Apple Watch

[Winchester]

[Aaron]

Obviously, but a budget phone is literally a budget phone. It's not a phone built to withstand physical and software based threats for years on end.

[exploited]

I love the proles pretending that Apple produces something other than well-branded garbage

Adorable.

[Aaron]

Ex, c'mon you're better than that

[exploited]

I am?

Apple has been really, really unimpressive for about five or six years now. The only really cool thing they've done recently is the Mac Pro, which still suffers from the usual overpricing, but is about as sexy of a workstation as you can imagine.

The iPhone is great for children and the elderly, everyone else just looks foolish for having been sold a mediocre product at a hugely inflated price. I can't think of a single reason to buy one ever - there is no product feature that hasn't already been done, no truly innovative idea that makes it hard not to have one. The only thing going for it is ease of use, which is great, but not worth the price of admission, at least if you have the technological saavy of your average six year old.

[John Galt]

[Professor]

I don't remember where I read this, but it was a few years ago. But, I find it still applicable and accurate.

You should buy an iPhone if you:
- want a phone that works as advertised
- are unconcerned with trying to make the phone do things that Apple doesn't want you to do
- want a status symbol
- are concerned about the "appearance" of the phone as much as or more than its functionality ("Form Over Function")
- want to to things with as few steps as possible
- already have other Apple products

You should buy an Android phone if you:
- want a phone with the highest specs and capabilities
- want to make the phone do things that it were not originally included when you purchased the phone
- want a big screen (outdated, now)
- are more concerned with what the phone does than how it looks ("Form Follows Function")
- are undaunted by having to take additional steps to make the phone do exactly what you want
- want the phone to work fairly seamlessly with Windows, other OS computers, TVs, etc.

And, here's an example (old example, but goes to my point). When I had my iPhone 3G, there were a lot of ringtones that I could choose from. And, I could purchase even more. Furthermore, with only a few clicks, I could change the ringtone. But, I wanted to use Fade to Black (Metallica) for the ringtone. But, I wasn't able to do that. When I upgraded to a Galaxy S2, I was able to change it using the phone, but it was lots of clicks.

Also, to add an e-mail account to an iPhone is simple. Few clicks and you're done. Adding one to my GS4 is also somewhat easy. But, I can customize it almost endlessly (which one is default, which calendar it links to, how often it checks for new mail, etc.), if I'm willing to spend 15 minutes digging through menus.

Based on the above, I've recommended iPhones for both of my parents and my wife. And, they all love them. They click on it, they text on it, they make calls, and they look up the latest info on the Khardashians on Safari (wife, not parents - hahaha). That's about all they use it for, and they love it.

But, I use my phone for all kinds of crazy stuff. Plug in a bluetooth adapter to my car and monitor engine parameters, even changing some things on the fly. Use only my phone to turn on my TV, and then stream the pictures and videos from the kids' latest whatever so everyone can see them. Go snorkeling with it to take pics of coral and fish.

So, the iPhone fits a very goo niche. As do the various Android phones.

[Aaron]

[Aaron]

[John Galt]