Samsung Captivate

This past Tuesday, my wife and I went to the AT&T store to replace my iPhone 3G to pick up their latest Android phone, the Samsung Captivate. The phone had been out for a few days but I did not want to buy it on the first day. This was the first serious Android phone on the AT&T network and I wanted to wait to read the reviews from real users' experiences. After reading countless positive reviews, I was finally ready to take the leap.

The next day, I was showing my phone to some of the guys and demoed some of the features. They were impressed with the beautiful display, the overall speed of the phone, and the apps that I installed.

It wasn't long before an Apple fanboy with a stereotypical superiority complex came. He pulled out his iPhone 4 and started playing with it within earshot of us. He held up his phone to show off an app called Yelp which displays markers for nearby restaurants. He approaches me and smugly asks, "Could your phone do this?"

Calmly, I verbally backhanded him with, "Of course. There is an app...called Yelp...for Android phones."

See? This arrogance from Apple and their fanboys is what ticks me off. My beef isn't with the iPhone. I'm sure the iPhone 4 is a pretty good device...when you're not making a phone call while holding it in your left hand. I liked my iPhone 3G before it became an iBrick. But this "Me and my Apple products are better than you" attitude is why I hate Apple and their minions of brainwashed iSheep so much. They love pointing out problems of competitors' products but are completely dismissive of the limitations and problems of their own brand of products.

Apple fanboys are so quick to point out that their iPhones are great for making calls, playing music, watching videos, and surfing the web. They iRecite phrases like, "There's an app for that."

It's time to face reality, fanboys; My Android phone can do that too! In fact, it's debatable that my Android phone could do more than your iPhone. My phone has a faster browser, supports desktop widgets, allows more personalization, supports PC connectivity without bloated iTunes, and much more!

I would go on but I feel like a kid in elementary school. "I'm faster than you!" "I bet you can't do this!" I'm too mature to continue with these childish debates...

Besides, my phone's screen is bigger than yours!