At least that’s according a financial web site which used market research data to come to that conclusion.
According to a recent The Street video, they say that Mac users are “snobs.” The video, which is based on research by Mindset Media says that Mac owners are more likely:
— to be perfectionists [not me at all]
— to use notebooks [sure, but that’s the fastest growing part of the PC market too]
— to use teeth whitening products [not me]
— to drive station wagons [ok, that me]
— to pay for downloaded music [well… mostly]
— to go to Starbucks [never. I have better things to spend $4 a cup on]
— care about “green” products and the environment [and this is a snobby thing to do??]
— to own a hybrid car [nope]
— and last but not least … to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year [you must be joking]
They also claim that Mac owners tend to be “liberals”.
Does all of that add up to being a snob? Personally, if you toss in the liberal part, I only hit 5 (maybe 4.75) out of the ten points.
So, I guess it must be the rest of you Mac owners out there who fit the profile. :-)
Let’s see where I fall.
to be perfectionists [guilty]
to use notebooks [yup]
to use teeth whitening products [no]
to drive station wagons [no]
to pay for downloaded music [usually]
to go to Starbucks [never]
care about “green†products and the environment [doing this more and more]
to own a hybrid car [nope]
and last but not least … to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year [how about 1 pair every 5 years…ok 3 years]
Liberal [I guess]
Somewhat snobby, I suppose. I don’t think so. I feel like I am one of the most easy going, approachable people out there.
And let’s see where I fall.
to be perfectionists – not really, but there’s a limit
to use notebooks – yes
to use teeth whitening products – no
to drive station wagons – no
to pay for downloaded music – no
to go to Starbucks – no! Timmies forever!
care about “green†products and the environment – yes
to own a hybrid car – no
and last but not least … to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year – no
Liberal – I don’t know, everyone to the left of Reagan is ‘Liberal’ to these people.
Snobby? Hardly!
I will point out that this article has nothing to do with Macs, really – it’s simply an attempt to smear some leftist causes – like environmentalism – by associating them with consumerism and snobbery.
– to be perfectionists [depends on what I’m doing- don’t look at my house]
– to use notebooks [yep but I’ve got both]
– to use teeth whitening products [nope]
– to drive station wagons [nope]
– to pay for downloaded music [errr. . . depends]
– to go to Starbucks [hate coffee]
– care about “green†products and the environment [vaguely]
– to own a hybrid car [nope]
– and last but not least … to buy 5 pairs of sneakers in a year [I have 5 pairs but some were bought in the 90s]
Mac ads make Mac users look like trendy Gen X snobs.
Maybe I’m not the best source. I freakin’ hate Macs.
http://awaitingtenure.wordpress.com/
Are they going to call us “poopyheads” next? Seriously…