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Move along, Diamonds! Here come’s, girl’s new best friend, Apple products. Any surprised faces out there? Why?!
Why I wrote this article? True story compelled me to: here is how it goes: I was amazed when a girl was more interested in getting apps for her iPod touch than flowers. She wanted the iPad more than a diamond necklace (same price range). Shout out to my rapper friends, someone sing Apple(‘s) is girl’s new best friend. Or maybe just re-record Apple on this song:
Putting it into real-world context:
Conversation:
Me: Why do you like Apple products?
Her: They are shiny!
This is something, I would expect from a dumb blonde. Sadly, the girl in question here is smart, well-read, and artistically inclined. The thing is this, she ain’t Indian. It seems the west is an Apple’s bitch and we as Indians are divided into two, technologically. Linux and pop-culture, just a matter of time when Apple becomes, *the shit to own!*
Having said that, I do not know why and how; she goes weak in the knees for Apple. Without dwelling into details, let me just say that… the way the sh*t is changing; Geeks just trouble-shoot those Mac’s now! Why? First read some research…
Stare at her before you start reading further(Psst! Apple logo near her belly-button)
She is a MacGirl!
Here are some research’s already done by scientists, analysts on Apple Products V/s social perception:
The strap-headline is like a punch in the gut
BlackBerry not so many, and Android even fewer, according to an online dating service Read Here
Interesting take on Apple (Product) placement (Personal favorite, designs/Ad students have a look) Read Here
Apple iPhone and Europe (Global take) Read Here
As a person who has a perceived geek image: I would like to say that for me Apple always remained about Woz and the first Mac. The hacker philosophy that Apple came up from; but Mr Jobs did a job of making Billions out of! Even today, seeing Woz talk about how he started as a simple guy just phone-phreaking to making the first home computer is just a journey.
What I do not understand, where did the chicks come from? Apple has dumbed everything down? Is it too restrictive? Am I agreeing with their philosophy? I really ain’t no-one to comment but things have worked out!
A guy is judged not by his friends, but the Apple products he carries. Personal experience, you got the HTC Evo4G (or the best phone out there), don’t matter! You got the iPod Touch? That get’s the girls to talk to you. Go to a busy street and just wave an iPad around, people will talk to you. Most people even do not know what to do with it… They just like it! They like the touch!
Sure, they will be a little awe-struck but will want to be with you! I can so imagine a bollywood movie, “Toh kya hua pitaji? Linux aabhi user kar raha hain, Apple kharid lega woh!” {Yeh market toh! Open source market hain, OEM ka sangam hain!}
Getting back to the point, diamonds are old-school! Get her an Apple and see the magic happen around. Throw them roses away, Apple head-phones. Forget those expensive purse’s, shoes just get her an iPhone! I could try to understand, why is it so? But to me final aim is all that matters!
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