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]]> By: Dimitry http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-5629 Dimitry Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:36:45 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/#comment-5629 Yeah, bad call on Y! stock :p Still going down down down Yeah, bad call on Y! stock :p

Still going down down down

]]> By: Sri http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-5628 Sri Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:23:41 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/#comment-5628 AAPL just posted solid earnings!!! Dammit...i sold apple a few days back for 52.50!!!! The pain... Instead I banked on losers such as Intel and Yahoo. The pain!! Apple must be doing something right! There might be other, better music players out there...but honestly speaking....people are buying Ipod's for the cool factor. Design + marketing + Pioneer is helping apple in a BIG WAY. As frugal as I am, I do not want to purchase a comparable mp3 player. I want an IPOD...and thats it. Why? Because somehow it is ingrained in my mind that Ipod is the MP3 player and all other players are wannabe's. This is the same mentality I have coming from an Asian country. Everyone buys a Mercedes to announce to the world that they have made it. not a lexus, not a bmw, not a lincoln....but a mercedes. So as soon as I could afford a used mercedes, I bought one....this wasnt the wisest decision because I could have bought the top of the line Accord, Camry, comparable american cars which would have given me better peace of mind and resale value. So frugality is lost when it comes to sentiments + ingrained behavior. In summary: What sells? Design+Marketing+(being a)Pioneer What buys? Sentiments+Ingrained behavior AAPL just posted solid earnings!!! Dammit…i sold apple a few days back for 52.50!!!! The pain…

Instead I banked on losers such as Intel and Yahoo. The pain!!

Apple must be doing something right!

There might be other, better music players out there…but honestly speaking….people are buying Ipod’s for the cool factor.

Design + marketing + Pioneer is helping apple in a BIG WAY.

As frugal as I am, I do not want to purchase a comparable mp3 player. I want an IPOD…and thats it. Why? Because somehow it is ingrained in my mind that Ipod is the MP3 player and all other players are wannabe’s.

This is the same mentality I have coming from an Asian country. Everyone buys a Mercedes to announce to the world that they have made it. not a lexus, not a bmw, not a lincoln….but a mercedes. So as soon as I could afford a used mercedes, I bought one….this wasnt the wisest decision because I could have bought the top of the line Accord, Camry, comparable american cars which would have given me better peace of mind and resale value.

So frugality is lost when it comes to sentiments + ingrained behavior.

In summary:
What sells? Design+Marketing+(being a)Pioneer
What buys? Sentiments+Ingrained behavior

]]> By: noah http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-5617 noah Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:37:36 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/#comment-5617 Dimitry, It may seem contradictory but the problem was I couldn't find that link to download Quicktime. It is bundled with iTunes and not something easy to find so I wanted to provide it for whoever needs it. Bundling is good for them and bad for us. Dimitry,

It may seem contradictory but the problem was I couldn’t find that link to download Quicktime. It is bundled with iTunes and not something easy to find so I wanted to provide it for whoever needs it. Bundling is good for them and bad for us.

]]> By: Noah Brier http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-5614 Noah Brier Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:09:48 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/#comment-5614 I hate those Apple commercials myself. I don't want to be the prick Mac guy who thinks he's that much cooler than the PC guy. Argh, they drive me crazy. (Working on an entry all about it, just haven't gotten it done yet.) I hate those Apple commercials myself. I don’t want to be the prick Mac guy who thinks he’s that much cooler than the PC guy. Argh, they drive me crazy. (Working on an entry all about it, just haven’t gotten it done yet.)

]]> By: Dimitry http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-5609 Dimitry Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:54:39 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/#comment-5609 That's highly unlikely... New iPod Nanos are coming soon, same with new iWork package and how about those super powerful desktops of theirs? Those are going to come out soon as well. With all that scheduled within next few quarters, I highly doubt Apple will take a dive. As to the main topic, I think you contradicted yourself in your first point. You don't HAVE to download iTunes to get Quicktime, obviously there's that link to prove that. Reason they do it is to promote iTunes and that makes perfect strategic sense. I do agree that Apple's QA needs more work. I think with a huge expansion lately, that department hasn't really kept up with the growth. Then again, hopefully with the mistake they made with the new white MacBook (not the Pro ones, those are metal) they will learn a lesson for the future. Dimitry That’s highly unlikely…

New iPod Nanos are coming soon, same with new iWork package and how about those super powerful desktops of theirs? Those are going to come out soon as well. With all that scheduled within next few quarters, I highly doubt Apple will take a dive.

As to the main topic, I think you contradicted yourself in your first point. You don’t HAVE to download iTunes to get Quicktime, obviously there’s that link to prove that. Reason they do it is to promote iTunes and that makes perfect strategic sense.

I do agree that Apple’s QA needs more work. I think with a huge expansion lately, that department hasn’t really kept up with the growth. Then again, hopefully with the mistake they made with the new white MacBook (not the Pro ones, those are metal) they will learn a lesson for the future.

Dimitry

]]> By: Paul McEnany http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-5604 Paul McEnany Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:13:28 +0000 http://okdork.com/2006/07/18/people-experience-whats-up-with-apple/#comment-5604 Apple is so friggin' close to taking a huge fall. The product quality issues have been a problem, and they're on the verge of a serious cool wearout. And you know that guy that always talks about how cool he is, welll, that usually means he's a fucking dork, and that's Apple right now. I've heard enough of them telling me how cool they are. Apple is so friggin’ close to taking a huge fall. The product quality issues have been a problem, and they’re on the verge of a serious cool wearout. And you know that guy that always talks about how cool he is, welll, that usually means he’s a fucking dork, and that’s Apple right now. I’ve heard enough of them telling me how cool they are.

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