some of Apples most vocal supporters are now jumping ship, these are some of the guys with huge influence amongst their readers, writing glowing praises for Apple in the past, lining up outside stores for the latest greatest Apple had to offer....no more..... Now they tell their readers about the virtues of Android.
Chicago Sun-Times reporter Andy Ihnatko Vocal Apple Fanboy Andy Ihnatko Jumps Ship To Android
This week, Chicago Sun-Times reporter Andy Ihnatko is making the switch to Google’s mobile operating system. Ihnatko has loudly voiced praise for Apple for years now, giving every iPhone a glowing review, but now, he will start using a Galaxy S III full-time. “My positive reviews of new iPhones and new editions of iOS have always been sincere… Sometimes they’ve been downright florid,” he says. “I’ve been so enthusiastic that I’ve often been accused of saying those things because I’m an Apple fanboy.”
Guy Kawasaki Founder of Cult Of Mac website Former top Apple fanboy now rocks all Android devices
"I fell in love with Android on the smartphone, and then I got a Nexus 7 and started using Android on the tablet as well... To me the great irony is that Apple's slogan was 'Think Different,' but today if you think different you're looking at Android."
Robert Scoble social media maven Robert Scoble Is Switching To Android
"I'm getting ready to leave the Apple platform and switch to Android."
That might not seem like a big deal. But the fact is, a lot of people follow Scoble on social media and consider him influential. They respect his opinion. And Scoble isn't just any fanboy. He's the kind who camps outside Apple stores and sleeps on the sidewalk when a new Apple product is coming out and cheers like a triumphant hero when he walks out of the store with the latest iToy in his hands.
Mathew Ingram:
Mathew is a senior writer with GigaOM, where he covers media in all its forms -- social and otherwise -- as well as web culture and related issues. He is an award-winning journalist who has spent the past 15 years writing about business, technology and new media as a reporter, columnist and blogger. Prior to joining GigaOM, he was a blogger and technology writer for the Globe and Mail newspaper in Toronto, and was also the paper's first online Communities Editor. Mathew is also one of the founders of mesh, Canada's leading web conference.
How switching to Android helped me deal with my addiction to connectedness
There are many things I like better about my Android phone compared to my old iPhone, but one of the big ones is something that is missing: namely, all those irritating real-time notifications
Ralph Rottman co-founder of Germany's largest mobile development shop, I'm dealing with apps – predominantly iOS powered – in my daily professional life.
An iPhone Lover’s Confession: I Switched To the Nexus 4. Completely.
If you come by my house, you'd find four of the latest Apple TVs, two iMacs, the latest MacBook Air, a MacBook Pro, more than five AirPort Express stations and Apple's Time Capsule. You could touch every single iPhone, from the first up to the iPhone 5, iPads ranging from first generation to fourth and we recently added two iPad minis.
WOW quite the growing list.....which also includes Apples co founder Steve Wozniak as a fan of Android.
Now all we need is for John Gruber and OTB to convert to be complete :wink:
Chicago Sun-Times reporter Andy Ihnatko Vocal Apple Fanboy Andy Ihnatko Jumps Ship To Android
This week, Chicago Sun-Times reporter Andy Ihnatko is making the switch to Google’s mobile operating system. Ihnatko has loudly voiced praise for Apple for years now, giving every iPhone a glowing review, but now, he will start using a Galaxy S III full-time. “My positive reviews of new iPhones and new editions of iOS have always been sincere… Sometimes they’ve been downright florid,” he says. “I’ve been so enthusiastic that I’ve often been accused of saying those things because I’m an Apple fanboy.”
Guy Kawasaki Founder of Cult Of Mac website Former top Apple fanboy now rocks all Android devices
"I fell in love with Android on the smartphone, and then I got a Nexus 7 and started using Android on the tablet as well... To me the great irony is that Apple's slogan was 'Think Different,' but today if you think different you're looking at Android."
Robert Scoble social media maven Robert Scoble Is Switching To Android
"I'm getting ready to leave the Apple platform and switch to Android."
That might not seem like a big deal. But the fact is, a lot of people follow Scoble on social media and consider him influential. They respect his opinion. And Scoble isn't just any fanboy. He's the kind who camps outside Apple stores and sleeps on the sidewalk when a new Apple product is coming out and cheers like a triumphant hero when he walks out of the store with the latest iToy in his hands.
Mathew Ingram:
Mathew is a senior writer with GigaOM, where he covers media in all its forms -- social and otherwise -- as well as web culture and related issues. He is an award-winning journalist who has spent the past 15 years writing about business, technology and new media as a reporter, columnist and blogger. Prior to joining GigaOM, he was a blogger and technology writer for the Globe and Mail newspaper in Toronto, and was also the paper's first online Communities Editor. Mathew is also one of the founders of mesh, Canada's leading web conference.
How switching to Android helped me deal with my addiction to connectedness
There are many things I like better about my Android phone compared to my old iPhone, but one of the big ones is something that is missing: namely, all those irritating real-time notifications
Ralph Rottman co-founder of Germany's largest mobile development shop, I'm dealing with apps – predominantly iOS powered – in my daily professional life.
An iPhone Lover’s Confession: I Switched To the Nexus 4. Completely.
If you come by my house, you'd find four of the latest Apple TVs, two iMacs, the latest MacBook Air, a MacBook Pro, more than five AirPort Express stations and Apple's Time Capsule. You could touch every single iPhone, from the first up to the iPhone 5, iPads ranging from first generation to fourth and we recently added two iPad minis.
WOW quite the growing list.....which also includes Apples co founder Steve Wozniak as a fan of Android.
Now all we need is for John Gruber and OTB to convert to be complete :wink:
