In Aesop’s fable of the fox and the lion, the fox was initially terrified when he first saw the lion. But after a time, he got over his fear and even passed the time of day with the king of beasts. And the moral of this story? “Familiarity breeds contempt.”
When Apple launched its smartphone in 2007 the world swooned.
This gadget wasn’t just for geeks. Everyone from pinstriped chief financial officers to high school kids had to have one.
But Apple’s new flagship iPhone 5s and lower-priced iPhone 5c, both of which go on sale in Hong Kong on Friday, has attracted blistering criticism since last week, mainly for looking the same as the previously released iPhone 5, with detractors saying the tech giant hasn’t made any significant improvements to the device - apart from more colour options.
And people may also have been angered because the iPhone 5c price wasn’t as low as some people had expected.
But in the short time I had to test the two new models, I realised that they represent significant upgrades worth considering for iPhone users and for those thinking about buying an iPhone.