Mummelmann said:
Are you saying that average consumers of broadly embraced and available consumer electronics and computers have skills and insight to determine quality? Can they also determine the quality of the the cars and furniture they purchase? Average consumers are not very well versed in various markets at all and generally have little to no knowledge of what they're buying and how it compares to other, similar products. Monkey see, monkey do, and they same goes for average consumers. I buy clothes sometimes but I don't know shit about their quality, all I see are people wearing them, whether they look good and suit me and the price tag. I am in no way capable of seeing if its a good quality product at all but that doesn't mean I'm stupid though, it just means I'm an average consumer. Honestly, how many average consumers knows as much about consoles, computers and games as the average user in here? Do not make the mistake of overestimating peoples knowledge or will to educate themselves before making a purchase. I'm not saying vlad's post wasn't over the top and I'm not taking sides since I've never owned a Mac, but to even entertain the thought that average consumers are anything but average is plain silly imo. |
I agree with you but there is a difference between being average and being dumb. When you buy a 1000$ notebook you try to find some information about it. I guess what most people do when they buy a new notebook is comparing the performance and the price of different products. And if you only look at that it's true that someone who buys a Macbook over a Windows notebook for instance is silly because you can get the same specs for less money on Windows. But someone who is trying to get better battery life, a robust machine and things like that backlit keyboard should really consider buying a Macbook instead. To be honest a Macbook feels much better when you hold it in your hands than the average notebook.
I'm not saying consumers are pro's or they know exactly what makes a product a quality product. But they know their preferred values, they know what they want their machine to do and if someone thinks a Mac fits them better . To me quality is determined by what you want your product to do. And if someone thinks a Mac fits their needs better, why not? Sure the average customer doesn't know that much about those things but I think they are able to look for the qualities they want in their products.
To be honest I was mainly angry at Vlad's post because it generally just labeled everyone who buys a mac as stupid. And that's surely not the case.