility that Microsoft products have. No idea about the other products that you listed.

Thanks for the information anyways.

Re: Really??

Mohibur Rashid13-Sep-12 23:47

Mohibur Rashid

13-Sep-12 23:47

Agree with the microsoft issue.

The fact is Moon is look beautiful from far. but when we go in, moon does not look pretty(I went there in dream). we have option to work with microsoft that is why they look crappy sometimes because of depth of knowledge about microsoft.

Re: Really??

Ingo11-Sep-12 20:51

Ingo

11-Sep-12 20:51

Well, I've got a phone and while it's still working no new one is needed. My phone can all I need:
I can call, write SMS and it has got an alarm.

So what could an iPhone 5 do for me, what my five year old phone can't, except for stealing my money? Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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there's a new app which allows you to connect to Steve

devvvy11-Sep-12 21:08

devvvy

11-Sep-12 21:08

there's a new app which allows you to connect to Steve

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Re: there's a new app which allows you to connect to Steve

meta_berkut12-Sep-12 23:16

meta_berkut

12-Sep-12 23:16

Tried that app. It happens that you have to hold iPhone in a very specific way for that app to work. Finally got it working, and Steve said "You are holding it all wrong".

Re: there's a new app which allows you to connect to Steve

devvvy12-Sep-12 23:27

devvvy

12-Sep-12 23:27

wonder if that's hard coded message

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Re: Really??

Keith Barrow12-Sep-12 1:06

Keith Barrow

12-Sep-12 1:06

Also the wheel was a really bad idea, I mean I have legs! Laugh | :laugh:

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Re: Really??

User 842014-Sep-12 10:21

User 8420

14-Sep-12 10:21

Bryian Tan wrote:
~70% voted for No. Really?

There is a serious anti-Apple bias by many of the vocal regulars at this site. Most are still Microsoft zealots who are jealous of recent Apple success and somehow think that Apple has to fail for Microsoft to succeed.

C^hris L^osinger11-Sep-12 10:04

C^hris L^osinger

11-Sep-12 10:04

because i've only had my 4S for like 6 months.

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Oh wait, I probably will have to get one...

Yvan Rodrigues11-Sep-12 9:41

Yvan Rodrigues

11-Sep-12 9:41

...for the same reason I bought my 3GS and my Mac Mini: Apple won't let me make my living as a programmer [which includes developing iOS apps] without one.

:bitter:

Yvan Rodrigues
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I *just* got a 3GS

Yvan Rodrigues11-Sep-12 9:34

Yvan Rodrigues

11-Sep-12 9:34

and I'm not too impressed.

Yvan Rodrigues
Red Cell Innovation Inc.

Had one

NormDroid11-Sep-12 9:27

NormDroid

11-Sep-12 9:27

Completely overrated product. Prefer my HTC Titan running on Windows Phone.

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C^hris L^osinger11-Sep-12 10:03

C^hris L^osinger

11-Sep-12 10:03

you had an iPhone 5?

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87% of us are in the no or probably not category...

Marc Clifton11-Sep-12 7:52

Marc Clifton

11-Sep-12 7:52

...which leads me to ask, where is Apple's market? Why are we so different?

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Brisingr Aerowing11-Sep-12 7:57

Brisingr Aerowing

11-Sep-12 7:57

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Re: 87% of us are in the no or probably not category...

Ingo11-Sep-12 21:23

Ingo

11-Sep-12 21:23

Zac Greve wrote:
Probably with the people who just want style, not functionality. (Not that I am saying the iPhone is not functional...)

Well, many function that are available today for phones or for windows are invented by apple.

We are so different, because we are "Microsoft Developers" and some here in CP think that if microsoft released sh*t it must be gold (like ribbon bar or windows 8 or ms-Surface).

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Re: 87% of us are in the no or probably not category...

Qwertie11-Sep-12 8:44

Qwertie

11-Sep-12 8:44

An obvious answer would be market saturation; those with iPhones are already happy and don't feel a need to upgrade.

As for me, I feel Apple's business practices are unfriendly both to developers and users and so I won't buy their products (e.g. Apple's restrictive app rules and ability to reject apps for almost any reason; their lawsuits against Samsung et al; the fact that their Chinese workers are far underpaid while iPhones have far higher profit margins than products from any other manufacturer... oh yeah, and I don't think eliminating buttons is the answer to every UI design problem Wink | ;)