Repost? Can't believe no one posted this article about iPhone owners.

[Roq]

I guess it is mostly about iPad owners, but interesting non the less.

iPad Owners Are ‘Selfish Elites.’ Critics Are ‘Independent Geeks.’ Discuss. | Epicenter| Wired.com

 

[alansauce]

lol actually that was ALL about ipad owners. it doesn't even say iphone once in that article.

 

[Roq]

lol actually that was ALL about ipad owners. it doesn't even say iphone once in that article.

Thanks grand slam slugger

 

[EarlyMon]

From TFA:

As to the critics-who-are-a-test-drive-away-from-being-fans, the study found that

 

[freeza]

From TFA:


So, a few weeks ago, my buddy shows up at the bar with his iPad in his kit. We start talking about music vids and I pull out my Evo, so he goes cool, let's see it on a bigger screen. So I hotspot him and he hands me the thing, and before long we're pulling up all sorts of fun stuff and cracking ourselves up.

Oddly, I just now noticed that all of the bar babes didn't swarm all over us with our manly tech.

Is it possible that my Soviet-tractor style Evo cancelled out the sleek, big iPad's inherent sex-appeal leaving a net no-gain in our power to collectively arouse the fairer sex, and proving once and for all that no one loves us?

I am now convinced beyond all shadow of doubt that that is precisely what happened, proving every word of the article as well as revealing that we were veiling the unattractiveness that we've so long denied in an endless cycle of hopes and dreams.

Well - it's gotta be that.

Because otherwise one might come to the erroneous conclusion that anyone who believes that possessing tech (that any fool can go out and buy) will increase their sex appeal is about as intelligent as a bag of hammers.

...lmao classic!

 

[EarlyMon]

...lmao classic!

Oh, you liked that?

OK. Again from TFA:

The firm’s conclusion was that iPad owners tend to be wealthy, sophisticated, highly educated and disproportionately interested in business and finance, while they scored terribly in the areas of altruism and kindness. In other words, “selfish elites.”

So, I just remembered exactly which toob had caught my fancy that night. Believe it because I defecate you negative, it was this one:

Hey - don't look at me.

 

[LoyalServant]

I think it does extend to iPhone users.
Every person I know with an iPhone has such tendencies.

When kids were jumping off rooftops over those things their response was that they simply did not care.

I still maintain the average iFan has no empathy.

 

[J03]

Although the author tries to sound unbiased there are way too many iphone loving statements in this "study". Take these two for instance:

96 percent those most likely to criticize the iPad, on the other hand, don’t even own one (updated).

Really? You mean those who spent $600-$900 on an oversized ipod touch aren't likely to criticize it? This is a revolutionary conclusion.

As to the critics-who-are-a-test-drive-away-from-being-fans, the study found that “bashing the iPad is, in a way, an identity statement for independent geeks,” wrote Koelkebeck.

"critics-who-are-a-test-drive-away-from-being-fans" Here the author is implying that the only reason anyone criticizes the ipad is because they have never tried one. Apparently if you go to the apple store and "test drive" one you WILL become a fan.

This guy and this article are a joke.

 

[ari-free]

"This guy and this article are a joke."

That's because he is a selfish elitist.

 

[lekky]

96 percent those most likely to criticize the iPad, on the other hand, don’t even own one, although as geeks, they were slightly more likely to do so than the average population — and far more likely to have an opinion about the device one way or the other (updated). This group tends to be “self-directed young people who look down on conformity and are interested in videogames, computers, electronics, science and the internet,” said Koelkebeck.

Um, no. My opinion is based on what it is lacking, such as flash, usb port, real multitasking, having to use the horror that is itunes to transfer something as simple as a word document.

The firm’s conclusion was that iPad owners tend to be wealthy, sophisticated, highly educated and disproportionately interested in business and finance

Highly educated? Is that why they go for an inferior device?

They may be highly educated, but they are definitely not smart.

 

[Intervenient]

I bought an iPad and returned it a few days later. While it is nice, there is no denying that it REALLY doesn't have a use yet. It's like the awkward middle child in the Apple family.

 

[Hrethgir]

I think it does extend to iPhone users.
Every person I know with an iPhone has such tendencies.

When kids were jumping off rooftops over those things their response was that they simply did not care.

I still maintain the average iFan has no empathy.

I clearly am not an average iFan then, and am now an iPhone owner you know without those tenancies. I volunteer at the local Humane Society every week with the cats, I'm helping with an American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure fundraiser this Saturday, and I'm doing a big motorcycle ride next month to try to raise money for the Cure JM Foundation. Then again, I pretty much hate Apple and how they do business, and can't wait to get rid of my iPhone to get an Android phone, so there you go.

 

[Hrethgir]

They may be highly educated, but they are definitely not smart.

I work at Intel, and from many of the engineers I've met over the years, those two things are DEFINITELY mutually exclusive! They may be able to engineer multi-core 32nm processors, but have no idea what to do if they get a flat tire or how to troubleshoot a simple tool problem.

 

[lekky]

I bought an iPad and returned it a few days later. While it is nice, there is no denying that it REALLY doesn't have a use yet. It's like the awkward middle child in the Apple family.

half agree, i am getting an android pad as soon as a decent one comes out (maybe samsung one), but again not the way the ipad does it.

 

[hemmadroid]

Yes, I had one for a while. First, the good points: It is quiet, runs cool, is easy to carry and has a nice display. The bad: It is heavy and clumsy to hold while reading in bed, it is slow, it will not run the videos on C-Net or the video on a Lexus commercial. I could not wait to bring it back, happily paying a $64 restocking fee to get rid of it.

 

[Roq]

I think that these highly educated apple fans can be described like this: Someone who is successful, and has a college degree. They love the feeling of being the best, better than most. You don't have to be wise or smart to be educated. Anyone can breeze through an English or Communication degree and be called educated.

With big ego's and extra money (or a credit card) they want to have the best they can afford of everything, so through Apple's marketing they have convinced most people that their products are simply the best. Without question these people buy Apple products 'knowing' that they just purchased the best product in it's class.

Just like most religious people (I'm going to get it now), they cannot possibly see themselves as being wrong in their belief that Apple makes the best electronic devices ever to exist on this planet. They were so confident in their purchase of the iPad/iPhone, they were so excited! To be proven wrong wouldn't just be a shrug of their shoulders, it would be an entire collapse of their ego and who they are. Thats why people get so nuts and crazy when you try to prove that their iPhone can't do what your Blackberry/Palm/Android phone can do.

You are arguing with someone that has religious like feelings about their purchase decision. You cannot prove them otherwise.

 

[LoyalServant]

I clearly am not an average iFan then, and am now an iPhone owner you know without those tenancies. I volunteer at the local Humane Society every week with the cats, I'm helping with an American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure fundraiser this Saturday, and I'm doing a big motorcycle ride next month to try to raise money for the Cure JM Foundation. Then again, I pretty much hate Apple and how they do business, and can't wait to get rid of my iPhone to get an Android phone, so there you go.

Then your not an iFan, are you?
iFans love Apple unconditionally, if you hate them then your not one.
So I really don't understand your response.

 

[ari-free]

They believe that Steve Jobs is the One we've been waiting for.

 

[Weazol]

haha this guy at my work has an ipad and he carries it around like a damn clipboard. It looks so stupid

 

[Hrethgir]

Then your not an iFan, are you?
iFans love Apple unconditionally, if you hate them then your not one.
So I really don't understand your response.

Because if you own an iPhone, iPod or iPad, then you get automatically labled an "IFan." Kind of like how you said:

I think it does extend to iPhone users.
Every person I know with an iPhone has such tendencies.

When kids were jumping off rooftops over those things their response was that they simply did not care.

I still maintain the average iFan has no empathy.

I have an iPhone, and I don't have those tendencies. Then you basically call iPhone owners iFans. Does my response make more sense now?

 

[fried]

Highly educated? Is that why they go for an inferior device?

They may be highly educated, but they are definitely not smart.

What's superior or inferior is almost always a matter of opinion and whether you make an educated decision or not when it comes to buying one particular product, it has almost zero bearing on how smart you are generally.

I don't own any Apple products, but a moderator shouldn't really be perpetuating such nonsense.

 

[kibble]

I don't own any Apple products, but a moderator shouldn't really be perpetuating such nonsense.

I don't agree with this statement. Whether someone is or isn't a moderator should have no bearing on whether they're entitled to an opinion or not. Moderators should still be allowed to voice their opinions; their main duty (speaking as a mod in other forums) is to make sure that things don't get out of hand... and clean spam...

 

[LoyalServant]

I have an iPhone, and I don't have those tendencies. Then you basically call iPhone owners iFans. Does my response make more sense now?

Nope.
I have an iPhone... it's a conversational piece.
I use it as a paperweight (yes, it sits on my desk and actually HOLDS papers because a ceiling fan would blow them away)

I don't like Apple stuff, or how they conduct themselves.
So, I am not a fanboy by a longshot.

So, again.. what are you talking about?
Are you just trying to argue with me?

 

[jroc]

I have an iPhone, and I don't have those tendencies. Then you basically call iPhone owners iFans. Does my response make more sense now?

Yes it does to me. There is a difference between an iPhone user and an iFan. I think thats what what LoyalServant was getting at. Although u can love a product and not be a fanatic about it. One can also hate a product and be an anti-fanatic about it.

U, from the posts in this thread, I would call an iPhone user. An iFan would be one who saw nothing wrong with the Apple antenna campaign, one who claims the iPhone is sooo innovative when there are phones that had things way before the iPhone did. But once the iPhone gets them its innovative.

An iFan claims everyone else is playing catch up, when in reality the iPhone is playing catch up on a few features other phones had for years.

So no, I wouldnt call u an iFan. An Apple, iPhone user is totally different from an Apple, iPhone fanatic. Same for Android, Windows, etc.

I love Windows, I use Vista...lol (XP mostly tho. Vista is there as a learning curve for Win 7.) I cant say I hate Apple products, I never used them. I hate some of Apple's business practices, prices. And Apple definitely went down on my list after this whole antenna sham.