Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
I will think of it as a nice problem to have. Demand better than expected.
Nah. Some sites are reporting stats like 20 stores with 4 iPhones between them. If demand was for 10, then sure. But their system just wasn't capable of dealing with more than 1 person an hour going by reports. And really, for a company that knows it's the greatest thing since the Atari..
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
Were they the last Apple products you bought?
No. :( They're both on my wishlist, but student budget means buy products that work instead of luxuries. I have a Sony 2GB mp3 player for example, flash memory, small and well built means I can jump on a pushbike, go for a run, etc, and the player will surive getting knocked around, rained on, covered in mud and then landed on as I find a puddle that's around 20cm deeper than expected and still work. iPod isn't quite as durable. :P
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
Form + Function has what made Apple so successful
Not really.. What's made Apple successful is that they can pull off stunts like selling a bumper for the phone to work and their customers will still think Apple loves them personally. They don't have a customer base, they have a fan base. Other companies do the same thing as Apple beforehand, and they fail, Apple does it and it works. They marketed themselves better than any other company on this planet ever has. And it works. Form + Function = win. Form + Function + Reputation = secret to being the biggest company in.. Anything really.
