Microsoft kills the Kin

[Munkeh111]

Squilliam said:

Munkeh111 said:

Squilliam said:

Fumanchu said:

Yeah I normally try my best to speak for the 'silent majority' on these boards, but I can't bring myself to defend the 'sheep mentality'.  You try to make sense as to which is the enticing feature unique to the iPhone that makes it so desirable, and more often than not it's superficial aesthetics, or 'just because'.  There's nothing wrong with it obviously, but when did we all become such mindless drones that the media can manipulate so easily? 

Speak for yourself, only yourself and that way you won't insult anyone by making assumptions about what other people want. Theres no sheep mentality, there are just people who get pissy about other peoples choices which have nothing to do with them.

There is certainly some sheepishness to Apple fans. My mum bought a MacBook because "I just can't use Vista," of course when asked what was wrong with Vista she couldn't come up with anything, but everyone else seems to be getting MacBooks so she should too

Calling people sheep is an insult. Its a stereo type and once people start casting down stereotypes they stop thinking. There are people here who would rather call people names than try to even understand why they would buy an iPhone over an Android, an Xbox 360 over a PS3 or vice versa for both of these. Noone ever got called a sheep by an Android fan for buying an Android phone because everyone else has an Android phone. Its an insult reserved for people who dare to think differently even if they think alike to many other people.

There are a lot of people who buy Apple products because they are cool without any proper reasons for buying one. Very often they don't understand the competition and just think that the iPhone is the only answer because of Apple's ridiculous adverts. I am a bit of a sheep because I always buy Sony products, but at least I know that there are often better alternatives and the advantages of my various Sony things

@ c0rd, she uses her laptop for excel primarily, something which is far better on PC, and it bothers me because she makes me help her with all her mac problems