• squiblet@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    In general, the anti-apple cult is much stronger than the supposed pro-apple cult. I haven’t seen people really give that much of a fuck about apple positively in years but if you prefer an iphone, some people insist you’re obsessed with them.

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      8 months ago

      on this site at least - you’re absolutely right, and the fact that you’re getting bombed with downvotes is pretty solid anecdotal evidence of that if nothing else lol

      Don’t get me wrong, I get just as annoyed by those who insist Apple can do no wrong as those who insist they can do no right. I just find it weird how pseudo-religious people can get about Apple. It seems like you’re not allowed to just view them as another tech company. You have to either crusade against them, or else you’re a paid apple shill

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        8 months ago

        Either that or an elitist whose goal is “to appear rich”. Like, the flagship models of the major Android phones are the same price if not more, but for some reason having an Apple device is just some sort of status symbol.

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          8 months ago

          I’m pretty sure the whole “iPhone as a status symbol” thing is a thing of the past - I literally can’t remember anytime in the last 5 years that anyone expressed envy at someone owning a iphone.

          I’d argue that yearly upgrades regardless of phone brand are more of the status symbol now

    • riceandbeans161@discuss.tchncs.de
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      8 months ago

      i use a mac for work, so i got an iphone. An ipad replaced most of my laptop work. At that point the ecosystem just made sense for me. Apple are a bad company, but their shit just works for me.