I see the accusations more when Apple fans "pretend" as though Apple is the only or the first to do something. Typically Apple introduces features when they are ready, but you often see people acting amazed or in awe despite similar features and products having been available for a while. I remember having the conversation with someone who stated that had Apple not introduced dual lenses in their camera systems manufacturers would have never started innovating their cameras. Apple didn't "introduce" that feature, nor were they even the first to allow portrait shots and background blurring. To me, that would be an example of someone "drinking the kool aid". We can all love our phones. But once we start disregarding other tech and proclaiming our iPhone's to be the end all be all and the only capable devices...that's where those accusations start.
And it's not even just Apple fans. Brand loyalty is a real thing and it can blind consumers. Apple has seemed to master it though, lol.
Agreed! I’ve never seen apple come out with anything new. I had a coworker who drank the apple kool-aid and when the 5s came out he was bashing android devices for it having a fingerprint scanner. He completely ignored the fact that the fingerprint scanner was debuted on the Motorola Atrix when it comes to cell phones, and it was on several PDAs before that.
I use both Android and apple, and have a phone and tablet from each as well as a Windows and Mac computer. While I prefer Android by a long shot, I’m not going to bash apple because it’s all about personal preference. Everything I do is in Google, from my contacts and calendar to my work files and maps, and Android just works better with it. I wish there was a way to click an address on my iPhone and have it open in Google Maps instead of having to copy and paste. On Android I can set my default navigation app so this happens every time.
To be perfectly honest iMessage is the only thing that keeps me with apple products. I like that my messages are across my iPhone, iPad, and Mac. On Android I used Messages+ when I had Verizon and when I switched to at&t the at&t messages app wasn’t the greatest so I switched from carrying two Android phones to one Android phone and one iPhone. Then I found out about apps like mySMS and Pulse SMS. Google can come out with a rival for iMessage, but the haven’t yet. When it happens I might go back to two Android phones.
I should reiterate that while I prefer Android by a long shot, I’m not going to bash apple.