Isn’t it always amazing how many of those mindless “Apple fans” there are? Millions and millions of them! What motivates them? Well, there’s some disagreement as to whether it’s zealotry or the reality distortion field, but what we know for sure is that it’s not the ease of use, reasonable price point, and robust ecosystem of the iPad! As if!

The Macalope looked up J. Gold Associates, as he’d never heard of them before, and he wonders if anyone should really be listening to a “Technology Analyst Firm” (bolded capitalized on their site, so you know they’re really good) with a site . Ol’ Jack’s got a history of . Maybe it’s just the Macalope, but the name “Jack Gold” sounds more suited to a porn producer than a “Technology Analyst.” Then again, Jack does seem to be in the business of providing anti-Apple “money quotes,” which is sort of like porn for those suffering from Apple derangement syndrome.

Anyway, back to Katherine.

7. It's All Marketing

That’s right, Katherine. It’s all marketing. Claiming an Apple product is beating the stuffing out of your favorite platform because of marketing should always be read as “I have no idea what’s going on and no interest in trying to figure it out because I’m very angry!”