I, too, didn’t upgrade this time; didn’t see anything new I really wanted and like my rose gold phone, the colours sound boring on the latest. I like the idea of wireless charging though, especially when Apple bring their charger out which is supposed to do the watch as well.
As to bells and whistles being a little light: I think it’s hard for phone manufacturers to keep bringing out really new innovations; it feels like we’ve reached a plateau. All the best Angie > On 12 Feb 2018, at 16:09, [email protected] wrote: > > Interesting article and I agree with a lot of things in it. I started with a > 4s and every 2 years have done an upgrade andthis year I gave it a pass > because the bells and whistles were a little light in volume and I didn’t > hear them LOL…the iPhone X was just not happening $1000 for phone…don’t > think so almost got tempted at Black Friday but stayed strong this year I > will probably make an upgrade but right now nothing is exciting in new > developments. Obviously this is my personal opinion . > > Joe > > Joseph DiNero PGK, FDD > Executive Secretary > Knights of Columbus > Suffolk County Chapter > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > 631-648-0575 – Home > 516-697-5104 – Mobile > > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>[mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of John Panarese > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 9:52 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET > > I know, off the top of my head, seven people using the iPhone X, including > my sister, brother in-law and cousin, and they all have told me they love it. > A couple had to get used to the lack of a home button and complained about it > the first few weeks, but it doesn't bother them any more. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com/> > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On Feb 12, 2018, at 12:23 AM, David Moore <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I am very happy with my iPhone seven, and do not plan to change quickly. I >> installed iOS 11, and love it! >> I know that with the X, you can press the bar on the right side, but I feel >> that the home button is the Stand out feature of the iPhone! >> David Moore >> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows >> 10 >> >> From: M. Taylor <mailto:[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 8:32 PM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think, CNET >> >> iPhone X a disappointment? Here's what real people think >> Commentary: Some experts believe iPhone hasn't captured people's >> imagination. So I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida to find out. >> By Chris Matyszczyk, February 11, 2018 1:00 PM PST >> >> Not the smartphone of everyone's future? >> What are people supposed to think? >> On Apple's recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook reported slightly reduced >> iPhone sales numbers, but he insisted the iPhone X was outselling all other >> iPhones. >> He omitted, though, to offer any actual number for X sales. Some experts >> fear the phone simply doesn't inspire. >> >> I thought it wise, then, to go and talk to real people. >> When the iPhone X was first announced, I wandered through Northern and >> Southern California and pestered restaurant servers, bartenders, store >> clerks, well, anyone in retail who was prepared to make eye contact. I asked >> what they thought of the upcoming smartphone of the future. >> >> They seemed a touch underwhelmed at the time. >> This time, I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida, around Fort Myers, and spent >> three days performing the very same acts of pestering the very same sorts of >> people. >> Now that the iPhone X is a living, breathing animal in the community, do >> people covet it? Is there something stopping them from buying it? >> >> It's a nice phone -- just that -- a nice phone >> My first illumination came from a server in a really quite fancy restaurant. >> He had a first generation Pixel and adored it with a passion that appeared >> almost unnatural. >> >> Soon, though, I understood why. >> >> "I build my own computers," he said. "I've done it since I was a kid. My >> latest is water-cooled." >> Ah, cool. So what about iPhone X? >> "I had the first iPhone, but then I went Android," he said. >> "Why would you do that?" >> "Because it syncs with Windows." >> I'm not sure I've ever heard any human being utter those words. It made me >> instinctively reach for my very pleasant Lebanese red wine and take an >> unseemly gulp. >> "Yes, but what about iPhone X?" I asked >> "Don't get me wrong, it's a nice-looking phone. But there's nothing amazing >> about it. Most of my friends have iPhones. They're for simple people." >> >> At another restaurant, an 18-year-old bartender told me she had an iPhone 7. >> "Would you want an X?" >> "My stepsister has one," she said. >> "Your stepsister? How old's she?" >> "Thirteen." >> "A thirteen-year-old has an iPhone X?" >> "Yeah, her mom bought it." >> "And is it great?" >> "It's OK. I think Androids are better, but I'm sucked into my Apple laptop >> and my iTunes and everything works together." >> "But would you buy an iPhone X?" I persisted. >> "I'm not spending $1,000 on a phone," she said. >> It could be, indeed, that the price really does have a psychological effect >> on people. I asked her how much she'd paid for her iPhone 7. >> "800 bucks." >> iPhone X? It's no big deal >> >> I inveigle more people in the bar to reveal their phone religions. (I do it >> gently, I promise.) >> It was evenly split between iPhone and Android. But not one person said the >> words that I'd imagine Apple would most like to hear: "The X is a dream >> phone. I wish I could have one." >> >> The more people I talked to, the more I realized that, regardless of which >> phone they had, they liked it. Really liked it. >> >> A woman sat down next to me and furiously swiped and prodded her Galaxy S7. >> "I'm a juggler," she explained. >> "Oh, that must be an amusing job." >> "No, I juggle between Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat." >> She turned out to be a bartender at a local strip club -- "a nice one" -- >> and explained that she constantly communicates with friends on several >> social platforms. Her S7, she said, was perfect for that. >> And iPhone X? >> "I've never had an iPhone. I love my Samsung. My boss has an iPhone X. He >> stares into it all day, but it's not something I'd ever want. It's no big >> deal." >> >> But what about those in the know? >> Next, I went to a Target bigger than Louisiana. >> I wanted to ask a professional whether I was getting a skewed view of the >> locals. >> "We get a very small percentage of people here who ask for the X. I've got >> 20 in my case and I haven't sold one for 10 days," a salesman told me. >> Was it the $1,000 or was it, as I was finding, that people really did like >> the phones they had? >> "I hardly ever get people in here who want a new phone. I have to really >> work to get them to buy something new," he said. >> But what about the X? Is it really the smartphone of the future? "A lot of >> them come back here with bugs. Anyway, I've heard it's going to be >> discontinued," he said. >> Ah, he reads the tech press, then. >> This salesman had an iPhone 7 Plus that he loved and kept in a case that was >> thicker than a safe door. >> The X's in the store were bolted down at all four corners. People try to >> steal them, he told me. >> The Target salesman did admire the phone's design, a design that was >> entirely nullified by his case. >> He also admitted that his next phone would be an X, solely for that >> aesthetic reasons. That wasn't going to happen soon, however. >> "I don't have that kind of money. If I had to choose between the Galaxy S8 >> at 800 bucks and the X at $1,000, I'd probably go with the S8," he said. >> >> I didn't give up -- I wanted to find someone who loves, loves this phone >> And then I went to the home of the world-famous (allegedly) Pizookie >> dessert. (Don't ask.) >> The server had an Apple watch. She used it, she said, to talk to her mom >> while at work and to count calories. Which was surely useful, as your >> average Pizookie came in at around 1,400 calories. >> She was completely in love with her iPhone. At last. >> >> But wait, hers was the iPhone 8, not the X. It was right sort of pink color, >> she explained. >> Now, why wouldn't she buy an X? >> "It's too fancy and, don't hate me, but I'd really miss the home button," >> she said. >> >> A couple of her friends had an X, but, if she had infinite supplies of cash, >> she'd pick the 8 Plus. >> >> The people's verdict >> Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. However, my >> conclusion from these conversations -- and many more on this trip -- is that >> real people know a lot more about phones than they used to. >> >> As they've been given more choices, they've become far more attuned to the >> relative value and attributes of each phone. >> It's hard for many to consider X as some sort of Bentleyesque gold standard. >> Many told me they were happy to take whatever phone was offered by their >> carrier as an upgrade. >> No one called the X a bad phone. No one offered qualms about Face ID. After >> all, if they didn't have an X themselves, everyone knew someone who did. >> >> Apple has, in its turn, has given its customers -- the ones it very much >> wants to keep within its ecosystem -- more choices. >> There's now everything from the SE to the X. 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