First off, it isn't some status symbol for wealth. That's what BMW's are for. Anybody can get an iPhone. Go sign a 50 year contract and they'll give them to you for free. I've seen kids with iPhones. They must be loaded. :rofl:
I thought BMW's were a status symbol for being a douche. :dunno: There are plenty of people, fresh out of the oven, who drive Bimmers too - do they still wear dock shoes, khakis and those little shirts with alligators on them? Go to any car lot and they'll put you in a loan or lease and you can drive one of those POS off the lot.
Lucky Louie's Used Cars has a lot full of 'em:
"If you got a job, you can git a car!" Outside of the M series, they're generally poseur cars (IMO).
Second off, Apple is notorious for dumbing down their product so anybody can use them. You don't need to know shit about computers to be able to use an iPhone. Are these women taking their helmets off before taking part in this survey??
And there you have summed up the secret to Apple's incredible success. Imagine a car company where you'd have to be Michael Schumacher or Lewis Hamilton in order to drive it. I like to tinker with cars. But there are two things that I don't waste time trying to figure out (anymore!): computers and women. I still have a Mac+ that I bought in 1986. The damn thing still works!!! This weekend I'll be removing the hard drives from three Win boxes that I've bought since the mid 90's... so I can finally take them to the dump.
My gal-pal has an iPhone. She loves it. I like it too, what little I've played with it. But as long as you have to be tied to AT&T... :nono: The next iPod Touch is supposed to have a camera and some other features. That's what I'll be going for. And I don't want to look under its hood... I just want it to work.