Are Apple fanboys just a bit nuts?

[Jessica Lares]

Ironically, aren't we all just a bit nuts ?

Nothing wrong with people liking stuff, but hugging it is something i have a problem with... I don't mind people liking products for what they are, and telling the truth when something clearly has issues, but that's not the case...

People just like Apple products regardless..

LOL, was that a dig on me?!

That is from an 1984 issue of MacWorld. When I saw it, I was like, "Wow, that's silly! I'm going to put that in my signature on MR." The article itself is about maintaining your Macintosh.
https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_8412_December_1984

And I originally saw it on an article on Folklore.org talking about it:
http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.p...m?.txt&sortOrder=Sort+by+Date&topic=Marketing

 

[Fancuku]

That said, in my experience irl I've never met an Apple user who's rabid; I've met a ton of Android users who get downright offensive. But that's just my experience.

You don't see it because you have your Apple glasses on.

 

[Melrose]

I find often that some "fanbois" of Apple are those that buy on the expensive side and then post rationalize their purchase and are unwilling to acknowledge there were either counterparts that were cheaper or simply their purchase lacks a few features. However, when push comes to shove, whatever makes the person happy is what matters and I used to be a fanboi years ago of other things that led to brand loyalty. I don't operate that way anymore for the most part. In fact, many of the brands I was loyal to changed over the years because they changed in a way that wasn't compatible with my needs (and wants) or became antiquated such as film cameras.

Btw, a few weeks ago, I did a small bit of work for a home office owner. He was ALL Apple ALL the time. I ended up running a blind test for him in his home with an Apple device and a non-Apple device. He ended up with the non-Apple device after swearing up and down the Apple device is the "best of breed" out there. This was, as you might guess, the router. He ended up buying a Netgear r7000 router over the Airport Extreme based on performance of speed and distance of WiFi. Sadly, some fanboys of Apple are that way because they are unaware of what is out there. I'll remain appreciative in general of OSX but don't really care about the hardware as long as it functions well and to my needs.

I agree absolutely that fanboyism is irrational - hence, why blind tests fail (or, actually win in this case... that is they disprove erroneous conclusions). In my own case, I like the better build quality on Apple, and prefer the interface, but that's based on experience - I was a hard core Windows user for ages and used to champion Microsoft even while they were going through that whole monopolist lawsuit stuff.

The bottom line is fanboys are irrational; they feel some type of dumb emotional obsession for a brand and won't take no for an answer even if it's logical - and you find these people in any industry and with every company. The worst ones are those that won't even concede your personal preference is correct. Then you get those people who are fanboys, refuse to accept that they are, don't give any room for preference, and accuse other people of being the fanboys.

- "You like Apple? You're wrong."
+ "Android's fine too, it's just me personally I prefer an iPhone. We each use what we like."
- "You're just wearing Apple glasses. You're in denial."
+ "Um, no. Good guess. Actually, lousy guess."

....I've heard that argument in person, too.

You don't see it because you have your Apple glasses on.

Um, no. But good guess.

Actually, lousy guess.

 

[phrehdd]

I agree absolutely that fanboyism is irrational - hence, why blind tests fail (or, actually win in this case... that is they disprove erroneous conclusions). In my own case, I like the better build quality on Apple, and prefer the interface, but that's based on experience - I was a hard core Windows user for ages and used to champion Microsoft even while they were going through that whole monopolist lawsuit stuff.

The bottom line is fanboys are irrational; they feel some type of dumb emotional obsession for a brand and won't take no for an answer even if it's logical - and you find these people in any industry and with every company. The worst ones are those that won't even concede your personal preference is correct. Then you get those people who are fanboys, refuse to accept that they are, don't give any room for preference, and accuse other people of being the fanboys.

- "You like Apple? You're wrong."
+ "Android's fine too, it's just me personally I prefer an iPhone. We each use what we like."
- "You're just wearing Apple glasses. You're in denial."
+ "Um, no. Good guess. Actually, lousy guess."

....I've heard that argument in person, too.



Um, no. But good guess.

Actually, lousy guess.

I guess fanoi-isms show up everywhere. I see it with Apple, Android and worst of the bunch - the primaries. I'll just chug along with what I have, exploit it for what it can do and still remain both thankful and critical (of Apple).

 

[Melrose]

I guess fanoi-isms show up everywhere. I see it with Apple, Android and worst of the bunch - the primaries. I'll just chug along with what I have, exploit it for what it can do and still remain both thankful and critical (of Apple).

To a degree, I can understand certain aspects of why people feel strongly about something, but that's where fanboys differ is not on the strong feelings but on the illogicality - case in point is the fact that iOS is sort of a walled garden. Android is too, make no mistake it's certainly not open source, but Apple has defined "Walled Garden" pretty well with iOS. To me, that's a huge plus. I get little to no risk of dangerous apps and better quality and performance overall from the integration of hardware and software. To others who value being able to install any single app they want, or to run widgets on the home screen, Android is superior - and the best part of the free market is that there's room for both of us. Preference doesn't make anyone more correct. Fanboys can't handle the truth: Which is that someone might disagree with their tunnel-visioned perspective.

Then you have the useless [sic] laptop that is the Retina MacBook, which to me is a horrendously overpriced, woefully underpowered, and for my workflow functionally useless machine - if you think I'm wearing Apple glasses, get over that one.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

To a degree, I can understand certain aspects of why people feel strongly about something, but that's where fanboys differ is not on the strong feelings but on the illogicality - case in point is the fact that iOS is sort of a walled garden. Android is too, make no mistake it's certainly not open source, but Apple has defined "Walled Garden" pretty well with iOS. To me, that's a huge plus. I get little to no risk of dangerous apps and better quality and performance overall from the integration of hardware and software. To others who value being able to install any single app they want, or to run widgets on the home screen, Android is superior - and the best part of the free market is that there's room for both of us. Preference doesn't make anyone more correct. Fanboys can't handle the truth: Which is that someone might disagree with their tunnel-visioned perspective.

Then you have the useless [sic] laptop that is the Retina MacBook, which to me is a horrendously overpriced, woefully underpowered, and for my workflow functionally useless machine - if you think I'm wearing Apple glasses, get over that one.

Oh, bravo, very well said, and a heartfelt amen to that. Someone who has actually called that machine for what it is.