iPhone fanboys depicted as fad following sheep in new Samsung ad

A new Samsung commercial depicts Apple fanboys as fad following sheep who care more about image than functionality

Apple critics like to frequently point out that Apple's success is largely attributable to passing fads. Of course, this argument carried more weight when we were still in the iPod era. But now that Apple has followed up the success of the iPod with the iPhone and iPad, it's hard to really argue that Apple's success is the result of anything other than sleek hardware coupled with intuitive software.

Nonetheless, Samsung last week released a commercial attempting to portray iPhone users as followers who care more about status than what a device can do. Purporting to show Apple fanboys waiting in line for some new product release, the commercial below depicts prospective iPhone owners as caring more about image than anything else. And despite it all, the commercial is actually quite funny.

At one point, a hipster looking dude dismissively states, "I could never own an Android, I'm creative", to which his friend exclaims, "Dude! You're a barrista!"

Apple pundits may like to think otherwise, but Apple fans genuinely like Apple products for the right reasons. Which is exactly why we can take a look at commercials like these and have a hearty laugh.

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