The way Apple products are gaining popularity is surely taking us to a time when all the words in the dictionary would start with 'i' as by then they would have prefixed every damn thing with their trademark 'i'. You can see how crazy people are for the iphone and ipad in India which has become the ultimate status symbol. This is perfectly depicted in their tag line which goes like - If you don't have an iphone, you don't have an iphone!
But apparently we Indians are way saner than our developing rivals i.e the Chinese. They may have small eyes and a baby spine but they are super crazy when it comes to the 'i' stuff. There have been many reports of violence in the Apple stores all across China by people missing out on gadgets on the very first day of their release. They are out to kill on the streets for the latest version of gadgets by Apple. But recently, they went too far. There have been reports of teenagers selling their body parts to get money so that they can buy the latest iphone and ipad. There is this 17-year old who sold his kidney to get an ipad. You got to be kidding me!
Smart phones are next in line. What good are you if your phone doesn't have a touchscreen. Oh, you still stuck with Nokia 1100, are you from Mohenjodhero or something.? Move on dude!
Apparently the materialistic aspirations of people are taking big leaps and the middle class probably wants the Poverty Line redefined as the 'i' line. If you don't have an iphone, you are poor and the government then should provide you an iphone at subsidized price. What crap! This has resulted in a proverbial revolution. There were times when 'necessity was the mother of invention'. Today, if they invent something new, it becomes a necessity. So, role reversal. Invention is the mother of necessity.
Lets first make sure every one gets Roti, Kapda & Makaan. We can go ifrenzy then.
But apparently we Indians are way saner than our developing rivals i.e the Chinese. They may have small eyes and a baby spine but they are super crazy when it comes to the 'i' stuff. There have been many reports of violence in the Apple stores all across China by people missing out on gadgets on the very first day of their release. They are out to kill on the streets for the latest version of gadgets by Apple. But recently, they went too far. There have been reports of teenagers selling their body parts to get money so that they can buy the latest iphone and ipad. There is this 17-year old who sold his kidney to get an ipad. You got to be kidding me!
Smart phones are next in line. What good are you if your phone doesn't have a touchscreen. Oh, you still stuck with Nokia 1100, are you from Mohenjodhero or something.? Move on dude!
Apparently the materialistic aspirations of people are taking big leaps and the middle class probably wants the Poverty Line redefined as the 'i' line. If you don't have an iphone, you are poor and the government then should provide you an iphone at subsidized price. What crap! This has resulted in a proverbial revolution. There were times when 'necessity was the mother of invention'. Today, if they invent something new, it becomes a necessity. So, role reversal. Invention is the mother of necessity.
Lets first make sure every one gets Roti, Kapda & Makaan. We can go ifrenzy then.
2 comments:
Absolutely right. I have seen people camping in the chilly nights for the launch of the latest versions of iPhones and Play Stations. I mean, at one end, there are people who are forced to spend nights in the open and many a times they die in those wintery nights and on the other hand, there are these gadgets freaks who force themselves to camp outside the Apple stores to get their hands first on these coveted gadgets.
Yes, what an irony :| courtesy this rampant materialism.
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