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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by Gatsky on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:05PM (#33183180)
This is it, if it wasn’t the phone it would be something else.
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by AeroNotix on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:11PM (#33183293)
So therefore we let tactics like this slide? It is an intentional mechanism to create FOMO and groupthink by a corporation.

Just because kids are prone to being led in this way, doesn't mean those leading that behaviour get a pass.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by kcplate on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @10:27PM (#33186429)
What tactics are that? Would Nike have allowed the swoosh to be licensed to every other shoe manufacturer in the 90s?
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