Pandering.
Apple knows the buzz about the phone is less than expected. Demand for black has been there since the 5s. Only now when they know sales will flag do they introduce it.
Not because it's what the customer wanted but because Apple wants sales.
In any case, I won't be manipulated to buy a phone I believe is fuglier than my current 6s+ just because they finally deigned to give the color black back to customers who've been asking for it for a long time.
Pandering.
Apple knows the buzz about the phone is less than expected. Demand for black has been there since the 5s. Only now when they know sales will flag do they introduce it.
Not because it's what the customer wanted but because Apple wants sales.
In any case, I won't be manipulated to buy a phone I believe is fuglier than my current 6s+ just because they finally deigned to give the color black back to customers who've been asking for it for a long time.
You should review my posts about how Space Gray is not black.Your faux outrage is hilarious. Thanks for the chuckle.
What do you call it then when a company only decides to honor a longstanding customer request in order to make up for sales they know they will lose?It's not pandering, the iPhone 7 will be a nice upgrade for many people, just because it may not be for you, doesn't mean it's pandering!
What do you call it then when a company only decides to honor a longstanding customer request in order to make up for sales they know they will lose?
As opposed to granting that request when sales are good?
My argument is not that Apple sales will be bad, far from it. They will make a killing and set records like they usually do.Sales they will lose? The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus haven't even been announced yet. The iPhone sells in its millions, it's sales are something other companies like Samsung can only dream of, so I don't think Apple need to or are pandering to anyone. They introduced a new colour last year, that wasn't pandering, in fact the 6s broke Apples own records for sales, and that was after people were complaining (much like this year) that it will only be a small upgrade.
Pandering.
Apple knows the buzz about the phone is less than expected. Demand for black has been there since the 5s. Only now when they know sales will flag do they introduce it.
Not because it's what the customer wanted but because Apple wants sales.
In any case, I won't be manipulated to buy a phone I believe is fuglier than my current 6s+ just because they finally deigned to give the color black back to customers who've been asking for it for a long time.
Of course Apple does it to help sell phones.
I keep wondering if the camera position on the iPhone 7 will be altered just enough that the iPhone 6 case won't fit?
Nothing wrong with that.What's wrong with providing a new colour that customers might like? Of course Apple does it to help sell phones. They're a business. Anyone who is "manipulated" into spending several hundred dollars on a product just because of a new colour was probably not going to be a hard sell anyway.
Nothing wrong with that.
It's the timing I object to. Apple has a history of ignoring the customer until it suits their purpose.
Yes, they are a business and they are in this for profit. I get that. But as a customer if I don't like the way they do business I can register my disappointment by witholding my money.
People witholding their money is a great motivator for business. It's the reason Apple now offers the iPhone SE. And now it might be the reason they offer black again.
But Apple isn't doing that out of the kindness of their hearts - they're doing it because they want me (and others) to give them my money. It's not because they are responding to what the customer wants. Hence, manipulation of the customer to buy.
It's my personal opinion (and opinion only) that proper anodization of the metal was more costly to Apple. So, instead of properly hardening the metal they simply chose to reduce the anodization time. That results in a lighter color that still scratches the same but because it is lighter hides those scratches better.I thought Apple moved away from the black iPhone during the 5S days due to the scuffing problems seen on the 5. So, have they moved to a new material or a finishing process now that they can return to the black color? Otherwise, there will be howls of outrage from people suffering from the black paint chipping away.