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Can we stop misusing the word "fanboy"?

http://geeqer.com/2011/12/fanboy-vs-blind-belief/

by kht786 • 15 years ago

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nodata• 15 years ago

Pointing to an old definition of a word printed on a dead tree doesn't make that definition correct.

Language is alive. The dictionaries will catch up soon.

petrichor• 15 years ago

sorry. that blog post is just wrong. a "fanboy" is someone who's identity is wrapped up in the products/brands they consume. they are intertwined to the point where an insult to the brand is interpreted as an insult to the self.

it's not an apple specific syndrome. apple fans have just probably been one of the most prominent examples of this coupling of brand to identity.

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