What company has more loyal fans than Apple?

satchmosatchmo
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
It's not secret that Apple's legion of fans and Steve Jobs' so called Reality Distortion Field is probably unrivalled by any other tech company.



However, I can't even think of any company, whose customers are that loyal and seem to hang on Steve Jobs' every word.



Nike has a cult like status but Phil Knight is certainly no Jobs. Plus no one spends hours on a Nike Forum to discuss what the next shoe will be.

Can anyone else think of a corporation with a greater following than Apple?
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  • Reply 1 of 63
    junkyard dawgjunkyard dawg Posts: 2,801member
    DELL



    Dell has more fans than Apple does.
  • Reply 2 of 63
    satchmosatchmo Posts: 2,699member
    [quote]Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg:

    <strong>DELL



    Dell has more fans than Apple does.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Obviously.

    But that's not what I asked.

    I'm asking about loyalty, passion and downright fanaticism.
  • Reply 3 of 63
    jonathan brisbyjonathan brisby Posts: 318member
    [quote]Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg:

    <strong>DELL



    Dell has more fans than Apple does.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Keyword. Loyal. Answer. Nobody. Apple's the closest you can be to religious but still go to hell.
  • Reply 4 of 63
    stroszekstroszek Posts: 801member
    [quote]Originally posted by Jonathan Brisby:

    <strong>



    Keyword. Loyal. Answer. Nobody. Apple's the closest you can be to religious but still go to hell.</strong><hr></blockquote>

    I would say that a more important question is whether you can post to AI from hell.
  • Reply 5 of 63
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Religion
  • Reply 6 of 63
    trailmaster308trailmaster308 Posts: 699member
    [quote]Originally posted by satchmo:

    <strong>It's not secret that Apple's legion of fans and Steve Jobs' so called Reality Distortion Field is probably unrivalled by any other tech company.



    However, I can't even think of any company, whose customers are that loyal and seem to hang on Steve Jobs' every word.



    Nike has a cult like status but Phil Knight is certainly no Jobs. Plus no one spends hours on a Nike Forum to discuss what the next shoe will be.

    Can anyone else think of a corporation with a greater following than Apple?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Does it have to be a tech company? If not thats an easy one. JEEP........"ITS A JEEP THING". Whoever owns a Jeep Wrangler understands this.
  • Reply 7 of 63
    macgpmacgp Posts: 88member
    Sony..I know some seriously die hard fans of Sony. And it isn't just their computers.
  • Reply 8 of 63
    mr. fantasticmr. fantastic Posts: 123member
    Harley Davidson
  • Reply 9 of 63
    trailmaster308trailmaster308 Posts: 699member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mr. Fantastic:

    <strong>Harley Davidson</strong><hr></blockquote>

    ahhhh. Amen to that one!

    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 10 of 63
    g4dudeg4dude Posts: 1,016member
    People that own classic cars. If you own, let's say a '57 Bel Air, chances are that you are also a Chevy nut.
  • Reply 11 of 63
    brianmacosbrianmacos Posts: 548member
    [quote]Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg:

    <strong>DELL



    Dell has more fans than Apple does.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I wouldn't consider Dell as to having Loyal fans, PC Users go with what ever has the best deal at the time... so PC users are only loyal in till a better option comes out. Apple owners stay with Apple no matter what. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 12 of 63
    satchmosatchmo Posts: 2,699member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mr. Fantastic:

    <strong>Harley Davidson</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Somehow I can't see a member of the Hells Angels logging on to a Harley Insider chat forum. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    Actually, the diversity of Harley owners is quite surprising.

    The only other one I can think of is Audi (and BMW). Both are passionate about their brand and if you ever doubt it, check out Audiworld.com.



    Because I own one myself, I often visit and post to this forum. Audi owners are almost as picky as Apple ones, demanding certain things be done a certain way. The parallel I see is that both companies strive for excellence in design.
  • Reply 13 of 63
    mac the forkmac the fork Posts: 722member
    Amiga.
  • Reply 14 of 63
    macaddictmacaddict Posts: 1,055member
    I remember an article that found that product people held the most loyalty in their household to (i.e. sticking to just one certain brand), was deoderant.
  • Reply 15 of 63
    bodhibodhi Posts: 1,424member
    There are people who acutally have gotten married to their Mazda Miata.
  • Reply 16 of 63
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    New York Yankees
  • Reply 17 of 63
    progmacprogmac Posts: 1,850member
    Volkswagon owners are crazy too...
  • Reply 18 of 63
    willoughbywilloughby Posts: 1,457member
    [quote]Originally posted by progmac:

    <strong>Volkswagon owners are crazy too...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yes we are



    veedub owners post on message boards too. Ever go to a water-cooled vw gathering? Its just a bunch of people in a parking lot showing off their water-cooled vw's. hah. Although there is the occassional "hottest vw girl" contest.
  • Reply 19 of 63
    jambojambo Posts: 3,036member
    [quote]Originally posted by progmac:

    <strong>Volkswagon owners are crazy too...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I agree. I'm a VW owner and a Mac owner so I must be ready for the loony bin. :eek:



    J :cool:
  • Reply 20 of 63
    progmacprogmac Posts: 1,850member
    [quote]Originally posted by Jamie:

    <strong>



    I agree. I'm a VW owner and a Mac owner so I must be ready for the loony bin. :eek:



    J :cool: </strong><hr></blockquote>



    heheh, probably. what kind of vw do you own? it sounds silly, but when we can afford it, my girlfriend and i are going to get two bugs, one green (for her) and one navy (for me). my bro drives around an A3 body style white jetta (can't remember the year for sure) and it sure is zippy compared to my giant 93 chevy lumina
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