Hungry for technology?

Why is it that we want our belongings to do more for us then to function well?

Back in time people used to appreciate products functioning well rather then having different abilities. This is mainly because of the lack of technology and technological depth, as nowadays people appreciate the more abilities that a product has rather than it's functioning strength. As people live very busy lives, they require products to have more functions and capabilities for both leisure and working parts of their life. 

Why are we willing, as soon as we can afford it, to pay extra for things with appealing forms?

When a person looks into a shop and sees something they like, it becomes appealing to them because it is quite expensive, and therefore should have extra benefits then an product that is relatively cheap. This product could be a shoe (that is specifically built for a certain environment), or a mobile phone (that has an MP3 player and video games), or even furniture (Ivory, Mahogany, Teak). Laptops are a huge market consisting of heavy competition, with the likes of HP, Apple, Acer, Sony and Dell. Apple are making huge investments into recent products such as the Macbook, and the Macbook Pro as their new functions and appealing forms are increasing the sales for Apple. This is the reason why we pay extra for things with appealing forms once we can afford it, as everyone wants the latest technology because its cool for kids in high-school and important for the working people.