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Old 04-16-2010, 09:59 AM   #71
BlackEleven
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Originally Posted by Rathji View Post
I am amazed at Apple.

They have managed to convince a rather large population segment to buy seriously high quality hardware at a slightly inflated price when all most of them do with it is surf the internet and play some music or use a word processor.

If nothing else they have a good business plan.
It's not really that amazing.

It's the same reason people buy cars that can go triple the speed limit or buy SUVs with serious off-road capabilities and drive them in the city or buy a 5000 sq ft house for 2 people. How many of those people use their purchases to their full potential ? Not many.

It has very little to do with need. It's all about want. And that's nothing unique to Apple, it's just the consumer culture we live in.
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