Comments on: Apple Fanboys get Burned. Whiners.

By: rich

rich — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:44:13 +0000

lmao good stuff man. i havent laffed so heard in a long time. way to lay the smack down. i feel the same way about u with regards to apple crap. the only thing that looks kinda kool is the new touch, but im hoping there will be another competitor with the same kinda thing. keep it real man.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:25:11 +0000

Exactly! That is what I dont’t get. What kind of marketing is that do frop the 4GB model and cut the price for the 8Gb after only 10 weeks in the market??

By: DerekBeau

DerekBeau — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:41:33 +0000

I almost bought an iPhone but was turned off by the fact that it plays videos but only has an 8GB hard drive. That doesn’t make much sense, I can’t even fit all of my MP3s on 8GB.

Now I’m glad I didn’t buy one.

By: thatedeguy

thatedeguy — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:46:24 +0000

If you look at it that way, I would stand around for a few hours (8-10) for $200 if Woz was there. But that’s only one line out of thousands. And while it’s possible that more than one line had people who would be very valuable networking contacts, there were hundreds (if not more) that only had other fanboys waiting around for an iPhone.
As for the Wii… Well, I stood in line for a short while for a PS3, but it was for profit and not for entertainment. Though, if I had the $600 burning a hole in my pocket, I would have bought one. I still would.
But Apple Fansboys are a different breed altogether. While you or I might complain a little about a price drop two or so months after we bought a Wii or PS3, it wouldn’t match the outrage of the Apple fanboys who got spanked by their favorite deity, I think.

P.S. TDavid: I’m linking that link. It’s a good article and adds value to the context of the conversation.

By: TDavid

TDavid — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:37:10 +0000

Shane is getting a little edgy, I like the new sound! I said the iPhone was $200 too expensive at launch day, see (not linked): makeyougohmm.com/20070629/4611/ (Editors Note: I linked it up. It adds context to the conversation.)

However, I do slightly disagree with you that standing in line doesn’t have other value. Wasn’t Woz in line too? And other legendary Apple people. Seems like a social event of sorts and that is a form of networking.

We stood in line for a couple hours for the Wii. That turned out to be a good idea because up until recently we didn’t even see the Wii in stores locally.

So standing in line around/on launch days isn’t always without merit