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  • Evil Chris
    OG
    • Dec 2001
    • 13249

    #1

    Congratulations Apple, you're training us to hate you

    Another new iPhone coming (too) soon.
    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Apple-...554243925.html

    I'm happy with my iPhone4. I upgraded to it from one of the original silverbacks.
    But imagine the people who are still on a 3GS contract with their provider, or those who just signed a new contract for an iPhone4. Now version 5 will be delivering in the fall.

    iPad 2 is already out, and those who recently put down their money for the first one must be thinking WTF.

    I won't be getting an iPad, I won't be getting a Macbook, and my next eventual phone will may or may not be Apple. I'm not being led around by the nose by Steve Jobs.


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  • RyuLion
    • Mar 2003
    • 32381

    #2
    Thank goodness I haven't spent any $$ on iphones..

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    • Phoenix
      BACON BACON BACON
      • Nov 2002
      • 35475

      #3
      i go through a phone like every 4 years

      its getting to be too much ;)
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      • Barefootsies
        Choice is an Illusion
        • Feb 2005
        • 42635

        #4
        Originally posted by Evil Chris
        iPad 2 is already out, and those who recently put down their money for the first one must be thinking WTF.
        Technology is moving fast sweet pea. Which would explain why Best Buy is now offering their 'buy back' incentive to keep up. Buck your seatbelt.

        Originally posted by Evil Chris
        I won't be getting an iPad, I won't be getting a Macbook, and my next eventual phone will may or may not be Apple. I'm not being led around by the nose by Steve Jobs.
        I'm sure Jobs will be losing sleep over this declaration.
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        • Chosen
          • Aug 2001
          • 63151

          #5

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          • twinkley
            Confirmed User
            • Feb 2001
            • 807

            #6
            This isn't Apple-centric at all LOL

            How many "Droid" phones have launched just in the last year alone?

            The windows phone?

            Laptop Types? Tablets?

            I'm excited for the Iphone5. I got my 3 shortly before the 3GS came out, and skipped the 4 due to the "lefties" reception issue. I am ready for a 5.

            I have an Ipad1, and will eventually upgrade to a 2, but I don't see the need to pay the "geek tax" every time to have the latest/greatest.

            Like with all tech, it's a matter of picking your battles :p

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            • woj
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              • Jul 2002
              • 47880

              #7
              Originally posted by Barefootsies
              Technology is moving fast sweet pea. Which would explain why Best Buy is now offering their 'buy back' incentive to keep up. Buck your seatbelt.
              They are jerking people around on purpose to squeeze as much $$ out of them as possible...
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              • Barefootsies
                Choice is an Illusion
                • Feb 2005
                • 42635

                #8
                Originally posted by woj
                They are jerking people around on purpose to squeeze as much $$ out of them as possible...
                A.K.A. "big business". Just like the oil companies for an example.

                If you do not like it, do not buy it. Vote with your pocket book.

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                • Vendot
                  Confirmed User
                  • May 2002
                  • 3376

                  #9
                  Just Chill. So you wont have the most upto date iphone in the world. If Tommy up the street starts boasting about his iphone 5, you can always push him face first into a puddle.

                  Besides, itll probably be radioactive with all the new bits Japan can finally ship.....
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                  • NaughtyRob
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                    • Nov 2004
                    • 29602

                    #10
                    They come out with a new one every year. It has been every June until this year. No surprise.
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                    • Rochard
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                      • Dec 2001
                      • 75764

                      #11
                      Why do people feel the burning need to have the newest phone? I have the original android phone. Is this new Iphone any better than what you have right now? Can you still make phone calls? Take pictures? Buy music? Hit the Internet? What does this new version do that you MUST HAVE?

                      I never understood this need to have the "newest".
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                      • Grapesoda
                        So Fucking Banned
                        • Jul 2003
                        • 46234

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Evil Chris
                        I'm not being led around by the nose by Steve Jobs.
                        evil chris snaps out of his 'mac coma'

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                        • Grapesoda
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 46234

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Rochard
                          Why do people feel the burning need to have the newest phone? I have the original android phone. Is this new Iphone any better than what you have right now? Can you still make phone calls? Take pictures? Buy music? Hit the Internet? What does this new version do that you MUST HAVE?

                          I never understood this need to have the "newest".
                          my issue is keyboard size only

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                          • Amputate Your Head
                            There can be only one
                            • Aug 2001
                            • 39075

                            #14
                            I use an anonymous Tracfone.... no frills whatsoever. And I love it. I won't play the 'gotta have the newest' game.
                            SIG TOO BIG

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                            • Evil Chris
                              OG
                              • Dec 2001
                              • 13249

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Rochard
                              Why do people feel the burning need to have the newest phone? I have the original android phone. Is this new Iphone any better than what you have right now? Can you still make phone calls? Take pictures? Buy music? Hit the Internet? What does this new version do that you MUST HAVE?

                              I never understood this need to have the "newest".
                              The chipset of the latest iPhones are impressive, as is the retina display. I was very happy with my upgrade from the 1st gen to iPhone4. I'm not sure how they're going to improve on this one apart from it having a faster processor, and hopefully Facetime capable without wifi.


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                              • JFK
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                                • Jan 2002
                                • 67369

                                #16
                                I use a BB, no iPhone for me

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                                • Evil Chris
                                  OG
                                  • Dec 2001
                                  • 13249

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by bm bradley
                                  evil chris snaps out of his 'mac coma'
                                  haha...
                                  Well I've never owned a Mac and I don't ever plan on it either.

                                  Hell... for about $349 you can now get an HP laptop that does 99% of everything you'll ever need to do on a computer.


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                                  • 96ukssob
                                    So Fucking Banananananas
                                    • Mar 2003
                                    • 12991

                                    #18
                                    if you dont like it, dont buy it

                                    I say this in every one of these threads... each time a new phone comes out, I easily sell my "old" model within an hour of posting in on craigslist for more than what it cost me for a new one.

                                    Last time I sold my iPhone 3GS for $400 and paid $300 for my iPhone 4. Yes I had to sign a contract but I get a new phone each year (business plan... AT&T <3's me). If I wanted to cancel my contract, I could sell my iPhone 4 right now for $550 easy and recoup my initial $300 cost plus the $250 to cancel the contract.

                                    As I see it, probably the best investment ever and I thank Apple for rolling out new phones each year
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                                    • potter
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Dec 2004
                                      • 6559

                                      #19
                                      I typically always get the new one, but it's usually free so I don't see what the big deal is?

                                      When I bought my 3G, it cost me $199. When the iPhone4 came out, it was also at a price of $199. I bought it, put my 3G up for sale on ebay and a week later it finished (sold) for $181.

                                      ... So my iPhone4 cost me a grand total of $18.

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                                      • CDSmith
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                                        • May 2001
                                        • 51460

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Barefootsies
                                        Technology is moving fast sweet pea.

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                                        • The Heron
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Apr 2001
                                          • 4496

                                          #21
                                          I've heard of this thing 'angry birds' apparently it is the must have for EVERYONE. I guess I need an iphone or smart phone or somethin to play this 'angry birds' that will make me smarter and more productive... oh wait.

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                                          • gleem
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Jun 2001
                                            • 5593

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Evil Chris
                                            Another new iPhone coming (too) soon.
                                            http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Apple-...554243925.html

                                            I'm happy with my iPhone4. I upgraded to it from one of the original silverbacks.
                                            But imagine the people who are still on a 3GS contract with their provider, or those who just signed a new contract for an iPhone4. Now version 5 will be delivering in the fall.

                                            iPad 2 is already out, and those who recently put down their money for the first one must be thinking WTF.

                                            I won't be getting an iPad, I won't be getting a Macbook, and my next eventual phone will may or may not be Apple. I'm not being led around by the nose by Steve Jobs.
                                            Well that's just dumb, when it comes to phones mimimum product cycle SHOULD be every year, in my book they are too slow with their refreshes.

                                            What would you want them to do , not refresh their product line for 5 years and get years behind technology and other competitors? Buy a phone when you need it, and when it's outlived it's usefulness, breaks or a new model comes out with a feature you have to have buy it.

                                            I used my iphone 3g for like 4 years and I just upgraded to iphone 4, I usually wait 2 refreshes before upgrading. If you have to have the newest phone each time one comes out just to have it, that is just retarded and you are playing into their hand.




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                                            • Stef.
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                                              • Feb 2009
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                                              #23
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                                              • VikingMan
                                                Exploiting human weakness
                                                • Jan 2008
                                                • 6870

                                                #24
                                                Wake me up when Iphone has a slide out keyboard.

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                                                • DamianJ
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Jul 2006
                                                  • 15808

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Evil Chris
                                                  Another new iPhone coming (too) soon.
                                                  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Apple-...554243925.html

                                                  I'm happy with my iPhone4. I upgraded to it from one of the original silverbacks.
                                                  But imagine the people who are still on a 3GS contract with their provider, or those who just signed a new contract for an iPhone4. Now version 5 will be delivering in the fall.

                                                  iPad 2 is already out, and those who recently put down their money for the first one must be thinking WTF.

                                                  I won't be getting an iPad, I won't be getting a Macbook, and my next eventual phone will may or may not be Apple. I'm not being led around by the nose by Steve Jobs.
                                                  NEWSFLASH!

                                                  Apple make a new iphone EVERY YEAR and have done FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS!

                                                  The solution is to BUY your handset out-right, and resell it every year. I've done this for the last three years.

                                                  It ASTOUNDS me how people moan that a company is making its shit better.

                                                  /me shakes his head

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                                                  • datatank
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Aug 2004
                                                    • 5471

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by Evil Chris
                                                    Another new iPhone coming (too) soon.
                                                    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Apple-...554243925.html

                                                    I'm happy with my iPhone4. I upgraded to it from one of the original silverbacks.
                                                    But imagine the people who are still on a 3GS contract with their provider, or those who just signed a new contract for an iPhone4. Now version 5 will be delivering in the fall.

                                                    iPad 2 is already out, and those who recently put down their money for the first one must be thinking WTF.

                                                    I won't be getting an iPad, I won't be getting a Macbook, and my next eventual phone will may or may not be Apple. I'm not being led around by the nose by Steve Jobs.
                                                    From the looks of the sales data just released not many people agree with you..

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                                                    • potter
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Dec 2004
                                                      • 6559

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by lumenus
                                                      Wake me up when Iphone has a slide out keyboard.
                                                      oh god no, i hope they don't

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                                                      • 19teenporn
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Apr 2011
                                                        • 3034

                                                        #28
                                                        Dude...
                                                        If you buy any Apple product, you know it will be updated every single year.
                                                        So, why all the whining?

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                                                        • Evil Chris
                                                          OG
                                                          • Dec 2001
                                                          • 13249

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Evil Chris
                                                          But imagine the people who are still on a 3GS contract with their provider, or those who just signed a new contract for an iPhone4. Now version 5 will be delivering in the fall.
                                                          I'm not whining, just stating how the continuous upgrades must piss off those who are signing into agreements with their providers.

                                                          Personally, I have never been on contract to a provider. I always buy my phones outright, in fact FIDO comp'd my iPhone4 last July for nothing.

                                                          However, the majority of users go on contract. That's where they make the bulk of their money.


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                                                          • 12clicks
                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                            • Jan 2001
                                                            • 19814

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Evil Chris
                                                            Another new iPhone coming (too) soon.
                                                            http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Apple-...554243925.html

                                                            I'm happy with my iPhone4. I upgraded to it from one of the original silverbacks.
                                                            But imagine the people who are still on a 3GS contract with their provider, or those who just signed a new contract for an iPhone4. Now version 5 will be delivering in the fall.

                                                            iPad 2 is already out, and those who recently put down their money for the first one must be thinking WTF.

                                                            I won't be getting an iPad, I won't be getting a Macbook, and my next eventual phone will may or may not be Apple. I'm not being led around by the nose by Steve Jobs.
                                                            I have an iphone4, a new Mac book, and an iPad1
                                                            I'm perfectly happy and will upgrade as I see fit.
                                                            Not sure what the drama is about
                                                            I'm not a dinosaur, I'm a crocodile. I've seen dinosaurs come and go and I'm left unimpressed.

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                                                            • Black All Through
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                                                              • Oct 2010
                                                              • 2078

                                                              #31
                                                              I'm just wondering if the iPad had the same install
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                                                              • jimmycooper
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • May 2010
                                                                • 4016

                                                                #32
                                                                Some people just don't like big companies.

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                                                                • tiger
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Apr 2002
                                                                  • 6986

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Don't buy apple products if you aren't willing to fork out more money for the latest upgrades most people know that.

                                                                  If you want a device that doesn't nickel and dime you for every little tech advance get a droid.

                                                                  Nothing wrong with the iphone or apple for that matter, just be ready to pay the apple premium as you do with all apple products.

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                                                                  • Scott McD
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                                                                    • Nov 2002
                                                                    • 67792

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Don't like it, don't buy it!


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                                                                    • lexeigh
                                                                      Registered User
                                                                      • Oct 2010
                                                                      • 34

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Apple is currently King and pure genius. If you don't agree they don't care. They have enough that bow down already. Oh to be the King.
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                                                                      • Loki
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                                                                        • Feb 2004
                                                                        • 4420

                                                                        #36
                                                                        I have the iPhone 3GS, the ONLY thing that appeals to me about the 4 is the front and back cameras and the "Face Time" app, but I don't feel "I gotta have it"

                                                                        Same will go for the 5 when it hits, when I'm up for a "free (or cheap) upgrade I'll move up to whatever, but I'm really in no big ass rush.

                                                                        I still hate the fact that in order to dev for their App store I MUST have a mac (or a hackintosh)

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                                                                        • Grapesoda
                                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                                          • Jul 2003
                                                                          • 46234

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                                          I use an anonymous Tracfone.... no frills whatsoever. And I love it. I won't play the 'gotta have the newest' game.
                                                                          you aren't setting schedules with models and agencies as well as clients all day either

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                                                                          • Sagi
                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                            • Feb 2011
                                                                            • 38

                                                                            #38
                                                                            A new phone coming out that costs $400 gets you upset? Ever buy a car and then see a new model come out the next year?

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                                                                            • DatingGold
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                                                                              • Feb 2003
                                                                              • 13185

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Their stock with up $8.50 today.. made me happy
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                                                                              • Amputate Your Head
                                                                                There can be only one
                                                                                • Aug 2001
                                                                                • 39075

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by bm bradley
                                                                                you aren't setting schedules with models and agencies as well as clients all day either
                                                                                No, but I know people that do, and are fully capable of doing it without an iPhone.
                                                                                SIG TOO BIG

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                                                                                • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
                                                                                  (felis madjewicus)
                                                                                  • Jul 2006
                                                                                  • 20368

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by Barefootsies
                                                                                  If you do not like it, do not buy it. Vote with your pocket book.
                                                                                  Uhh, I'm pretty sure that was exactly his point in the original post. If they keep pulling shit he's thinking about putting his money elsewhere.

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                                                                                  • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
                                                                                    (felis madjewicus)
                                                                                    • Jul 2006
                                                                                    • 20368

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    I have had the same shit flip phone for like 5 years now. It makes calls perfectly fine. Mission accomplished. It's your own damn fault if you're rushing out to buy something you don't really need just to be "caught up" with the rest of the herd. I still don't see the necessity for me to run out and buy an expensive smartphone to do computer stuff when I already have a desktop, a laptop, a netbook, bllablabla. But I guess some people just gotta have the internet strapped to their ass 24/7.

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                                                                                    • jollyperv
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                                                                                      • Nov 2001
                                                                                      • 3927

                                                                                      #43
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                                                                                      • mineistaken
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                                                                                        • Apr 2007
                                                                                        • 29656

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by Evil Chris
                                                                                        Another new iPhone coming (too) soon.
                                                                                        http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Apple-...554243925.html

                                                                                        I'm happy with my iPhone4. I upgraded to it from one of the original silverbacks.
                                                                                        But imagine the people who are still on a 3GS contract with their provider, or those who just signed a new contract for an iPhone4. Now version 5 will be delivering in the fall.

                                                                                        iPad 2 is already out, and those who recently put down their money for the first one must be thinking WTF.

                                                                                        I won't be getting an iPad, I won't be getting a Macbook, and my next eventual phone will may or may not be Apple. I'm not being led around by the nose by Steve Jobs.
                                                                                        You sound like its mandatory to buy every new gadget apple releases EVERY phone company release phones so fast, no one says you must buy every one of them.

                                                                                        PS: hate to advocate because I am apple hater, but must be objective a little bit

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                                                                                        • potter
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                                                                                          • Dec 2004
                                                                                          • 6559

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by Sagi
                                                                                          A new phone coming out that costs $400 gets you upset? Ever buy a car and then see a new model come out the next year?

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