The Geek Out
10/9/13, 11:37 PM
#1864
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64GB Space Gray. I get the new one every year, as I have an extra dummy line so I have an upgrade every year. I'm honestly pretty bored with the iPhone, especially after working for Apple, but I just don't like any other phone better enough to make a switch, and I'm so far into the ecosystem, it's just not worth it. Next year is supposed to bring 4.7 and/or 5.7" screens for the new phone, so that should be good.
10/9/13, 11:48 PM
#1865
Of course 64GB Space Gray. I get the new one every year, as I have an extra dummy line so I have an upgrade every year. I'm honestly pretty bored with the iPhone, especially after working for Apple, but I just don't like any other phone better enough to make a switch, and I'm so far into the ecosystem, it's just not worth it. Next year is supposed to bring 4.7 and/or 5.7" screens for the new phone, so that should be good.
64GB Space Gray. I get the new one every year, as I have an extra dummy line so I have an upgrade every year. I'm honestly pretty bored with the iPhone, especially after working for Apple, but I just don't like any other phone better enough to make a switch, and I'm so far into the ecosystem, it's just not worth it. Next year is supposed to bring 4.7 and/or 5.7" screens for the new phone, so that should be good.I find it hilarious that people now want bigger and bigger phones, and those same people wanted the tiniest phone you could find 10 years ago, and turned their nose up at anyone with a bigger phone.
10/9/13, 11:53 PM
#1866
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I agree. I honestly think this size is perfect for a phone. I just wish it was a little wider. And rounded edges on the back, making it easier to hold - like the 5c.
10/9/13, 11:59 PM
#1867
Shelby GT500 Member
Saw a pretty cool ad for something from Samsung that is supposed to be a phone that is worn like a wrist watch. First piece of mobile tech that has been at all interesting to me. It wouldn't surprise me, however, if it's no more secure than every other mobile device.
10/10/13, 12:00 AM
#1868
Saw that the other day.
10/10/13, 01:12 AM
#1869
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Yes lol, only months after Apple announced it was working on wearable tech. Samsung is garbage. Their devices are full of gimmicks or stolen technology, they cheat on benchmark tests - as far as I'm concerned, they are ALL evil corporations, but I choose the one that is least evil. I grew up loving Apple, not because I thought they had the best stuff (I knew that wasn't always the case), but I loved what the company represented - the nature of going against the grain. The company has lost that vision, but I hope that someday the empire falls, they restructure, and get rid of the sellouts.
10/10/13, 04:27 AM
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I think it's pretty cool as well. But it'll be far too limited, at least initially, in it's capabilities and compatibility from what I've read. I also think the novelty will wear off very quickly, and we'll see used ones for sale shortly after launch.
10/10/13, 06:13 AM
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Well Samsung likes to be first to market. So they usually put out a version first without a majority of the bugs worked out. Which is a fine strategy because people are still gonna buy it. Their second version is always much better than the first. Like the first samsung galaxy, wasn't something I'd jump for joy over. The new ones are great, though.
Apple has the opposite strategy. Take 4 years to develop something and make they work out most of the bugs they can find before going to market.
Both strategies are good ones. Just depends on how the company is run and how people perceive the product in the end.
Apple has the opposite strategy. Take 4 years to develop something and make they work out most of the bugs they can find before going to market.
Both strategies are good ones. Just depends on how the company is run and how people perceive the product in the end.
10/10/13, 08:18 AM
#1872
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Not everybody needs (or wants) an option- or perk-laden device. Personally, I prefer simple devices that provide necessities; in this case, it's a phone that doesn't take up room in my pocket and doesn't get lost (unless you make the decision to take it off).
I learned a long time ago that labeling everything from one company as garbage or gold is nothing more than being lazy. Brand loyalty--such as the kind exhibited by apple zombies or anti-apple contrarians--comes from one thing: listening to what you're told and not finding out for yourself. Every product has flaws, every product had benefits the others don't have. Never understood the loyalty people will have to a given company's products.
The wrist phone, whether talked about by apple or produced by Samsung, is a device that would fit well in my life. I don't care what brand's symbol is on the thing.
I learned a long time ago that labeling everything from one company as garbage or gold is nothing more than being lazy. Brand loyalty--such as the kind exhibited by apple zombies or anti-apple contrarians--comes from one thing: listening to what you're told and not finding out for yourself. Every product has flaws, every product had benefits the others don't have. Never understood the loyalty people will have to a given company's products.
The wrist phone, whether talked about by apple or produced by Samsung, is a device that would fit well in my life. I don't care what brand's symbol is on the thing.
10/10/13, 08:38 AM
#1874
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Buddy at work has the new pebble watch that syncs to your phone. It is really cool, you get calls,texts,emails all to your watch. You can play the music from your phone on your watch. I almost went and got one but I said I'll wait until apple makes a specific apple one. I'm sure it's coming
10/10/13, 08:39 AM
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10/10/13, 11:19 AM
#1876
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Not everybody needs (or wants) an option- or perk-laden device. Personally, I prefer simple devices that provide necessities; in this case, it's a phone that doesn't take up room in my pocket and doesn't get lost (unless you make the decision to take it off). I learned a long time ago that labeling everything from one company as garbage or gold is nothing more than being lazy. Brand loyalty--such as the kind exhibited by apple zombies or anti-apple contrarians--comes from one thing: listening to what you're told and not finding out for yourself. Every product has flaws, every product had benefits the others don't have. Never understood the loyalty people will have to a given company's products. The wrist phone, whether talked about by apple or produced by Samsung, is a device that would fit well in my life. I don't care what brand's symbol is on the thing.
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10/10/13, 05:22 PM
#1877
Shelby GT350 Member
Of course
64GB Space Gray. I get the new one every year, as I have an extra dummy line so I have an upgrade every year. I'm honestly pretty bored with the iPhone, especially after working for Apple, but I just don't like any other phone better enough to make a switch, and I'm so far into the ecosystem, it's just not worth it. Next year is supposed to bring 4.7 and/or 5.7" screens for the new phone, so that should be good.This. I used to always get **** from people about still having an old "flip phone", and now everyone wants to walk around with a 7in. tablet for a phone. Whatever...
I think it's pretty cool as well. But it'll be far too limited, at least initially, in it's capabilities and compatibility from what I've read. I also think the novelty will wear off very quickly, and we'll see used ones for sale shortly after launch.
I think it's pretty cool as well. But it'll be far too limited, at least initially, in it's capabilities and compatibility from what I've read. I also think the novelty will wear off very quickly, and we'll see used ones for sale shortly after launch.
10/10/13, 06:49 PM
#1880
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