the word 'prosumer' is stupid

[ElFenix]

anyone else with me?

 

[mugs]

It does sound stupid... but it also describes a distinct market segment and does so pretty effectively. What do you suggest as a replacement?

 

[SSSnail]

Originally posted by: mugs
It does sound stupid... but it also describes a distinct market segment and does so pretty effectively. What do you suggest as a replacement?

Yuppies' gears?

 

[her209]

It is stupid.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: SSSnail

Originally posted by: mugs
It does sound stupid... but it also describes a distinct market segment and does so pretty effectively. What do you suggest as a replacement?

Yuppies' gears?

 

[Howard]

Would you prefer "hobbyist"?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: mugs
It does sound stupid... but it also describes a distinct market segment and does so pretty effectively. What do you suggest as a replacement?

Agreed - it really does define the niche market of technologists and while it sounds a bit odd, I don't know of a better alternative.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Is "e-penis" any better?

 

[ed21x]

"early adopters" >> "prosumers"

 

[LordMorpheus]

I like Hobbyist.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Never heard the word before. What I guessed it meant turned out to be a lot stupider than what it actually means.

(somewhere in marketing)

Bob: Bill, have you noticed that that word consumer sort of has a negative sound to it?

Bill: Not really Bob.

Bob: You see it's the whole "con" part of the word. It just makes being a consumer sound like a bad thing.

Bill: Maybe we should change it to "pro"sumer.

Bob: That's brilliant Bill! Why, people would buy more than ever before if they were "pro"sumers!

Bill: I'll get on it boss.

 

[mobobuff]

A prosumer product will appeal to someone who has no superior knowledge or experience beyond that of a normal consumer but is willing to pay more for a product that they don't know how to use.

Any person who knows what they want and knows how to use it doesn't need any classification of a product.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
A prosumer product will appeal to someone who has no superior knowledge or experience beyond that of a normal consumer but is willing to pay more for a product that they don't know how to use.

I know nothing about photography but I'm exactly the type of person who would buy a dSLR, hoping to go from 'which way do you point this' to 1337 in about two weeks.

 

[grrl]

The word isn't great, but it has never really bothered me. Like mugs said, most people know what it means.

Originally posted by: mobobuff
A prosumer product will appeal to someone who has no superior knowledge or experience beyond that of a normal consumer but is willing to pay more for a product that they don't know how to use.

Any person who knows what they want and knows how to use it doesn't need any classification of a product.

Apparently it's easier to be 'clever' than to provide a real reply. If you look at the Nikon line their prosumer cameras fill a definite and well-defined market. The consumer models are full of (IMO largely useless) autoexposure modes for those who either don't know how to don't wish to work with aperature, shutter and ISO. The prosumer cameras eliminate all that and provide better controls and ergonomics for both serious amatueurs and pros. If you read around you will see that many pros use at least one prosumer body in addition to the top-of-the-line models.

 

[TheNewbie]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
Is "e-penis" any better?

:thumbsup:

 

[sdifox]

It's most prevalent in the photography world. I have not heard it anywhere else. And it describes the people who want to just buy it once and grow their skill and hopefully move to the pro segment with their skills. I don't see why that is an issue.

 

[shocksyde]

I'm on the fence with this one. It does sound silly, but it does have it's place in the market.

 

[jjones]

I can't say I've ever heard the term used, but it doesn't matter to me anyway. One day I might go out and buy something for idiots, the next I might buy something for professionals, or anything in between. I'm crazy like that; they can put their best marketing geniuses on it and they'll still never pigeonhole me.

 

[GoatMonkey]

I'll stick to being an amateursumer.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

not as stupid as putting BOUGHT on a for sale sign.

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: sdifox
It's most prevalent in the photography world. I have not heard it anywhere else. And it describes the people who want to just buy it once and grow their skill and hopefully move to the pro segment with their skills. I don't see why that is an issue.

The home recording market uses it too.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
not as stupid as putting BOUGHT on a for sale sign.

:thumbsup: