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[–]kba334 340 points341 points ago

Smithers will definitely buy the new iPhone 5

[–]SQUID_FUCKER 195 points196 points ago

Excellent.

[–]prodah_kiir 61 points62 points ago

Hey, do you know my friend, BEAR_FUCKER?

[–]SQUID_FUCKER 130 points131 points ago

No but I just met someone named I_FUCK_SHARKS in another thread. We should have a convention. Actually, maybe that wouldn't be so great.

[–]H3000 162 points163 points ago

Please don't have a convention.

[–]FappingAsYouReadThis 87 points88 points ago

Can I watch?

[–]Fractureskull 28 points29 points ago

No because we all know what you will do when you read the booth pamphlets...

[–]Banana_Party 18 points19 points ago

how does this guy have more karma than the Banana_Party?

[–]LostBanana 25 points26 points ago

Where exactly is this party?

[–]Eat_Food 8 points9 points ago

Will there be food?

[–]dont_press_ctrl-W 6 points7 points ago

It's like a lemon party, but longer.

[–]akashik 3 points4 points ago

This Lemon Party sounds interesting. Can I find out more information somewhere online?

[–]The_Caring_Banker 16 points17 points ago

I'll allow it.

[–]neogod 14 points15 points ago

PETA wont...

[–]I_FUCK_SHARKS_ 15 points16 points ago

I think it'd be pretty hot.

[–]I_Fuck_Pigs 27 points28 points ago

Hey there!

[–]iDoiStuff 4 points5 points ago

Redditor for 5 months. Welcome Fucker!

[–]dndmasters 8 points9 points ago

HAVE A CONVENTION! Sell tickets, you could make a lot of money.

[–]cattreeinyoursoul 6 points7 points ago

Nahhh. The tanks alone would take up all the profit.

[–]fricasseebabies 8 points9 points ago

Bestiality convention.... I'll bring the animals

[–]SKULLFUCK_SKRILLEXES 23 points24 points ago

seen any skrillexes

[–]ANAL_QUEEN 0 points1 point ago

Maybe it would, I don't have any animals, though.

[–]arms_of_a_bear 7 points8 points ago

Wait, you know that guy?

[–]ILL_Show_Myself_Out 20 points21 points ago

I think he'd prefer Malibu Ken.

[–]hasstupidquestion 26 points27 points ago

I think he'd prefer Malibu Burns.

ftfy

[–]TheTalkingCamelAnus 33 points34 points ago

What's the deal with that Smithers guy? You know what I'm talking about.

[–]CanadianMutton 45 points46 points ago

Haha, I sure do.

The real deal with Waylon Smithers is that he's Mr. Burns' assistant. He's in his early forties, is unmarried, and currently resides in Springfield. Thanks for writing!

[–]morefartjokesplease 3 points4 points ago

Thanks, CanadianMutton. And I'll see you at Staceycon '94!

[–]I_have_a_Secret 4 points5 points ago

And take self shots with the mirror.

[–]xX_Trollhunter_Xx 141 points142 points ago

At least they didn't blue ball us and gave us the iPhone 4SS

[–]skiwf42 236 points237 points ago

The official phone of the Nazi Party.

[–]CatharGQGQeu 15 points16 points ago

Ve Vill Make It Patently Kleer Novon May Kopi But Us!

[–]Ted417 0 points1 point ago

Is there a difference between that and the iPhone brand?

[–]tsumineko 34 points35 points ago

The iPhone ASS?

[–]rheaume 6 points7 points ago

4SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[–]iamthegrinder 3 points4 points ago

BOOOM!

[–]Eriden 2 points3 points ago

That's a lot of Schutzstaffels...

[–]sargent254 474 points475 points ago

So its awesome? Because hats are always awesome in my TF2 Experience

[–]One_More_Comment 221 points222 points ago

I can see this thread becoming a huge Pro-Apple and Anti-Apple circlejerk.

[–]arkanis50 171 points172 points ago

Like every other thread about mobile phones?

[–]laddergoat89 118 points119 points ago

Like every other thread about any technology at all.

[–]ooo0ooo 88 points89 points ago

Ultimately every thread is a circlejerk. Ultimately, we are all bacon.

[–]sharkd 2 points3 points ago

We are narwhales, we are bacon, we are 20 year old freshmen and we've got to get ourselves back to the karma.

[–]philthehumanist 55 points56 points ago

One day people will grow up and realise what a shitty backward world we lived in 10 years ago and how innovation and brilliant design changed all that. Even the half assed technology we release now is so much better than anything the FBI / CIA / MI5 / James Bond could imagine in 2002. In 2003 i bought a $9,000 phone for a client and there was an option to spend a shit load more for stuff that's now given away for free. It's ALL fucking awesome for under $500 now. It's like F1 drivers at a used car sales lot arguing over who has the best car. Shut up and enjoy all this shit. It's great!

[–]KilowogTrout 9 points10 points ago

So it was an Apple phone?

I kid, I kid. Can you tell us more about this $9,000 phone?

[–]BravoJohnnyBravo 2 points3 points ago

Well way to use your nifty reasoning and all that, you reasonable person you.

[–]AscentofDissent 45 points46 points ago

I bet Gaben and Gary Johnson use ANDROID.

[–]Gadgetstorms 24 points25 points ago

I don't know about his phone but I'm positive that he has an iPad.

[–]BoonTobias 8 points9 points ago

That's actually his ipod

[–]ggaspari 2 points3 points ago

Let's see: iPad, iPad 2, new iPad

Sounds like GabeN material to me.

[–]toolschism 78 points79 points ago

Fuck EA! Valve loves me and me alo.... Wait.. Wrong circlejerk.. My bad.

[–]Shitty_FaceSwaps 26 points27 points ago

No no, that's good too. I like that one.

[–]bushybr0ws 7 points8 points ago

That's good too. I like that one. 2+1 = 3 Half-Life 3 confirmed.

[–]RedditGrammarNazi 4 points5 points ago

too*

[–]Suttonian 21 points22 points ago

Pro AND Anti circlejerk at the same time? I think that's called 'not a circlejerk'?

[–]ZombieShasta 6 points7 points ago

Hemispherejerk?

[–]sargent254 16 points17 points ago

I can too. Good day?

[–]slvrbullet87 31 points32 points ago

To save you the time of reading the comments it will boil down to this:

The iPhone is a nice phone but is very expensive and isn't considerably different than other high priced smart phones. This phone adds a couple of minor things but isn't considerably different than previous models. It is basically the same as the 2013 model of a car, slightly improved, expensive but a good choice if you have the money and are looking to by a new phone/car.

Some people will hate it and claim it sucks, others will love it and say they are going to buy it. Nothing will get resolved except egos getting stroked.

[–]nattyd 17 points18 points ago

When was the last time you saw a pro-apple circlejerk on reddit?

[–]Aiken_Drumn 9 points10 points ago

About 2005?

[–]Glasse 2 points3 points ago

I'm against the hivemind here but tf2 has gotten to a ridiculous level and most items look completely retarded and ruin the look of the game.

[–]whifang 213 points214 points ago

im gonna keep using my 4s until the 6 comes out then ill buy the 5

[–]crossower 155 points156 points ago

I on the other hand am leaving iOS after several years. Had a good run, can't complain, but the grass looks MUCH greener on the other side right now.

[–]luger718 116 points117 points ago

android 4.1 is AWESOME

[–]PreFapUrges 88 points89 points ago

Yes, come to Windows Phone 8. It will be glorious...

[–]MegaBunnySuicide 55 points56 points ago

I'm leaving Windows Phone next month, can't wait. There was just too little app support to have a competitive edge in my opinion. Plus Zune is being killed, which was one of the main reasons I went with WP7.

[–]Geoffron 132 points133 points ago

Zune is probably being killed because you were the only person on earth to use Zune.

[–]STWONG_BAD 94 points95 points ago

AMA Request: Zune User

[–]FireAndSunshine 41 points42 points ago

Can we keep the requests a little more in the realm of possibility, please? Try something like "AMA Request: President Obama"

[–]xcalibaur81 13 points14 points ago

As requested: I am a zune user AMA

[–]danielvago 7 points8 points ago

Do you like it?

[–]PreFapUrges 4 points5 points ago

IamA Windows Phone 7.5 and Zune 30gb (Halo 3 Edition) user. AMA

[–]imtotallyahuman 11 points12 points ago

Hey... I like my zune 80.

[–]Quetzythejedi 4 points5 points ago

Don't forget about me and Bill Gates probably. Still use my Zune HD daily.

[–]sheeponfire 4 points5 points ago

honestly, the zune media software is so much better than itunes. Organizing songs used to be something I dreaded until I found zune. Just drag and drop songs into the artists area and they merge. No longer do I have to edit each song so my mp3 player does not have 5000 different spellings of the same artists.

[–]quarterburn 3 points4 points ago

[–]schwabby 22 points23 points ago

Wow, Zune is what brought you to WP7? Absolutely mindblowing. That's like saying you only eat a cheeseburger for the lettuce.

[–]calmdrive 14 points15 points ago

Which side? I have been using iOS since 2007, but I think I might try out WP8... (Android wasn't my cup of tea)

[–]crossower 56 points57 points ago

Android. Getting a Galaxy S III this week after using the 2G and 3GS for a good 3-4 years.

[–]toadwarrior 30 points31 points ago

As an Android owner, all I'll say is don't expect shit to be perfect on the other side.

Perhaps you should actually go to a phone shop and play with all the phones and if the iphone, wp8 or android phone does it for you then buy it.

But getting butt-hurt and just buying what it appears everyone else buys and therefore it's better is just asking for disappointment.

[–]Fenderfreak145 8 points9 points ago

I'm sticking with the iPhone next time but DAMN is the SIII a nice phone!

[–]Doghound 40 points41 points ago

3GS

So you've never tried the 4 series? I mean, the 3GS was a great phone, but of course the "grass looks MUCH greener on the other side" when you're using a phone from 3 years ago.

[–]BritishImgurian 32 points33 points ago

4S user here, grass still looks greener.

[–]calmdrive 14 points15 points ago

Ah. I tried the Galaxy II for 2 weeks, probably would have loved it if I had rooted it, but I ended up returning it cause I wasn't sold. Those phones are very likable though for sure. But the Lumia's are so attractive to me, I hope wp8 catches on with apps and everything, it would be nice to have more options.

[–]royalscowlness 5 points6 points ago

Switched over to the s II about 6 months ago. It's interesting. Everyone who holds my phone to take a picture suddenly stops and starts asking me wtf they're holding.

[–]razorx71 6 points7 points ago

I got an S3 and my wife got a 4S. My S3 blows it away in everything except for "Face Time". My mother in law has an iphone and they facetime every week. Yeah you can do it with skype but having it integrated into a phone call with a tap of a button is cool.

But when it comes to finding something on the internet, taking pictures, or navigation the S3 is way better.

[–]uberamd 4 points5 points ago

There are benefits and trade-offs to switching. I actually use my 4S a LOT more than my Galaxy Nexus. I may be 6' 2" but I don't get the obsession with massive screens.

[–]v4-digg-refugee 72 points73 points ago

[–]omgscottlikewoah 54 points55 points ago

"....but she's gotta new hat! I want it I want it I want it I want it I want it I want it!"

[–]TheTalkingCamelAnus 39 points40 points ago

"Don't ask me, I'm just a girl" Hoo-hoo

[–]someToast 26 points27 points ago

“My Spidey-sense is tingling!”

[–]OnceAndFutureThing 12 points13 points ago

"There's something wrong with what my Malibu Stacy is saying..."

[–]OnceAndFutureThing 10 points11 points ago

"Math is hard! Let's bake cookies for the boys!"

[–]evolvingon 134 points135 points ago

Get ready for a shit ton of people hate-jacking it to a phone nobody is making them buy.

[–]prophetjohn 34 points35 points ago

hate-jacking

Amazing.

[–]agentup 98 points99 points ago

I like Apple, but I'm not a fanatic about it, my philosophy is buy what you want, like what you want. But don't be proud of your ignorance. If you actually looked at each iphone iteration you would find plenty of upgraded and added features

[–]MetacomCreative 50 points51 points ago

That makes way too much sense for an Apple related thread on Reddit. I'm afraid we're going to have to ask you to leave.

[–]tyme 15 points16 points ago

But...but...then I couldn't hate on Apple for doing what every other phone manufacturer does!!

[–]Oxtorius 56 points57 points ago

I still own a 3gs. So looking very much forward to get the Iphone 5. Looks like a great device imo.

[–]ashdrewness 12 points13 points ago

3G here. I've been living in a world of suck for awhile now and ready to break free.

[–]Frankeh 13 points14 points ago

The 5 will be a HUGE step up from a 3G.. Huge..

[–]Wilderbeest 183 points184 points ago

I've had a 3GS for about two years now and it's starting to get incredibly slow. I have an upgrade and will probably be getting an iPhone 5. What I don't understand is why people who dislike it have to be so goddamn loud.

[–]latecraigy 35 points36 points ago

I was wondering if it was just mine that was slow. Even just typing it stalls on and then BAM! 5 mistyped words appear

[–]ANewAccountCreated 32 points33 points ago

Forced obsolescence.

[–]PowerSeductionWar 23 points24 points ago

I swear, they purposely make it slower with each ios upgrade until you have to buy the new one

[–]NastyKnate 0 points1 point ago

maybe its time to, you know, do some maintenance on it

[–]Clumpy 13 points14 points ago

Apple is in the unique position of both being a computer/device manufacturer and a consumer electronics company, the former dominated by features and function, and the latter by marketing and image. This results in disproportionate anger from people who don't see the benefits on paper for the products Apple makes at the prices Apple charges for them, leading to blanket assumptions about Apple's market as a whole.

[–]P5i10cYBiN 4 points5 points ago

As a person who has used plenty of Macs/iPhones, I still don't see the 'benefits' to justify the insane premiums they charge... but, this is a personal opinion. I'm just a tech junkie all in all. If Apple made anything truly wow worthy (like when iPod, iPod Video, iPhone first gen debuted), I wouldn't mind picking it up. But, unfortunately, Apple just doesn't innovate the way they used to, which don't justify the prices they ask as far as I'm concerned. But, to each their own. I'm just 1 dude.

[–]agrider 34 points35 points ago

Probably because people who do happen to like it have to be so goddamn loud. A case of "what's good for the goose is good for the gander"?

I personally don't care which phone someone else uses, to each his own. But this has been my observation, people are loud and obnoxious on both sides.

[–]partysnatcher 13 points14 points ago

As someone who's pretty neutral to the whole discussion, I have to say there's two myths about iPhone that keeps repeating:

  • 1) "People who own it like to show off" - nope. They know quite well that they are anything but unique, and are usually pretty quiet about it.
  • 2) "It's a flashy, design only phone" - the design and interface of the software and hardware is very rudimentary and basic. (the lack of fluff is one of my biggest arguments for owning an iPhone).

[–]imu2 15 points16 points ago

I agree, I've also owned an iPhone 3gs and 4, my younger brother has a Samsung S3 and is extremely loud and obnoxious about it. I still don't feel like I'm missing anything. Coincidentally I found my iPhone 4.

[–]TimeTravelMishap 26 points27 points ago

DM;HH

[–]AdvocateForLucifer 21 points22 points ago

Diet Meter; Helping Hands?

[–]CrackedPepper86 10 points11 points ago

Hamburger Helper

[–]Oxxide 2 points3 points ago

dong mangle; house horse.

[–]SolidBlues 40 points41 points ago

Doesn't matter, has hat?

[–]Brettersson 7 points8 points ago

I NEED THIS HAT FOR MY SCOUT

[–]this_sort_of_thing 618 points619 points ago

Long time Apple hater here. I don't get it, all you motherfuckers get wet every time Apple release a new product and it's mostly nothing special.

Now they release an iPhone 5 that's actually bigger, has much better hardware and such and such, but now all of you guys are saying it's the same, and I for once think it's not.

I'm never going to get the hang of this shit.

[–]TheMaskedHamster 253 points254 points ago

There's no killer feature here. Although there hasn't been much time to establish a pattern, the expectation is a major upgrade followed by incremental upgrade with nifty bonus feature.

First iPhone: A phone that doesn't suck! Revolutionary use of touch screen with new paradigms enabled by the capacitive touch screen.

iPhone 3G: Previous iPhone + 3G and far more powerful, making the experience much better. Camera! It's a big upgrade, and it's the device the original iPhone was meant to be.

iPhone 3GS: Incremental upgrade. Bonus: Genuinely useful camera!

iPhone 4: Holy moley, with its pixel density the "Retina Display" is quality unseen in a consumer display. Plus it's tremendously more powerful, darned thin and light, has improved antennas (aside from that stupid design issue...), has an ambient noise cancellation system, and the camera rivals most reasonably priced point-and-shoots for most purposes! It isn't as revolutionary as the first iPhone, but it made a similar sized crater in the market and consumer mindset.

iPhone 4S: Incremental upgrade. Slightly faster. Bonus: Siri!

Now the iPhone 5 comes out. It's faster, but the iPhone 4 still feels blazing fast, so it's not a noticeable upgrade. It's impressively thinner and lighter, but the iPhone 4 was darned thin and light. The screen and camera are better, but they were already great. New dock connector that's been sorely needed, but that doesn't change anything really. The big difference is that it has extra pixels in one direction... which is nice for playing video and getting the status bar out of the way, but it also makes reaching top to bottom with the thumb harder. It's also put together fantastically.

The 5 has no killer feature. It is an engineering marvel, but ultimately a collection of incremental upgrades to its various parts. A substantial enough collection of upgrades that makes it a very worthy--nay, a fantastic follow-up. But this time it doesn't change anything. Previous incremental upgrades, while less impressive, changed things.

The iPhone 5 is incredible, but it's just a more incredible version of what came before. I'm going to get one because it doesn't make sense not to when AT&T isn't going to give me a discount for not subsidizing a phone. I'm going to enjoy the heck out of it... but since it doesn't change anything, I'm not really excited about it.

[–]tylerwatt12 14 points15 points ago

IPhone 4S to iOS 6 = no problem

IPhone 3G to iOS 4 = nope.jpg

[–]this_sort_of_thing 40 points41 points ago

Ahh, nice post. Thanks. I think its 'killer feature' is the bigger screen and such, I dunno though.

[–]benduffy 19 points20 points ago

A 4 inch screen is a nice feature, but not a 'killer feature.' Most mid-range Android/WP7s already meet or surpass the screen size, and it's not even the same ballpark as the high-end Android/WP8 phones.

To me, the killer feature would be the new dock connector, but then again I'm tired of having to look at the connector every night to figure out if it's going in right-side-up.

[–]icaaryal 18 points19 points ago

Larger isn't always better. I'm actually of the mind that this was one of the things they almost had to do to really make it stand out from the previous models but it goes against the design philosophy. There is a reason all iPhones leading up to this one since the first have had the dimensions they have. It's ideally supposed to fit in your hand without requiring more than your thumb for the basic tasks. The longer screen will add real estate that isn't as accessible for the thumb. People with their huge fucking tablet/phone hybrids talk about their screen size like it's the most important feature. The reason I prefer an iPhone over those phones is primarily the ease/simplicity of use and the way the damn thing just fits right into my hand. It's funny that they even went as far as to cater to the fact that most people are right-handed because the location of the audio jack, power button, and volume buttons makes it extremely left-hand friendly. The fact that the slide lock goes from left to right also is a more natural motion than the going from right to left when using your left hand. It may seem like a small thing but every time I mess with someone else's phone that isn't an iPhone, I pay attention to how things are laid out with the phone. There are some very poor button layouts (and interfaces) out there.

But back to the point, a larger screen isn't necessarily something iPhone users were begging for because it does represent a departure from the form-factor. That's why a lot of Apple fans are not that excited about this phone. We're basically getting LTE and a screen that isn't as easily navigable with the thumb and makes it sit taller in our pockets.

[–]reddit_best_lurker 5 points6 points ago

I, for one, prefer a small screen... People didn't remember when it was cool to get the smallest phone ? Now people wants the biggest... It's just not practical over 3.5 inches IMHO; the iPhone 4/4S is the best size ever.

[–]williebumbum 18 points19 points ago

longer battery life? LTE? A6 chip that is better than the current ipad? These changes are pretty significant.

[–]Inequilibrium 2 points3 points ago

I think they've just run out of huge new features. All anyone can do is complain that there isn't one, I haven't heard of any suggestions as to what it should be.

I agree that the iPhone 5 is a bit of a boring upgrade, but if it still gives me everything I want out of my phone, I don't have a major issue with it as, well, my phone.

[–]millertime8306[!] 2 points3 points ago

Don't forget LTE

[–]Fishvtt 2 points3 points ago

Thanks. This was the reasoning I was looking for.

Was there this much hate for the Iphone 4s when it came out too? All it really had was siri, or did apple hype siri so much that that was it's selling point?

I think the Iphone 5 would be better if apple put an nfc chip in so it could act as your wallet, and also made it so that the new dock connector connected to the thunderbolt ports. Doesn't make sense why they'd want to change the port connector if they're not going to upgrade it with usb 3.0 or thunderbolt.

Looks like they really played it safe.

[–]Uile 466 points467 points ago

Apple could cure AIDS, and they would still be hated by a large portion of Reddit.

[–]Anon260880 164 points165 points ago

There actually was part of the presentation relating to how much Apple has helped combat AIDS with its Product Red devices.

[–]Uile 77 points78 points ago

Yup, and if you buy a red iPod Touch, iPod Nano, Shuffle or certain accessories, part of the money will go to fight AIDS.

[–]huevos 59 points60 points ago

(Product) Red is largely a marketing gimmick that capitalizes on shell games and holding companies to avoid the disclosure laws that would be otherwise required for a charity. Less than half of the money going into (Product) Red actually goes towards charity (some say less than 20%). Of that amount that goes to their pocket charity, an additional percentage is siphoned out. A rate of 20-50% to sponsored programs is absolutely horrific.

In its March 2007 issue, Advertising Age magazine reported that Red companies had collectively spent as much as $100 million in advertising and raised only $18 million. Officials of the campaign said then that the companies had spent $50 million on advertising and that the amount raised was $25 million. Advertising Age stood by its article.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/business/06red.html?pagewanted=all

It's telling that Bono prominently supports it. Glamorous advocacy that's virtually all marketing, aimed mostly at profiting off of people's goodwill.

[–]Uile 21 points22 points ago

According to Apple, Product Red has gotten $50 million dollars from Apple. I don't doubt that a large part of it is for marketing purposes, but they have also raised a lot of money.

[–]sotamatt 6 points7 points ago

How much have other billionaire companies raised for charities? Who is that bill gates guy anyways?

[–]person749 5 points6 points ago

Oh please. 50 million as a marketing gimmick for buying an item that is EXCLUSIVELY sold in their stores. Apple could afford to give much, much more than that. But they don't.

[–]NaeemTHM 29 points30 points ago

I can already see the rebuttal: "So what if they cured AIDS, scientist were working on a cure for years before Apple got involved!"

[–]MY_ART_DEGREE 20 points21 points ago

DAE think this cure looks a lot like this other cure from a few years ago???? Checkmate, Apple.

[–]silverwolf761 57 points58 points ago

And Apple could cause AIDS and they would still be loved by a large portion of Reddit

[–]ewest 6 points7 points ago

Huh? Are we reading the same Reddit...?

[–]junkit33 2 points3 points ago

What is it about Apple that teenagers absolutely loathe? I simply don't get it.

[–]Korvon 43 points44 points ago

No one would dispute that its better than the iPhone 4s, however, its nothing special when compared to existing phones already on the market. I think that's why people are so "meh" about it.

[–]young_war 4 points5 points ago

This is the biggest sticking point with me.

The only thing regarding the phone that I thought was awesome and not done before, was the picture sharing feature. It seems like it provides an awesome opportunity to have a sharing and comment system that has made social networks so popular, but it's put right in with your contacts. That can be the beginning of something really special, and I hope Android borrows this for their next firmware updates (if not patented yet...).

All in all, though, it wasn't a very impressive showing. I already have a 4.8 inch screen with a 1280x720 resolution, 8mp camera, video call on mobile network support, console-like games capability, fast (potentially, faster) processor, NFC, panorama, and 4G.

They didn't do much to raise the bar, it felt more like they caught-up.

[–]universl 46 points47 points ago

all you motherfuckers get wet every time Apple release a new product and it's mostly nothing special.

Are you sure you're talking about the right website? The Anti-Apple circle jerk pretty much takes over after every announcement. Redditors compete to see who can be the first one to let everyone know how unique they are by totally not caring about Apple.

[–]HeyCarpy 10 points11 points ago

Agreed. I knew today would be a banner day for reddit bravery.

[–]Fallingdownwalls 16 points17 points ago

People are meh because it's never been about specs, people like apple products because they do the job required in a simple and straight forward fashion (look at the tablet market before the iPad, look at the phone market and specifically their OS before the iPhone).

People are prepared to use an "inferior" product if it is easier to use for e job they want, there is legitimate criticisms at how counter-intuitive windows interfaces were/are and the requirement to near enough be an IT guy (or have one) if you wanted the things to run.

Apple products have done so well because they're easy to use for the job people want, a very small portion of the people buying these things are geeks or imaginary hipsters getting each version, the huge sales just has been the increase in the market.

Now we're at the stage where people have their products (iPhone or iPad) so why the need to upgrade?

Apple did very well by continuing to raise the minimum standard in whatever field, this product has not done so so people aren't all that bothered.

[–]king_m1k3 23 points24 points ago

Long time Apple fanboy here, trying to figure out why I'm not too interested in the new iPhone.

I'm thinking it has to do with the fact that this seems like the first time where the phone is merely playing catch-up in features with comparable Android models, rather than leading the way with new innovative features.

[–]Biron5k 3 points4 points ago

The iPod Touch was changed dramatically too. It has the processor of the 4S with the bigger screen and just all this bitchin shit. I'm definitely preordering it on the 14th.

[–]Marcob10 4 points5 points ago

You're talking about two different groups of people.

[–]1kGarand 3 points4 points ago

Think of it this way:

BMW puts out new cars every year. They are attractive, cool, fast, etc, but they don't outshine their competitors all that much, but they cost a lot more. Most people think they cost more than they are worth. There are BMW haters.

Yet millions of people spend lots of money buying BMW's. It's a nice business--to sell pretty nice cars at a pretty fat profit margin. They are not about beating Lexus, but rather about maintaining their cache.

[–]bunny_hadger 16 points17 points ago

This is also the same thing that happens every time Valve updates TF2.

[–]firehead316 14 points15 points ago

I've never had an iPhone but I think I might get this one this year. Would it be worth it to get the 32GB instead of the standard 16?

[–]jackdriper 8 points9 points ago

I think this question might be better asked of /r/apple or /r/iphone. This thread is too full of circle and/or jerk.

Though yeah, it really depends on how much you use it as a media player. 16GB is likely plenty for music (you don't need 100% of your library with you all the time) but might be too small for movies/games/apps.

[–]SweetNectar 5 points6 points ago

Depends on how much you plan on using the iPhone as a media player.

[–]atheistukjewthrowawa 29 points30 points ago

I don't understand the anti-Apple circlejerk that goes on in every technology thread on Reddit. Is it because their products are really popular? Is it because you can't build it yourself and overclock it and play Skyrim on it?

[–]Shenaniganz08 5 points6 points ago

Windows User here: This just shows ignorance. I saw someone get downvoted because they were a windows user with an apple keyboard

I've had my Aluminum Apple Cinema Display (IPS Panel) for over 6 years and it still looks better than most of LCD's Displays you can buy today

[–]YouWithTheFace 62 points63 points ago

So brave.

[–]SirTrollingtonJR 38 points39 points ago

BRAVERY LEVEL: SO

[–]IXISIXI 29 points30 points ago

I just don't get the whole constant phone upgrade culture. Can't you just not be wasteful and use your phone for a few years? Am I missing something?

[–]dixiegunsmoke 16 points17 points ago

i blame Android ( and I am an Android user).

Oh you want to update your 5 month old phone to Android 4.0? Sorry you will have to buy a new one instead.

Meanwhile, the 3GS is still getting firmware updates.

[–]NextName 6 points7 points ago

I have a two-year-old phone that is running Jelly Bean. Your analogy is bad.

[–]dannighe 7 points8 points ago

Don't blame Android/Google. The update itself is available, but the manufacturers don't want to take the time to make the update how they want it to be for their own device. Every manufacturer wants it skinned their own way, and wants their own bloatware put on it, and they don't want to do that for most existing phones, unless it's one they're still pimping out and making good money off.

[–]Cyber-6 6 points7 points ago

My Nexus S is still getting updates.

[–]reddit_best_lurker 4 points5 points ago

...and became slow as shit like mine did.

[–]jmadlena 4 points5 points ago

Who said that people that buy a new phone upgrade every year? Contracts give good subsidies after two years, and with the rapid development of software and hardware in a burgeoning space, old hardware can become slow within two years. It's all about what works for you.

[–]youngchul 4 points5 points ago

Yes you can, it's just great for people in need of a new phone, to be able to buy an up-to-date one, and in this "race", Apple is one of those, who aren't throwing new phones out there all the time.

Edit: Typo

[–]H3000 15 points16 points ago

SORRY KYRRREEEEE!!!!

[–]sleepy55 87 points88 points ago

So we're back to hating Apple now? Just want to make sure my hivemind opinions get the most upvotes.

[–]SQUID_FUCKER 140 points141 points ago

Back to?

[–]TheGoomba 27 points28 points ago

Wonder how many upvotes being ambivalent about Apple gets. The bidding starts at 1.

[–]RouseHouse1013 26 points27 points ago

Best I can do is 2.

[–]ozmonatov 11 points12 points ago

This goes for pretty everything today.

[–]DrPepperNozzle 11 points12 points ago

I think you accidentally a word.

[–]Goshey 1 point2 points ago

Now i want to play tf2

[–]silentkill144 2 points3 points ago

This might be true for the "s" updates, and possibly the iPhone 4. But this release actually changes something fairly big.

[–]pawkair 129 points130 points ago

Samsung Galaxy S III, the best iPhone yet.

[–]outofband 288 points289 points ago

Yesss! Let the circlejerk flow through you!

[–]IHateTape 85 points86 points ago

I feel like the only one in the world who wants the iPhone. Have an iPhone 4s. Love it.

[–]cheechw 31 points32 points ago

Seriously? I know SO MANY PEOPLE with iPhones. It's absurd.

[–]MachinesTitan 69 points70 points ago

I have an iPhone 4, and I will be upgrading.

[–]truthie 8 points9 points ago

So gloriously plasticky!!

[–]calm_collective 15 points16 points ago

The lack of NFC chip needs more attention.

[–]prophetjohn 60 points61 points ago

I can't hear you over the zero reasons I've ever used the NFC capability of my Nexus 7.

[–]calm_collective 9 points10 points ago

Yes the technology is emerging at the moment, Apple could have really helped to push it forward. Either way, when it does finally emerge, it will be very useful and to be completely honest, I want to see the biggest company in the world being forward thinking and not resting on it's laurels.

[–]smpx 3 points4 points ago

Apple has never been a technology based company. They always opted for technology that's been matured and ensured to be a usability feature before opting in. NFC seems like such a thing, I'd imagine wireless charging as well.

[–]Dogmaster[!] 3 points4 points ago

So far.

[–]Teenreader 3 points4 points ago

Using nfc on a tablet is pretty damn lame. Quite different on a phone however.

[–]huzeyodaddy 11 points12 points ago

Fuck. I started typing some bullshit about hating the waste of always buying the new phone, Fuck Android Fuck Apple, generated garbage, poor countries that manufacture phones... Then I punched myself in the face to wake the fuck up and go back to work... lets not get distracted from why we are on here in the first place - /r/gonewild. Fapped. iPhone/Android doesn't matter as long as it shows pron. Typo intended

[–]Windows7Guy876 4 points5 points ago

I think this is a better analogy for new TF2 updates....

[–]LarryLeadFootsHead 4 points5 points ago

I intend to make the 5 my first iphone purchase. I've been a solid carrier of a flip phone sans anything except a text and talk plan since 2003. I enjoy the luxury of a smart phone and am eager to finally have my hands on the tech.

[–]sean800 4 points5 points ago

But the upgrade price is essentially 0-50 dollars. If you have the latest iphone, you can probably sell it and buy the new one with a profit. Seems like a no-brainer to me.

[–]rebeccablacklover 2 points3 points ago

I'm tagging you as 'thinks about Malibu Stacy a lot'

[–]thenerdal 1 point2 points ago

Something that Apple has sold that the competition hasn't really beat is the iPod Touch as a media consumption device. Nothing really beats it.

[–]Cerblu 0 points1 point ago

Loudmouth Lisa! StupidLisagarbageface!

[–]jzzsxm 0 points1 point ago

Hasbro does the same thing. For star wars toys they'll add helmets or change weapons or change armor.

For Nerf they always go from blue/green to orange/yellow to clear.

For GI Joe they mix and match old pieces that they buy from collectors on eBay, re-cast them using the eBay piece, and create new versions.

Whenever something stops selling as well they just rehash it or change the color, call it all new, and then re-sell it.

YAY! source: worked in Hasbro's model making department for a while

[–]rawysocki 1 point2 points ago

IwantitIwantitIwantit!

[–]Lhabs 0 points1 point ago

[–]Aphid 1 point2 points ago

I switched to android a year back, have used three separate models with three OS's, and while the capabilities are great, every single one of them has been unreliable as hell. Went through 3 droid X's (required constant reboots when they weren't rebooting themselves), droid razr (loved the phone, but had to reboot it any time I wanted to use GPS, again, random reboots), and never ONCE did I have a freeze or reboot on my old iPhone 4.

I don't believe in accepting something on brand strength, but I think I may make the switch back - supporting a single product is much easier than trying to support software on dissimilar hardware.

[–]Aiursrage2k 2 points3 points ago

So apple is putting out new hardware which is 2x as fast will run in 4x3 resolution rather than the insane 3x2 and is giving away iphones 4 for free (if your on a plan) which means better games on the phones because we can phase out the shit hardware, but I guess its a new hat to you

[–]Hameed67 2 points3 points ago

I'll get one. I'm a year in on an android phone and it's the worst phone I've ever owned. Extremely unstable OS, and ICS made it even worse