Appless – Is It Possible?

By Stephanie Kopf

How much longer will it be possible to remain appless and generally ignorant of what an app is, how it works and what the heck I need it for? If I am fine without, will I continue to be? Is it OK to sometimes just want to bury yourself in a book?

I am surrounded by Apple fans and people who seem to talk only in app. They seem to have a severe case of iphone addiction. Time with friends seems to be spent talking only about iphones and I barely see their faces, as they are constantly looking down at the display of their sleek devices. My limit of contribution to this trend is the oft-repeated joke, “There must be an app for that”, which serves the purpose of disguising my inherent technophobia and making at least an impression that I’m just as hip as everyone else, thus mercifully directing attention away from me.

Statistics on iphone sales just about blow my mind. They hit a worldwide peak in the third quarter of 2011, with over 20 million iphones flying off the shelves. Over 37 million are expected to be sold in the first quarter of 2012.

Apps are fun, right? Or are they supposed to be useful? Or trendy? Will I be able to stand on the sidelines for a while longer or should I take the plunge?

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Stephanie Kopf writes for the blog www.trenditionist.com . She has lived in Siberia, New York City and Germany. Her subject areas include anything related to the human psyche, European news, education, communication in all its forms, as well as the interaction of all of these with each other.

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