Blog Post #6
Diffusion of innovations is the idea of how and why new technology will sometimes become so popular. One item that have majorly spread because of diffusion of innovation is the the product we all know use, the iPhone. The iPhone first became popular right when it became realized to the public, which was in the year 2007. In the first four years of just being around Apple says they said over 100 million units. The reasoning to why many people first started to buy the iPhone was because the advertising the company did. Apple showed off all the cool, trendy tricks this phone was able to do. People also started to buy this phone because of the quality of it. It was seen to have a higher quality than many of the other phones out there. When looking at people who were late adaptors to getting the iPhone this was because the iPhone was something that almost because an essential product. Also looking at grandparents it gave them a way to easily connect with their children, grandchildren, and friends. IPhones allow for people to communicate easily with the use of not just picking up the face to call someone, but also FaceTiming someone and looking at the other person face. Some people may not adapt to the iPhone because they don't trust Apple, they believe it is too complicated to use, or they just can not afford it. Some negative consequences of the iPhone is that people may get too addicted to it. Having an iPhone has become very beneficial because it allows you to stay connected with people from anywhere at anytime. I believe the pros outweigh the cons because the iPhone has become such a staple in todays society, without it, it is hard to do most things.
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