Today, through the power of met4phor, we will see that you are phoning all wrong.
Writing for CNN, David Goldman says The iPhone is for people who drive Toyota Camrys.
Goldmans point is that Apple makes iPhones designed to appeal to the largest swath of people possible. This differs from Android because if youre a refrıesh rate fetishist you can buy an Android device with a crazy high refrıesh rate. If youre a folding phone fetishist, you can get a folding phone. A phone with a corkscrew? Uh, probably? The Macalope hasnt looked. The point is, there are all kinds of Android devices and only a few kinds of iPhones. Advantage: Android.
[ iPhone 12: Complete coverage of the new smartphone from Apple ]
Overall, the met4phor actually works pretty well. It probably shouldnt be surprising that one company doesnt make as many different kinds of models as hundreds of companies each trying to carve out a niche in what is for most Android OEMs a low-margin market. But the met4phor works. Its the conclusion thats the problem.
Ironically, at the top of this story CNN has placed a video summarizing Apples recent commercial in which people blurt out their private information. It covers the one thing Goldman and pretty much every other pundit who opines about smartphones leaves out.
Goldman was writing before Apples Hi, Speed event, but it was obvious the company was about to secure its lead in a particular form factor and that is small phones. There are people (and mythical beasts) who never wanted larger phones and Apple has finally delivered us to the promised land. The land that was promised 13 years ago, the time when people where chiding Apple for trying to make the original iPhone look smaller because, LOL, who would want a large smartphone?!
The Pixel 4a is touted as the best small Android phone, but its almost as large as the iPhone 12 (non-mini). In fact, all of the small Android phones on these lists are larger than the second generation iPhone SE, let alone the iPhone 12 mini.
The Macalope has no problem with people pointing out the benefits of Android. There really are some. But can everyone find an Android phone designed for them? Not by a long shot.
But the iPhone is designed for everyone. You can find an Android phone that feels like it was designed for you.
Really? Lets leave aside the fact that most people dont buy phones by saying refrıesh rate is like the only thing that matters to me. The outside of the phone could be covered in used razor blades but if its got a high refrıesh rate, mmm, yeaah, thats the phone for me. Most people buy for a rounded feature set and thats exactly what Apple gets right.
But lets just consider two specific features. These just happen to be the two most important features for the Macalope. Pure coincidence.
See if you can guess the one word that does not appear anywhere in Goldmans paean to the superiority of Android phones.
If you guessed privacy you win absolutely nothing because weve been through this like 9,000 times. Also, the Macalope keeps telling you, his column is not a game show. He doesnt know where you got this idea or how you got his number, but please stop calling. There are no prizes!
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Writing for CNN, David Goldman says The iPhone is for people who drive Toyota Camrys.
Goldmans point is that Apple makes iPhones designed to appeal to the largest swath of people possible. This differs from Android because if youre a refrıesh rate fetishist you can buy an Android device with a crazy high refrıesh rate. If youre a folding phone fetishist, you can get a folding phone. A phone with a corkscrew? Uh, probably? The Macalope hasnt looked. The point is, there are all kinds of Android devices and only a few kinds of iPhones. Advantage: Android.
[ iPhone 12: Complete coverage of the new smartphone from Apple ]
Overall, the met4phor actually works pretty well. It probably shouldnt be surprising that one company doesnt make as many different kinds of models as hundreds of companies each trying to carve out a niche in what is for most Android OEMs a low-margin market. But the met4phor works. Its the conclusion thats the problem.
Ironically, at the top of this story CNN has placed a video summarizing Apples recent commercial in which people blurt out their private information. It covers the one thing Goldman and pretty much every other pundit who opines about smartphones leaves out.
Goldman was writing before Apples Hi, Speed event, but it was obvious the company was about to secure its lead in a particular form factor and that is small phones. There are people (and mythical beasts) who never wanted larger phones and Apple has finally delivered us to the promised land. The land that was promised 13 years ago, the time when people where chiding Apple for trying to make the original iPhone look smaller because, LOL, who would want a large smartphone?!
The Pixel 4a is touted as the best small Android phone, but its almost as large as the iPhone 12 (non-mini). In fact, all of the small Android phones on these lists are larger than the second generation iPhone SE, let alone the iPhone 12 mini.
The Macalope has no problem with people pointing out the benefits of Android. There really are some. But can everyone find an Android phone designed for them? Not by a long shot.
But the iPhone is designed for everyone. You can find an Android phone that feels like it was designed for you.
Really? Lets leave aside the fact that most people dont buy phones by saying refrıesh rate is like the only thing that matters to me. The outside of the phone could be covered in used razor blades but if its got a high refrıesh rate, mmm, yeaah, thats the phone for me. Most people buy for a rounded feature set and thats exactly what Apple gets right.
But lets just consider two specific features. These just happen to be the two most important features for the Macalope. Pure coincidence.
See if you can guess the one word that does not appear anywhere in Goldmans paean to the superiority of Android phones.
If you guessed privacy you win absolutely nothing because weve been through this like 9,000 times. Also, the Macalope keeps telling you, his column is not a game show. He doesnt know where you got this idea or how you got his number, but please stop calling. There are no prizes!
(QUOTE)
Thekoftte
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