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Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by squeaky-clean on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:21AM (#13922386)
For people on Hacker News, sure. But try asking your grandma what the flagship Android phone is and what the flagship Apple phone is. It is much more confusing for the average person than you'd think.

> I don't really see why it matters if your mom thinks she has a "Samsung" or an "LG".

Because when people ask if she has an Android she says "No."

> There's more to Android phones than the base OS.

I know, that's my complaint. It really adds nothing for the customer to have it be so fragmented.

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Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by cylinder714 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @12:26PM (#13923727)
In fairness, if you asked your grandma what the flagship Ford or Chevrolet car was, she wouldn't know, either.
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Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by traviscj on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @05:04PM (#13926194)
From [1], the Ford Taurus [2]? Weird...

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Flagship_vehicles

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taurus_(sixth_generation)

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Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by gambiting on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @06:19AM (#13929745)
And of course the answer changes depending on where you're from. Over here, you can't buy the Taurus, so I would probably say Ford Mondeo or Ford Edge.
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Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by vacri on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @05:22PM (#13926371)
> But try asking your grandma what the flagship Android phone is and what the flagship Apple phone is

Most people would just say 'iphone', not knowing which model is the 'flagship'.

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