Goosemaster
Lifer
- Apr 10, 2001
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Originally posted by: mchammer187
Originally posted by: videogames101
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: videogames101
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: videogames101
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: Trevelyan
Originally posted by: dartworth
iPod/Apple haters make me laugh:beer:
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I know!
Its hilarious...
meh
lol, see, thats the POINT! their stock is going up! why? they selling a crappy product to an ill-informed market! thats why i hate them, i never said they weren't doing well.
crappy? they are giving people what they want apparently and people aren't disappointed.. Sure they usually "define" what the market "wants," but people eat it up...so blame the people.
The ipod is not crap btw. it may be outclassed via NUMEROUS additional features by the competition, and I think that's what helps its market appeal to the scared-of-technology crowd. it provides them a taste of a tax-bracket-ravishing IPO with just some lame government bond
It gives people a lot upfront.....and people pay for that convenience....
it's like the dollar menu or something I guess..
There it is! See, i don't blame the people, i blame the avalibilty of information about those other features! If people knew this, then they could make an informed decision, and even if they bought the ipod, i'd still be happy with it. But people don't get inf on the competition, and theirn lies the problem.
this is about the inherent repercussions of establishing and maintaining a fruitful capitalist society.
Apparently ,as you seem to be gravitating towards people, this has nothing to do with mp3 players
I think you just hate people.
If you want to discuss the economics of this, using my pathetic level of knowledge on the subject, what LEGITIMATE BARRIERS would you say competitors face in entering the mp3 market beside a little competition. (ignorance on the product is assumed if there is no advertising)
Where are the cowon ads?
I don't hate people =) But, the fact is there is not just a little competition, there is ALOT. First, it would take a huge amount of advertising, (which, btw, i agree other companies have failed miserably in) but the main competition is how far the ipod has worked itself into the culture of todays america. Half the people i know think an iPod is not the same as an mp3 player. It's the kind of thinking the has engulfed those not as technically knowledgable as some of us, that makes it almost impossible for a competitor to edge in.
If a truly superior product came out than I think the masses would adopt it
if you really believe that the Cowon A2 is superior in virtually every way than an ipod touch I've got news for you it isn't
I disagree. It's all about marketing.
frankly, I'll accept my humanity (for a little bit ) and accept that I am a product of my education, and that the engineering parallels in terms of KISS have made me a victim of their marketing. that's brilliant marketing. basically, say something that people agree with, and actualize that agreement with a business transaction.
it's so simple but it works.
"I am like you..no really look"
*looks*
"well actually yeah I CAN identify with that..."
it's incredibly simple....viral...and it works....