"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
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> RBM wrote:
>> Today, Apple released the new iphone, and being in NY I heard interviews
>> with some of those "fans" that had been waiting on line for days. I think
>> I understand now, why Apple doesn't have a larger slice of the cell phone
>> business. I think the best word to describe their "fans" is lunatics.
>> These folks even make Oxford sound normal (lol). I'm sure many people
>> simply don't want to be associated with the kind of nut cases that are
>> iphone fans, regardless of how good the product may be
>
> I know several normal people with iPhones. The lunatics are who you see on
> TV, but they aren't a large percentage of the users.

I'm sure you are correct, but it sure seems like the lunatics are the most
vocal, which is typical. It's like they want to be the face of Apple
products, which can't be an asset to sales