Good brand yes, best brand, I don't think so, and the world doesn't either since its the 4th best selling brand after Apple, Samsung and RIM ./Ok3ch On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:33 AM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com> wrote:

HTC has always been the best brand , no one is selling locally apart from a few dealers who will have one or two phones which are mostly outdated

http://www.gsmarena.com/htc-phones-45.php

have a look at the link above

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com> wrote:

...

hi,

IS HTC brand a good buy?

who r selling their gadgets locally?

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Cult - I agree, a very nice cult once you in it, there's no getting out and you enjoy while at it :-) ./Ok3ch On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:44 AM, James Muendo <timrick@gmail.com> wrote:

Me thinks, Apple is cult :) And the people who are addicted to it ........ Hence they don't care about price points as other brands would. #Amjustsaying.

On 25 August 2011 09:38, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:

...

Good brand yes, best brand, I don't think so, and the world doesn't either since its the 4th best selling brand after Apple, Samsung and RIM

./Ok3ch

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:33 AM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com> wrote:

...

HTC has always been the best brand , no one is selling locally apart from a few dealers who will have one or two phones which are mostly outdated

http://www.gsmarena.com/htc-phones-45.php

have a look at the link above

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...

hi,

IS HTC brand a good buy?

who r selling their gadgets locally?

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Thats why I agree its a very good brand, but when you say best - sales matter too and thats what makes a phone successful ./Ok3ch On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:57 AM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com> wrote:

Okech i dont look at which product sold more maybe its not well marketed, am sure if HTC had a store in ever country like apple or samsung and RIM they would be pretty high FYI RM gets its hardware from HTC (last i checked) .

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:

...

Cult - I agree, a very nice cult once you in it, there's no getting out and you enjoy while at it :-)

./Ok3ch

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:44 AM, James Muendo <timrick@gmail.com> wrote:

...

Me thinks, Apple is cult :) And the people who are addicted to it ........ Hence they don't care about price points as other brands would. #Amjustsaying.

On 25 August 2011 09:38, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:

...

Good brand yes, best brand, I don't think so, and the world doesn't either since its the 4th best selling brand after Apple, Samsung and RIM

./Ok3ch

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:33 AM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com> wrote:

...

HTC has always been the best brand , no one is selling locally apart from a few dealers who will have one or two phones which are mostly outdated

http://www.gsmarena.com/htc-phones-45.php

have a look at the link above

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com> wrote:

...

hi,

IS HTC brand a good buy?

who r selling their gadgets locally?

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... here we go again. On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:44 AM, James Muendo <timrick@gmail.com> wrote:

...

Me thinks,

Apple is cult :) And the people who are addicted to it ........

Hence they don't care about price points as other brands would.

#Amjustsaying.

As I said earlier, it's subjective. I moved to Mac. Unless Cook royally messes up the OS, or I can't afford another, I don't see myself moving back to PC anytime in the next decade... Before Apple, this was a 'sexy' tablet http://www.laptopstablet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hp-tablet-pc-laptop....... Nokia would be a great brand etc... There is a distinct quality that comes with Apple products... And btw, Mac's are at times *cheaper* when compared to other similar machines (when you consider form factor, battery life, CPU perfomance etc).

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@phares now that you have opened the can of worms, Aint no model like Mitsubishi... expecially 4X4.... (note that for all intents and purposes here the io is not a mitsubishi) On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:

:-)

My stand is that user experience is very subjective... e.g. Why do Kenyan's love Toyota's? CIF Nairobi price for a Subaru Legacy and Toyota Fielder are almost the same today... *USER PREFERENCE*. One may say the Toyota is a better car because it does not consume, cheaper parts etc (one may compare it to an Android phone - with regards to Eco System... Another may say that the 'Subaru' is faster and he wants perfomance etc.. but it cost's more to run... Again, subjective!

My point is and always will be, don't take the high road and claim that your view is superior, views differ depending on personal taste and circumstance... If you don't like Apple, well and good, if you'll give your kidney, liver and your unborn children for an iPhone, well and good. *CHOICE* :-).

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:

...

... here we go again.

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com>wrote:

...

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:44 AM, James Muendo <timrick@gmail.com> wrote:

...

Me thinks,

Apple is cult :) And the people who are addicted to it ........

Hence they don't care about price points as other brands would.

#Amjustsaying.

As I said earlier, it's subjective. I moved to Mac. Unless Cook royally messes up the OS, or I can't afford another, I don't see myself moving back to PC anytime in the next decade... Before Apple, this was a 'sexy' tablet http://www.laptopstablet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hp-tablet-pc-laptop....... Nokia would be a great brand etc... There is a distinct quality that comes with Apple products... And btw, Mac's are at times *cheaper* when compared to other similar machines (when you consider form factor, battery life, CPU perfomance etc).

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Hehehe - and now to cars - This is where there is no loyalty at all, you get a godd deal, it becomes the best car in the universe, even that Vitz driver (am not talking about you, the other one) believes a Vitz is the best car ever. ./Ok3ch On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Chris Kiagiri <ck@google.com> wrote:

Not unless you are restricting yourself to Japanese models.

The Germans win this one, hands down.

On 25 August 2011 10:32, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:

...

@phares now that you have opened the can of worms, Aint no model like Mitsubishi... expecially 4X4.... (note that for all intents and purposes here the io is not a mitsubishi)

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com>wrote:

...

:-)

My stand is that user experience is very subjective... e.g. Why do Kenyan's love Toyota's? CIF Nairobi price for a Subaru Legacy and Toyota Fielder are almost the same today... *USER PREFERENCE*. One may say the Toyota is a better car because it does not consume, cheaper parts etc (one may compare it to an Android phone - with regards to Eco System... Another may say that the 'Subaru' is faster and he wants perfomance etc.. but it cost's more to run... Again, subjective!

My point is and always will be, don't take the high road and claim that your view is superior, views differ depending on personal taste and circumstance... If you don't like Apple, well and good, if you'll give your kidney, liver and your unborn children for an iPhone, well and good. *CHOICE* :-).

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:

...

... here we go again.

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com>wrote:

...

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:44 AM, James Muendo <timrick@gmail.com>wrote:

...

Me thinks,

Apple is cult :) And the people who are addicted to it ........

Hence they don't care about price points as other brands would.

#Amjustsaying.

As I said earlier, it's subjective. I moved to Mac. Unless Cook royally messes up the OS, or I can't afford another, I don't see myself moving back to PC anytime in the next decade... Before Apple, this was a 'sexy' tablet http://www.laptopstablet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hp-tablet-pc-laptop....... Nokia would be a great brand etc... There is a distinct quality that comes with Apple products... And btw, Mac's are at times *cheaper* when compared to other similar machines (when you consider form factor, battery life, CPU perfomance etc).

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I think a wise conclusion would be that football teams, mobile handsets, operating systems and cars are off limits when the question of which $item is better than the other simply because it is just another "whose has more testosterone" affair. yes no? On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Chris Kiagiri <ck@google.com> wrote:

...

Not unless you are restricting yourself to Japanese models. The Germans win this one, hands down.

I'm not... Was for purposes of illustration :P. The Germans may have the best car's but the Kenyan's will *still* buy the Probox... That was mostly my point...

...

Hehehe - and now to cars - This is where there is no loyalty at all, you get a godd deal, it becomes the best car in the universe, even that Vitz driver (am not talking about you, the other one) believes a Vitz is the best car ever.

@Ok3ch That's my point! Exactly! It's subjective... Ever noticed that when people get the option of a car that is fully maintained by the company (especially in Senior Management), you will quickly figure out their *actual* taste.

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My Experience with HTC been really good. I can recommend to anyone On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Chris Kiagiri <ck@google.com> wrote:

...

Not unless you are restricting yourself to Japanese models.

The Germans win this one, hands down.

I'm not... Was for purposes of illustration :P. The Germans may have the best car's but the Kenyan's will *still* buy the Probox... That was mostly my point...

Hehehe - and now to cars - This is where there is no loyalty at all, you

...

get a godd deal, it becomes the best car in the universe, even that Vitz driver (am not talking about you, the other one) believes a Vitz is the best car ever.

@Ok3ch

That's my point! Exactly! It's subjective... Ever noticed that when people get the option of a car that is fully maintained by the company (especially in Senior Management), you will quickly figure out their *actual* taste.

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I have handled HTC, Samsung and iPhone. Compared to Samsung and iPhone, HTC falls way short..Samsung outdoes HTC in every aspect, everytime..For a good android, I would go for Samsung any day. Still, user preference or not, for the time being, IOS is the most complete OS and of course iPhone the best user experience. Regards, On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:

I have also been wondering where to buy the HTC locally, the ZTE Blade would have been ok if it had a good camera. as for HTC not been better than some other devices in Position 1, 2, 3, I have came to the conclusion that the BMW can't be better than Toyota based on that premise _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke