Does anyone have an iPhone 4 charger?
I heard that question a million times when the iPhone 5 came out because Apple had just switched the shape of the input jack for the charger.
So some people had the 4, some people the 5. Each with a different charger.
It threw everyone off. Suddenly when you were low on juice you couldn’t simply ask someone with an iPhone if they had a charger that you could borrow for a few minutes. You needed the 4 charger…and a lot of people still had the 4 but a lot of people had the 5 too.
It was confusing because Apple lovers were playing on different technology.
It was annoying because we weren’t all together and made it less convenient to give or receive help in the area of phone charging.
But now…I never hear people ask if someone has an iPhone 4 or 5 charger, or 6 or 7…its back to “hey man, can I borrow your charger”. Simple.
Because now we’re all converted to the NEW. And its better that way.
For a while people weren’t on the same page but now they are.
I think we’re finally getting to the same thing with music streaming.
As streaming has come along its been confusing for both artists and fans…are we supposed to purchase the music like the way it’s been for so long, or are we going to stream and simply listen?
Should artists market “Buy our album” or “Listen to our album”.
Old vs. New
But it really seems as though in even the last six or twelve months, we’re all back on the same page again.
An artist or label or marketing team telling the public to buy a song or album feels a lot like asking to borrow an iPhone 4 charger.
It’s a little odd. Not a crime, but certainly not a step into the future.
We’re converting (and almost completely converted) to the NEW. And its better that way.
Like the Doobie Brothers said…
“Woah-ooo-wooooah LISTEN to the music…all the time”
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