Nate Anderson over at arstechnica wrote a hilarious peace on Apple marketing today… at least, I thought it was hilarious.
Steve Jobs is widely reputed to have Buddhist leanings; how the man pairs “nonattachment” with “running Apple” is a mystery we may never plumb.
I don’t get you Apple lovers. Do you hate consumerism ironically? How does that all work?
Update: The comments are just as good as the article! Take a look at this one from masterkenobi:
The amazing hypocracy that is Apple. The products they produce do not irk me as much as the way they try to push sales, and the rabid fanbase it produces. The straight up lies from the Mac vs. PC which, though admittedly effective, created a false sense of superioriy from Apple users. Hence, we now have a growing army of douchebags with white headphones that follow Justin Long’s word like it is gospel.
Ah…. brand loyalty.. you gotta love it and wonder how the hell it happens at the same time.
Disclaimer: I’m not pro-windows/linux/mac/whtever. I just use what works.
