What Android fans think of iPhone users

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I've noticed a strange thing for a number of Android users. They have very strong and surprising opinions about people who want iPhones.

When I write something about a phone, or participate in an online conversation about iPhones, I can always rely on those statements to the surface. I did not notice a strong wave of reports in the other direction during discussions about Android devices.

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It's not just that Android users and iPhone users have their favorite phones. Many Android fans think of the decision to an iPhone is a mistake and that if all was clear-minded, objective and informed, they would choose Android.

It's a strange phenomenon. And I really wanted to understand. So I asked my Android-loving friends on Google + a very simple question: Why do people buy iPhones?

In less than eight hours, they were maxed out Google + 's 500-comment limit. Boy, I got an earful. Here's why people buy iPhones, according Android fans:

The iPhone is a status symbol. iPhone buyers are attracted to the Apple brand as a prestigious status symbol or fashion accessory, for the same reasons people like Rolex watches and Gucci handbags.

The iPhone is a smartphone for the stupid users. The iPhone is supposed easy to use, so beginners are attracted to it for that reason.

iPhone users are ignorant. iPhone buyers do not know what Android phones are capable of, how iPhone or unnecessary restrictions.

iPhone users have been suckered by marketing expert. iPhone users are brainwashed sheep, victims of the real Steve Jobs' distortion field. Product announcements, advertisements, packaging, TV and movie product placements and other marketing campaigns have convinced Apple users, it is a better phone. The iPhone is supposed superiority marketing-driven perception.

The iPhone is the most popular phones and the most recognizable brand. Some iPhone buyers will have the best selling phone for the same reason people go to Starbucks instead of locally owned coffee shop or choose Nike shoes instead of a brand, they have never heard of - big brands and popular products are attractive for their its own sake. for some people

IPhone is associated with a famous person. Everyone knows who Steve Jobs and Google's founders are not so familiar. Some people are attracted to those who are connected with a celebrity in a culture of celebrity worship. This effect was strengthened by the death of Jobs' and media attention that followed.

iPhone users will buy anything Apple sells. In the spirit of iPhone users carry "halo effect" of other Apple products including the iPod, the iPhone.

The IOS interface is familiar. Many people already use Apple interface with their own computers, iPod touch, Apple iPad or TV systems, so an iPhone feel comfortable.

iPhone users do not want to tinker. Many Android users enjoy customized and sees this opportunity as one of the main draws of the operating system from Google. They believe that iPhone users a phone that can not be easily changed because they have no interest in tinkering with their phone - and maybe even grow nervous at the prospect of adaptability.

Apple accidentally "there" to get first. There were accumulated demand for a smartphone with an app ecosystem for both iOS or Android, Apple delivered. People rushed to the iPhone and then stuck with buying because they invested in apps.

iPhone users do not like technology. While Android phones feeling that "technology", the iPhone feels like a consumer device. Some choose iPhones because they want to avoid the technology.

iPhone fans are easily paralyzed by choice. The Android universe consists of a large number of handset types and brands that are hard to keep track of and remember, and has a dizzying variety of options. People who are turned off by the complexity attracted to the iPhone because the choices are simple and few.