[cmiles74]

In my opinion, the difference is the amount of social pressure that is bearing down. Deciding to avoid products like the Echo and it's not a big deal. My mother-in-law will roll her eyes when I remind her we don't want for Christmas but it's not a big deal.

I can't really get away without having a cell phone. The slope has been slippery on this one; when I purchased my first smart phone this wasn't a big concern (but maybe it should have been). It's been several years and it's a bigger sacrifice, in my opinion, to give up a smart phone. Even if I wanted to, my employer might buy one for me, for instance.

I do think the expectation today is that everyone have a smart phone.