2008-04-01

The Doctrine of Insufficient Adulation

Why Apple fans hate tech reporters
http://machinist.salon.com/feature/2008/03/18/true_enough_excerpt_2/index.html

Why Apple fans are so pissed off all the time!
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16803

Best comment:
It’s actually very simple: there are a few iconic products in the market. Products that give the owner some of their image. For us mere mortals, that would be a BMW, a Boss suit, a few others and.. . an iPod / iPhone / iMac (with the iPod and iPhone being more valuable as you carry it around for poeple to see).

Now think about it. If those people define some of their ego through those products, how will they feel if you you are looking for weaknesses in the product? They will feel attacked. Very simple. Personally attacked, for it’s their ego choice that you’re scratching at. So they shoot back. Try it with someone who owns a 3 series BMW. It works exactly the same way.

The rule is: YOU MUST NOT CRITICIZE MY EGO BOOSTER

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