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> I find it interesting how Apple is defended when they make security blunders, while Microsoft was heavily slammed back in the day. Given that we have a plura
by w1ntermute 15y ago
> I find it interesting how Apple is defended when they make security blunders, while Microsoft was heavily slammed back in the day.
Given that we have a plurality of OS X users on HN (according to the last poll), it's not surprising that post-purchase rationalization is a common response to such articles.
- tptacek 15y ago"Post-purchase rationalization"? What a weird thing to say.
- joenathan 15y agoNot really, it's very common, people defend things they have an interest in.
- ryanmolden 15y agoIt's a well known behavior, once people have made a commitment they move from analyzing objectively to defending their choice. Not saying it is in play here, but it isn't really unheard of. [1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias
- dsrguru 15y agoDan Gilbert's TED Talk does a great job demonstrating this (http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.h...).
- w1ntermute 15y agoNot weird at all. It's a documented phenomenon in marketing research: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3150288?uid=3739744&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21100774741791 http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3150288?uid=3739744... Since its effect is directly proportional to the cost of the purchase in question, it would make sense that relatively expensive objects, such as smartphones and computers, would trigger a correspondingly stronger negative reaction to criticism of said product.
- tptacek 15y agoI'm not doubting that there is post-purchase rationalization. It's just weird to read it from my comment. You think the functioning of OS X's home directory encryption makes me feel threatened because I'm a Mac person?
- DanBC 15y agotpacek is a person who says things about Apple. Not all people who say things about Apple are tpacek. Saying "people defend the products they buy, sometimes wrongly" is not in any way controversial, and wasn't (in my opinion) about your comments.
- tptacek 15y agoHuh? It was a direct response to my comment.
- jasonlotito 15y agoNo, it wasn't. It was directly in response to another comment someone else made, not you. They asked a general question, and this person answered that general question. Your comment might have sparked that general question, but it was not the focus of it. Seriously, not everything need revolve around your one comment. FFS.
- taligent 15y agoWhat are you Mr Miyagi ?
- taligent 15y agoThat is NOT correct. Dissonance model has been shown to not be proportional to price. Which is intuitive as you see fervent defending of brands for products such as beer, wine, websites etc which are relatively low cost or have no cost to the user.
- batista 15y ago>Given that we have a plurality of OS X users on HN (according to the last poll), it's not surprising that post-purchase rationalization is a common response to such articles. "Post-purchase rationalization", even if we are to take the sketchy "studies have shown route", goes for major stuff, not for each and every fault or bug in a bought product. People ARE able to talk ill about their products, and in fact Mac and Windows and Linux users speak ill of their systems each and every bloody day. We even have mottos, like "FTFF".