Forums to me have to be some one of the ways to easily spot ignorance. Now we all have our right to bitch about things god knows I do, but at least do it with some sort of intelligence (not like most people have that). So I am reading some forums because I want to get someone else's take on certain trends (I'm talking mobile not fucking fashion) and I see it all the time, shit like "if company X wants to succeed they should do this" or "I can believe this company is doing this cause it sucks". Now here is the thing, some companies do things they feel is right for the company and of course some of us are going to be alienated but think about it mass market appeal is what some companies want.
Take for example Apple, as much as I dislike Apple they have a way of doing things that make sense. When they decided to launch a tablet so many people (mac fanboys included) bitched about how stupid it was. Can you even imagine if Apple decided maybe our fans are right we should cease production on this iPad device and listen to them. Well the iPad accounts for 17% of their total revenue, 17%!!! This company does what they think needs to be done in order for their revenues to keep growing. Yes some people feel left out because that's not what they wanted Apple to put out. Here is a forum post I found and I need to share this with you guys, "I can't believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! Who cares about another freaking MP3 player? I want them to think differently! Why oh why would they do this?! It's so wrong! It's so stupid!" This was posted on a mac forum back in October 2001 after Apple announced the iPod. Imagine if that guy was in charge of Apple and said that well the company would probably be no where instead of the powerhouse that they are.
Companies give a fuck about your opinion until they have your money is it wrong? I guess but a company has to make money no matter what. Vote with your wallet you idiot, you self-absorbed self-important prick. I did, I purchased a phone last year hated it, returned it, most people love the phone (Evo 4G) also let me clear something up I hated the OS not the hardware, the point is I voted with my wallet. If a company you support is moving away from the stuff that you supported them for then yeah start looking for alternatives or conform. I didn't conform, my cell carrier is all about Android now but there are alternatives I am just waiting for something I like. If what I want is not available then the very real choice of carrier vs platform is a huge decision. Think of it this way though if the carrier doesn't want to carry your platform is it enough to make you jump ship?
I'm done sorry so long but I have a lot of time to kill. LOL!!
Flash sucks who the hell needs it? Time to move on.
That's why I kissed my Blackberry good bye. I was a total fan of it, but that's the perfect example of a company that got cocky and lost it. Now Blackberries look like toys, and maybe they'll come out with something revolutionary, but for now most people forgot they exist... even if they're good. They keep loosing more every day.
ReplyDeleteAnd they will continue to, sad part of it is that Blackberries are fucking solid but no one cares. They thought they had the market locked down now they scramble ripping off everyone and their mother and still doing a piss poor job @ it. Android is eating them up alive and so is Apple. Now what Blackberry does has is the security but even that is going away. WP7 is doing a good job they just need the visibility and webOS needs to put put the hardware and Blackberry is pretty much done. Oh and the Playbook is pretty but ripped off webOS completely and it's still not out.
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