Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone Subject: Re: People ask if the overpriced underpowered iPhone SE can compete with Android Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:04:57 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 23 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:04:58 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="86233041187918657bf31bf92b0aae21"; logging-data="1537124"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+eZCEcVaqFbYgQf8IWQmv8874o2HtA9hU=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:1cErOUbnz5m0GWtC+gwZmYleSQk= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-CA Bytes: 2476 On 2024-07-16 14:56, badgolferman wrote: > Andrew wrote: >> >> The point of this thread had nothing per se, to do with Apple being a >> purely marketing company with almost no R&D as reported many times and >> confirmed by Steve Jobs & Tim Cook since they can't lie about financial >> metrics. >> >> > > In my opinion Tesla has Apple beaten when it comes to successful marketing. > They single-handedly created a section of the automobile market that hardly > any one wants, made it seem like a luxury car, have more electrical > problems than British and German cars, and are about to be overtaken by > cheap Chinese cars. Teslas are pure junk but people want them for the cool > factor. Exhibit A: Cybertruck. > > At least Apple makes reliable products that work decently despite being > overpriced for what you get. > And you just can't bring yourself to address the obvious bullshit Arlen speaks...