SpartanNerd Sundays...Apple vs Google vs RIM vs Samsung vs Microsoft

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Romans 12.2

The gist of my thinking on this post has to do with Apple, and the way they go about presenting their products.  I have been thinking about them some since I repaired my mac, and also since IOS7 dropped this week.  How in some ways, some company's products seem to have features and conveniences that Apple's do not have...but still they fall flat, while Apple continues to be successful.  And the reasons why.

The main reason why is the character of the business...They approach every product like it was the best that has ever been produced.  Samsung, Dell, RIM, etc. produce tons of different models of phones but never do they produce something that they present as a pinnacle product.  They seem to be imitators and copycats...who stay in the shadow of Apple.  And once you've used their products, that feeling of flatness rubs off on the end user.  

Even if their home screen has animation.  Even if there is a snazzy lock pattern feature.  Even if the device is waterproof.  Even if the device has a world-class camera.

Apple products on the other hand are solid.  Because the company is solid.

Case in point...The "phablet."  Tons of people in the tech journalism world have been saying that Apple simply has to make a "phablet," an oversized smart-phone or undersized tablet.   Many tech people were certain that a product like this was going to surface  last week.   

But it didnt.  I believe it wont.

The iPhone 5 already feels like a fine watch or piece of jewelry.  And as if affirming that with the world, they announced a new gold coloring in the iPhone 5s.  Otherwise, the phone is basically the same thing with some spec bumps.  

What lesson is there for a christian in this tech discussion?

Do you affirm that Christ alone is the single greatest thing in your life?   Has he made such a difference that people want it also?  Do you think of ways to refine your christian walk, knowing that your faith in Him is the pinnacle of what life can be?  When the world pressures you to become more like them, do you stick to your guns and dig in your heels?

You see, Apple is a secular company. But they are presenting leadership through character to the rest of humanity.  This is what the Christians in America need to return to doing.  If a tech company can provide such guidance, people in tbe business of saving souls should be all the more able.