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Originally Posted by stustaff
I think the argument isnt so much that there are Apple fanboys but that saying 'im sure apple fanboys will buy it no matter what' is both obvious and pointless.
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It has great point: Apple equipment is being promoted by people who aren't objective. The virulent nature of Apple fandom is well noted and certainly unhelpful to the general public.
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Originally Posted by stustaff
That is because every company has the same thing, a friend of mine will only buy Sony Tvs even though the same spev TV by another manufacturer would be cheaper... MS fanboys actually bought Zunes  one guy has a zune tattoo. |
I disagree. At least Sony fans are tasteful about their personal fanatic views. Apple fanboys need to bother everyone in the Universe apparently, and everyone who can't afford their latest and greatest overpriced equipment is deemed substandard. - I know, it's happened to me.
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Originally Posted by stustaff
Its the fact that Apple release products that MAKE people into fanboys that means that the product the person had made them happy and they then want to have more of Apples products.
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I have no idea what makes the stereotypical Apple fanboy. I'm assuming Apple propaganda has done it, but you never know with that lot.
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Originally Posted by stustaff
the iphone actually in my experience has sold more through people seeing what it can do than the adverts, in my work team of 12 people 5 have gone for the iPhone based on seeing me using mine and asking about it.
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And here I was thinking it was due to huge amounts of advertising and social pressure.
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Originally Posted by stustaff
For the average person Apple phones do everything they would want them to and if you said to that person "well no it cant because you cant easily access the file system" they would go "erm sorry what?" and wouldnt care.
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They don't do everything I want. My fingers apparently are too fat to make a telephone call. That was the conclusion I came to when I tried the iPhone in-store.
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Originally Posted by stustaff
I had and still have the 1st gen iPhone and its perfect for me.
I spend much less time having to fix my 3 Apple computers than I do my Dads one modern PC.
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Lucky you.
No, really, lucky you. You bought 3 computers and have been lucky to not have major problems with them. That obviously can be extrapolated to every Mac out there. Same with the 1 PC. Anyway..
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Originally Posted by stustaff
What I really dont get is why anyone who isnt interested in Apple and doesnt like their products is even posting in this thread?
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We definitely don't like Apple products - but we are interested in Apple the same way one is interested in a car crash, with social overtones due to the irritating incursions of virulent fanboys.
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Originally Posted by stustaff
If all your here to do is complain and moan about all of Apples mistakes then well dont you have something better to be doing with your time?
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I don't complain or moan about all of Apples mistakes. Just the ones that leave people with expensive devices that either don't work or are falling apart. That covers plenty of them.
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Im posting in here because I really like Apple products and was enjoying the discussion and speculation on the iSlate.
And pretty much its being ruined by Trolls.
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When we have more concrete information about Apples latest presumably overpriced gadget I'm sure the conversation will pick up for you.