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| Howard_Casto:
Bad analogies. Say you are going to do some gardening and need a shovel. You go to Lowes.... they have a shovel for 20 bucks... it's just a shovel. You go to this hipster all organic gardening supply store in the gentrified part of town. They sell pineapple shovels, which are really trendy. These shovels come in a custom wood case, are polished to a high sheen and are supposedly better at shoveling (in reality they are only sometimes better and even then only marginally so). You look at the price tag.... 150 friggin dollars. Now if you are the type of person that shows off their tools to everyone the pineapple is indeed flashy, but you just need a shovel, for, you know, shoveling, so you run back to Lowes as quick as you can and never bother to go to that stupid hipster hardware store again. You also notice shovel parts on sale at Lowes. With them you can build a shovel for a mere 5 dollars, but there are rows and rows of handles and blades in different shapes and sizes and they don't really tell you which will work well with which. Some people can build the shovel of their dreams that way and some can't because they are clumsy doofuses who literally can't stil a handle in a hole. |
| dkersten:
I've never had to assemble my own shovel from various parts from various stores, so I don't really identify with that analogy. :dunno But here is something I do identify with: I am trying to put together a nicely converged home automation system. Speakers in every room with centralized source distribution and control, security system, remote controllable door locks, window blinds, and lights, cameras all around the house that can be viewed from any device in the house or in my pocket, a climate control system that can also be controlled any way I choose, and voice control, wall keypads, and wall mounted touch screens to control it all. The tech is there, but making it all work together is tricky. If you have the money or simply don't have the capability or desire to tinker until it works, you can go to any number of dealers and get a complete system to make it all work. You are buying a single polished product that just works, but everything you add to it will cost 3-4 times more than the generic stuff that does the exact same thing. There is also a certain amount of prestige associated with the brands, even in the entry level. Or you can do the research, find products that are DIY friendly and can work together, and then start building your system with the help of other DIY'ers. Some of the parts are high end, some are as cheap as it gets because you don't NEED high end to get the desired result. But it is YOUR choice, 100% from start to finish. Will it all work the way you want? Depends on your skill and how much you are willing to research ahead of time. And not only do you get to choose from a wider variety of products, you also save money. Upwards of 75%. That, to me, is Apple computer products. Limited choices, out of the box functionality, and premium prices to match VS. something you can put together yourself and meet or exceed the performance for a fraction of the price. It's all a matter of what you are after and how hard you are willing to work for it. |
| pbj:
Arcade collectors suck at analogies. :embarassed: |
| jennifer:
I would LOVE me some pinapple shovels...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct6BUPvE2sM. |
| harveybirdman:
Horray that jennifer is alive... |
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