I still prefer my house "Apple free" 😁. Bought a Sony A829 instead of a Ipod, build my own design pc instead of a iMac, bought a nice Sony Ericsson w890i instead of the Iphone, go on go on....

 Maybe you guys question why ? I just don't want to be somebody in the mass of millions of people that own the same stuff. It's just not funny to buy a new Apple gadget if all your friends have got the same. It's a bit like the furniture in the Ikea, it looks good but it's not that you can say: "YES THIS IS THE ***". Thats why I don't buy Apple and thats why I should wear Hugo Boss underwear instead of Bjorn Borg.
 

Have to say that they have got brilliant software like the topicstarter mentioned, and most of the design are rather good too, but for the reasons above I still don't care about the whole Apple thing at all.  

I know what you mean, but sometimes a device is clearly superior to all others. The original iPod was such a device and Apple have kept improving it. The original iPhone was not clearly the best but the latest upgrade has moved it in my view to be just that. Sometimes something becomes the best seller simply because it is the best. As long as it is not priced to exclude people, it will sell well even for a premium.

I am sure the devices you have a very good - my daughter has a Sony phone - but they are just devices and will be replaced by Sony in the next catalogue no doubt. In the technology and design museum in 50 years time, the iPod and iPhone will be there - will your Sonys? 

I see your point, Beobird, but I don't see any alternatives delivering the same ease-of-use that I am looking for - when that user convenience in addition comes in a very well designed package, with top-notch user interface, then it's a walk-over for the Apple solution.

As to "everyone" using them - Macs still have no more than 5-6% of the world's PC platforms, though their share is growing. Which means it's still pretty exclusive - 😐 - and everyone is moaning about Macs and their phones and iPods being too expensive.

It's just a more powerful tool - I read the article about the BeoWorlder who was the first in the U.S. to get a 3G iPhone, he sold his first generation one for USD20 less than what he gave for it, a year later ... You really have to try the experience of having software and hardware that simply works, it's priceless.

Your absolutely wright. In the form of the perfect product the Ipod is way ahead of any other brand on the planet. If it comes to sound/picture quality it will be different, but thats not what counts for most people and museums.

I just like Sony's 80 style designs, because they fit good with my beocenter 9500 and the bl7k. Apple's Imac's will fit better to the bs9000 or the latest creations, but in that case I still prefer a Neovo P screen combined with a Lian Li pc, just because everbody allready has or want a Imac.

Apple is just the first big hype in history with good products (thats what makes it perfect). Hard to say, but most times hypes are with worthless product instead of leading technologies 🙂.
 

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What a great description in your initial post to this thread! I agree completely. I, too, am hoping that B&O will take notice of Apple's advancements. While Macs cost more than PCs and have a smaller market share in general, the market share becomes MUCH greater among the demographics of higher-income households. For those of us who buy B&O, the cost of a Mac is negligible when considering the elegance and design of the product. 

You can create a much more elegance pc set if you combine the components self. For example the

So because a lot of other people use the products, you choose to buy inferior products just to be different?  That's brilliant.  It's like the guy I know who ignored everyone's advice to get a Weber grill and got a Barbecues Galore instead.  It's nice and cost a lot of money but in the end he's the chump with the "other" grill.  Twice the cost and half as good.  Sometimes people jump on a bandwagon because i really is the best thing out there. You can buy an iPod/iPhone, or you can buy an inferior product.  That's really all there is to it.

 

BTW I use a w890i as my work cell phone and have an iPhone for personal use.  The 890 is a piece of junk in comparison to the iPhone. Not only that but instead of one well thought out device that does everything and continues to grow, you're carrying a phone and a music player.  Both of which are inferior to the iPhone.  Just to not join the herd.  Sorry, but that's the silliest thing I've heard all week.

 Offcourse I've got plenty of things that millions of people have got too. It's just that Apple hasn't got products that steal my hart and I don't like mass hypes. They have good products, but I just prefer better ones. The point I wanted to make is that there are so many people that buy Apple because everybody has got one (like the underwear thing from Bjorn Borg), not that I would buy something else because everybody has got it. I really will buy something from Apple if they create something thats really good, but they just don't. It's again, like the Ikea. Good looking products with functionality for a good price (and believe me, there's really nothing wrong with it), but it's not the *** that plays with your hart and pleasures your inner when you enjoy the quality of sound or picture.

What you think of the 890 is personal, but in my opinion it looks more classy with his alumium look compared to the plastic Iphone ! btw, the part: "you carry a phone and a music player" makes me a bit laugh, the W series stand for WALKMAN (you should know that) 😁. I use my A829 with Shure  gear for music onroad, because the quality is just the best in portable audio world 🙂. On normal days I use the walkman function on the 890, and I just don't need more.