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by Anon84 5820 days ago
On features and price, a truck beats a Ferrari anytime. People (who can afford them) still prefer Ferrari.
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When you need to haul something a truck is infinitely more useful than a Ferrari.
True. And indeed those are the cases where you buy a truck. In the 90% of other cases, you get a Ferrari. Most people that need a car, not a truck.

Features that you don't need/use are not relevant and most people will prefer design/style/etc... to those extra features.

IMHO this is what Apple's success is based on. Quality and style over Feature lists.

There's a lot of people who look at the Ferrari and then buy something affordable. Apple is always susceptible to that.
> People (who can afford them) still prefer Ferrari.

It really depends on whether I need to carry stuff from one place to another. Or whether I want to use a road to do it.

A more apt comparison might be between a Mustang and a Ferrari.