I was going to modify my post to use the restricting quantifier:
some
As in
some Apple users...
In hindsight I should have done that but to be honest, my comment was off-the-cuff. Though I should point out that I
never used a universal quantifier in my post e.g. "all". That's how you interpreted it, and I maintain, misinterpreted. I rarely use sweeping generalization in my posts where I say "all" or "every single". You'll be hard pressed to find an example.
Either way, one person or 100 can't disprove my assertion, which I still maintain. Why else are you involved in this thread if not to defend the iPhone? You obviously feel strongly about it as you've "left" and then returned numerous times.
I'm not sure it's necessarily disparaging. A lot of Apple fans fly their flag quite high and proudly. I rarely see such commitment to MS or WM. Sure people prefer it, but it's not really debated.
It was the opposite around here (TC) for a long time when WM entered the market: I had to defend WM to POS for a very long time, not out of commitment or thinking one was superior (subjective) but merely for the fact it did what I want and as predicted, it would surpass POS.
Fact is, this is an iPhone "bashing" thread. No secret there. So I see no reason at all to apologize or ameliorate what is said here.
I'm also not sure how I've "derided" so much as critiqued. But once again, this is the Apple victim hood coming forth.
And if elitism of Apple and their superiority complex were not true, I fail to understand how this actually works as sarcasm and parody:
Apple Store to Begin Charging Entrance Fee
It's funny
because there is an element of truth in it. You can't make
that joke about MS (though you could make others for sure).