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Musings on the iPhone, Google and Brand Identity Part 2

In Part 1 I proposed the theory that Apple is in the business of selling a branded lifestyle, rather than any specific products. And that it is that very fact that causes the extreme reactions from the nerdistani community whenever Apple does something that the average nerd considers to be “wrong.” In the course of discussing this, I noted that Google also sells a brand, and implied that they actually do a better job of doing so; at least when considering the nerd market. In this part I am going to expound on that point.

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Musings on the iPhone, Google, Nerds and Brand Identity Part 1.

I’ve been taking in all the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the tech pundits regarding the so called “bricking” of hacked iPhones with the 1.1.1 update; and I came to a realization about just why the Nerdistanis get so fucking worked up over every last thing that Apple does; and as a corollary why they tend to give a free pass to the bullshit that Google pulls.  It’s all about Identity and Branding.

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