>I’m astounded by the pervasiveness of this meme, given its origins are really >from a Mac vs PC internet flame war era that I would like to think we’ve moved >past. I'm not. You are implying that Apple consumers of today are different then before. I think Apple has always targeted that exact kind of person.

>I’m astounded by the fact that one can imply with a straight face no less that >over half the market are status-driven dorks that have no legitimate reason to >use an iPhone over an Android phone, the obviously superior for all people in >all circumstances choice used by the enlightened few that aren’t concerned with >such banal things as social status. If you are amazed that many people buying new apple phones are "status-driven dorks" then you probably believe you made a smart purchase of that iMAC back at the turn of century.

>Occam’s razor would imply that this view is perhaps wrong and that you’re just >missing something. Or maybe the simplest answer is that Apple consumers are going to behave like Apple consumers.

>I use an iPhone for a lot of reasons. One of these is that I’m legally blind. >For my purposes, accessibility features on iOS easily run rings around those on >Android. Full stop. Arguing against that is ridiculous. Sectioning me out and >saying “I wasn’t talking about you@ because disability is a sacred cow is >ridiculous. It fills your niche... good for you. Acknowledging that fact doesn't negate it.