mike_intellivision said:
kitler53 said:
my iphone has three primary purposes (in order): music, games, google maps.
phone, lol. if anything iphone is for texting. the phone feature is what makes an iphone a "required" purchase compared to a gaming consoles "luxury" purchase.
saying iphone sells because it is a phone not because it plays games is completely missing the point. if that is all people were wanting an iphone for people wouldn't be paying the incredibly high premium in phone price. $200 for the phone and a $30 dollar data plan with a 2 year contract = $920 more than a standard phone. you damn well better believe people are buying it for the games, music, internet, gps, and other great (non-phone) features. |
Many smart phone users have them for business -- email, calling, etc. They upgrade because after two years of use, the old phone is rubbish. That is what happened to my wife's iPhone, which is why she has a 4S rather than a 3G. (Also, software upgrades often make the older models virtually unusable.)
A lot of people moved away from Blackberry and to iOS or Android when they became options because Blackberry server charges. It was often their office and not themselves making the decision.
And as for costs, all Smartphones, which most people want to text, surf and navigate, cost similar amounts both for plans and handsets.
Personally, I have an Android phone (18-month old Galaxy that I will upgrade to a Galaxy III because it is acting funny -- proving my earlier point) and an iPad 2 -- both of which came from work. I have spent $2 on software for the Galaxy (a video game database) and maybe $12 on games for the iPad ($7 on Minecraft, $3 on Intellivision Lives, $1 accidently on a poster maker and $1 on a puzzle game). However, I do download "Apps gone free" daily, check the free stuff out, and then often delete them. But email and web surfing take up far more of my time on those devices than game playing.
Mike from Morgantown
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