John, Thank you for making my point so eloquently.
Scott On Sep 30, 2012, at 10:53 PM, John Panarese <[email protected]> wrote: > It's called, FUD. Plain and simple. Apple catches it because being on > top, you draw the fire from the media and everyone else. It's like a > political election. You might find pieces of truth and accuracy among the > nonsense, but things are deliberately exaggerated and distorted to damage the > reputation and credibility of the target. It also doesn't help when > companies use shills to only increase and attempt to validate the FUD with > more mud. This has gone on forever in the world of marketing, and when > Microsoft was on top, for example, they were the targets of it as well. > > It has nothing to do whether consumers have the right to complain or not. > It comes down to what exactly is being complained about, how many people are > actually being effected by it and how much of it is complete distorted > garbage used as FUD, the act of spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt. Apple > sold 5 million iPhone 5 units in the first weekend. Competitors see those > numbers and can read the direction sales are going. Every bit of fear, > uncertainty and doubt that hurts an iPhone sale is good for them. It's a > tactic used forever, and it's just Apple's turn in the barrel. Of course > there are legitimate issues and problems people have, but that gets lost in > the reality that the magnitude and severity of the issues are purposely > exaggerated. Welcome to the world of competition in the technology world, I > guess.... > > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, [email protected] > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > Twitter, @macfortheblind > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > > On Sep 30, 2012, at 7:02 PM, Scott Howell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Chris, >> >> I don't even have to troll for articles because if you red any of the tech >> blogs etc. (or not) it's splattered all over the news. As far as whether the >> media is fair or not is really not the issue. If it is news (what everyone >> is talking about) the media wants in on the chatter fest. Hey, for the media >> it is all about sales and if you don't join in on the fun, then you get left >> behind. And there is always a little tendency to beat up on the "top dog" >> because people have the perception that when a company is doing that well >> and then makes a mistake, you just gotta take em to the woodshed. You are >> correct in that there are more devices running android then iOS, but not at >> all surprising when you consider there is one APple and thus one manufacture >> of iOS devices. Samson is only one of several manufacturers of devices >> running android. Well I think enough has been said from my perspective on >> this topic. >> >> On Sep 30, 2012, at 6:32 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well, I kind of agreed with Joe on this point. I don't spend a lot of >>> time out there trolling around for reports on other cell phone >>> manufacturers, so my view is mostly skewed by what I see on this list, >>> and therefore I see a lot more news concerning Apple than I do other >>> cell phone makers. Obviously, it's more news worthy to jump on someone >>> on top or pile on someone who's on the bottom, and I don't think there's >>> much we can do about it, and I don't think complaining is going to >>> change much. It's also interesting how you'll have people complain how >>> unfair and one sided the news media is, but some of those same people >>> are making the same kind of unfair generalizations about the news media >>> itself. >>> >>> I know Apple has the perception of being to top cell phone maker in the >>> world, and I think this is true emotionally, but I read the other day >>> that there are more Android devices in the world than IOS devices and >>> that Samsung has recently passed up Nokia as the number one cell phone >>> maker in the world. >>> >>> I don't see the original post below, but I seem to recall that Ford and >>> fuel lines were mentioned, which doesn't make sense to me at all. When I >>> think of how many stories I've seen regarding Toyota, Ford, Audi, >>> Firestone and so on, I don't think Apple is being singled out here at all. >>> >>> On 30/09/12 15:28, Scott Howell wrote: >>>> Joe, >>>> >>>> First I realize how Apple is spelled, so thank you for observing that I >>>> held the shift key down a tad to long. Secondly Joe, perhaps instead of >>>> proofing e-mails for spelling errors etc., you would do better to consider >>>> the content because obviously Joe, you failed to grasp the point I had >>>> made, but not surprised when you are more concerned with grammar etc. Joe, >>>> also keep in mind that I never said customers did not have the right to >>>> complain, so you missed the entire point. The point I made and will >>>> continue to make is that the media will look for anything to take Apple to >>>> task over. The media seems to be making a lot of the issue and from all >>>> that I have read and heard the issue is not affecting a large number of >>>> customers. Now on the other hand you look at issues surrounding some of >>>> the other phone manufacturers and you hear practically nothing. Joe let me >>>> see if this helps you understand. Media likes to make a lot of noise at >>>> the expense of the "top dog." Does that provide suffic >>> ient clarity for you? >>>> And as always joe, you are entitled to your opinion which is not right or >>>> wrong; however, entirely yours. >>>> >>>> On Sep 30, 2012, at 4:15 PM, Joe <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Scott, >>>>> >>>>> First, it's Apple, not APple. A little spellcheck for the company you >>>>> reveer >>>>> would go a long way. >>>>> >>>>> Second, the media was merely reflecting what people felt about the new >>>>> iPhone 5. Aluminum by its very nature is more fragile, and it is prone to >>>>> more scratching. Consumers should have known that going in, but yes, >>>>> people >>>>> get all perturbed when the device isn't what the older models used to be. >>>>> >>>>> But, as another poster has pointed out, if people want to complain, let >>>>> them. By golly it's their money, and some of the sentiments may be felt by >>>>> other buyers. Countering every post perceived to be negative about Apple >>>>> or >>>>> Apple products does nothing to change anyone's mind. >>>>> >>>>> Just sayin'. >>>>> >>>>> Joe >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Christopher (CJ) >>> chaltain at Gmail >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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