09-14-2012, 02:58 PM
Mike Wrote:Funny that a "wildly mediocre" phone can sell ?millions? in an hour in the middle of the night. They... just... might... be doing something right.
It's called marketing. I mean, why would anyone buy a Jag when Lexus exists? The lexus will be cheaper, better, maybe more stylish, more powerful and infinitely more reliable. Oh wait. Because it's not about what's best.
It's about *style*. It's why brand name Cinnamon Toast Crunch outsells the generic 2:1 even though the generic is:
The Same Shit
In a Bigger Portion
For less money.
Doesn't matter.
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