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Originally Posted by murraypaul
It is the fanboy mentality, something must either be 100% right or 100% wrong, the middle ground it too confusing, it means they don't know who too cheer for.
Just as 'Apple lovers' see Apple as always right, 'Apple haters' see it as always wrong.
Reality is never that simple.
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If you're going to insist on being rational and logical, we're going to have to kick you out of this discussion.
I have been on both sides of this debate. I have, for years, been gently "anti-Apple". I don't care for their closed garden mentality and unwillingness to move towards the mainstream (Flash, memory expansion, etc.). And the people who believe that Apple can do no wrong, and swallow every word from Cupertino hook, line and sinker, drive me absolutely bat@#$% crazy.
However, the people on the other side drive me equally crazy. Anyone who refuses to consider Apple as a viable solution for any situation, and cannot allow that they make products that actually work darn well for some people are just as blind as the Apple fanboys.
I own a Windows 7 tablet. The battery life sucks, and the OS is clunky and laggy. But Windows 7 wasn't designed to be a mobile OS. I recently installed the Windows 8 consumer preview on the tablet, and it is like night and day. It's much faster and smoother (although the battery life still sucks
), so I have high hopes for future Windows tablets.
I also own an Android tablet. It is a darn good product. Does it do everything I want? No.
And, although I am somewhat anti-Apple, I have owned four different iPods, and my current phone is an iPhone 4. And I am really hoping that my significant other is buying me a new iPad for my birthday next week.
Before my current iPhone, I had an Android phone. I was happy with the OS, but the battery life was absolutely terrible; with the GPS and wifi turned off, it would be dead by mid afternoon. So I switched to the iPhone, and I am very happy with it. Did it change my life? No. Does it sometimes lock up and lag, just like every other electronic device I have ever owned? Yes.
What is the problem with admitting that different devices are more or less appropriate for different people? Why does our particular device have to be
the best device? Isn't it enough to be satisfied with our own choices; do we have to convince other people that we are right? Is this the same tendency that makes people knock on my door and want to tell me about Jesus? I'm sure he's a really nice guy (even if he can't hit a curveball), but I'm happy with my lack of diety, thank you very much; you can keep yours.
Uh, oh; I've strayed afield...