I don't see any evidence that the reasons I cited are statistically insignificant or temporary. They clearly do happen, but to what extent? I don't know of any large-scale studies that show why people buy iphones or ipods.
As for not adding anything to the discussion, the same could be said about your own comments. Or you could also be accused of being "desperate to defend Apple".
But I wouldn't accuse you of that because I don't think that's a very constructive way of having a discussion.
> I don't see any evidence that the reasons I cited are statistically insignificant or temporary.
Really? So you think the overriding reason that people buy a product has nothing to do with whether they like it? Because that's the argument you seem to be making. I'm not desperate to defend Apple, I'm desperate to defend logic and common sense.
Honestly, I have no idea what point you were trying to make on this little aside to my original comment.
But most of those are statistically insignificant or temporary. Apple has sold millions of iPhones, for example, year after year.
You sound like you are desperate to make a negative point about Apple without actually having something meaningful to add to the discussion.