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From: "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: People ask if the overpriced underpowered iPhone SE can compete with Android
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:52:55 -0000 (UTC)
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Alan wrote:

>On 2024-07-09 17:20, Andrew wrote:
>>badgolferman wrote on Tue, 9 Jul 2024 23:43:37 -0000 (UTC) :
>>
>>>What the iPhone SE has that the Nothing phone doesn�t is iOS.
>>>That alone is worth it to many people.
>>
>>Hi badgolferman,
>>
>>You'll never hear me disagree with a sensibly logical statement.
>>
>>So thanks for pointing that out, which, as you're likely aware, is
>>almost completely due to pure marketing spending (not R&D spending)
>>by Apple.
>>
>>As you're likely aware, Apple's R&D spend has always been the
>>lowest in high tech - while Apple's marketing spend is one of the
>>highest on earth.
>>
>>Marketing alone, e.g., convincing people to believe that the Apple
>>ecosystem is safer and more secure, is what drives that high demand.
>>
>>Not functionality. Not performance. Not capabilities.
>>Marketing alone.
>
>Note the response you got, BGM....


What specifically in his response do you object to?

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