"And the crowd goes mild"
so awkward for everyone involved, amazing :D
The traditional hoopla around the latest iPhone upgrade seemed to go off as planned last week with queues of apparently sane people waiting outside Apple stores around the world. UK queues were well down on recent years, partly due to restrictions which meant only pre-ordered phones were available to collect. Orchestrated …
Did you bother to read the article
"Orchestrated queues usually only appeared outside Apple stores – you could usually walk straight into an O2 shop and pick up the phone without being photographed or high-fived by over-excited staff."
I can imagine the excitement of some people to stand in line and receive their new shiny shiny, the first time that they ever bought a smart phone
What I really can't understand is that some of those poor sods return and do it again and again.
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
Georges Carlin
"They're the kind of sad losers whose self worth and validation is tied in to owning the latest trendy gadgets. A lot of them probably still live with their parents."
Not sure the iPhone is trendy any longer. It is a lot more expensive than the previous version though - maybe because that scarce resource "innovation" is missing, just like the headphone socket. Even shiny black was available on the iPhone 3
What I really can't understand is that some of those poor sods return and do it again and again.
I was in a store yesterday that had the iPhone 6, 6s, and 7 displayed next to each other. From the front, there was no way to tell them apart.
Clearly, this Sir Jony's clever hat-tip to those great old-skool designs from 2014. It also ties in brilliantly with Macs, which are powered by the retro CPUs and chipsets of years gone by.
Maybe they've already had it up to here with flaky Lightning charger cords, and would prefer not to double down on the experience. Maybe they like to charge their phone and use headphones at the same time.
Screw Apple. Over the years, I've bought five of them. I can't see ever buying one that lacks a headphone socket. Arrogant wankers.
"Screw Apple. Over the years, I've bought five of them. I can't see ever buying one that lacks a headphone socket."
I can't remember all the tears and the bed wetting that is going on over the absence of a 3.5mm socket on the iPhone happening for the Moto-Z or the many Samsung phones that don't have a 3.5mm socket. What is it with Apple/Android fanboys that they have to have an emotional breakdown over something like this?
Re. Apple iPhone 7. No headphone socket (except via stupid Lightning adapter).
Apple Fanboi settles down in Seat 13C for his 12-hour flight. Enjoying his newfangled wireless Apple Earbud iThingies. Flight Attendant taps him on shoulder, and reminds him that *all* wireless devices and functions are still banned on this airline.
Says, "Please turn off *all* of your iPhone's wireless functions, including Bluetooth, and including your far too obvious wireless earphones. They're wireless and thus not permitted. Turn them off. Thank you, enjoy the rest of your flight."