I am a contrarian, or so it seems.
UPDATE: July 9 from Fast Company “5 Contrarian Lessons From Successful Entrepreneurs.“
I am a contrarian. At least that’s what a good friend told me a few days ago. Why? According to him because:
• I use an Android phone (check our Visual Serendipity, a weekly series of pictures taken with a cell phone) not an iPhone.
• I have a Lenovo tablet (read my good and bad reviews about it) instead of an iPad.
• I purchased a 60D the week AFTER the 5D Mark III was made available. I might write a post about this if enough people show interest.
• I have been using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 well before Apple released Final Cut X, and not Final Cut Pro.
And the cherry on top? I am now seriously considering buying an HP Z820 (yes, a PC computer) instead of the iMac that I was planning to get for the past several months.
Now, you may be wondering why I am a contrarian in these matters. As part of my job, I spent a lot of time thinking about what will come next in terms of technology. I bet on Adobe Premiere Pro months before the flood gates opened. I also have the privilege to see many products, hardware and software, as prototypes or in their beta phases, so even though I can not talk about them, I can wait until they are commercially available or I can get something cheaper temporarily.
But perhaps the main reason to be a “contrarian” is that I don’t care much about brands or trends. What I do care a lot about is performance and reliability. The faster I work on my business, the more time I have to build the business. And there’s another nice plus in this—I also get more discretionary time to enjoy life off-line and out of the office.
Source: eduardoangel.com
