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Posted October 04, 2016 21:37 · last edited October 04, 2016 21:49

Ryan wrote:

So people really try and convince you to change phones?

Why?

Its a classic example of banter that people take too seriously.

It's really commonplace for phone brand/OS to be used as an icebreaker, like "eww why do you use android/apple" and then jokes ensue.  Others took that stuff too seriously and it became an actual characteristic they like/dislike in people.  Its silly really but for most its light hearted banter based on what happened in the early samsung/apple smartphone days.

For example at my work I get astronomical amounts of shark for not being an apple user, and its nothing more than light hearted work [place banter, and I get immense satisfaction firing the shark back when their iDevices don't do something.

Its the same as the PC Master Race.  To most its an ironic joke, to a handful of users who missed the memo its a fact.

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Bananas edited October 04, 2016 21:49
Ryan wrote:

So people really try and convince you to change phones?

Why?

Its a classic example of banter that people take too seriously.

It's really commonplace for phone brand to be used as an icebreaker, like "eww why do you use android/apple" and then jokes ensue.  Others took that stuff too seriously and it became an actual characteristic they like/dislike in people.  Its silly really but for most its light hearted banter based on what happened in the early samsung/apple smartphone days.

For example at my work I get astronomical amounts of shark for not being an apple user, and its nothing more than light hearted work [place banter, and I get immense satisfaction firing the shark back when their iDevices don't do something.

Its the same as the PC Master Race.  To most its an ironic joke, to a handful of users who missed the memo its a fact.