+Warwagon MVC Posted January 30, 2012 MVC Share Posted January 30, 2012 So today, I got a call from a customer telling me that they have an iPad that they recorded movies and videos on and they needed help burning them to a dvd. Well they brought the "iPad" to my house, got it out and handed it to me. You could immediately tell it was in fact not an iPad. As it turns out it was a Motorola Xoom. I told them, This isn't an iPad, it's a Motorola Xoom running Android. She said, Oh I thought was an iPad. So you wonder why Apple has issue with all tablets, that are black. The only issue is the uneducated person is so clueless there is little other manufactures could do to make them not look like an iPad. If the device is a black colored tablet, it will be confused with being an iPad. DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User6060 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 plenty of people don't know the difference between a brand a product name or a device type when it comes to tech.....mostly oldies T3X4S, HoochieMamma and Xahid 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flae_qui Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I would say ~70% of people think ALL tablets are ipads just as all MP3 players are ipods... sad that people don't even know what they are buying. it's all about marketing, again all sheep Charisma, Xerax, Duffydemon and 6 others 9 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imachip Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I think most people know the difference. Although those that aren't interested in tech wouldn't know what a tablet was, but call it an iPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I don't technically own a Hoover. I don't make announcements over a Tannoy system. First to get brand awareness keeps it! Elliot B. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Wow that is a horribly deceiving thread title. At least add <personal opinion> to it. x-scratch 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I think all red cars are Ferraris. T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_Monkey Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I think all red cars are Ferraris. I think all Cameros are Ferraris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I think all Cameros are Ferraris. I think all SUVs are Jeeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvllsvm Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I've had people ask me if they could use my "iPad" when in fact I have a nook color... DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User6060 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 you guys don't understand the fact that people DONT UNDERSTAND TECH....some people they've lived 50-70 years without gadgets and now everything changes every 8 months. most your parents grew up without a computer and they've only had the internet for 1/5 of their life. the general public aka most people you don't know don't understand electronics ozgeek and szo 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 What's the difference ? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imachip Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Heh some people 30 years old and are quite clever have no idea either... They are just not interested, simple as. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kondrath Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yeah... Same thing with smartphones. A lot of people just call them iphones. I guess it's how back in the day, a lot of people called video games Nintendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xiphi Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I'll never understand why some humans can't read, or, rather, choose not to. If they can take an extra minute to compare boxes of cereal in a grocery, then they can take an extra minute to read product labels so that they know they're not buying the wrong thing! It's common sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell-In-A-Handbasket Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I'll never understand why some humans can't read, or, rather, choose not to. If they can take an extra minute to compare boxes of cereal in a grocery, then they can take an extra minute to read product labels so that they know they're not buying the wrong thing! It's common sense! Common sense was lost in the early 90's T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted January 30, 2012 Author MVC Share Posted January 30, 2012 Common sense was lost in the early 90's The Time at which common sense was lost and Windows XP was released introducing the "category view" in the control panel are pretty close together, if not the cause! (But that's a topic for a whole other thread.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Geek Alex Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Yeah... Same thing with smartphones. A lot of people just call them iphones. I guess it's how back in the day, a lot of people called video games Nintendo. Excuse me....they were Atari's. Lets get that right. The same way people say I need to make a xerox. No you need to make a copy. or back in the day everyone had walkmans. No they didnt, but thats what that thing that played tapes was called no matter who made it. So this renaming situation isnt new at all. DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMH Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 So today, I got a call from a customer telling me that they have an iPad that they recorded movies and videos on and they needed help burning them to a dvd. Well they bring the "iPad" to my house, they get it out and hand it to me. You could immediately tell it was in fact not an iPad. As it turns out it was a Motorola Zoom. I told them, This isn't an iPad, it's a Motorola Zoom running Android. She said, Oh I thought was an iPad. So you wonder why Apple has issue with all tablets, that are black. The only issue is the uneducated person is so clueless there is little other manufactures could do to make them not look like an iPad. If the device is a black colored tablet, it will be confused with being an iPad. It wasn't a Motorola Zoom either. It was a Xoom. :D Alera 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelic Marge Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 It wasn't a Motorola Zoom either. It was a Xoom. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachno 1D Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 It also has Motorola clearly printed in bold on one corner The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayos Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Years ago, the exam invigilators at my school would say "turn off all mobile phones, iPods and MP3 players and leave them in your bags" before the start of every exam. It used to drive me insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_Blue Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Aspirin, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade1269 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I'll never understand why some humans can't read, or, rather, choose not to. If they can take an extra minute to compare boxes of cereal in a grocery, then they can take an extra minute to read product labels so that they know they're not buying the wrong thing! It's common sense! +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattehCarter Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I have to agree with @Co_Co on this one, not everyone understands technology; and I'm guessing that if they are a customer of yours, they really don't care what piece of hardware they have, or how it works, they just want to use it. Mistakes like this can be seen all around, not just in the tech world; for example, if you went to an engineer and asked for a 'bolt' he may name hundreds of types of different bolts, but at the end of the day, what do we care? A bolt is a bolt. Kind of a weird example, but it's true. Also, I assume your job is to inform/help people with technology, therefore, you should not be complaining that a customer is 'uneducated' in your field of work, after all, if everyone was educated in the technological world, you wouldn't have any customers at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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