Your first two examples are more proof of the hype around the fruit factory and Jobs' "reality distortion field" than of what you mentioned. Nokia had been prod

Your first two examples are more proof of the hype around the fruit factory and Jobs' "reality distortion field" than of what you mentioned. Nokia had been producing "smart phones" (Symbian devices with user-installable applications, cameras and other such "smart" features) for years when he first presented the mentioned device, IBM had been producing utilitarian box-like laptops for years before that other device you mentioned was presented. All examples show that fanboyism is rife in the world of technology, not just information technology but any such: tractors, cars, tools, audio equipment, musical instruments, look into any field and you'll quickly find camps around certain technologies and brands. Much of this is centered around the fact that those who have invested resources into acquiring and learning a given implementation wish for their choice to become or remain leading so as to defend their choice. This goes especially for those who invested time and money into "premium" brands and even more so when those brands have created "ecosystems" around their products which make it harder to escape should the choice turn out to have been the "wrong" one.