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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Seriously?
On topic...
I think you saying the iPhone changed the way you LIVE, proves what a charismatic salesmen he was. The iPad wasn't magical, but he made you think it was.
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I am a salesman at the end of the day, And there is a saying, you cannot bs a bs'er.
The iPhone absolutely did change the way I live. How I organized my day, accessed information, and communicated with people, stored my business contacts. I did away with carrying a little black notebook I carried for years and years. When the iPad came, away went the day timer.
Sure there were blackberries first, the Palm and a lot of other smartphones, but none did it with the awesome balance of functionality and fun that Apple did it. Plus the average Joe could use it. I remember trying to put things on, or configure my blackberry, I gave up, since you had to be a total computer nerd to figure it out. Apple simplified it for the masses, and others are now following suit. My 70 year parents love their iPhones and iPad for god sakes... because they can figure out how to use it.
I know its cool in geek circles to hate on Apple, as we are all a bunch of iSheep. But there is a reason Apple is a massive success, and Jobs was the backbone of it. I have seen in a 3.5 year period, our company convert from me as the early adopting iPhone dork in a sea of 25 Blackberries, to a sea of iPhones with 2 blackberry dorks that can't wait for their contracts to expire. That is more than "just a fad" or "Good salesmanship".
If I could only keep one 'thing' and I had to give up all else, my iPhone is that thing.
Edit: Also to add the iPhone truly did change my life, as without it, and my quit smoking app in my pocket all day, there is no way I would have been able to quit. So yeah, it did change my life.