30 Jul 10
Originally posted by PalynkaThread 132709 Debates: "Apple: the new religion"
Wait, I thought that was the iPad.
(by the way, I bought an iPad for my father and I have to admit I'm now in love with it... The interface is just that awesome to use and the larger screen makes all the difference from an iPhone)
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Its tablet computer can't play most of the videos on the Web ... its cell phone has trouble making voice calls ... and yet its products are wildly popular, selling millions worldwide and engendering a cultish devotion among followers.
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the authors argue that the only way to understand the slavish adoration and over-the top financial success of Apple and its "Jesus Phone" (the iPhone) is to understand its minimalist, white-walled stores as the new churches of the tech generation.
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