I’ve heard reports that other companies have been known to PAY PEOPLE to stand in lines to make it look like an Apple Event for their products! ... LOL ...
But ... no one has been able to pull it off, consistently, for any other mass market hi-tech item ... other than Apple.
CONGRATULATIONS to Apple for being so wildly successful!
Actually, NO!!!, that’s Apple that has its employees stand in line and wait for over a week before a product is scheduled to launch. But, the regular iZombies do take notice of those waiting in line, and they too get in line, thereby increasing the size of the waiting line, and making whatever product seem like a must-have for all the other iZombies, who will get the product, even if not the first day.
In fact, Apple has been rumored to also artificially increase the traffic volume in their stores, to make it seem as if there is always something new to be had, or to make it seem as if Apple is always having massive sales in each store.
The Apple tactics apparently work with people like you, or you are one of those Apple employees deceiving the regular public about how they must buy or need to see what’s happening in the stores.
So, what will iZombies like you do with their time once the iPhone drops in popularity? Can zombies die?
Samsung pays people to protest outside Australian Apple Store; goal is to mock iSheep culture Posted: 26 Apr 2012 — PhoneArena —by Alan FHow Samsung sees Apple iPhone and Apple iPad users
Samsung is really trying to push this image of Apple iPhone and Apple iPad users as sheep. After releasing a video that did everything but directly call out all users of Apple devices as sheep, the Korean based manufacturer has ratcheted things up a notch.
This week, Samsung paid an Australian marketing company called Tongue to provide protesters to stand in front of an Australian Apple Store and scream, "Wake Up!" The protesters were bused to a location and started the chant that is designed to tell iOS users that they need to wake up and stop blindly following other iOS users.
At the same time, Samsung has put up a "Wake Up!" Australia web site that includes a countdown timer currently at 8,330,000 which is probably counting down toward the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III, "The next Samsung Galaxy" or whatever the device is going to be called. Visit the site by clicking on the sourcelink. In the meantime, check out how aggressive Samsung has become by clicking on the video below!
Samsung's marketing budget in 2012 was $14.5 BiLLION, while their media buys were only $4 Billion. The rest was spent on stunts like the above and paying for astro-turfing, spiffs to carrier sales people and on-line shills to invade forums to bad-mouth Apple and other competitors. How much are you and your anti-Apple buddies being paid to do the same kind of thing in spamming these threads, adorno?