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Why do people buy Apple products?

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Serious question, why do people buy apple products?

In general they are overpriced compared to the competition, arguably there are always superior alternatives from competitors and they lock you into the Apple DNA which is a single vendor closed environment designed to get you pay for items you have little need for or often used to get for free.

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People in general are gullible. New item comes out, there's a queue a mile long outside each store. Great marketing or.......??
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Brain dead consumers?

God forbid they have to think for themselves, do some research as well as comparisons to other products.

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they got a jump on the market and so consumers who have invested in the itunes store are pretty much forced to stay with apple products.

i would hate to think of how much i have spent in itunes.

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i .have no idea why ?
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I used windows (Asus specifically) for years

I bought a MBP six months ago...suits me perfectly and haven't regretted it.

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I too use. Asus and am quite happy with all my products, although I believe there has to be a better Japanese. ime for android. I'm hope to avoid that problem by buying one here.
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Quite simply they market themselves better than any of their competitors and invoke a sense of brand loyalty regardless if the others produce better goods.

Whilst I am not a fan of their IOS and being stuck using that terrible program iTunes, the Macs are great computers to use...I try to avoid using PC whenever possible.
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There is a huge demand for Apple products, due to its product excellence and brand name.

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They work! Since moving from PC to Mac life has been much simpler.

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Hi friends..!
I think every product of apple is unique and good in quality .Now a days apple products is also become a standard.
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admin wrote:Serious question, why do people buy apple products?
Old thread, but the answer is probably because of things like this

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bob saget wrote:
admin wrote:Serious question, why do people buy apple products?
Old thread, but the answer is probably because of things like this
delete emails if you dont know who they are from, dont even open them. simples!
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El Paso del Norte wrote:
bob saget wrote:
admin wrote:Serious question, why do people buy apple products?
Old thread, but the answer is probably because of things like this
delete emails if you dont know who they are from, dont even open them. simples!
You'd think it would be that easy, but if Queensland University of Technology couldn't stop it, good luck to the rest of the population :wink:

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bob saget wrote:
El Paso del Norte wrote:
delete emails if you dont know who they are from, dont even open them. simples!
You'd think it would be that easy, but if Queensland University of Technology couldn't stop it, good luck to the rest of the population :wink:
that's because some retard uni student opened the email and unleashed it on the network
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El Paso del Norte wrote:
bob saget wrote:
El Paso del Norte wrote:
delete emails if you dont know who they are from, dont even open them. simples!
You'd think it would be that easy, but if Queensland University of Technology couldn't stop it, good luck to the rest of the population :wink:
that's because some retard uni student opened the email and unleashed it on the network
So we're agreeing that it really is just that easy, isn't it? :lol: If a network can be brought down by one Windows user's double click, there's a big problem with the OS!

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bob saget wrote:
El Paso del Norte wrote:
that's because some retard uni student opened the email and unleashed it on the network
So we're agreeing that it really is just that easy, isn't it? :lol: If a network can be brought down by one Windows user's double click, there's a big problem with the OS!
don't disagree

at the same time, its a bit like saying cars have massive problems if by the simple press of the accelerator you can drive it straight through the lounge room wall of your house!

as I said, lucky I know how to drive a car :wink:
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You're on to something. Training and passing a test before you're allowed to use Windows solo sounds like a good idea!

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bob saget wrote:You're on to something. Training and passing a test before you're allowed to use Windows solo sounds like a good idea!
I was expecting another response from you. Something along the lines of...

"true, but now imagine there was a car out there that wouldn't allow you to accidently drive into a building. Which would you chose?"
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El Paso del Norte wrote:I was expecting another response from you. Something along the lines of...

"true, but now imagine there was a car out there that wouldn't allow you to accidently drive into a building. Which would you chose?"
Hang in there champ, you'll get better at the Internet with practice.

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bob saget wrote:
El Paso del Norte wrote:I was expecting another response from you. Something along the lines of...

"true, but now imagine there was a car out there that wouldn't allow you to accidently drive into a building. Which would you chose?"
Hang in there champ, you'll get better at the Internet with practice.
I sure do hope so!

sometimes i feel like ill never be good at anything :(
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El Paso del Norte wrote:sometimes i feel like ill never be good at anything :(
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bob saget wrote:
El Paso del Norte wrote:sometimes i feel like ill never be good at anything :(
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burst into fucken tears when i read this post.

you really know how to touch a raw nerve
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