People have brought their passion for TELEPHONES (yes, effing telephones) to the same level of passion they have for status symbols like automobiles.
Since I'm a bike guy I will use a motorcycle analogy.
iPhone = Ducati
Android = Suzuki/Honda/Yamaha, etc
(Ducatis are not the best, btw, so don't think my analogy suggests anything biased)
Ducatis are a show piece. They are not something a person buys to throw a bunch of tacky aftermarket products on. They use a lot of unique proprietary technology and are extremely expensive. People buy them for one reason. It's a Ducati and they like them. They have no idea why. Performance-wise, they are certainly not better or worse than the rest... but they are what they are and there is a cult of Ducati people out there that will ride nothing else.
Are they sheep?
Suzuki/Yamaha/Honda, etc... they are equally high performance. They are arguably better in terms of reliability and they're cheaper. They are highly customizable, there are tons of aftermarket products for them. These bikes are for anyone and everyone who isn't attached to the 'feeling' of an iconic brand, but many are still attached to and love whatever they put in their garage just as much as a Ducati snob.
The fact that people get so annoyed by others because they like a particular telephone is effing insane if you think about it. It's a phone not a car. Just like cars, they all do the same thing.
Who cares what's 'better'. 'Better' is subjective.
If we're going to bash on Fandroids or Apple Fanboys/Sheep, why aren't we bashing on people who are in love with their sports car and always buy Chevs, when we can argue that there is a better car that they could have spent their money on? I mean, this guy could have thought about his purchase, but he just sheep'd his way into the GM dealer and bought a damn Camaro without driving a Mustang first. What an idiot. What a sheep. He loves Camaros... effing fanboy.
You people engaging in phone hate are more effed up than I am... and I hate everything (equally). It's a PHONE. It hides in our pockets. Who cares.
Here's another stupid analogy:
Two hot as **** twin broads. You don't get to hear them speak and you know nothing about their personality.
One has blond hair. One is brunette. They are both equally DTF, ATM, BJ, DP & ABC.
All men will be sheep-like in being drawn to one over the other based on nothing but, either their strong attraction for one or strong dislike over the other.
Anyone want to take a stab at a racism analogy?
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