I think it's a more cogent and more substantial point than it might seem at first glance. Anecdotally, I honestly do notice a class axis between iPhone and And

I think it's a more cogent and more substantial point than it might seem at first glance. Anecdotally, I honestly do notice a class axis between iPhone and Android (though there are other axes, too). Just like there was a class axis between Facebook and MySpace for a while. http://www.danah.org/papers/essays/ClassDivisions.html http://www.danah.org/papers/essays/ClassDivisions.html No one denies that consumer electronics can be status symbols. They can also be counter-status symbols. And I think what Topolsky is reacting to here is the subtext of division. "You either see it or you don't," implies "I see this and you don't" which implies "I'm better than you." Which is an attitude in general that can exacerbate class differences. And, as kenjackson has noted elsewhere, there's a distinct sense that some evangelists don't just observe the success of their chosen subject, but cheer them on and -- worse -- enjoy the failure of the others. I think it's a good thing to expose. It's a better, more useful division that Topolsky is making here, I'd say: between advocates and observers, not between Android fans and iPhone fans.