Re: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET

[Angie Nutt]

I, too, didn’t upgrade this time; didn’t see anything new I really wanted and 
like my rose gold phone, the colours sound boring on the latest. I like the 
idea of wireless charging though, especially when Apple bring their charger  
out which is supposed to do the watch as well. 

As to bells and whistles being a little light: I think it’s hard for phone 
manufacturers to keep bringing out really new innovations; it feels like we’ve 
reached a plateau.

All the best
Angie
> On 12 Feb 2018, at 16:09, joediner...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Interesting article and I agree with a lot of things in it. I started with a 
> 4s and every 2 years have done an upgrade andthis year I gave it a pass 
> because the bells and whistles were a little light in volume and I didn’t 
> hear them LOL…the iPhone X was just not happening $1000 for  phone…don’t 
> think so almost got tempted at Black Friday but stayed strong this year I 
> will probably make an upgrade  but right now nothing is exciting in new 
> developments. Obviously this is my personal opinion .
>  
> Joe
>  
> Joseph DiNero PGK, FDD
> Executive Secretary 
> Knights of Columbus 
> Suffolk County Chapter 
> joediner...@gmail.com <mailto:joediner...@gmail.com>
> 631-648-0575 – Home
> 516-697-5104 – Mobile
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com 
> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of John Panarese
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 9:52 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
> Subject: Re: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET
>  
>I know, off the top of my head, seven people using the iPhone X, including 
> my sister, brother in-law and cousin, and they all have told me they love it. 
> A couple had to get used to the lack of a home button and complained about it 
> the first few weeks, but it doesn't bother them any more.
>  
> 
> Take Care
> 
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> Mac for the Blind
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> 
>> On Feb 12, 2018, at 12:23 AM, David Moore <jesusloves1...@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:jesusloves1...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>  
>> I am very happy with my iPhone seven, and do not plan to change quickly. I 
>> installed iOS 11, and love it!
>> I know that with the X, you can press the bar on the right side, but I feel 
>> that the home button is the Stand out feature of the iPhone!
>> David Moore
>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 
>> 10
>>  
>> From: M. Taylor <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 8:32 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
>> Subject: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET
>>  
>> iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think
>> Commentary: Some experts believe iPhone hasn't captured people's
>> imagination. So I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida to find out.
>> By Chris Matyszczyk, February 11, 2018 1:00 PM PST
>>  
>> Not the smartphone of everyone's future?
>> What are people supposed to think?
>> On Apple's recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook reported slightly reduced
>> iPhone sales numbers, but he insisted the iPhone X was outselling all other
>> iPhones.
>> He omitted, though, to offer any actual number for X sales. Some experts
>> fear the phone simply doesn't inspire.
>>  
>> I thought it wise, then, to go and talk to real people.
>> When the iPhone X was first announced, I wandered through Northern and
>> Southern California and pestered restaurant servers, bartenders, store
>> clerks, well, anyone in retail who was prepared to make eye contact. I asked
>> what they thought of the upcoming smartphone of the future.
>>  
>> They seemed a touch underwhelmed at the time.
>> This time, I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida, around Fort Myers, and spent
>> three days performing the very same acts of pestering the very same sorts of
>> people.
>> Now that the iPhone X is a living, breathing animal in the community, do
>> people covet it? Is there something stopping them from buying it?
>>  
>> It's a nice phone -- just that -- a nice phone
>> My first illumination came from a server in a really quite fan

RE: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET

[joedinero68]

Interesting article and I agree with a lot of things in it. I started with a 4s 
and every 2 years have done an upgrade andthis year I gave it a pass because 
the bells and whistles were a little light in volume and I didn’t hear them 
LOL…the iPhone X was just not happening $1000 for  phone…don’t think so almost 
got tempted at Black Friday but stayed strong this year I will probably make an 
upgrade  but right now nothing is exciting in new developments. Obviously this 
is my personal opinion .

 

Joe

 

Joseph DiNero PGK, FDD

Executive Secretary 

Knights of Columbus 

Suffolk County Chapter 

joediner...@gmail.com <mailto:joediner...@gmail.com> 

631-648-0575 – Home

516-697-5104 – Mobile

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
John Panarese
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 9:52 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET

 

   I know, off the top of my head, seven people using the iPhone X, including 
my sister, brother in-law and cousin, and they all have told me they love it. A 
couple had to get used to the lack of a home button and complained about it the 
first few weeks, but it doesn't bother them any more.

 


Take Care

John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email, j...@macfortheblind.com <mailto:j...@macfortheblind.com> 
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On Feb 12, 2018, at 12:23 AM, David Moore <jesusloves1...@gmail.com 
<mailto:jesusloves1...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

I am very happy with my iPhone seven, and do not plan to change quickly. I 
installed iOS 11, and love it!

I know that with the X, you can press the bar on the right side, but I feel 
that the home button is the Stand out feature of the iPhone!

David Moore

Sent from  <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> Mail for Windows 10

 

From:  <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu> M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 8:32 PM
To:  <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET

 

iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think

Commentary: Some experts believe iPhone hasn't captured people's

imagination. So I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida to find out.

By Chris Matyszczyk, February 11, 2018 1:00 PM PST

 

Not the smartphone of everyone's future?

What are people supposed to think?

On Apple's recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook reported slightly reduced

iPhone sales numbers, but he insisted the iPhone X was outselling all other

iPhones.

He omitted, though, to offer any actual number for X sales. Some experts

fear the phone simply doesn't inspire.

 

I thought it wise, then, to go and talk to real people.

When the iPhone X was first announced, I wandered through Northern and

Southern California and pestered restaurant servers, bartenders, store

clerks, well, anyone in retail who was prepared to make eye contact. I asked

what they thought of the upcoming smartphone of the future.

 

They seemed a touch underwhelmed at the time.

This time, I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida, around Fort Myers, and spent

three days performing the very same acts of pestering the very same sorts of

people.

Now that the iPhone X is a living, breathing animal in the community, do

people covet it? Is there something stopping them from buying it?

 

It's a nice phone -- just that -- a nice phone

My first illumination came from a server in a really quite fancy restaurant.

He had a first generation Pixel and adored it with a passion that appeared

almost unnatural.

 

Soon, though, I understood why.

 

"I build my own computers," he said. "I've done it since I was a kid. My

latest is water-cooled."

Ah, cool. So what about iPhone X?

"I had the first iPhone, but then I went Android," he said.

"Why would you do that?"

"Because it syncs with Windows."

I'm not sure I've ever heard any human being utter those words. It made me

instinctively reach for my very pleasant Lebanese red wine and take an

unseemly gulp.

"Yes, but what about iPhone X?" I asked

"Don't get me wrong, it's a nice-looking phone. But there's nothing amazing

about it. Most of my friends have iPhones. They're for simple people."

 

At another restaurant, an 18-year-old bartender told me she had an iPhone 7.

"Would you want an X?"

"My stepsister has one," she said.

"Your stepsister? How old's she?"

"Thirteen."

"A thirteen-year-old has an iPhone X?"

"Yeah, her mom bought it."

"And is it great?"

"It's OK. I think Androids are better, but I'm sucked into my Apple laptop

and my iTunes and everything wo

Re: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET

[John Panarese]

   I know, off the top of my head, seven people using the iPhone X, including 
my sister, brother in-law and cousin, and they all have told me they love it. A 
couple had to get used to the lack of a home button and complained about it the 
first few weeks, but it doesn't bother them any more.


Take Care

John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email, j...@macfortheblind.com
Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com

APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer

AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE

MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT



> On Feb 12, 2018, at 12:23 AM, David Moore  wrote:
> 
> I am very happy with my iPhone seven, and do not plan to change quickly. I 
> installed iOS 11, and love it!
> I know that with the X, you can press the bar on the right side, but I feel 
> that the home button is the Stand out feature of the iPhone!
> David Moore
> Sent from Mail  for Windows 10
>  
> From: M. Taylor 
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 8:32 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
> Subject: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET
>  
> iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think
> Commentary: Some experts believe iPhone hasn't captured people's
> imagination. So I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida to find out.
> By Chris Matyszczyk, February 11, 2018 1:00 PM PST
>  
> Not the smartphone of everyone's future?
> What are people supposed to think?
> On Apple's recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook reported slightly reduced
> iPhone sales numbers, but he insisted the iPhone X was outselling all other
> iPhones.
> He omitted, though, to offer any actual number for X sales. Some experts
> fear the phone simply doesn't inspire.
>  
> I thought it wise, then, to go and talk to real people.
> When the iPhone X was first announced, I wandered through Northern and
> Southern California and pestered restaurant servers, bartenders, store
> clerks, well, anyone in retail who was prepared to make eye contact. I asked
> what they thought of the upcoming smartphone of the future.
>  
> They seemed a touch underwhelmed at the time.
> This time, I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida, around Fort Myers, and spent
> three days performing the very same acts of pestering the very same sorts of
> people.
> Now that the iPhone X is a living, breathing animal in the community, do
> people covet it? Is there something stopping them from buying it?
>  
> It's a nice phone -- just that -- a nice phone
> My first illumination came from a server in a really quite fancy restaurant.
> He had a first generation Pixel and adored it with a passion that appeared
> almost unnatural.
>  
> Soon, though, I understood why.
>  
> "I build my own computers," he said. "I've done it since I was a kid. My
> latest is water-cooled."
> Ah, cool. So what about iPhone X?
> "I had the first iPhone, but then I went Android," he said.
> "Why would you do that?"
> "Because it syncs with Windows."
> I'm not sure I've ever heard any human being utter those words. It made me
> instinctively reach for my very pleasant Lebanese red wine and take an
> unseemly gulp.
> "Yes, but what about iPhone X?" I asked
> "Don't get me wrong, it's a nice-looking phone. But there's nothing amazing
> about it. Most of my friends have iPhones. They're for simple people."
>  
> At another restaurant, an 18-year-old bartender told me she had an iPhone 7.
> "Would you want an X?"
> "My stepsister has one," she said.
> "Your stepsister? How old's she?"
> "Thirteen."
> "A thirteen-year-old has an iPhone X?"
> "Yeah, her mom bought it."
> "And is it great?"
> "It's OK. I think Androids are better, but I'm sucked into my Apple laptop
> and my iTunes and everything works together."
> "But would you buy an iPhone X?" I persisted.
> "I'm not spending $1,000 on a phone," she said.
> It could be, indeed, that the price really does have a psychological effect
> on people. I asked her how much she'd paid for her iPhone 7.
> "800 bucks."
> iPhone X? It's no big deal
>  
> I inveigle more people in the bar to reveal their phone religions. (I do it
> gently, I promise.)
> It was evenly split between iPhone and Android. But not one person said the
> words that I'd imagine Apple would most like to hear: "The X is a dream
> phone. I wish I could have one."
>  
> The more people I talked to, the more I realized that, regardless of which
> phone they had, they liked it. Really liked it.
>  
> A woman sat down next to me and furiously swiped and prodded her Galaxy S7.
> "I'm a juggler," she explained.
> "Oh, that must be an amusing job."
> "No, I juggle between Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat."
> She turned out to be a bartender at a local strip club -- "a nice one" --
> and explained that she constantly communicates with friends on several
> social platforms. Her S7, she said, was perfect for that.
> And 

RE: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET

[David Moore]

I am very happy with my iPhone seven, and do not plan to change quickly. I 
installed iOS 11, and love it!
I know that with the X, you can press the bar on the right side, but I feel 
that the home button is the Stand out feature of the iPhone!
David Moore
Sent from Mail for Windows 10

From: M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 8:32 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET

iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think
Commentary: Some experts believe iPhone hasn't captured people's
imagination. So I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida to find out.
By Chris Matyszczyk, February 11, 2018 1:00 PM PST

Not the smartphone of everyone's future?
What are people supposed to think?
On Apple's recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook reported slightly reduced
iPhone sales numbers, but he insisted the iPhone X was outselling all other
iPhones.
He omitted, though, to offer any actual number for X sales. Some experts
fear the phone simply doesn't inspire.

I thought it wise, then, to go and talk to real people.
When the iPhone X was first announced, I wandered through Northern and
Southern California and pestered restaurant servers, bartenders, store
clerks, well, anyone in retail who was prepared to make eye contact. I asked
what they thought of the upcoming smartphone of the future. 

They seemed a touch underwhelmed at the time.
This time, I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida, around Fort Myers, and spent
three days performing the very same acts of pestering the very same sorts of
people.
Now that the iPhone X is a living, breathing animal in the community, do
people covet it? Is there something stopping them from buying it?

It's a nice phone -- just that -- a nice phone
My first illumination came from a server in a really quite fancy restaurant.
He had a first generation Pixel and adored it with a passion that appeared
almost unnatural.

Soon, though, I understood why. 

"I build my own computers," he said. "I've done it since I was a kid. My
latest is water-cooled."
Ah, cool. So what about iPhone X?
"I had the first iPhone, but then I went Android," he said.
"Why would you do that?"
"Because it syncs with Windows."
I'm not sure I've ever heard any human being utter those words. It made me
instinctively reach for my very pleasant Lebanese red wine and take an
unseemly gulp.
"Yes, but what about iPhone X?" I asked
"Don't get me wrong, it's a nice-looking phone. But there's nothing amazing
about it. Most of my friends have iPhones. They're for simple people."

At another restaurant, an 18-year-old bartender told me she had an iPhone 7.
"Would you want an X?"
"My stepsister has one," she said.
"Your stepsister? How old's she?"
"Thirteen."
"A thirteen-year-old has an iPhone X?"
"Yeah, her mom bought it."
"And is it great?"
"It's OK. I think Androids are better, but I'm sucked into my Apple laptop
and my iTunes and everything works together."
"But would you buy an iPhone X?" I persisted.
"I'm not spending $1,000 on a phone," she said. 
It could be, indeed, that the price really does have a psychological effect
on people. I asked her how much she'd paid for her iPhone 7.
"800 bucks."
iPhone X? It's no big deal

I inveigle more people in the bar to reveal their phone religions. (I do it
gently, I promise.)
It was evenly split between iPhone and Android. But not one person said the
words that I'd imagine Apple would most like to hear: "The X is a dream
phone. I wish I could have one."

The more people I talked to, the more I realized that, regardless of which
phone they had, they liked it. Really liked it.

A woman sat down next to me and furiously swiped and prodded her Galaxy S7.
"I'm a juggler," she explained.
"Oh, that must be an amusing job."
"No, I juggle between Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat."
She turned out to be a bartender at a local strip club -- "a nice one" --
and explained that she constantly communicates with friends on several
social platforms. Her S7, she said, was perfect for that. 
And iPhone X?
"I've never had an iPhone. I love my Samsung. My boss has an iPhone X. He
stares into it all day, but it's not something I'd ever want. It's no big
deal."

But what about those in the know?
Next, I went to a Target bigger than Louisiana.
I wanted to ask a professional whether I was getting a skewed view of the
locals.
"We get a very small percentage of people here who ask for the X. I've got
20 in my case and I haven't sold one for 10 days," a salesman told me.
Was it the $1,000 or was it, as I was finding, that people really did like
the phones they had?
"I hardly ever get people in here who want a new phone. I have to really
work to get them to buy something new," he said.
But what about the X? Is it really the smartphone of the future? "A lot of
them come back here with bugs. Anyway, I've heard it's going to be
discontinued," he said.
Ah, he reads the tech press, then.
This salesman had an iPhone 7 Plus that he loved and kept in a