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Why wouldn't the same mechanism apply for banks? There are also a big variety of banks to chose from and people tend to pick one and stick with if for a while.
by landhar 15y ago
Why wouldn't the same mechanism apply for banks? There are also a big variety of banks to chose from and people tend to pick one and stick with if for a while.
But you don't see BofA/Chase/YouNameIt fanboys.
- tobtoh 15y agoThat's an interesting point - it's obviously not 'choices' per se that causes 'fanboyism' ... so what is it? Emotional attachment? I could understand that with say religious choices, but why do people get so attached to their phones then?
- angli 15y agoThe are a couple of possible reasons I see: 1. Hackers, and the kind people who really care about this kind of thing want to have the best; if someone says it isn't the best, even implicitly by saying that they prefer a competitor, we get defensive. 2. What companies you choose can be seen as a single pieve of what some perceive as an ideological struggle. Google the defender of openness, and Apple the harsh dictator, managing user experience with an iron fist. 3. People have their phones nearby nearly 24/7. It's possible a subconscious attachment to it develops in people, though I don't know the psychology of it.
- MaysonL 15y agoCredit unions are better.