Janet CollinsGoogle’s Nexus One versus the iPhone
January 12th 2010 07:55
Google's Nexus One
I would have never picked iPhone owners (or devotees) as such a sensitive lot but after reading a not-so-complimentary article about both the iPhone and the people who adore it, I have had a sort of awakening.
Yesterday, journalist Helen Razer did a rather amusing piece in The Age on the iPhone and its new competitor, Google’s Nexus One. Probably some of the most witty lines in her piece were the ones she wrote about the iPhone groupies; the ones who are so devoted to the little piece of technology that they can’t stop talking about it over dinner and won’t stop harping on about all the things it can do.
I found it rather funny probably because I don’t have an iPhone for one thing and secondly, I have never really heard anyone who owns one talk about the quality of the phone or how good the phone actually is.
Most of the time, I listen to them tell me how great everything else is on the iPhone. And I have never known anyone who owns one who doesn’t somehow weave the little gadget into just any conversation they are having with anyone (no offence iPhoners).
The iPhone
It didn’t take long for Razer’s article to generate a whole lot of responses, mainly of course from iPhone owner/devotees who mostly leapt quickly to the smart phone’s defence, ridiculing her lack of knowledge, criticizing her view of iPhone owners and one even likened her to his grandpa.
The comments were even funnier than the original piece because these serious techno devotees of their precious iPhones were really taking the whole thing so seriously and being so thinned-skinned about it all that they actually backed up her story about devotion – even hinting at worship - one hundred per cent. Most people I know don’t even get that sensitive if someone has a go about their new car. That’s what made it so hilarious.
There are 147 comments all together. Here are a few snippets from some of the comments left on her post:
Certainly the fact that their Phones excite them more than you do is rather telling.
Your rant reads like another mashup from the same anti-Apple shills who predicted the death of the iPod in 2005, said Windows Vista would destroy the Mac market, and thought no-one would buy the iPhone.
This piece says more about the author than anything else. Clearly she has used neither of the subject devices, and has selectively assembled hearsay to support her own pre-formed opinion.
This is a pretty stupid article. I have an iPhone. I tried hard to avaoid getting one, but after a bit of research it showed that it was, at the time, the best all around performer.
But they all weren’t objectionable. Here’s a few supporting Raser’s comments:
I'm with Helen on this one. Apple has become Big Brother. Ironic that it parodied 1984 and Big Brother in its first mac ad.
It's not a perfect device but at least argue against the faults it does have. You can't swap the battery but there are things such as battery packs and battery cases.
"If you want a premium communications tool, get a BlackBerry." Nice one.
If you would like to read the whole article and the accompanying comments, it is here.
Sourced: www.theage.com.au
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