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- Elizabeth Spitzer
- Clackamas, OR
- United States
Expressive Ideas, LLC
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What impact do you imagine if positive recognition and appreciation were expressed in the ~home~ in a public way so others could see?
Positive recognition affirms us. In a family, where we come from - what impact do you imagine positive words of recognition and appreciation for: the efforts we make, things we do, or who we are, can have on a family, an individual, and/or a child?
IF you feel like taking this one step more ... assuming you have concluded that it would be a good impact, how do you imagine it would affect the future of that person?
Is positive recognition and appreciation a powerful thing to you?
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Feb 1 2013: Thank YOU Carolyn for your kind words. I often read your insightful comments as well, and we continually have the opportunity to learn from each other....to grow with each other in our global society.
I am sorry that you had a challenging experience as a young person. I had a violent abusive father, and I learned from him how NOT to treat people. So in addition to empowerment, which I received from my mother and 7 siblings, I also got a taste of disempowerment from my father.
Remember....we may not have had a choice as children. However, as thinking, feeling, adults we DO have choices regarding how we use the information we received as children. What we experienced may not have been empowering, and with awareness, which you seem to have a great deal of, we CAN change.
I don't perceive you to have a "flawed" view of life. It feels like you have a realistic view of life based on your experience. With your awareness and insight, it may be possible to create a "new" view? What was part of our life as children will always be part of our life experience....AND....we can use that information to create a new perception.
For what it's worth, I perceive you to be already past any "meaness". If you had any meaness, you wouldn't be allowing yourself to be vulnerable with your honesty. I respect and admire that very much:>)Feb 1 2013: Carolyn, you have the voice of so many people. You cry with the words that remain silent in the bosom of so many, who remain quiet because they fear the vulnerability or do not know the words to use. Thank you for sharing.
You said something that stirs me greatly, "how are [those who feel inspired by the goodwill of their spirit?] able to lure [others] into change,when the evidence for this kindness being advantageous is not apparent within any major system...or is it? " Your question is what haunts me. And, I hope that I can spend my life carefully,wisely, and with sincere intent, trying to find a way to help answer that question.
You Carolyn, are re-writing your story as you work through your past. No longer should it be said that you were this, or that ... You are now. A woman of strength and courage. A woman of hope and vision. Your experiences helped to created a rich tapestry of life, there are shades of black, grey, and red, but now you are adding yellows, blues, golds, and greens too.
I wish you the best Carolyn, and may you find wealth as you continue along your amazing path. :-)
Feb 2 2013: Nice, warm, tender, friendly, wise, useful. You know what you're speaking about and your words are the ones from a good friend. Congratulations. Everybody would like to have a friend able to gift such advices. I feel obliged to say it so.
pat gilbert
Jan 29 2013: Based off of the empirical evidence seen around helicopter moms and the scoreless sports leagues. It would appear the kid gets a sense of entitlement without any sense of exchange or accomplishment or effort.
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I would say giving a kid a false sense of worth or esteem is as bad as a false sense of low self esteem.
Jan 29 2013: Thank you Pat. Since I was not raised with a heli-mom and am not one myself (much to the dismay of some parents I have met) I had not thought along those lines.
I appreciate your perspective. Everyone who has commented is giving me great stuff to think about. Thank you. :-)
Jan 30 2013: I see this as a cultural problem, the manifestation of the nanny state and the attendant lawyers as well as 100 years worth of memes coming from the Pavlov types. Hmm the chicken or the egg...
Feb 1 2013: Hi Pat,
I am blessed to have a psycho-therapist for a mom and she has a breadth of experience; from family counseling, marriage counseling and working with youth inside of our military bases (worldwide). I mentioned to her the views of yourself, and Bob, and she concurred. The language is the key: praise vs appreciation. Praise vs 'positive' recognition.
Praise is defined as: to express approval or admiration of; commend; extol (verb).
Appreciation is defined as: gratitude; thankful recognition (noun)
Recognition is defined as: the acknowledgment of something as valid or as entitled to consideration. Or, the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, (noun)
(footnote on definitions. there exist more than one, I chose these to be most applicable ... :-) )
I suspect that you, and the others, worry about unearned and misplaced praise. My mom admits that this IS becoming a problem in our youth and it is leading to social development problems, which may or may not translate into their adulthood. It is something that is growing in our workplaces too. Or, as someone else exampled, our volunteer programs.
My questions rests more on the words: appreciation and positive recognition. They seem to define: that a person has evaluated, or considered, the action, or person; determined it, or them, to have earned, or been found worthy of, expressions of merit. I believe that is why appreciation and positive recognition can be so powerful. Perhaps we intrinsically know that to receive those expressions, it has been determined to warrant such expression.
What are your thoughts?
I think of Pavlov a lot ... especially with trying to bring up kids! What follows what ... :-)
pat gilbert
Feb 2 2013: Actual communication, nice.
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I prefer to think of it as an acknowledgment or a reward. It reality you control people with the acknowledgment. If someone is not willing to do something he is not going to do it. But if you treat them with respect and understanding and good communication they will climb Mount Everest for you.
The key I think is to acknowledge the act or accomplishment. The danger is in acknowledging them for just being there or praise for nothing.
This actually is quite ubiquitous, a few examples:
Getting paid for being there and not what you produce. Getting paid time and a half for being there longer and probably because you were slow. The pay is the acknowledgment but not for production as it should be but for "being there"
Sports without keeping score. The acknowledgment is for being there not for winning. Life is a game and there are definitely winners and losers. Learning how to win is one of life's most important lessons. And the academics say sports are superfluous, when I look at them I can see why they say that.
Welfare and unemployment extension. The acknowledgment is for being non-productive. Let alone workers comp or disability. The country is turning into a bunch of marshmallows.
If I guy comes up with a great invention that raises the standard of living of everyone he gets taxed to death. The acknowledgment is not only if you are dysfunctional we will take of you but also if do something excellent we will punish you.
If you stand out from the collective also know as peer pressure we scorn you. The acknowledgment is scorn for not fitting in, so the collective has stated that there must not be any prejudice of any kind. The problem is that this has gotten to the point that you cannot evaluate the value of anything as this can be interpreted as prejudice. The problem is that this makes people stupid as one of the primary requirements of intelligence is the weighing of things.Feb 2 2013: Pat and Elizabeth,
Your exchange started with Pat's comment...."I would say giving a kid a false sense of worth or esteem is as bad as a false sense of low self esteem."
I agree with this statement, and everything you both have written, as this perspective evolved. I also agree that a sense of entitlement is emerging in our culture....perhaps based on the fact that kids are given a false sense of worth, and are not required to put any effort into the process.
This seems sometimes difficult to balance, because we want to encourage and support people in the life journey, and let them know that they are valuable without "weighing of things", as Elizabeth says, so sometimes we may go overboard with praise and forget to reinforce the piece about cause and effect? Actions and consequences? If we consider these elements, which I think are important, there IS a "weighing" process, by which we consider the "value" of something/someone.....yes?
My perception is that we can offer each other all the elements with respect, appreciation, consideration, authenticity and honesty. I believe that we can incorporate all the "tools" necessary to support balance......WHEN we are genuine, authentic and honest....which, of course is another "tool" we can pass on to others:>) What do you think?
Feb 2 2013: A fundamental teacher is the culture.
The government has perverted the culture to one of entitlement.
As I stated earlier the key is the acknowledgment and the examples I gave.
And the key to that is acknowledging the accomplishments not the person.
A big factor is that the free market forces in objectivity not subjectivity as then the individual attention is extroverted rather than in the case of the entitlement introversion. Extroverts have their attention on the objective which puts them at cause introverts have their attention on themselves which puts them at effect.
Examples of this are ubiquitous:
Hollywood is filled with the Paris, Lindsey, Kim types who are addicted to attention which puts their attention on themselves and puts them at effect which is the primary reason they auger. This is the primary malady with all of the child stars who become effect through this simple mechanism
The current POTUS is also effect through this mechanism.
The movie Spinal Tap a parody of rock stars and how crazy they get with this addiction to attention and being effect. In one scene one of the musicians was very insistent that they have M&M candies of only a certain color in the dressing room.
Feb 2 2013: Pat,
I agree that culture, and what is accepted and/or rejected by the culture certainly influences behaviors within the culture. I do not agree that the government has, all by itself, "perverted the culture". After all, we, as citizens are part of the government.....yes?
I agree that it helps to seperate the person from the accomplishments, and that is a difficult perception to embrace, although very possible:>) My mom always said....love the man...hate the behavior.....so as a child, I learned to seperate the behavior from the person. It is not, however, an easy concept to embrace if one is not regularly exposed to it. We, in our society, can certainly continue to encourage it:>)
I do not agree with your perception of extroverts/cause...introverts/effect. I believe those who exhibit extrovert OR introvert behaviors can ALL experience the concept of cause and effect. I personally tend to have BOTH extrovert AND introvert behaviors at different times in my life, and I can tell you that the lesson of cause/effect/consequence was firmly taught to me, understood, and embraced as a child:>)Feb 2 2013: Yes the government absolutely influences the culture and has created one of entitlement through welfare, the CRA and owning a house is a right, WIC, medicare, student loans, and a alphabet soup of other benefits. As one who voted for Obama this is something you do not understand. As to we are the government yes that is true and I suppose the most evil there is is the the entity that no one takes any responsibility for which government is the embodiment.
The introvert/extrovert thing is specific to the subject. E.G. Celebrities are obviously extroverts but but their attention is on themselves.
Your disagreements are duly noted.
Feb 2 2013: Dear Pat,
I DO understand what you are talking about....I have read MANY of your comments:>)
I take responsibility for MY PART in the government process, and that's all I can do. It doesn't really help to talk about what everybody else is doing....nor is it relevant to me to try to determine where celebrities attention is focused. We do not KNOW what is going on in the mind and heart of other individuals, and anything we try to project is simply speculation.......in my humble opinion:>)
I sincerely hope that my AGREEMENTS are duly noted as well:>)Feb 2 2013: Little of it is speculation.
The most evil there is is collectively or individually complacency. I know this does not apply to you as your efforts in this area are remarkable.
Other than that I will agree to disagree except on what we agree upon which is duly noted as well.
Feb 2 2013: I agree...complacency is generally not very usefuil:>)
Thanks for your kind words, which are duly noted and appreciated:>)
Sean Brother
Jan 28 2013: I think the positive recognition reinforces self-esteem and provides security, and why not? a little of welfarel. Human being need to feel esteemed and recognized. I also think it's a powerful thing, sometimes more worthy than money. And to me, yes, I like being the subject of positive recognition. Who does not?
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Jan 29 2013: Sean, thank you for sharing. I really liked a word you used, 'security'. I had not considered that word before in all my thoughts of what appreciation and positive recognition does. Yet, I can easily see the emotionally security of feeling validated and seen, especially in a place that one holds their sense of self-worth. thank you for providing your insight!
Sean Brother
Jan 29 2013: Elizabeth, I think it is a very interesting topic of conversation, because, in my opinion, other's recongnition is something that is not normally taken into account, maybe because often people hide their feelings for not seeming vulnerable, and sometimes we refuse to acknowledge that the esteem of others helps us, gives strength, safety and comfort.
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Atul Jadhav
Jan 28 2013: Positive recognition acts as a reinfoncer for future actions. When someone positively appreciates us for something, we tend to repeat the action in a similar set of conditions. So, positive recognition has been a powerful thing to me as it has made my decision making easier. It motivates me and also help me increase my self esteem. It also helps me identify myself with something.
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Jan 29 2013: Hi Atul, thank you for sharing. I felt your statement, 'it helps me identify myself with something' was especially touching and thought-provoking. It seems to make me feel the weight of our words, and the feelings that they can create.
Thank you for sharing such clear and honest words.Feb 1 2013: Positive feedback is good but it needs a foundation otherwise positive feedback is just lip service. Creating reasons for positive feedback is just as important. Volunteering, and sports are two examples. Participation both within the family and society lead to positive feedback and positive perceptions of self and family.
Feb 1 2013: I agree Isabelle,
We can do the "lip service"....simply say the words with no underlying meaning. Or we can say the words with genuine, authentic meaning. Do you think sometimes it is HOW we do or say something as much as what we do or say?
I tend to think/feel this is true, and we can "feel" or intuit when a person is simply saying the words or being genuine/authentic.....don't you think?
Feb 1 2013: Absolutely. All too often I hear women's groups give positive power lectures to special needs groups and its pathetic. They elevate the perception of these groups and then they leave thinking their lifestyles will change to something comfortable when their special needs create so many barriers that this will never happen. Hence the big crash after the big high. No one is there to pick up the pieces and it creates a huge burden on our taxes because that isolation leads to the kind of misconduct you referred to. Even still most special needs groups know what they are missing while those who have don't realize and take for granted that special needs simply accept their isolation as normal. A bubble the average citizen lives within. I saw it often working in tourism where self entitlement didn't look pretty mainly because they didn't teach what they preached. In especially when it came to family values.Feb 1 2013: That is why teaching your family to volunteer and participate in society creates a reason to trust that feel good sense each person has contributed wisely no matter what the barriers. But there is a fine balance to volunteerism as well when it comes to the special needs sector they don't get paid the big bucks to offset the massive number of hours they volunteer. Finally without the big bucks they don't have the ability to donate to charities which eliminates an element of democracy. When special needs groups must turn to the food banks they contribute to double dipping tax paying dollars. For if we pay our taxes shouldn't food banks be financed through those tax dollars. It would seem we pay our taxes twice. Once to a government who decides which departments get what, and then a second time for those departments who don't get enough. Then we continue to complain we pay too much tax. Corporations donate all the time as a tax write off. Computers and cellphones are a fine example of stock that didn't sell, there is still a return on that product too under the guise of donation value. Nothing is ever what it seems when you dig through the layers of profit and reward. Does altruism exist ? I was told it doesn't because there is always the expectation of reward
Feb 1 2013: My "reward" for the times I volunteered, was the education I received with the different volunteer experiences. Along with the education, was recognition and appreciation, which I could give and receive. It contributed to my confidence and self esteem as well as hopefully contributing to the recognition, appreciation, confidence and self esteem of those I interacted with......a wonderful cycle:>)Feb 1 2013: Yes and so in theory it was not altruism because there is a list of benefits there in, some of which would have been of monetary value. We feel good when we do our part and it contributes to self confidence. Free training and workshops, free travel these are all rewards for volunteering. Not everyone is selected for the higher benefits of volunteer work. I am not stating this is a bad thing since my suggestion from the start was to participate in society to receive a true complement rather than a patronizing complement and I think I got off into left field for a bit going through the layers of this concept. Perhaps it was that you stated your work was with special needs people in the first place and after so many years there are some things this field takes for granted.
Feb 1 2013: Isabelle,
You may be right...."in theory":>) However, in reality, I didn't experience any monetary compensation of any kind....no travel benefits. Yes, workshops and training, which I traveled to on my own nickel:>)
I agree....there are many layers. The volunteer positions I've held were/are not always with "special needs people". For example, I am now a member of the regional planning commission, regional project review committee and transportation advisory committee, have served on the local planning commissision, development review board, and various other land use boards.
I am interested in land use and our environment as well as people. After all, how are we going to have healthy people if we do not have a healthy environment to sustain us? These positions do not provide any monetary compensation either. They did provide more opportunities for me to learn, grow and evolve AND contribute to our community at the same time:>)
Fritzie -
Feb 2 2013: Hi, Colleen and Isabelle. My reward for volunteering is very much like the intrinsic reward from loving those around me. And it gives me a gratifying sense of community that allows me to engage in "flow" experiences, in the sense in which TED speaker Czikzentmihalyi uses the term.
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Feb 2 2013: I agree Fritzie.....I LOVE FLOW:>) I need to look at his TED talk.....read the book "FLOW" years ago and love it:>)
I share the feeling you express when volunteering. It is a great opportunity to learn and grow as an individual, while contributing to the flow of the whole:>)Feb 3 2013: Thanks for sharing the "flow" experience, I have never heard of it. I am excited to check it out!Feb 1 2013: Hello Isabelle,
Thank you for sharing, especially your experiences with how people have assumed that providing words is enough to 'take care' of others. While words can heal, sometimes it is the gentle hand resting on the arm, just letting the person know that they are there to listen, or just 'be' with them, is where the real need is.
Thank you for pulling back that curtain for me. :-)
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Feb 1 2013: Good question, and good point Carolyn!
I like that.....I will create as I speak!
We all have the ability to contribute to, and support others with each and every interaction, and by supporting others, we are contributing to our "self" as well......what goes around comes around?
An example:
Many years ago, I became aware of my thoughts on another level. You know how, in every day interactions, we may see things that we like? A scarf, clothing or jewelery on someone? A hair style? Shoes that we like? Words that we hear that are meaningful to us? So, I'm often thinking.....that is really attractive....that person looks wonderful.....that person says something really meaningful.
Well, I started speaking my thoughts more. When I see or hear something that impresses me in some way.....I tell that person. Sometimes, someone says something that infuences me, and I don't realize it for a time. I send them a note reflecting my appreciation for what they said.
I also became more aware of this idea when I regained consciousness from a near fatal head injury. I got many cards, letters, greetings, good wishes from a lot of people....often starting out with.....you probably don't remember me but years ago you said something to me that changed my life!!! I wasn't doing or saying anythinig special.....just being kind and respectful.
Our words mean a LOT in every moment, and we have the ability to contribute to each other all the time. So, your recognition of "create as I speak" is so very relevant to this topic Carolyn.....thanks:>)Jan 28 2013: Positive expressiveness among family members is surely uplifting.
Jan 29 2013: Thank you Fritzie, yes it certainly can be. My blended family has changed because of positive recognition, but more because of the way it has been expressed. It has been in a way that has allowed others in the house to see what was written, and even visitors to the house. (chuckling) even our guests leave notes. :-)
Thanks for being a great host Fritzie.Feb 3 2013: negative recognition,,,,
positive recognition....
they are both equally powerful.
they both will positively determine what you create by enforcing either one.
Parents, educators, friends and family, please think this through.
Elizabeth is correct in keeping this solution alive. It is no longer a hypothetical solution, dual tests, the facts, and the results are in. now we have to find the patience to strictly and exclusively administer positive reinforcement, perhaps, return to multiple mothers for our children s health, and the future of our species.Feb 3 2013: When those zero to nine testers came around to my children's school they us if we objected to the testing we had to sign this paper, and then they requested our presence the day of the test to object, Not to object, I think they thought they could change my mind. When the test administrators arrived I went to meet with them. My wife and I were the only ones objecting. I asked some general questions about the authors of the test and what its purpose was, and what accomplishments they hoped to provide for my children, (this was a well respected private school) after they informed me that their only intention was to help all the children excel, they wanted to do this by testing, determining where each child might be behind the rest of the class so they could work on the weak spots, bringing all students up to the average. Nice thought, I told them. Then I asked them to kindly stay the heck away from my children because i had informed them they were special individual;s, with a path and purpose in this life. I taught them to believe they had a calling of some sort, and it was up to us to know their strengths and gifts, because this is where my children were going to focus. not an area that they naturally were not predominately inclined. I told the school from now on I want you to focus on any divine gift, strength, and natural ability my children may exhibit and this is the area to focus on. Follow the child you un=educated educators. Make stronger their strengths, I don't want them looking at their short comings trying to be as good as the other children, polish their strengths. Our Creator has provided these babies with specific gifts and insight that our future disparately needs. There are people in the future expecting to meet these children on their proper paths and they had better be strong. I forbid the brainwash of looking at our shortcomings And, this is the damn school doing this retarded backward testing to remind each child where they are less thanFeb 3 2013: It would create a world recognized by none in this world. If your proposal existed it would also mean that our world would no longer know, judge, and remind one another in every circumstance of the past mistakes made. Today, in our world, we have nurturing completely backwards, laws of physics teach ; for every action there will be a reaction, for every force there will also be present an opposing force, try as I might, I have never found an instance these laws did not apply. Yet, discipline through punishment and negative cognizance creates the backlash to the negative reinforcement that will surely not be a positive change, that goes against thed very laws of physics, no matter what the level of matter it exists. therefore, positive change will only result after positive reinforcement. I di not make this up, meta-physical and universal physicists have been telling us for ever, but we don't ave the patience, love, or respect for any other individuals, including our children, to give it a try. This nation still preaches the diabolic slogan of "Peace through War"...Give peace a chance. No one ever said it better than John Lennon, may that prophets soul rest in the peace he yearned for.
This has been a wonderful idea to think of, but ion a society that controls through fear and intimidation, positive reinforcement would create a healthy population, and they would be much to difficult to control. We have to continue destroying the individuals through corporeal punishment , shaming, ridiculing or we lose this population of haters which keep everyone divided and judgmental. Why, if everyone was healthy and balanced we might see where this road ios leading us, and maybe then we would not even have use for an armed military, or government.Feb 1 2013: It's really interesting that this idea of positive = good and negative = bad is so strong. In other times and cultures it has been suggested 'that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger' and other philosophies and cultures all seem to suggest 'personal growth and wisdom' come from finding some way to cope with loss and grief. So I would like to offer the following paradigm (hope that's the right word). When you are a teenager, you have 15 or 16 years of life experience to look at. Let's say life expectancy is now eighty or ninety years. A teenager who has had loads of loss and grief generally tends to be quite angry which manifests as violence or depression. Making a bit of a hash of this with these overgeneralisations but trying to make a point about positive psychology. The 'glass half full' mentality is being discussed here I believe. As we age, we meet so many challenges on the way. A teenager who has received quite a bit of positive recognition is actually potentially less resilient when the challenges arise. Perhaps it is more about the support structures people are able to build (or not) that enriches or impoverishes a life. There is an interesting talk on women's midlife crises here on TED under Barbara Striesand's choice of talks. Am currently looking at ideas of family constellations and wonder if you are familiar with the ideas of Transactional Analysis (Eric Berne) and the idea of ego-strokes. To chuck something else into the mix have you read Petrushka Clarkson's ideas about relationships in her Five Relations Model. So to conclude yes relationships are important, but not just positive or negative, more who, what, where and when and what is going on in the wider community at the time.
Feb 3 2013: Hi Elizabeth,
Yep I have read Petrushka Clarkson. :-) However, I have not heard of Transactional Analysis. I will have to look into that.
I enjoy reading your insights. Thank you for sharing. :-)
I have to think about your comment, "A teenager who has received quite a bit of positive recognition is actually potentially less resilient when the challenges arise." Actually, I think for me I will have to do some research and pose some questions to those that I know who work with foster youth and do counseling. The part of me, that sees the better side of things, is leaning toward the thought that being able to look at life with a positive outlook, through nurturing and self-teaching, may be more resilient in the long run.
However, I could be mistaken. :-) Or, I could be right. Funny thing about people, we are such a kaleidscope!
Feb 3 2013: So very true Elizabeth, we are all a kaleidoscope. It's what makes us so rich as individual people. I am so lucky to live in London. I have access to a 92 year old who fought in WW2. My son is 16. I have always been keen to notice cultural difference and diversity because I am a cultural hybrid. Problem is, words are so difficult at times. So I am working on this theme of 'seasonality' as applied to people. As a middle aged woman with a certain amount of education and lived experience just happen to be in the right place at the right time and seeing a vast amount of social change happening very quickly. So yes I do agree fostering a positive mindset in the formative years is definately an asset in the long run but as you point out it is really complex. So love the chance to speak to people on TED. The field of psychology you might like to look at is 'Gestalt' - there are now upwards of 300 different psychology 'strands' and I found Clarkson the most effect way at the moment to form a framework to reflect on relationships. Berne is older but his ideas still echo very loudly in the cultural products of the USA by which I mean marketing and business strategies. Am aware of a tradition where the mother of a home is celebrated by her family once a week. Not going into further details here. Am originally from N.Z. Did you know N.Z. was the first country to have female sufferage i.e. the vote. Partly because so many women left the U.K, at that time to settle in NZ and took their ideas with them and were able to action them. Meeting some lovely minds on TED so please keep exploring your ideas.Feb 1 2013: Hi Elizabeth,
Positive recognition, appreciation and reinforcement make a HUGE difference in the life experience of a person. As you say....it affirms us....it strengthens us with confidence and self esteem, and it often impacts our entire life experience. I am grateful to have had very positive reinforcemsnt as a child, which I believe has contributed a great deal to my life exploration.
I do not have to "imagine" how it affects a person....I experience it in every moment of my life adventure. I learned that there are no "mistakes" or "failures" in the life adventure.....there are opportunities to learn, grow and evolve. This has given me the strength and courage to face challenges with confidence. As a human, there are often doubts, questions, fears, and insecurities at times. And underlying all that, I realize the foundation I received as a child...the positive recognition, reinforcement and appreciation, which supports my exploration of life with curiosity. I perceive it to be very powerful.
I have worked with people who have been victimized, and also with incarcerated offenders. These populations are insecure, low on self esteem and confidence, which is why they often cannot make the best choices in the life experience.
Feb 1 2013: Hi Colleen,
Thank you for taking a moment to share with me, and with others. I too have seen some of your other comments, and have found your input to be like a fresh breeze. I am glad you wrote in response to my question. :-)
You mention that you work with populations of low confidence, etc. Do you think that if their home had had a tool to communicate authentic appreciation or positive "I see you ..." (i.e recognition), it would have been used? Is it possible for people to be so 'broken' with pain and anger (maybe even hate) that such a tool would be considered a 'joke'?
Do you think that if one person in the home could imagine the possibility of change, with hope, and used the tool to communicate to the others in their home, that it might make a difference? Even if it is just a ripple?
Or, would even the hope feel like being vulnerable and to be vulnerable is to be open to further pain and disappointment? So in the interest of preservation and self-security, they reject such an idea?
Look forward to your insight. :-)
Feb 2 2013: Thank you Elizabeth, for your "positive recognition and appreciation":>)
I want to clarify that my interactions with populations seemingly having low self esteem were volunteer positions, rather than my "work". I mentioned in a previous comment that I had positive reinforcement as a child from an unconditionally loving mother and 7 loving siblings. We also had a father who was violent and abusive, so I got to learn from the best of both polarities.
As a person who lived with domestic violence, I wanted to learn more about it, and also help support those experiencing it, so I volunteered in the women/childrens shelter and family center. After volunteering there for a couple years, hearing the same stories repeated over and over again, I decided to volunteer with the dept. of corrections and offenders of domestic violence...for about 6 years. I also had a short stint as a case reviewer with SRS (the agency which oversees kids in state custody....mostly because of violence and abuse in the home).
One thing that was obvious, is that we were seeing the same families going through all of these systems for generations. So, to answer your question, I believe violence and abuse is a learned pattern of behavior, and if that cycle can be broken somewhere along the way, then so many people in our world would not be as "broken". There are a LOT of wounded people in our world, as I'm sure you know.
Some of the "tools" we offered....like showing respect, consideration, kindness, compassion, empathy, etc., are so foreign to some folks, it's difficult to get them to accept them. However, there IS hope, in my humble perception, IF the message comes from various segments of our society. You know....the more we see, hear and experience something and the more familier it is to us (humans) the more possibility there is of change. Yes, I believe that one person can start the ripple effect.Feb 2 2013: Continued......
Just as violence and abuse are learned behaviors, I believe kindness, respect, compassion, and empathy are learned behaviors as well. When we reinforce and support these behaviors, there IS a chance of change. Some beliefs and perceptions need to change in our world before that can happen, and I believe it is happening.
For example, I'm involved in another TED conversation, where a person is insisting that the way females dress, and females being in the wrong place at the wrong time is the reason they are raped. For example, years ago, and still in some cultures, it is acceptable to beat the wife. If people have been brought up with these beliefs, it becomes their "truth". To contemplate change, for some people, may feel very vulnerable, as you insightfully recognize.
That is why I say that the idea of change needs to come from all segments of our society. Medical professionals, social services, educators, law enforcement and as many people as possible in our communities. We all need to support and encourage genuine empowerment rather than the behaviors and words that disempower. We also need to reinforce the idea of "choice", which, in my perception is empowering.
The members of families I interacted with often said....."this is how it is"....."this is how it's always been"....."can't change it". I think it's important to introduce and encourage the concept of choice. I had a father who practiced and taught violence and abuse. I had a mother who was unconditionally loving, and I had a choice regarding what behaviors I wanted to embrace in my life experience. There are many people who break the cycle of domestic violence by making different choices, and we need to empower people to realize that THEY CAN make their own choices. As children, we may not have choices. As thinking, feeling adults, we DO have choices.
Feb 3 2013: So much to say Colleen so I would love to have you over for tea. :-)
However, since we are on the internet I will be more brief. You shared words very similar to what my husband was sharing in our kitchen, trying to re-focus me. Thank you for affirming him, and me.Feb 3 2013: There is a lot to say Elizabeth, and there is also a lot to "DO". One of my favorite quotes is...
"One of the great difficulties in the new order of thought is that we are likely to indulge in too much theory and too little practice".
(Ernest Holmes - "The Science of Mind")
We can talk about theories FOREVER! Information regarding the benefit of positive recognition, appreciation, respect, compassion, etc., has been given to us by sages, psychologists, teachers, gurus, etc., from the beginning of humankind. It makes a HUGE difference in our world, and many times we are not paying attention. WHEN are we going to put into practice, that which we KNOW in our hearts? Not only is it beneficial to the person we are interacting with....it is beneficial to our "self" as well. Why would we NOT "do" it....and....."be" it in every single moment of our life experience? Why is this the year 2013, and we are STILL questioning if positive recognition and appreciation has any effect on people???
Simply being totally present with each and every interaction sends a message of recognition and appreciation. Thanks for being my sounding board this morning:>)
Tea with you would be lovely, and we may be talking so much there would be no opportunity to sip the tea! LOL:>)Jan 30 2013: Pat, I agree, a false sense or worth or esteem (or any other feeling) is bad and dangerous. OK.Jan 29 2013: Elizabeth, I was raised in an orphanage ... not many hugs and kisses there. So here is an opinion from someone that was raised outside of your question.
1) Please explain "..in a public way so that others could see it."
2) We all seek affection and approval. Yes that is a good thing in comparission to the opposite.
What your statement suggests is that we as parents or family members promote our kids in a one-upsmanship contest with other families children. In a school of hundreds only five or so become cheerleaders ... not everyone makes the deans list ... not everyone is on the student council ... etc .... and only one or two would make all three.
I do not want my kids compared with yours or anyones. I know and accept my kids strenghts and weaknesses and we applaud their successes and work to turn failures into wins. I want to build confidence not arogance.
If I misunderstood your statement then please explain ... ".. in a public way ..."
Jan 29 2013: Robert, I assumed "in the home- in a public way" meant something like my sharing with dad at the dinner table that our son had written a beautiful poem.Jan 29 2013: Hello Bob, Thank you for sharing your story and concern. It made me think, a lot. One, because you showed me that there are many people who do not feel that the place they were raised in - was their home. It could be a foster situation, or an orphanage. So, perhaps I may want to rephrase that to say, "We come from where we are raised..."?
Second, I am always interested to learn how people can perceive things. When I said, "...in a public way" I was thinking of something very much like how Fritzie described it. I can recall a few moments, and they were very few, when I was young and my mom would share in front of my many brothers and sisters a good thing that I had done. It always made me feel a quiet sense of pride. Why? Because one, my mom felt moved to share it publicly and two, because my brothers and sisters got to see what good I did. I was 'seen' for just a moment by everyone. Interesting thing is - here is it 20 odd years later and I can still 'feel' that moment, even if it is just a shadow of what it once was.
My intent is not to create comparisons. Every person is valued. Every person is important. How many people know this though? How many kids know this? I like to imagine that when we feel that we matter, we feel confident. :-)
I was curious to learn other people's opinions because I know that I am just 'me' and not everyone thinks like 'me'. :-)
Jan 29 2013: The case in which this good intention can go wrong is when a parent cultivates an environment in which kids see themselves as being compared to or competing with ther siblings. Like so many aspects of parenting, this needs to be done carefully so as to keep motivation intrinsic and to avoid this sort of competition.
You might know that Theresa Amabile of Harvard Business School is one of the leading researchers into ways certain types of extrinsic motivation and feedback (such as praise) can affect creativity in positive ways (as the research, generally speaking, suggests extrinsic reward reduces creativity).
Jan 29 2013: I agree. Parenting is such a delicate balance. I have to be aware of what I do with our in-home expressions of recognition; making sure I provide notes for ALL the kids in a balanced way.
Teresa does a lot of research for the corporate world, which is highly valuable for me, however, from the research I have done over (which is sporadic because of ... life. :-) ) I have not found too much about family. Do you know any publications on family studies?Jan 29 2013: She has results on children/students, though, I believe her results are experimental in a laboratory setting rather than in a family context.
You best bet would probably be Psych Abstracts.Jan 28 2013: It is, Elizabeth, and I wish I got more of it. In fact, I'd ask you to say something positive to me, but of course you don't know me.
However, I've lived without positivity, and lived with criticism, for so long that I'm okay with it. I guess I believe in myself, and that probably is the first place you have to start. Didn't Whitney Houston sing a song about that?
Jan 29 2013: Hi Greg, Thank you for sharing. I am sorry that you have lived with criticism. I am going to guess that the people you have been around were/are hurting too and it is just easier to yield to that sometimes.
It takes strength to share what you have shared. I hope that you can feel good about your willingness to be open and honest with me.
Please allow me to share this with you:
"Greg, for taking the time to write a comment and share a bit about himself with me. I am grateful for your feedback and your honesty. You have courage. You have sensitivity. - L"
May you be extended an unexpected expression of kindness from someone you love.
Jan 29 2013: Thank you, Elizabeth. It's funny, the people who know me well don't say that many nice things to me. And yet if I walk down a street, it's funny how many people nod and smile and say hello. Or if I walk into a store, many employees will smile and nod and say hello to me. I wonder what the psychology there is, maybe the people who know you well take you for granted, whereas strangers don't.
It's also funny, if I complain say to my mom about never saying nice things to me, she just doesn't change. What does one do then, because one doesn't want to look like a complainer, you can complain a few times, but if the person doesn't change, what then?
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Looks like Piltch needs to get his facts right. Surface has a proven battery time of on average 8 hours and depending on what you are doing will last up to 10. So unless you are referring to the Pro with the intel chip and not the RT, you might want to check that.. also, the store has 20k apps in it, within the first month.. I'd be curious as to where you get the information from on the cost of the manufacturing of the keyboard.. this sounds more like an OpEd piece than a facts based article…
Not much thought was put into this article. It doesn't surprise me that the majority of products listed were MS or android based, and didn't go back more than a few years in most cases. This is supposed to be a list of "ALL TIME" overpriced gadgets. As far as the MS Surface goes, I feel it's fairly priced . If you add an external keyboard to the iPad, they're similarly priced.
Surface overprized? Bit short sighted in my opinion. Before anyone asks; yes I got one. Its the gadgets with the fastest growing Marketplace EVER. Fine, it only has 20.000+ apps a month after launch, but if that rate is anything to go by, I am feeling pretty comfortable with my purchase.
As for the battery life, not sure what the reviewer has been doing with it, but I am usually short of 1 or 2 hrs compared to my iPad friends. Yes the iPad still trumps in battery life, but I am eagerly awaiting the recently published update which is set to improve battery life quite significantly.
Long story short, the Surface is an awesome device. Not too expensive in my opinion.
So all those who outlaid cash for the Surface RT and now have to wait months for the tablet to be usable actually made a good investment. It is like buying a car for which the wheels will arrive later. Since when is burning cash a smart move?
I understand that one day the Surface RT _might_ become a viable alternative on the tablet market but it is just not yet. And when nothing is working as it should be then bragging about a battery life that is _almost_ on par with others might not be a good idea.
Sure, the article is biased and draws conclusions about a product whose success is still to be determined by the market, but early shoppers so fiercely defending it are equally short-sighted.
FYI, the Surface lasted 7.5 hours on our tests, which is roughly five hours less than the 12+ hours offered by the iPad.
I didn't say the Surface won't be a success. What I said is that, on its launch date, the Surface was not worth the same amount of money as the iPad and yet Microsoft has the same MSRP.
Wow, it seems like all the technical writers are apple lovers and Microsoft haters. How about taking into account the true cost of an iphone over two years and seeing what truly is an overpriced gadget. mimimum cost are approximately $100 a month. cost of the iphone over a two year period is more than $2,400 dollars.
Lets really compare, ipad and surface. How much ram is in a base ipad? 16gb not 32 like the surface. Add the extra 16 gb and you now have $599 vs. $599. Surface has a built in stand ipad you need to add a case anywhere from $25 to 60. Oh wait, Apple charges $100 for memory that cost them $20. How dare they….
They look like microsoft charging $119 for a keepboard that cost $30.
When you do an article at least compare equally and not with your bias, built in.
If you truly want to compare over priced gadgets, look at the first PC's or $1,000 10 MB hard drives in the mid 80s.
A product is overpriced if people do not buy it. When it is still on the market you cannot conclude anything. You should have included only gadgets that actually failed. The Surface has not, though it has all the potential.
If you are so familiar with the details then you probably know what that 32GB means in case of the Surface RT: 16GB user accessible memory. Not ample to say the least… You did the math in case of the iPhone. Same goes for any carrier-subsidized smartphone with a two-year plan.
Where's iPad on that list? ;P
Surface also comes with word Excel and powerpoint and free skydrive storage…I'm just saying
On my recent transatlantic trip I watched 10 of my favorite episodes, got some work done and still had enough battery to charge my neighbour's iPhone 25%
Your analogy makes absolutely no sense! If you purchase a car without wheels, the car cannot function as it was intended. At the time the Surface was released there were thousands of apps available. The devise was functional out of the box.
Most people have 10/20 apps they regularly use, and If you can't find what you need to justify the cost of the device out of the 20k currently available, adding 50, 100, 200k more isn't going to make any difference.
Now that you are pushing it: I can still listen to the radio, chill with the AC and roar the engine. But the Surface RT is not the productive device it was meant to be either.
The Surface RT is a tablet sans ecosystem, no legacy Windows apps or anything for that matter. Excel out of the box… Don't make me laugh, no VBA, cmon… You get that 10/20 (=0.5=50% you probably meant "10-20″) of apps from a cheaper device. You can get everything somewhere else save the kickstand. Yeah, the kickstand is definitely worth it.
Poorly researched article.
How on Earth is Surface RT overpriced? Approximately the same price as an iPad. The iPad has some better qualities (screen resolution, battery life), and the Surface has some features that blow the iPad out of the water (USB – compatible with millions of devices, SD card expansion – an extra $50 for 64GB more space, 2 apps on screen at once – great for IM while playing a game, MS Office included, full file system access, and more).
As for the screen, the iPad only wins on number of dots (resolution). Surface's screen has better viewing angles and looks nicer and brighter. It's a better screen for video; the iPad is better for text.
So with Surface you get more functionality for around the same price. Factoring in the keyboard cost is dishonest in the extreme. If you're going to compare it with an iPad compare the keyboardless base model or factor in the cost of an iPad cover/keyboard (not that any of those are as good as the Surface's).
Surface is not cheap, but it's certainly not overpriced. Once again an amateur journalist makes a judgement without having a clue what they are talking about.
What do you mean by 'months to be actually usable'?
I pre-ordered my Surface and I can assure you it replaced my Android tablet immediately and I have never looked back. It works brilliantly, has features no Android or iOS device has, and suits me perfectly as a tablet with a bit more.
Yes, it's not perfect, yes both iOS and Android have some advantages over it. But it's well worth the money I paid, and I will never go back to a USB-free, single app on screen, no SD slot, no file system access, no full office suite tablet.
The Surface RT is comparable to the iPad in features and build quality. And it costs almost exactly the same. To call that overpriced is some combination of ignorance or dishonesty.
This guy is just using the surface to get attention.
1. His analogy is idiotic. "You must pay an extra $10,000 (out of $22,000)for the convertible roof you saw highlighted in all the commercials."
First, that is a 50% markup, while the increase for the keyboard is around 20%. Second, car companies ACTUALLY do that, they show you a premium version of their car in the commercial and then show the base price. McDonald´s show you a delicious looking BIg MAc and then gives you bread and meat. Apple´s 3G option costs $100 more, or even their smart cover (which is shown in commercials) cost more. Extra options are not cheap. If you get easily deceived by normal practices in commercials, well that´s YOUR problem.
2. Profit margin. A product is NOT overpriced based on its profit margin. It´s overpriced when compared to its competition it costs more and has less to offer, which brings me to the third point.
3. He compares this to an iPad. Let´s do it fairly.
For $500 you get with the iPad: 16GB, Retina Display, Big app ecosystem and better battery life.
With the surface you get 32GB, lower res, smaller ecosystem BUT you get a productivity suite (not any suite, Office which can cost over $120), USB connection, standard hdmi output, SD slot and file system access.
Subjectivley different OS´s for different people which is great for everyone. All I see are tradeoffs bewteen one and the other. For some people (in the Apple ecosystem) the iPad will gives them a better value, for others, like me (I work everyday with excel and powerpoint), the surface gives a better value.
The surface is not cheap, I would call it expensive but in no way it is overpriced. I usually don´t respond to unreasonable people but I needed to set things straight.
Thanks for reading.
Wanted to clarify, Standard microHDMI, Sorry about the confusion.
@Carlos, appreciate the thoughts. I believe you still need to pay for an expensive adapter to get video out on the Surface. I agree that Office is a differentiator, but when you advertise the touch cover as the reason to buy the product and it's not included and you ask for over $100 more for it, that's overpriced. If the Surface had a full ecosystem and battery life / screen res parity with the iPad and/or if the touch cover came included, it would not be overpriced. It is a well-made product with a lot of potential.
Avram, I think you're grasping at straws here when taking into account the title of your article.
You're telling me that in the history of gadgets, going back hundreds of years, the Surface has already proven to be one of the most overpriced? You looked through the millions of products released to deduce that a capable, well received device is one of the most overpriced of ALL TIME simply because it's screen has a lower resolution and it's app store was initially lacking? I think either the title of your article is incorrect or you're being a bit dramatic in your thoughts on the Surface.
To echo Carlos' comment above re: car commercials, a very large percentage of advertisements advertise a killer feature that doesn't come standard (park assist, ford's SYNC technology, accident avoidance, etc). Are all of those cars also some of the most overpriced of all time?
Again, this is a silly, dramatic article with questionable reasoning given to justify inclusion.
I wonder how much apple paid you for this garbage.
Same price as an ipad, but the Surface overpriced? This article is complete bs.
@Avram, you do not need an expensive adapter. You need a HDMI Cable and a cheap microHDM adapter like this one http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Tripp+Lite+-+3+ft+HDMI+A/V+Cable+-+Black/4343736.p;jsessionid=D42C51D30079BA47FEC367832F3F8757.bbolsp-app03-74?id=1218475492637&skuId=4343736&st=hdmi micro&cp=1&lp=2
Surface is not overpriced, iPad is and I stopped using mine since I bought the Surface.
@Avram Piltch, LAPTOP Online Editorial Director, It is a micro-hdmi cable that you can buy anywhere. Just how Apple sells their ridicules overpriced cables. Did you even use one for any meaningful amount of time? Smart Cover $40 for no keyboard.
What an uneducated piece of crap article, you sir are not worthy of being called a journalist or blog writer for that matter. I bet you never even saw a Surface RT in person and you Scroogled all you facts from some equally lame articles.
Uhm what? The Surface overprised? Do you remember that the iPad for 499 only 16GB has and the Surface 32GB, a full OS, Microsoft Office, etc.?
You believe wrong. The micrihdmi connector is a standard. And it works with standard cables. Seriously, at least try to be intellectually honest instead of a click bait.
Here's the holes;
SurfaceRT 32GB with cover is the same price as the 32GB iPad
Surface comes with Office installed
Surface easy lasts a day on a charge (mine does about 1.5 days)
To call the screen worse is subjective. lower res sure, but a number of blind tests have shown people prefer the Surface screen in a number of situations.
Surface allows additional storage
Surface supports USB
Surface plays 16:9 video full screen
Surface can attach to an external HDMI screen
The adaptor required for an external screen may have a fancy name, but it's just an everyday microHDMI port. Shall we bring up the new iWhatever connector with a $0.50 adaptor selling at $35
At best the comparison is biased, at worst it's paid for. You should at least get the facts straight and not twist what you bring up in favour of what is obviously believed to be a 'must defend' product. It shows a lack of security and need to justify liking another product better. If you prefer iPad that's find. But bring up valid arguments, not some cooked up twisted story
I own a surface and even with Office I still feel I paid more than I should have. In that sense, I agree that it is overpriced but not enough to make it on to this list. Also, you don't have to get the expensive adapter to get video out on the Surface; its just a micro-HDMI port – I bought a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable for about $2 from Amazon.com.
Wow, yeah Surface should certainly not be on this list.
Just to name a few features that are a step ahead of an iPad:
– Office
– Kickstand
– USB Port
– Touch Cover (not required, but sometimes nice to have) – you'd still have to pay for a keyboard if you wanted one on an iPad too, so not sure why MS if getting knocked down over it.
– Ecosystem (more than just apps) – I can login with my MS account and get all my contacts, calendar information, browsing history, bookmarks, access to my skydrive information, my photos, my apps installed on my other Win 8 machines, Remote Desktop to name a few. Apps are coming, and coming fast and will continue to get even better.
– Multiple user accounts
– Parental controls that blow the Ipad out of the water
The iPad has:
– Apps
– Basic parental controls
– No multi-user accounts
– Minimal if any syncing across devices
– No office
– No keyboard
– No kickstand
– Good display (Surface is pretty close)
– Almost exactly the same weight as the Surface, despite being smaller than the surface
– No USB
Looks like you better add the iPad to the list, ohh and probably the iPad Mini since it actually is overpriced.
Stupid article. iPad is 4:3 which is terrible for video content, has a mono speaker, no Office included, no true multi-tasking, no file management, no expandable memory, iOS has become very stale and boring. If anything the iPad is an overpriced POS
Avram, If you are saying the reason Surface is overpriced is because it does not include Touch Cover, then did you also note iPad does not include Smart Cover. Apple also advertises Smart Cover as something innovative and a reason to buy iPad over competing products. Smart Cover costs an average of $50. I haven't seen that many iPads on the streets without smart cover. Did you add Smart Cover costs to iPad base price like you did with Surface. It might also be useful to note, Surface has ~20 MB of free space (for 32 MB $499 base model) where as Apple's iPad only has ~12 MB free space (for their 16MB $499 base model) which means Surface has ~8 MB (~50%) more space than iPad's similarly priced model. Calling Surface overpriced without caring to mention iPad shows you are biased and not objective.
In my previous comment, the size is in in GB and not MB.
Did you actually get Paid for Writing this Article…. Seriously BAD. I have only run across this mag a few times, but this is a good reason to avoid. Just plain Bias and Clueless.
To the author, not sure if you are really inexperienced that you think that people pay a lot of money for being able to play on a 9.8″ screen.
Have u ever used a surface? I work on mobile, have to deal with apple and android devices. You can't compare an iPad or android tablet it's a different thing. The surface is windows on Arm with a touch friend interface, full USB support, full browser…
Overpriced, give me a break
Notice how the author seems to submit and give up when being challenged? Hey, loser, you have the surface as one of the 15 most overpriced gadgets of ALL TIME. You don't seem so confident about your position any more now, do you? Smh.
And do you know that an iPhone costs less than $200 to build for Apple, that was a ridiculous comment/comparison to be thrown in, when everyone know that electronics/accessories are priced according to what they can do for the consumer NOT how much they cost, going by you standard, and iPhone should cost $250 that's adding more than $50 profit for apple.
One more writer that loses credibility over stupid and un-researched work.
One thing the Apple FUD spreaders won't tell you is how long it takes to recharge the iPad vs the Surface. Surface will be fully charged in 80 minutes whereas the iPad takes hours. The Surface will be up and running again and through the iPad's charging period once the battery dies.
The BlackBerry PlayBook at it's current price is the best tablet value on the market. It has far better build quality than any Android tablet, a better screen than the iPad mini. It also has the best web browsing experience on a small tablet. The original price was out of line but the current one is a steal.
Jeez, the Microsoft press dept are quick off the mark, aren't they?
FAIL! Are you kidding me? Where the hack is the iPhone?! It is outdated and costs more than every other smartphone, or with Macbooks the same? This List is absolute not objectively!!!!!
this is a joke. first I ditto Paul van der Heu. second,s eriously the ipad isn't on here? I have one and it should have made the list.
Face it. Any blog linked to NBC.com kneels down and drinks the juice of Apple.When you look at profit margins, Apple and their a**-kissing and juice guzzling, so-called media ( In this case used the term loosely should be ashamed of that margin.
You would make a fine used car salesperson.
Wow, lot of haters here. (Surface STILL sucks btw, and nothing can save it)
They forgot the Samsung Q1 Ultra. Google it and marvel at its stupidity at a gargantuan price.
Someone forgot about the Rio MP3 player. About 150 dollars if I remember right and a whopping 10 song storage capacity. Unless you want to expand it for another 100 I believe. Someone feel free to fact check because my memory of a device I discarded shortly after opening is not perfect
@Abolt- Your comments have a tint of hate. There is an old cliche: "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
Microsoft- Yes they screwed up by releasing the Rt first instead of the Pro. Yes, Steve Ballmer needs to go. He is clearly not the one to turn the company around. Keep in mind that Microsoft even after paying a dividend for 10 years and selective stock buy-backs (something Apple only started this Qtr), they still have almost as much free cash flow as Apple so, with strong leadership, they can compete.
Amazon- Amazon now resembles the company open in the late 90's that lost millions yet had a high stock value until the bubble burst. They need to change their Mission objectives.
The biggest problem is that instead of moving in the direction of standardization. Companies are taking a cue from Apple and erecting walled garden and will shoot any potential trespassers by going "thermonuclear" on patents. Apple also appears to be now headed in the direction of having a refresh of Ipad, Ipod and Iphone 2 times a year. If they do this will be their Waterloo as people are waking up to the fact that you don't have to replace these items except every 2-4 years. Apple is also further fortifying it's walled garden by going non-standard on pins and requiring people to buy adapters from Apple.. Finally, Apple is overpriced for the components in their system. They app. double the cost of upgrading any component. Keep in mind that the hardware of an Apple PC is not different than the Hardware of a Microsoft PC.
The number of articles that favour apple in LaptopMag are starting to piss me off. I bought a 1 year subscription and was planning on renewing it every year, but there is no way that's going to happen now. Here are a few of the articles that effected my decision:
-Best Phones (IPhone 5 should not be in any top 3,5 10, or even 20 phone comparisons, the IPhone 5 is so far behind the rest of the market in feaures, specs, and OS)!
-Most overpriced Gadgets (Not one Apple product other than their very old products were in this list, and even then every Apple product in this list was excluded from the magazine. Every Apple product has competitors, besides the Ipod, that are better and cheaper. IPhone should have been in this list, every Mac should have been in this for sure!!!!!, and the Ipad should have been in this list)!
-Nearly all of your reviews! (Does Apple pay you guys for these reviews? Every Apple product that I have seen in these reviews have been either 4 stars or 4.5 stars! All of my friends who currently own Apple products say that they will never buy an Apple product again. Why? Because you can get better products for half the price!)
SUCCESS!!!! They got us to click. This is why the journalism "profession" is about as low as you can go. I hold almost every profession other than tobacco company lawyers and Wall Street execs in more esteem than "journalists." They're people who couldn't cut it in a more demanding discipline in college, so they figured "What the heck, I'm not smart enough to be anything else, I can always be a journalist. I don't have to know anything or be able to reason logically. I just need to fill pages with words and SOMEONE will click on it. Then, BINGO! We get paid! And on to the next writing project for which I'm not qualified."
To all those saying that the Surface is better than the iPad, they are dead wrong. I've got a co-worker that has a surface and he says it has terrible battery life, a bad screen, and a bad OS. Lets face it, iPad has it with tablets.
The writer of this article should be embarrassed by how biased and hopelessly inaccurate it is. Most of the statements made were untrue, and are most likely complete guesses with no semblance of research to back them up. For the record, the iPad costs just as much as the Surface in order to have the same specs, and most people end up buying a [far uglier] case for it, which costs just as much while being half as functional- the only difference is that the best ones aren't made by the same company that makes the device itself.
Avram Piltch, it seems you kick a hornet nest or you are clueless. Of all the comments almost 98% was defending the Surface, a couple defender the IPad and a couple of more mention the rest of the items on your list. Just for the strong reaction in defending the Surface, it seems the overprice title would not apply to it. Like many people mention, expensive but not overprice.
The right thing to do is to retract the Surface from the list and find another product that fits the description, like a Mac, IPhone, or IPad and see if you get the same reaction. Right now the IPad Mini is overprice if you compare to the 7″ size competition. The competition is also selling well, so you cannot use the sales as a yardstick. But then, I know you will mention the overprice is on the eye of the beholder and the Mini is not overprice because people are buying it.
This list is ridiculous. How are no recent apple products on this list? They are consistantly overpriced. How about the chromebook pixel, which costs a fortune despite just being an internet browser?
I recently sold my $1700 acer aspire S7 (totally overpriced) and bought a used surface RT for $300. This surface RT is more usable than the acer, easily, aftering buying the keyboard, because the acer had serious problems with the keyboard and mouse being unresponsive. The S7 should be on your list. Why the surface RT is, I have no idea. It has amazing battery life, feels smoother than other tablets, has microsoft office, has windows on it I use it as a full PC yet it is thinner and lighter than an ipad. No other tablet could do that. With simple 1-click mod, it can run hundreds of legacy xARM programs including torrent clients. With a SD card slot and USB slot it had endless capacity for increased storage. How in the world is that overpriced when the ipad is not? The ipad doesnt even have a usb port or word processor…
wheres the macbooks? I built a $3500 ALIENWARE that had 4x as much ram 16x better processor 6x as much video memory and 2x as much storage and it was faster… i have a $1500 laptop that good
This article is way off the mark. I run both the iPad and now the Surface RT at a college. Both have their good and bad points. The first iPad was a piece of overpriced junk. At that time many net-books could do more and were priced less, but the advertising machine of Apple had the "oh look its shinny" crowd going nuts for it. To their credit, Apple has improved the later editions. And of course Apple computer users love, love, love them zealously.
The iPad is fun, has good quality, and is easy to use, but is too restrictive and does not include business class products like Office. The extras like a protective cover, and cables are too expensive. I get complaints from the same people that wanted an iPad ASAP, that they cannot do this or that, and some ask why we bought these. All I can tell them is that it was not my decision, it was demand from our consumers.
As for the Surface, Microsoft has taken so long that the market is almost fully saturated with iPads. So, if demand does "surface" – pun intended – you may have to wait a bit for the next gen of the tablet before it really hits the sweet spot, just like the iPad. A big issue is that even PC people on Windows have to learn the new Windows 8 interface and this takes time. However, once Windows 8 is mastered, you can easily work in Word, Excel and other business class software, and you can play just as well on it as you can on an iPad.
The bottom line is, if you are a Mac person, you probably will not be happy with anything other than an iPad. If you want to play, listen to music, and don't care that you must buy all from Apple, go with an iPad. I like to play on the computer, but for me it is not all about that. I am also a tech and business person. Having worked with both, and after mastering Windows 8, I prefer the Surface.
Tiz commented that the iPad has no "business class products." Wow, what a near sighted comment.
Fully functioning Pages does just about everything that Word can do, but is thinner and easier to run. How many businesses do you see using Microsoft anything or Android anything portably? ZERO. iPad? The square is everywhere, and mostly on iPad (though available for Android, too)
Garage band on the iPad can record professional level music tracks. Many many other "business class" apps are available.
Oh, so everything that's not overpriced is by Apple, and all the overpriced things are MS or Android? Nice try. There's product placements everywhere in this "article".
How did that overpriced piece of Apple crap, the iPhone, not make this list? They make it for less than a hundred bucks, pay a Chinamen 2 cents an hour to make it and then they charge 800 bucks for it? Wow. I'd say that for the right amount, a "fluff" news piece can be bought for way too much money as well.
All of the people complaining about office being the greatest thing since sliced cheese are ridiculous. I used office, a lot, and the fact that their charging ridiculous prices for it to function is absurd.
You can get the same functionality from IOS, android, palm, and lastly for computers: Linux (Ubuntu). I have used Microsoft my whole young life, from windows 95 to windows ME, to xp, Vista and Windows 7. Well guess what? Microsoft sucks. Yeah, I said it. S U C K S. I used iOS for one week and it became my only used Internet connection. Two weeks ago, I got tired of microsofts S**t and installed ubuntu on my computer. Within one day, that's the only operating system for computers I will use again. Sadly though, I have to have windows 7 pro on a partition for programs that only run with windows. And that's only one program, bluestacks.
What's my point? Ubuntu 12.04LTS has an "office like" suite that looks eerily similar to office 2009. Powerpoints? They're there. Word processor? There, for free.
The fact that really struck me, is that ubuntu starts up at least ten times quicker on my POS acer laptop, and everything I use insid ubuntu loads at least twice as quickly. The office like programs load in less than ten seconds, whereas office 2009 takes damn near a minute to stop using the processor.
In summary, you can flout your usability and what apps you have, an what apps come with it, but I sit here and laugh because your all idiots. Microsoft is trying to hang on to its reins while it constantly loses civilian consumer demand. Sure, you got a tablet that multitasks, but I can turn on my laptop, load Linux, turn on my phone, plug my phone into my computers USB port, and have in essence, three separate windows open while still not using a single Microsoft product, s**t, even my girlfriend uses Linux and she doesn't know a darn thing about computers, how they work, or even how to fix them, so yeah, Linux happens to be a viable and worthy alternative to super expensive options.
Oh, and for those numbskulls mentioning "apples 3G" or "100$ plans", do some research before you assume you're right. Apple isn't the one who provides 3G, it's your phone carrier. And it's my guess that you don't know a darn thing about pricing. I use Sprint, have a family plan with 5 phones on the same plan, and pay ~340$ a month. Oh and that includes the unlimited night and weekend, 3G, 4G and LTE, Internet access, unlimited pics and messages, pretty much everything. That's like 70$ a person after taxes, for everything. So stop quoting Verizon and AT&T pricing, learn about metroPCS and sprint, and just plain try out a Linux distribution on your computer. It's not "just as good," or "on par". It's better. It's like carving a wheel out of rock when you know there's rubber.
That OQO handheld pc has rounded corners and a single IO button, just like the iphone. I can already sense apple firing up those patent lawyers — oh wait, it came out 3 years before the iphone. Never mind.
You, sir Sound like a whiny mac-ass.
Wow….short on substantive content? Surface in some ways can do things the iPad just cant but priced similarly puts it on this list. What BS…this dude is a joke. I love iOS too but I'm not a zealot.
How about the nearly $5,000 IBM PC/AT in 1984? At least it included a 20 megabyte hard drive and enough RAM to do pretty high end business tasks.
But that was a screaming deal compared the Macintosh with only 128K of RAM and no hard drive. Even with much of the core operating code in ROM it was barely capable of booting the System and running one program. There was a hard drive available (more $!) and quite soon a 512K version and upgrades for the 128K model, but it was still very bare bones. Mac fanatics just gushed about the GUI and ignored the hardware's limits, while making Apple a lot of money.
Ah, but the PC/AT was worth it for the time.
I LOVE my Surface Pro. In fact, I added a Pluggable docking station and it replaced my desktop system. When I travel, I unplug the one cable and I go. Can the iPad do that? No!! Can it run my software? No! The iPad's a toy, the Surface is a real work solution.
I'm not surprised the Surface RT is on here and not the iPad. Sheer lack of apps on the RT model is killing it as I expected from day one. My roommate totes a Surface Pro model. Only way to go if you like the Windows OS. iPad got a huge jump for years on the competition in the tablet market, effectively justifying the tablet's existence. It's paid off more than once and will continue to.
As for Macbooks being too pricey, it you look what you're getting hardware wise, even their low end computer is still a high end device. Comparatively, spec point for spec point yes, you can get a slightly better Windows machine, however, it will be made entirely of squeaky plastic, come with a mountain of bloatware, and the Windows OS, I'm sorry, but if anyone things Windows even comes close to delivering the same user experience as OS X you've either never given OS X a proper test drive or you're entirely stuck in the past. I'll shell out twice as much for a Mac device than I will for a Windows device. As a matter-a-fact, I don't even consider Windows anymore. I run it in VM to play Rollercoaster Tycoon. That's really the only use it will ever have for me.
Sorry, Avram, but you don't understand the concept of "market value" and only seem interested in costs of parts, labor and overhead vs. sales price. That, sir, is irrelevant.
If someone needs a product, and is willing to pay the price, then it is fairly priced. If nobody wants a product it is overpriced even if it's being sold for less than cost.
Go and study utility theory. In fact, study economics. All this article shows is that English majors shouldn't write articles about anything other than English.
Blah blah blah like it or not the surface was a piece of crap. If it was such a great product then why did it sell barely any( check your facts) I have an iPad. Not because it's apple but because it has the fastest touch screen. And apps work. Hate all you won't, call me what you will but at the end of the day my shit works and yours does the best it can
Good day
I'm pretty sure almost everybody who had a Lisa way back will say it was worth every Pfennig or Cent. It was for me. And I paid 32,000 Deutsche Mark for it! (The included printer made a bit easier Almost exactly 30 years ago. Never regretted it. The apps were exactly what I needed. Nobody could do what I was doing – and I charged for it!
I sold "her" in 1986 for 6,000 DM – just about enough to buy a Mac Plus 2 weeks later after I moved to California. It took 3 years for a Mac II to finally match the capabilities of the Lisa. Yes – she was expensive but looking back – I got my money back in multiples. And what I learned and where I got to go partly because of it – priceless!


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