iPhone 5 features are cool, but will you use them?

iPhone 5 features are cool, but will you use them?

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More than 2 million consumers got the new iPhone 5 on Friday—but will they still enjoy their purchase when the novelty wears off?

Although new features sound appealing, not everyone who buys the latest iPhone, for example, will end up using them.

“Our findings can’t tell consumers what to buy, but they do suggest that consumers should at least stop and consider how often they are going to use each new additional feature before they make their decision,” says Joseph Goodman, professor of marketing at Washington University in St. Louis.

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  1. I still can’t understand how people can camp out for days outside the store..queue for hours and hours, just to buy a phone…one that could be purchased on line and delivered to your door?? we live in a want want society, even if you don’t even really know what your buying!

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