By What would our precious mobile ecosystem be like without some blindly vibrant fanboism? Supporting your favorite brand as if they’re your hometown team and your favorite device as if it’s your personal favorite superstar- what could make you stop rooting for it/them? Nothing.
WARNING: THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK!
Let’s be honest: it’s no secret we’re Android fans. But there is a fine line where at some point you completely cross over to fanboy. I’m not sure where that line is… but this cartoon conversation drives home the hilarious reality of the shamelessly ignorant fanboy’s existence.
I spoke briefly with John from DroidDog about the cartoon and we (mostly) agreed:
All kidding aside, I’m loving the iPhone 4 just as much as I’ve loved any Android. Well, almost. And while poking fun at “the other side” is always good for a laugh, sometimes poking fun at blind allegiance and fanboyism is much, much more hilarious (as seen in the video below). I wonder how popular this one would be if the roles were reversed, eh? (Oh, bad John, bad!)
I haven’t toyed with the iPhone 4 so I can’t comment. I don’t think I would enjoy it quite as much as John did, but I can undoubtedly give the iPhone credit for being an amazing device and operating system.
But come on… this video is hilarious and contains some greatly exaggerated truths about Apple allegiance. Sure, those exaggerated truths can be found among the Android faithful as well… but shhhhhhh… you’re ruining the party!
[Thanks to the 10 billion people who sent this in!]
You haven’t seen the reversed video?
I have. Disregarding my allegiance to Android, it simply was not as funny. Nor was it very accurate (then again, this video kind of got derailed somewhere between “I don’t care” and “It prints money”).
WOW, people will actually take this video seriously. I actually know people with this much blind allegiance to items and causes. I tell people choices are good for everyone, it promotes growth.
Reverse video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAOtC9QfXac
That was hilarious. I absolutely loved that
I don’t care! I still love my iphone!
I went into the apple store a few days ago and my evo began heating up and vibrating like crazy… I think it wanted to fight… or self destruct and destroy the store along with it’s inventory. ;)
But seriously those vids were pretty funny, but the one with featuring “phone-mart” was way better. Wheres the local phone-mart?
As a former AT&T rep, I can day that this is poetry much what it goes like most of the time. Good vid.
The sad thing is, is that there are people who are so blindly unaware of anything but an iPhone, that is video is how a lot of people think.
I’m fuckin cryin off this video but I too love my iPhone 4 n just like she said I don’t care…. Fuck the evo nothin is better than the iPhone
@Nick
Your grammatically butchered comment was pure torture to read.
I edited a Safe For Work version here, so you can won’t get fired for watching it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_SR4mzPV8s
Sadly – this is how all Apple zealots act when confronted with the indisputable proof that they are making or have made the wrong decision. The true sign of the faithful is that they maintain their faith in the face of clear evidence to the contrary.
Its a religion – anyone who doesn’t think so is delusional.
Tad- I was thinking more of a cult then a religiion.
ehhh spelling error..i hope the spelling and grammar police dont get me!!
I still keep saying “it is suppose to also make calls” as matter of fact that is it’s primary function. Both Iphone and EVO (due to AT&T’s and Sprint’s very bad reception) suck if can’t get service. I read today that VZW is suppose to get Iphone in January. Always wanted one but now I will stick with my Droid Moto and Droid Incredible. Matter of opinion but I think Jobs is an ass and thinks too highly of his product. “I just don’t care”.
I have had that conversation with clients.
I liked the reverse video more (and I am an Evo owner). This one more makes fun of Apple fanboys to the point of hyperbole and only has like one or two good jabs at the iPhone 4 itself.
The reverse video not only points out the myriad problems of the Evo but also has had a pretty good description of my Android fanboys (I describe that as people who ridiculously love Android while over-estimating their own tech/computer knowledge).
Funny video, the reverse video was okay, not really sure if they should rag on Sprint’s network when the iPhone is on AT&T though. It wasn’t bad, but it didn’t have quite the funny lines like the the Evo one did “wifis and GBs” etc.
I have an i4 and I love it, but this video is hilarious. Obviously it exaggerates, but all good satire does, and I am cool with that. The iPhone 4 is the best all around smart phone on the market, in my opinion, but there are smart phones with better individual specs. The problem is that the iPhone is a status symbol now, similar to a Mercedes, Louis Vitton, BMW, etc. There will always be stereotypes around this sort of belief. This video does a good job of taking the stereotype of iPhone users and making it funny. Well-done! And yes I am a proud owner and user of an i4…
Different folks different strokes. Whatever floats your boat! Is just a damn phone….
@Rick James – after checking the two words up, I agree with you. Cult is more appropriate for Apple Fanboys. :) Especially with their “Spiritual Leader” Steve Jobs. Do you think that all those fanboys took his suggestion and started to hold their Iphone 4 “properly” so they wouldn’t loose their reception? Or went out and bought the $30 cover up to hide that they have an iphone 4??
RELIGION
a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
CULT
a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.
Brilliant Vid and way better than the anti EVO vid. The sad thing is that many iphone fanboys are blinkered and refuse to see anything bad with it, Apple could stick their logo on a turd and the fanboys would still buy it, and then claim its the best thing ever.
I think Im dead, my cats now homeless :)
The reverse video had to rely on FUD mainly to try and make a point. Alot of it simply wasn’t true. However on the first video you can go to any tech blog and find iPhone folks saying this exact stuff. I have a coworker that simply says “well its the hardware” when I show him all the features of Android. Then when some hot Android hardware comes out and I show him he says “well its the software” and this can be as soon as a week later. My wife told her coworker about the call dropping and antennae problems with the iPhone 4 and literally like a zombie he said yea I’m gonna go get one like she hadn’t just said its crap.
Other thing is….sometimes you writers here and Phandroid should really go ahead and be ultra fanboys. I really appreciate the balanced look you guys give as probably most tech users of Android devices. But you all need to combat the blind fanboyishness that spews out of those iPhone blogs like Engadget ;-) lol. Theres nothing wrong with saying that the iPhone is just a smartphone and not in the superphone class with the new Android devices….and that they are the best damn phones on the planet PERIOD.
Surprised it didn’t include the false claims of Apple creating the smart phone industry, and for taking credit for creating the apps concept.
I say F AT&T! I can’t even get signal to make calls and receive 3G service in most areas. I get drop calls every few hours and took me 30mins this morning trying to send out a single MMS pic after 30 attempts… “I think I’m DEAD, my cats’ now homeless”…lol
@Phil… lol, no need for the Phandroid guys to unleash their ultra Android fanboydom when you are here.
Maybe you could call me a “fair and balanced” Evo owner, but I like to think of it as “based in reality” Evo owner. Just because I like my phone, doesn’t me I think it is a “superphone”.
Yes battery life is an issue. Yes they were two OS updates within 3 days of each other. Yes overclocking your phone is a stupid idea and a good way to kill your battery life even more. Yes the camera on it is nice FOR A PHONE, but still not better than an actual pocket camera (let alone an SLR). Yes it is nice that it is an open system and you can mod it (but in most cases that’s only because it was messed up in the first place). 4G is worthless in most areas (and REALLY drains the battery life as I found out when I tried it on a trip). None of that is FUD.
I actually personally don’t mind the Sprint Network (it is good/ way better than AT&T in the Bay Area), the screen is great, wifi tethering is great, speech-to-text is great, browser could be better, overall a decent phone with one major shortcoming (battery life) and a few other niggles.
Yup, Apple is a monarchy. King Stevie and his loyal serfs.
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Shows how “dumb” the average consumer is really. The rebuttal video is no where near as funny as this to be honest. This one was done to perfection :)
I especially love “the monthly bill is cheaper”…”I don’t care”. “It can print money”….”I don’t care”. LOLZ seriously the best funny video ever :) :)
I watched both videos and now I don’t know which phone to buy!
Just kidding :) I actually *am* a photographer and programmer, so I guess it’s Android for me.
favorite line “WTF do you even know what that means?” lol, woooh….. so funny. and that walgreens line was a great fatality…. woooh. this just made my day.
Holy crap that was hilarious!!!!!
If you are a apple fanboy, What are you doing on this site? Wont Mr. Jobs Castrate you for being here?
You gotta love how the iPhone fanboys who commented here did the same thing. They proclaimed their worship of the iPhone without describing HOW their device is superior. Of course it’s because they can’t.
@simsonic……id rather not be a sheep and have a “status symbol” id rather have something that represents me as a person and does what i want it to do without the companies permission…..that is what android is….iphone cultists will never understand it, they will simply buy whatever apple puts out…u are one of these sheep….u claim the iphone is the best and u ignore all the flaws and never investigate, because if u did,u would find that ur iphone JUST got features that every android phone has had for 2 yrs now….but go ahead, be steve jobs sheep, brainless retards like u deserve no better
they are both pretty funny hard to pick a favorite . but me Evo will eat apples all day long and still have plenty of battery life .
@ Kwaping
You aren’t a photographer, or if you are you know nothing about cameras. More megapixels DOES NOT necessarily mean a better camera. It can actually make it WORSE low light situations, especially when the lens size (f-stop) is not big enough to gather enough light quickly enough.
Thus with a smaller mega-pixel camera, each cell gets more light giving a better signal-to-noise ratio. I’m sure you didn’t really understand any of that though, considering you aren’t really a photographer, otherwise you would be buying the iphone which has already been reviewed to have a much better camera than any of the current crop of android phones.
Fanboys are fanboys… just some decide to follow different gods. The person who made the video is making fun of both sides… the funny thing is that each side doesn’t see it that way.
Personally I’m not overawed by either the iPhone 4 or the Evo 4G…both are nice phones, both have issues… it really depends on what’s important to you.
BTW, I’ve been getting much better battery life on my Evo 4G after the OTA (I also turned off sync for News/Stocks/Weather… which I never used, but didn’t realize that they were on before). A few phone calls, some web browsing… and it was still above 50% charge after 14 hours (if you believe the display).
iPhone has some really nice features too (along with some negatives) – anyone who doesn’t think so is an self-deluded idiot. Although I think it’s pretty universal that AT&T sucks in the SF Bay Area (I was talking to my gf and we had 5 dropped calls in 15 mins, even after she called my office landline).
I can’t wait to get my hands on the AndroidX july 15th and get rid of my iPhone 3GS. I am so done with AT&T, been getting drop calls, bad reception and unable to send MMS from dead spots. “Nations Fastest 3G Network”?? I don’t think so!! I can’t even check my emails and pay my bills around 4-6pm because the 3G network is bogged down by 100,000 people in my area. My iPhone displays: “NO SERVICE” and keeps switching to “Edge” if I am lucky! WTF! My last month’s bill was like $500 because I was roaming in Tokyo Japan and used only 110 mins and less than 20mb of Data usage. Talking to customer service is like talking to a brick wall! Its hopeless, I am dead!
I’m a fanboy of Apple. I love Apple products. I think the Evo is a great phone. I have friends who could not get the iPhone show me their Evo, “hey look at my screen”, “hey look at my camera”, constantly trying to prove that their phone is better. I basically say, “hey, I’m glad you have what you wanted, and that’s it in a nutshell, that’s what you wanted. Sure there are things that the Evo can do. My issue is OS, the Android OS I just don’t like it. It’s to quirky and not as fluid as the iOS 4.
This is so apropos that its hilarious.
I love iPhone user that say the Android OS is slow and drags and is buggy. Are you talking about android OS 1. Let’s be honest now. Android 2 is not slow. There is no jerky animation. I have never had my evo crash. Look at market share data. The iPhone is falling behind fast. 7% behind Android and it will only get worse. Sure you can compare the iPhone to evo sales data but thats not fair. There are options. Options is a dirty word to Apple but we can use it here. Let me leave off with a large option iPhone don’t have. Playing Flash in you browser. That must suck having to go and find an app for everything. Hulu will have an iPhone app. Yeah! I can go to hulu with Android 2.2 and use my 4g network or I can watch tv on any other network like fox from their website.
One more thing. Why is there no flash on an iPhone. How else do you charge 10 dollars to get a Hulu app everyone else can use the internet to watch for free.
I think the iphone 4 is bad-ass!
My mac computer is a kick-ass computer also.
Sprint simply have the best plans…..well maybe T-Mobile?
At&t plans are design for you to screw up and get charged overages. That’s what they are banking on.
The iPhone are bad ass. No one argues that. I think the biggest issue people have is most, not all, iPhone users think that Android copies apple and the the iPhone is the best. It is simply not true. The items these phone makers are common sense and have been used for years on desktop computers. There are places for patents but sliding to unlock is not something one company can own. How much cheaper would phones be if they didn’t fight in court over stupid issues.
Ok let’s get this straight…the iPhone is superior to the evo. Firstly, according to real life testing of both the cameras by major tech websites, the iPhones 5mp camera takes way better photos than the evo and the hd video camera is also superior to the evos. If You don’t believe me…go to YouTube and put evo vs iPhone 4 video and you will see how much better the iPhone video camera is better. The so called evo hd video is blurry and looks bad. I guess you can use that 4.3″ screen to see how crappy the video is. The iPhone os is also way more polished. Android feels like an ongoing experiment. I bet if the iPhone was available on other networks, many more people would get it but since it’s not, some people have no choice but to get crappy android so they will talk it up. Keep enjoying your crappy videos and pics on your evo while I take some beautiful pics and vids on my iPhone 4.
From my perspective Who cares about the iPhone if the 3G AT&T network sucks. The primary function of A phone is to make calls and talk to another person. The secondary function is to MMS and use of the internet. I didn’t have neither of these two functions last night in a middle of a rain storm here in Metro Orlando, FL. and its not even an hurricane. Glad I don’t have to call 911 because I would have been fucked. So what good does my 3GS iPhone serves me? The camera, apps or iOS4?? Can’t wait to get my AndriodX july 15 on a better Verizon network!
I’ll admit you’d have to pay me really good money to use an apple item, they are over priced and offer no advantage other than the ‘sleakness’ and popularity.
I’ve also been unimpressed with Android phones to date, mainly due to awful battery life. I’ll stick with my outdated yet reliable BlackBerry until Android phones have long battery life.
That said, even in iBoy or iGirl should see the humor here, this is too funny….
Check out the latest new episode of Futurama… the eyePhone! (Episode is called “Attack of the Killer App!”) Hilarious!
Just a thought, if you have an iphone, and love it, why are you trolling phandroid?
Ok, sorry, that was a question, sue me.
! you peepul use 2 many big wurdz… Apropo.. Hyperbole… Head hurtz now… Maybe theres an app for dat…
Apple is not a company. Its a religion.
As a follower of the religion’s iPhone chapter, you are required to seek out all non-believers and force them to convert or chop their heads off.
That’s why iPhanboys are here.
Loving your iphone doesn’t mean your a troll or a fanboy.
But i have dealt with apple users who are just that and display cult like behavior.
Dealt with one who would totally ignore facts or say the fact that apple been hacked first the last couple of years at Pwn2Own was a setup.
Windows vista came out in January and that same year in October.
Vista/xp combined had 49 serious security holes and leopard which had been out for a a month had 259.
Yet this guy argued that this wasn’t real and how apple was so much more secure.
Any person could have looked at their apple running leopard and seen them for itself and the average joe understands that not getting attacked because of a low profile doesn’t mean your more secure.
A good many apple users can see the flaws and benefits of pc or apple but you do get this cult like group that believe apple can do no wrong.
Now this happens with video cards and ati/nvidia groups but nothing to the degree you see with apple.
Its strange to put it mildly.
The iphone is an excellent device, for young children and senior citizens I would recommend it over Android devices I have come across.
One of the funniest videos I’ve ever seen. I’ve passed it to a few iPhone owners who agree with me. It points out the closed mind view that so many iPhone owners have. After doing a lot of research and review, I chose Android last year. I never go into purchases with a closed mind/eyes. I read, I read some more, and I read opposing viewpoints to the same talking points proponents put forth.
The iPhone is not bad in and of itself, but it’s the closed nature that makes it a non starter for me. Unfortunately, in the famed 1984 commercial Apple has gone from being the woman with the hammer to being the guy on the screen. Android is now the woman with the hammer.
Pods on iPhone 4 and all the iPhone owners I own the EVO and yes it is better actually the best device on the market so they can be stuck on there little iPhone that they must hold in a special or if they don’t there reception will disappear or vanishes
Yeah go act like an 12 year old and dispute about the Evo 4G and Iphone4 or whatever…. No matter which phone you like or have now, all the Major Carriers such as Motorola, Apple, Sony, Nokia, Samsung and HTC keeps making better phones every 6 months, in addition to AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon trying to screw you over and over and over and over and over every year! If you have the iPhone4 or the Evo 4G well good for you because they are ALL made in CHINA. Steve Jobs is a little Anarchy old fart who thinks his an Anarchy and people like you is sure dumb enough to follow the iPhone cult like bunch of high school idiots standing in line fucking 6 hours just to see if you are lucky enought to get an 16GB. The main purpose of a phone is making calls and text so who the fuck cares about the little 5mp camera on the shitty ass Chinese iPhone4? Did you get a chance to see the Sony Xperia phone available in Japan, this device is like 4 years ahead of the sorry ass iPhone4 and the EVO 4G. Speaking of AT&T the whole world knows this network sucks! hey Verizon “Can you hear me now”?? People must love paying $30 for a peice of shit Rubber Bumper just to fix the reception problem on the iPhone (Failed Antenna Design)…… Apple is coming out with a piece of brink that is gonna have an Apple logo on it and sells for $299 with a 10 year contract so get in line forks and wait another 20 hours! Or just order it on_line and will be shipped to your door in 14 days! My 8 year old niece’s shitty ass BOOST mobile phone has apps in it, I am already DEAD and my cat is now homeless! The new Droid X is coming out next Thursday so GOOD LUCK fans!
I am a 14 year old EVO owner. And there is absolutely no doubt that it is the best phone available in America, and possibly the world. I am also and Apple fan, though, and I refuse to have any other computer or music player besides a Mac or iPod. So there you go, you can still enjoy Apple’s other good products but also enjoy the supreme EVO, or other Android phone of your preference. What is really sad to me is how rude, immature, and stuck up iPhone owners are. Again, dont’t get me wrong I like the iPhone, and I own and adore my iPod touch, and the Apple App Store is better than the Android Market, but that is the only category in which the iPhone could be considered better. But, one thing that makes Android superior to the iPhone is how open it is. Now all you iPhone fanboys, don’t even try to lie about not wanting Adobe Flash or being able to download non App Store apps. Steve Jobs is an irrational, and sometimes downright idiotic, about making the iPhone so closed off. One day, if the iPhone comes to Sprint I will probably purchase it, if it can live up to my current phone. So, once again, you iPhone devouts, please take into consideration that there might just be (and I can assure there is) a better phone in existence, and don’t insult our choice to own Android smartphones. I hope my unbiased view on these two phones will help open you eyes and stop acting like you are better than us, we made our choice and you made your’s.