[stonefroot]

These all seem to be such frivolous things in relation to the function of a computing device.

They have nothing to do with capabilities or performance.

Gimmicks.

Just my personal opinion.

[chucknelson]

Yes, "gimmicks" that make billions upon billions of dollars.

[stonefroot]

How do you know it's the gimmicks that make the "billions upon billions" of dollars? Are you making some assumptions?

Could marketing play a role in consumer decisions?