irvinehomeowner
Well-known member
Some recent threads on OCR, the latest release of the iPhone 4, the homeselling pace of WB/WBE and the still high prices of Irvine makes this comparison pretty accurate:
1. Both have a devoted fan base.
2. People who despise either iPhone or Irvine tend to call the the fans "sheeple".
3. Both have premium prices but are missing some premium features (changeable battery, external memory, big lot sizes, real driveways)
4. Apple or TIC can almost charge whatever they want and do nothing feature-wise, yet people will still buy them because of the perception of quality
Now #4 is a bit hyperbolic because there are things that ring true about the quality of an iPhone and of Irvine. Detractors tend to overlook them to give their position more strength but in the end, it's very hard to argue with facts.
- iPhone is easy to use.
- iPhone has lots of users and therefore lots of apps.
- iPhone has great support from Apple
- iPhone has sold millions in just a week
- Irvine has great schools
- Irvine is ranked high in public safety
- Irvine is master planned and supported well by The Irvine Company
- Irvine has sold hundreds of homes in just a few months
I could go on but what it comes down to is personal preference. While one may argue that people who want to buy in Irvine have no sense of what a good home is and are just buying into the TIC marketing and are sheeple, the same can be said about an iPhone. But when one defends that an iPhone is functional, has great features or is easier to use... then you can say the same things about Irvine.
You can pay more for an iPhone and not be able to switch our your battery or add more memory... but you do that because of the other things it does. So you pay more for Irvine and you may not have the huge lot or backyard... but it's the other things that count.
1. Both have a devoted fan base.
2. People who despise either iPhone or Irvine tend to call the the fans "sheeple".
3. Both have premium prices but are missing some premium features (changeable battery, external memory, big lot sizes, real driveways)
4. Apple or TIC can almost charge whatever they want and do nothing feature-wise, yet people will still buy them because of the perception of quality
Now #4 is a bit hyperbolic because there are things that ring true about the quality of an iPhone and of Irvine. Detractors tend to overlook them to give their position more strength but in the end, it's very hard to argue with facts.
- iPhone is easy to use.
- iPhone has lots of users and therefore lots of apps.
- iPhone has great support from Apple
- iPhone has sold millions in just a week
- Irvine has great schools
- Irvine is ranked high in public safety
- Irvine is master planned and supported well by The Irvine Company
- Irvine has sold hundreds of homes in just a few months
I could go on but what it comes down to is personal preference. While one may argue that people who want to buy in Irvine have no sense of what a good home is and are just buying into the TIC marketing and are sheeple, the same can be said about an iPhone. But when one defends that an iPhone is functional, has great features or is easier to use... then you can say the same things about Irvine.
You can pay more for an iPhone and not be able to switch our your battery or add more memory... but you do that because of the other things it does. So you pay more for Irvine and you may not have the huge lot or backyard... but it's the other things that count.