Calling people fanboys is saying they are lying. That's why it's offensive.
I just use whatever product happens to work the best. Don't care what brand it is.
I agree, I expect the smartphone market to heat up quite a bit now, it'll be interesting to see who can match the iPhone.
Calling people fanboys is saying they are lying. That's why it's offensive.
Only to themselves. If they were lying to others, they'd be shills -- not fanboys.
Also . . . I don't think he was calling all Apple users "fanboys". He was just pointing out that there are a lot of Apple fanboys, and discussing their culture. You don't have to be an Apple fanboy to use Apple products, though. If you truly just use whatever happens to work best for you, and that happens to be Apple products in some cases, that doesn't make you a fanboy.
As for the iPhone . . . there may not be a better "smartphone" available right now, but I'm holding out for one anyway. There are just too many usability design flaws with the iPhone (and its competitors) for me to jump into smartphones yet.