Mobile phones & tablets thread

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Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden

Frankly, who cares what whoever says about a product you own?

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words to live by ???

I do care about what you feel about your phone/tablet now that this particular thread has that title.

What I don't care about is someone telling me that I am wrong, or stupid, or gullible because of my choice. Again, my choice or henners88 choice and yes your choice.

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Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden

You're getting unnecessarily bent out of shape over your gadget that others may not go completely gaga over, at least your recent "sarcastic outbursts" would suggest so.

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My recent sarcastic posts were in response to the posts 2 pages back where I returned from a few days away to see I had been the topic of ridicule. The funny thing is I have spent much of this thread defending my choices rather than mocking others with theirs, yet the joke was on me? I don't think so. Although I was being sarcastic from my own point of view, what I was saying is everything you and others have been hoping for. Don't tell me you didn't jump off your seat and punch the air when you thought there might be a slim chance I hated what you hate? I know am yet another anonymous poster to you but having read Android forums for years I can tell you that your views are something of a sport on there and the type of response I gave is seen as the ultimate prize. An iPhone user converted.

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Originally Posted by race aficionado

words to live by ???

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Um? I don't think I've made any secret of the fact that I don't give a flying rat's ass if anybody calls the Galaxy S3 (a phone I own) an overpriced piece of crap. I am confident enough in my choice, and opinions of a couple of strangers on a discussion board really don't affect me in the slightest.

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Originally Posted by henners88

Indeed. That was the undertone of this thread from the very start. Mocking a product and covertly mocking those who buy it, but then telling us we shouldn't be bothered by it?

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Product criticisms have always been part of discussions since forever. If you call a car ugly, you're not automatically calling the owner ugly, stupid or gullible. Problem is with oversensitive people who attach themselves to a product more than they're supposed to, to a point it becomes more than a mere gadget, instead an extension of their social image.

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Originally Posted by henners88

I'm sure we all have our thoughts on who the joke is on.

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Yep, and you don't covertly mock anyone St. henners. ;)

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Originally Posted by henners88

You cared enough when I suggested I thought iOS was far superior to Android, an opinion I stand by several months later after having extensive experience using both.

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I actually didn't care, because your opinion was highly incompatible with what the actual tech experts think. ;)

At least I didn't get my panties in a bunch and kept mulling over what someone called my precious gadget, even butting into posts where there was not a single mention of me or my gadget.

Isla St. Claire has been sent by Larry 'shut that door' Grayson to read out the scores on the doors....

It's a tie, you both wasted your time.

However, I'm gonna give it to Henners, for wanton self derisoryness in respect of taking the mick when it comes to expensive tat! :)

You'd think that of all the current threads, this wouldn't be the one inviting closure due to personal bickering! :eek:

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Originally Posted by henners88

The problem is not people attaching themselves to a product. We are discussing products here and products people own so naturally those contributing are going to relate to their own experiences.

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Well, then they should be happy with what they chose, instead of getting depressed over what some strangers think about what they own. There are pages and pages full of criticisms for every product that exists on this planet.

This goes back to my car example. If all Fiat Multipla owners thought like you, I'd guess there'd be a sea of depressed people because someone made puking noises at the sight of their car.

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Originally Posted by henners88

I think you got the sentence about social image mixed up as it makes no sense. If you were trying to say people use their phone as an extension of their social image then I'm sure its the case for some people. I think its more reserved for those who pick sides rather than those who simply buy what they like.

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Then don't pick sides, as simple as that. You say you don't pick sides, yet the last 50+ pages have been filled with you defending Apple till kingdom come. You also seem to defend your iPhone willy-nilly with the same repetitive rhetoric every single time someone even dares to mention that something else might be better, in some cases even when you or your iPhone 5 isn't even mentioned! :confused:

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Originally Posted by henners88

Correct.

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Bull****. ;)

I suggest two separate threads, one for the Hen and one for the Cap'n.
After a couple of months, Mark could merge the two and hey presto! This very thread but without the bickering :p

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Originally Posted by Daniel

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Firstly Steve it should be called an iPod Touch jumbo because that's what it is and secondly Tablet PC's are crap unless you're using it as a replacement for a clipboard and how often do most people need clipboards?

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Just for fun - this is the first post in this thread.

How time has passed! :D and not that much really.

Daniel. What would you now call those Window's phone jumbo that are now all plastered on TV commercials and blatantly used as smart commercial plugs on shows like Hawaii Five-0 and others?

How are these tablets by the way? They look cool and Windows 8 seemed to have passed the consumer test.