Why do Apple sell so well?

[propreffered7]

As im thinking about this.

Apple was always the "alternative" brand right? They didnt pick up until later. I remember pc's were legit and mac's were more used for art and stuff.

However, i remember they got huge with the ipod. First it was cool to have music digitally and it was the circle wheel you dragged your finger around to select stuff. Then it was the itouch with their touch screen version of the ipod. I remember microsoft saw apple doing so well so they thought theyd enter the mobile music genre.. And created the zune, which flopped. And then apple took that same little touch screen device with their itouch and made a perfect little device if it could make calls

Im beginning to wonder if they were just the sole leaders on the mobile market. Idk, havent studied it. Havent looked up when they introduced their laptops and i know there were other cell phones. But just saying. I remember when they were an "alternative" brand

[EnderG60]

People are sheep, they are great at marketing, they kept pushing the bounds of "worth" to the limits.

Sales figures show they have reached the breaking point though.

More power to them, but the only Apple product ive ever owned is their stock and I sold that 2 years ago.

[JStrez]

I had one of the OG iPods, thought it was the coolest thing ever. Then when they released the iPhone and the iTouch, I knew I needed to have them. My parents didn't buy me the iPhone, but I had the second generation iTouch and it changed my whole opinion on technology. I grew up using the apple interface and from there on I got the iPod Touch Nano, iPhone 4G, iPhone 6S, iPhone 8 Plus, and now the iPhone 11 Pro Max. I've had the Air Pods Gen 1 and now the Airpods Pro. I have an Apple Watch, and I have a 2012 Macbook Pro.

Everything that is Apple, spare the phone batteries still work completely fine, all interface with each other, and are familiar to me. I know that Samsung is way better for customizing and sometimes has better specs, I just hate the user interface of it. I had a Samsung Galaxy for work since it was free. I had it for two years before I traded it in and paid for a subsidized XR.

[xcav8r]

Back in the day , when i was in HS, my 20's, 30's, men argued over which was the better brand of car or truck, best brand of tools, sports team,...

now, they fight over the best brand of cell phone.... smh.. WTF??

F#%k this gay earth...



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[EasyCheese89]

People are sheep, they are great at marketing, they kept pushing the bounds of "worth" to the limits.

People aren't necessarily sheeps. These companies spend a fortune on marketing to create a brand and image. If the majority of people accept the message that Apples are high quality, then that is the general consensus.

Back in the day , when i was in HS, my 20's, 30's, men argued over which was the better brand of car or truck, best brand of tools, sports teamnow, they fight over the best brand of cell phone.... smh.. WTF??
F#%k this gay earth...

Hey old timer, we still do that on the daily on the misc.

[KingSWRV]

Because people buy their products and any ol dumbass can tell they are better than other products in quality design and eco system and aren’t brainwashed by poor hater retards into thinking it’s not better engineered.

[Johnez]

Steve Jobs was meticulous about the details, small chit that actually added up to a premium feel. Marketing focused on Apple being "premium" and stand out. Look at Starbucks. You can literally spend a tenth of what Starbucks charges at home and waste less time and enjoy your coffee at home, but "baristas." Lemmings prefer to wait forever in line for their dumbass sugarbombs crafted just for them.

The premium feel feeds and into the customer ego. There's plenty of alternative products on par with Apple. Apple generally get everything right, however they've had enough fukkups that it ain't just a quality thing that drives the masses.

[KingSWRV]

Yeah I guess you’re sitting there next to some retard on his cheap lap top and he fumbling looking for his battery charger and your coasting still have half battery left and twice the battery life of another laptop.

That’s just marketing.

[EasyCheese89]

Yeah I guess you’re sitting there next to some retard on his cheap lap top and he fumbling looking for his battery charger and your coasting still have half battery left and twice the battery life of another laptop.

That’s just marketing.

Word brotha. My 2nd gen ipad is still working to this day. Runs a little slow but battery life is still good.

[TheInnerOh]

I got my 11 pro for half price, i got my previous 2 iphones for free. Everyone doesn’t pay full price. If I had to pay full price, I’d still have my iPhone 7.

To generalize all users is a sign of stupidity.

[xcav8r]

People aren't necessarily sheeps. These companies spend a fortune on marketing to create a brand and image. If the majority of people accept the message that Apples are high quality, then that is the general consensus.



Hey old timer, we still do that on the daily on the misc.

Yeah but you guys takes this **** so personal. its a freakin cell phone for christ sakes.

[Question00]

Back in the day , when i was in HS, my 20's, 30's, men argued over which was the better brand of car or truck, best brand of tools, sports team,...

now, they fight over the best brand of cell phone.... smh.. WTF??

F#%k this gay earth...



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well guess what *******, those "competitions to see who had better brand of car or truck, best brand of tools" were won based on who had more commercials of the virtually naked girls running around with the product in their hand. Strong old grey sheeps pretending they had intellect

[Psychotropic]

Work colleague was getting a new phone - said Samsungs take bad photos so stuck with the iphone - but she got the 11 instead of the pro because it was cheaper and apparently couldn't tell the difference between the two screens (LCD vs OLED). I guess she has an incredible eye for photos but not for screen quality. She could have just said she wants imessage and a cooler phone

All phones look nearly identical these days and do the same thing. Design barely matters if you use a case.

[WestAfrica]

The only people that make these threads are the ones who hate iphones and have poverty androids.

[EasyCheese89]

All phones look nearly identical these days and do the same thing. Design barely matters if you use a case.

First of all, Samcucks are the ones who stoled Apple's GOAT designs.

Second, Phones don't all do the same thing. You may be speaking on one phone and look like an averagecel while you may speak on another and look like a richcel. You tell me, do they still do the same thing?

Nothing wrong with using a Samcuck phone. But just realize that they are not on the same level as Apple - the truth.

Spoiler!

I aint even getting paid by apple for this

[Lastro]

Yeah I guess you’re sitting there next to some retard on his cheap lap top and he fumbling looking for his battery charger and your coasting still have half battery left and twice the battery life of another laptop.

That’s just marketing.

because they know how to appeal to sub-80 IQ cavemen like this guy^^

[gtg]

People take this stuff really seriously, so I'll be objective:

It's not really complicated - Apple makes really good, high end products with the best design language. They also have (by far) the best ecosystem, if you have multiple Apple devices

What if you don't have multiple apple devices? Is it useless then?

Samsung operates on Android, which is a totally different approach, it's much more open but as a result its infested with bloatware, spyware, security flaws, bugs, etc.

this isn't 2014 anymore and it totally depends on phone brand

Oh! Apple still uses the ****ty notch. Even 150 dollars phone giving minimal notch these days. FYI, these phones came about at the same time.

[gluon]

People take this stuff really seriously, so I'll be objective:

It's not really complicated - Apple makes really good, high end products with the best design language. They also have (by far) the best ecosystem, if you have multiple Apple devices, they all work together seamlessly. It's very easy to restore a device, set up a new device, switch between devices...etc etc. Apple makes products that are easy to use for everybody, including people who aren't "techie", some people interpret this to mean apple devices are for "stupid" people but it's not true - to do the very basic things IS simple, and that's very much by design, but you can always go deeper and customize and hack things.


Samsung operates on Android, which is a totally different approach, it's much more open but as a result its infested with bloatware, spyware, security flaws, bugs, etc. The positive side of this, is it's very customizable for the Uber-advanced users who like to do such things. Apple/Samsung both have "flagship" devices which have top-tier hardware specs, all the latest cameras, gadgets etc - however Apple puts it together in a MUCH nicer and refined package, however, you WILL pay a premium for that.

For me personally - I used to be a Samsung / Android guy because I had the time to go deep into customizing, hacking, making things do stuff they weren't designed to do, getting involved in communities etc. Now that I'm not a teenagers / in my early 20's and have a job, go to the gym, social life, hobbies, I don't have the time to waste 10-20hours hacking my device. I want to buy a new product, have it sync with all my existing products, breeze through setup, and get it working for exactly the purpose it was designed for.....and because of the aforementioned job, I have no problem paying a little more money for the ease of use and the really sleek design language.

Pretty simple pro / con evaluation

lol at "sleek design language"

bro you just open an app and use it,

phones maxed out in 2016 anyway, all they can do now is just keep adding cameras making them look completely hideous, and wtf is up with all glass phones, so fkin stupid. phones are now getting thicker too wtf lol

OP3 master race for life

[ShakeBrah]

they sucker women into buying. and then men all follow like sheep to the slaughter trying to get some of that poosi. semi srs.

[Spartanize]

Back in the day , when i was in HS, my 20's, 30's, men argued over which was the better brand of car or truck, best brand of tools, sports team,...

now, they fight over the best brand of cell phone.... smh.. WTF??

F#%k this gay earth...



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the best cars are subaru and tesla

[yeshli2nuts]

this

some of you ******* act like samsung phones are $100. both companies have phones nearing or over 1000

The flagship phones near $1,000, but there are tons and tons of non-flagship Android phones that would work just as well for the normal person for a fraction of the price. The Samsung Galaxy A50 is $350. The LG Stylo 5 is $250. The Moto G7 is $300. If you take the obvious visual differences away like the screen size/shape/notches out of the picture, I bet the vast majority of people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between any of those cheaper phones with the flagship phones.

[DeadlyStriker]

Let's break it down like this.

1. Apple has great marketing, appeal, and a great symbol, (despite the horrible connotation).
2. Consumerism and keeping up with the Jones'
3. Marked as high end, so high price tag equates to high quality.


Now let's get into why this is all bullchit. A phone has 1 main purpose. Communication. Call/texts are now an essential part of life. The accessory purposes of a phone can be boiled down to the use of apps, clock/timer/alarms, camera, and basic built in functions. Most people don't need most of that, but want all of that. The camera is basically a top tier want.

Here's the biggest problem. Phones are a depreciating asset. Most phones depreciate 60-80% by the end of the year, and a lot of times even more than that. The constant release dates destroy phone value.

Given the deprecation and cost to value ratio, buying an apple phone for 1k+ is a horrific financial investment. It's laughable. You're basically pissing money away. "But muh camera quality and muh speed and muh texting is cleaner." I bought a phone for 170$ (samsung A20) that does pretty much every single thing a person needs a cell phone to do. I now saved $830 in which I can use for future endeavors, for investing, for purchases with appreciating value, or to throw in a 2% high yield savings account. The average millenial has like 1k in their savings account, meaning most lease their new phones, racking up more payments and debts.

If you can write it off, or you have enough money where 1k means jack **** to you, then by all means get it.

[jordanair45]

How do troll threads reach 2 pages when the OP isn't even serious about the topic?

Auto-ban these ****ers and maybe this place will return to glory like it once was.

[Voidgaze]

The only people that make these threads are the ones who hate iphones and have poverty androids.

What was that? Mr. Pover-T? Good times lol.

[CaliSuperSport]

Pretty sure over 90% of women I know own an iphone. And they still have a fandom. Maybe not as strong as during Jobs' life though.

[KingSWRV]

because they know how to appeal to sub-80 IQ cavemen like this guy^^

Do you get what I’m trying to say autist?

It’s that the products are objectively better in many ways and it’s not marketing

You’re dumb for not realizing the difference between generic and quality.

[CaliSuperSport]

How do troll threads reach 2 pages when the OP isn't even serious about the topic?

Auto-ban these ****ers and maybe this place will return to glory like it once was.

usually not bothering to read the OP. I didnt...lol

[bezarker]

[Voidgaze]

Pretty sure over 90% of women I know own an iphone. And they still have a fandom. Maybe not as strong as during Jobs' life though.

I remember helping out a user at her desk one day when I asked about her iPhone. I asked "What do you like about it?". One of her reasons were...

"...All of my friends have one..."

Just LOL. Fukn sheep. She was cute as fuk though.

[CaliSuperSport]

I remember helping out a user at her desk one day when I asked about her iPhone. I asked "What do you like about it?". One of her reasons were...

"...All of my friends have one..."

Just LOL. Fukn sheep. She was cute as fuk though.

Lol, it's most definitely a status/inclusion thing too. Don't think for a second girls aren't noticing the quality of their friends' selfies on the iPhone 11.