I’ve been a reviewer for a long time, and, like all tech reviewers I know, I’ve been struck by the vehement ad hominem attacks and baseless accusations made by tech cultists who disagree with all, or even part, of your review. Nobody knows this better than tech reviewers. And it’s really over the top to become so devoted to a tech company that you can’t see the point of view of others who don’t buy, or even like, that company’s products. I’m pretty sure that kind of behavior violates the tenets of, you know, all the real religions. It’s really not okay to pour down personal hate and derision on people who happen to use and like a tech product that competes with the one you prefer. And it’s perfectly normal for people to like the ones you don’t - people who are otherwise very nice. They are just tools - bright, shiny objects that can do some cool things, but still just tools. But you can’t get to heaven by using one, and others won’t go to hell for preferring the other. It’s perfectly normal to like (even to love!) using your iPhone or your Samsung Galaxy. They are capitalist enterprises, out to make a profit, grab market share, and, if they can, make products you will buy.
And the companies that make them aren’t cults or faiths. Attention fanboys and fangirls: Your favorite tech hardware, software and services are not religious objects.
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