V-Tech Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Back in 2010, 3G device sales in North America outpaced China and India by 185 million vs. 114 million. That?s when the collective taste of American consumers still mattered a lot. But in 2013, China and India will outpace North America by 256 million vs. 215 million. Smartphone market is now defined by Asian tastes. And since they love yellow gold in China, that is a good color for a phone, regardless of whether or not it?s deemed tacky by Americans. But is yellow gold tacky even in the U.S. and Europe any more? That is not clear. White gold became the cool, sophisticated option in 1990s and 2000s as a part of the backlash against tacky 1980s. Chunky yellow gold jewelry was associated with shoulder pads, big hair and Falcon Crest. But the definition of fashion is that it keeps cycling ? and U.S. retailers have been itching for years to force women to start revising their collections and switching back to yellow gold. White gold used to look sophisticated back in late Nineties ? but now it?s all over Zales and it has lost its high-end niche. Go to any New York jewelry store today and you?ll hear that yellow gold is the warm and grounded choice, while white gold is cold and going out of style. So yes, now is the perfect time for Apple to debut a gold iPhone 5S. ?In Europe, white is over, and yellow is king again.? ?Yellow gold is coming back, it compliments diamonds and other colored stones.? This is precisely the right moment to put out a garish yellow gold phone ? the zeitgeist is shifting. The 1980s don?t look so bad with the current unemployment and wage growth statistics. Apple sometimes has the knack of taking a nascent trend and banking it. http://bgr.com/2013/08/20/iphone-5s-gold-analysis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Looks terrible. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted August 20, 2013 Administrators Share Posted August 20, 2013 Looks like "wee" :s djdanster, encarta and menifred 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Looks like "wee" :s Only if you don't drink water for two days ;) LaP 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Tech Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 It will sell like crazy in Arab countries for example. They really love anything and everything with gold....... (not trying to offend anyone, it's a fact) WAQT 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Meh. Introducing the new iPhone in more colors/metal, revolutionary :rofl: Can't wait to see people line up for this - just boggles my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio384 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Never seen that kind of an ugly phone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetech Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 is jobs would be alive, he would have died again seeing what apple is trying to do Elliot B. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Method Man Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 fusi0n, encarta, carmatic and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1911 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 In that pic it is looking more plain yellow than gold yellow. But I can't wait to see it in person. If I find it appealing, I will buy it.... Sheikh style ftw :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Might as well stamp the text "Steal This" on the back. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 this has former CEO of yves saint Laurent written all over it. this is the result of apple hiring this guy? djdanster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benthebear Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 is jobs would be alive, he would have died again seeing what apple is trying to do Why do people act like Apple never released a product of theirs in multiple colors while Job's was alive and CEO? Like this must of existed in an alternate reality... http://images.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/images/welcome_mini.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 YOLO SWAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 is jobs would be alive, he would have died again seeing what apple is trying to do Absolutely. Garish-colored iPhones, and possibly two models released at the same time (5 and 5C). Be careful Apple, tred lightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 is that gold color? but its not sparkly ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted August 20, 2013 Veteran Share Posted August 20, 2013 No yellow gold anything for me. :P I'll stick with my White gold and Titanium thank you very much! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 The reason this is sad.. They can not come up with new useful features so they are trying to market their product to the people that only by Apple for the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 It will sell like crazy in Arab countries for example. They really love anything and everything with gold....... (not trying to offend anyone, it's a fact) don't be too sure mr president ;) /Romanov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 is jobs would be alive, he would have died again seeing what apple is trying to do Maybe this was one of Jobs ideas, after all I thought he had plans for his company after death :p har har har Lord Method Man 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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