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> "I bought an Android phone to differentiate myself from the superficial drones carrying iPhones."

If they really wanted to be different, they should buy a Windows Phone...

Its hard to say where the truth is. There should be some fatigue over iPhone, but the Android alternatives aren't "good", who wants a second rate phone even if everyone else has the first rate one? Will people start wearing offbrand northpeak jackets because northface jackets are too popular?

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The problem with that is the windows brand is not exactly associated with status. I'm pretty sure these people that buy "androids to differentiate themselves" are buying "sexy" brands - eg moto Razr or the galaxy III. (I know a couple of people that did and said just that)

Well, in my defense I was being a bit sarcastic; maybe ellipses aren't obvious enough? But if Nokia can break through with a phone, we might see some adoption as these were the same people buying up the older higher end feature phones.

Most of my Chinese friends that have bought Android phones have done so solely for price reasons. All the fashionistas I know still use iPhones, I haven't seen one with an Android yet, and this is in Beijing.

Here in Vietnam I see a ton of younger women using the Note 2. I've asked them about it and they said the iPhone is boring and they love the larger screen, which isn't a problem for them because it lives in their purse.

I've heard the same thing happening in Korea also, but it definitely hasn't happened here. Maybe we are just behind the trend.

What makes razr or galaxy iii sexy? It is just arbitrary faddism.

> > "I bought an Android phone to differentiate myself from the superficial drones carrying iPhones."

> If they really wanted to be different, they should buy a Windows Phone...

A phone shouldn't be something that defines you as an individual.

This is moral advice that doesn't belong in a thread that is talking about consumer behavior. There are a lot of things that people shouldn't do.

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