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Apple as a company draws a level of devotion from its users that Google cannot even come close to matching. There just aren't that many Google fanboys, and they
by w1ntermute 13y ago
Apple as a company draws a level of devotion from its users that Google cannot even come close to matching. There just aren't that many Google fanboys, and they're not very likely to be working at Apple (many are likely at Google). But there's no way that all the Apple fanbois could get a job in Cupertino, there are just so many of them, particularly in the Valley. So there are plenty of them who end up at Google and continue to use their iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
Just walk around any coffee shop or conference in the Valley. Almost everyone will be using an iPhone. You will very rarely see an Android phone. And pretty much everyone will have a MacBook, of course.
In fact, I have gotten comments from people who have specifically noticed that I own no Apple products, because they find it so strange.
- npsimons 13y agoJust walk around any coffee shop or conference in the Valley. Almost everyone will be using an iPhone. You will very rarely see an Android phone. And pretty much everyone will have a MacBook, of course. This saddens me: so many hacker types accepting locked down platforms. As with many things in Silly Valley, I suspect it may have more to do with faddishness and hipsterism than anything else. Conferences I've been to (yes, in the valley), have been a pretty mixed bag, and tech enclaves I've known are also fairly light on the Apple product placements.