[tebugg]

interesting read from forbes.

Is Apple's iPhone No Longer Cool To Teens? - Forbes

[spaulagain]

My 13 year old sister was super happy to pick up a Lumia 900 this past summer. Although, her getting one defies the article as part of the reason she got it was because she was used to using my mom's Windows Phone.

WP also happens to be really different and exciting. Plus the variety of colors and themes is good for kids too, and the social integration.

[CHIP72]

WP also happens to be really different and exciting. Plus the variety of colors and themes is good for kids too, and the social integration.

This comment I think actually gets at the core reason or at least one of the core reasons why Microsoft designed not only WP8 but more importantly Windows 8 the way they did. There is a bit of a learning curve to learn Windows 8 if you are and adult and very familiar with previous versions of Windows OS, but if you're a kid just starting to use computers, Windows 8 OS is probably going to make a lot more sense than other operating systems.

[Coreldan]

iPhone is at the state when even grandparents start to have them, which automatically makes it not-cool for teens :P

[jwinch2]

My mother has an iPhone provided by her work and I tried using it a bit while home for Christmas this year. I can't stand it. The integration between the mac desktop and iPad is nice, but I don't care for the OS itself. I prefer WP8 or Android in comparison.

[jwinch2]

iPhone is at the state when even grandparents start to have them, which automatically makes it not-cool for teens :P

I think pretty much every mobile OS is going that direction. I know grandparents with iphones as you suggest, but I also know them with Galaxy S3's and even HTC 8x. I think we are just going to have to resign ourselves to the idea that grandparents are going to be in on tech from now on.

[crystal_planet]

Forbes is hardly the definitive source tech news. I remember the hack piece they did on WP so I'm pretty skeptical.

[pankaj981]

Well the iphone is solid platform, the part only that has started to fall out is lack of innovations with good user experience off lately, on top the same icons (it has started to become boring) as opposed to live tiles which are UX wise way ahead than the ios icons, live tiles are cool and so are the equally live colors the phones come in..definitely suited for youngsters

[Mafiatounes]

When i hold a iphone it's same old same old i used a ipod touch, iphone 4 and 4s a year ago but the user interface stays the same wich is kind of borring, i have to say even if it is borring it works good and the ecosystem is awesome just not innovating enough for me.

[jwinch2]

Well the iphone is solid platform, the part only that has started to fall out is lack of innovations with good user experience off lately, on top the same icons (it has started to become boring) as opposed to live tiles which are UX wise way ahead than the ios icons, live tiles are cool and so are the equally live colors the phones come in..definitely suited for youngsters

I thought iPhone had started adding in widgets similar to what is in Android. If so, that will likely blunt the lack of having live tiles.

[pankaj981]

I thought iPhone had started adding in widgets similar to what is in Android. If so, that will likely blunt the lack of having live tiles.

No they haven't and I doubt they will

[tgp]

I thought iPhone had started adding in widgets similar to what is in Android. If so, that will likely blunt the lack of having live tiles.

No they haven't and I doubt they will

I don't think they will either, at least not in the foreseeable future. Live tiles will compromise battery life, Apple's pride & joy. Admittedly, it is good.

[jwinch2]

No they haven't and I doubt they will

Are you sure? I thought they added them in the notification center.

[TonyDedrick]

iPhone is at the state when even grandparents start to have them, which automatically makes it not-cool for teens :P

That's just absurd. So are PCs gonna be uncool because parents and grandparents are starting to use them?

[baseballbert]

I got my mom the 8X for Xmas. I wanted her to be the coolest Granny on her block. Being able to pin tons of pics of her grand daughter was a huge sell.

[Noahma]

Are you sure? I thought they added them in the notification center.

they sort of did. There are only two available, stocks and weather. With no options for devs to create their own.

Recently left my iPhone, and have not looked back

[Chregu]

Forbes is hardly the definitive source tech news. I remember the hack piece they did on WP so I'm pretty skeptical.

I agree, never trust old men in suits when they speak about the thoughts of teenagers* ;-)

But here in Switzerland everybody uses an iPhone: the more iPhone 5, the better. Nonetheless I really start to feel, as if the iPhone just isn't this icon it once was anymore.

*Even if the article itself is written by an older lady with disgustingly dyed hair.

[Coreldan]

That's just absurd. So are PCs gonna be uncool because parents and grandparents are starting to use them?

Not all PCs become uncool for the teens when grandparens start using them. That's why currently the grandparents use Windows while all the cool kids have Macbooks and whatnot :D

It was mostly a light hearted joke anyways, but I think there is a hint of truth to it as well. When something reaches the kinda widespreadedness that even the last people to adopt technology (grandparents) start to have them, it pretty much is as the state where it starts getting replaced within the young generation. It goes with everything that resembles cool or fashion. One day's fashion is another day's common clothing and then new trend comes in, set by a minority.