Samsung is rivalling Apple as the dominant smartphone maker

[McWatt]

Everyone I know well enough to know about their phones has dropped a phone at some point.

I think that Samsung is getting a bit of recognition now, but as an earlier post stated, it may not be effective recognition. I have a couple extended family members who have seen my GS2 a few times and are convinced they want to switch away from their iP4s to it when they get the chance. Neither of them ever remembers anything more than it's manufacturer, though, and despite the time they've spent borrowing and playing with my phone, I bet each of them will end up with another iP, mostly because they know its name.

 

[Zaap]

More and more I'm starting to see non-tech people recognize the attitude of being overly-into having an iPhone (unless you're someone's slightly spoiled wife) equates to being a total douche-nozzle. Kind of in the same league as wearing around a bluetooth headset permanently makes you look like a self-important prickwad.

I take it as a very good sign things are running their inevitable course...

 

[MrX8503]

More and more I'm starting to see non-tech people recognize the attitude of being overly-into having an iPhone (unless you're someone's slightly spoiled wife) equates to being a total douche-nozzle. Kind of in the same league as wearing around a bluetooth headset permanently makes you look like a self-important prickwad.

I take it as a very good sign things are running their inevitable course...

So having an iPhone makes you a prickwad? ok. Anyway, anecdotal evidence doesn't have much to stand on. When I was in Chicago last weekend, about 90% of smartphones I saw were iPhones. /anecdotal

 

[QueBert]

More and more I'm starting to see non-tech people recognize the attitude of being overly-into having an iPhone (unless you're someone's slightly spoiled wife) equates to being a total douche-nozzle. Kind of in the same league as wearing around a bluetooth headset permanently makes you look like a self-important prickwad.

I take it as a very good sign things are running their inevitable course...

Which is really ironic seeing how the 4S is the best selling iPhone to date. So if I understand what you're saying correctly, since it's the biggest iPhone yet, are you saying people want to be douches? Maybe I should use the 2 guys I see at my local store who seem to always be wearing a shirt with the Android mascot pissing on the Apple logo to sum up all Android owners. I mean, it is 2 people!

With the iPhone selling better than ever I'm not sure what this inevitable course might be? Except for more and more Android dudes going out of their way to try and completely poop on iPhone owners. The iPhone isn't going anywhere fyi, whichever the next one is, it will be the biggest selling single handset of that year, I'll bet you money on it right now.

 

[badb0y]

More and more I'm starting to see non-tech people recognize the attitude of being overly-into having an iPhone (unless you're someone's slightly spoiled wife) equates to being a total douche-nozzle. Kind of in the same league as wearing around a bluetooth headset permanently makes you look like a self-important prickwad.

I take it as a very good sign things are running their inevitable course...

This is very ironic lol.

 

[Patranus]

Its not hard to rival someone when you use stolen intellectual property.

 

[zerocool84]

Its not hard to rival someone when you use stolen intellectual property.

Yup, Apple has been doing that since it's early years. They're the master at that.

 

[Oyeve]

Its not hard to rival someone when you use stolen intellectual property.

Apple is the MASTER in that regard.

 

[LikeLinus]

Its not hard to rival someone when you use stolen intellectual property.

Worst argument ever and the only thing you ever bring up. Pot...meet Kettle. Apple is the king of IP theft.

 

[Zaap]

So having an iPhone makes you a prickwad? ok. Anyway, anecdotal evidence doesn't have much to stand on. When I was in Chicago last weekend, about 90% of smartphones I saw were iPhones. /anecdotal

Heh. Kneejerk reactions hinder reading comprehension every time.

As I said- being OVERLY INTO having an iPhone, like it's something that makes you special, is seen as being a douche-nozzle, not just having an iPhone. Hint: no one really gives a crap what phone someone else has, it's the attitude of some people (read: years of iFanatic nonsense) over something that's not special to anyone anymore that's the douche behavior.

You guys arguing that iPhones are becoming as common as household dirt isn't exactly disproving my point. Why would anyone think it's anything all that special for having something that's just COMMON?

 

[Oyeve]

Heh. Kneejerk reactions hinder reading comprehension every time.

As I said- being OVERLY INTO having an iPhone, like it's something that makes you special, is seen as being a douche-nozzle, not just having an iPhone. Hint: no one really gives a crap what phone someone else has, it's the attitude of some people (read: years of iFanatic nonsense) over something that's not special to anyone anymore that's the douche behavior.

You guys arguing that iPhones are becoming as common as household dirt isn't exactly disproving my point. Why would anyone think it's anything all that special for having something that's just COMMON?

I like this guy.

 

[annomander]

Heh. Kneejerk reactions hinder reading comprehension every time.

As I said- being OVERLY INTO having an iPhone, like it's something that makes you special, is seen as being a douche-nozzle, not just having an iPhone. Hint: no one really gives a crap what phone someone else has, it's the attitude of some people (read: years of iFanatic nonsense) over something that's not special to anyone anymore that's the douche behavior.

But then the Android fans are certainly catching up in douchebag behavour, theres lots of Android fans that seem to think having a Android phone makes them superior to anyone with a iPhone, case in point, see your post.

 

[zerocool84]

But then the Android fans are certainly catching up in douchebag behavour, theres lots of Android fans that seem to think having a Android phone makes them superior to anyone with a iPhone, case in point, see your post.

Both sides, as we can see from so many threads getting locked, are equally bad. It's like Nvidia vs ATI, PS3 vs Xbox 360.

 

[annomander]

Both sides, as we can see from so many threads getting locked, are equally bad. It's like Nvidia vs ATI, PS3 vs Xbox 360.

Quite agree, I hope they both have a healthy future, otherwise I've wasted money

 

[Sloper]

You know, Apple spent ~3yrs or whatever developing the iphone. If they simply just copied they must be the laziest, most inefficient employees on earth!

 

[Oyeve]

You know, Apple spent ~3yrs or whatever developing the iphone. If they simply just copied they must be the laziest, most inefficient employees on earth!

No one knows how long it took to develope, what ideas they may have stolen or from whom. All your googling will not yield proof. Only the apple developers in the back rooms and steve know.

 

[WelshBloke]

No one knows how long it took to develope, what ideas they may have stolen or from whom. All your googling will not yield proof. Only the apple developers in the back rooms and steve know.

The actual hardware probably didnt take that long. iOS was probably in development for quite awhile though.