There was an article in (ugh) Yahoo News today about the problems with the iPhone roll outs. The comments were very “I told you so” but they still were rife with ignorance.

Stupid Yahoo Article about Apple Link

I had to make a posting to hopefully shine a light on consumer ignorance:

This is the age of the idiot consumer. I like how the posters refer to Apple or Samsung. Folks, it is APPLE or ANDROID… Samsung is a hardware brand, not an operating system. This is the same issue I have with people thinking the only way to get on-line is Comcast or Verizon. There are so many ways to get online that are as good or better than both of these.

The rants on here are mostly justified, but they show genuine ignorance. This techno ignorance appears all the time. People calling Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows. I’ve heard people calling the Google Chome browser, “Windows”. I hear people calling ANY internet access “WiFi”, even when they are connected with an network cable.

We are all such victims of advertising. This consumer ignorance leads to monopolies, less choices, overpowered corporate entities and higher prices (as companies realize the only way to sell a crappy product is to dump all of the R&D money into glossy advertisements). If we truly honor capitalism, as consumers, we must be informed of ALL the options, not just the one’s with big advertising budgets. Everybody WAKE UP and turn off the TV. Stop letting the idiots on the Today show, and crap like that, inform you about technology. They don’t know jack!!!

It is no secret that I am loathsome of popular culture, but when it leads to complete and total ignorance, I raise the “look at your stupid selves” flag.  I think the term “sheeple” applies here on every level.