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23 Jan 2008In the spirit of good fun, and coming off the heels of being accused of being an Apple (and Windows) Fanboy by an angry disgruntled Linux fanboy (man is that word fun to use) I decided to take Sothq.net’s Apple Fanboy Test and post my results and answers for all of my readers to see…
The Apple Fanboy test
1. Do you have an Apple computer?
- Yes. (10)
- No. (3)
- Will have one soon. (7)
- No, and I will never get one again. (0)2. Did you switch from an PC to a Mac?
- Yes, i like the Apple designs. (5)
- Yes, i got fed up with my previous system. (3)
- Yes, because i love OS X. (7)
- Yes, it’s Apple. I have to have it. (10)
- No. (0)3. Do you also use other operating systems next to Mac OS?
- Yes, Linux/Unix. (7)
- Yes, Microsoft Windows. (5)
- Yes, some other OS.(5)
- Yes, a combination of the above. (7)
- No, but i used to. (7)
- No, nothing is worthy except Mac OS. (10)
- I’m not using Mac OS (0)4. Do you buy the latest and greatest products from Apple the day they’re available?
- Yes, and i don’t care what it takes. (10)
- Yes, if it’s functional or when i need it. (5)
- Yes, but only if i really like the product. (5)
- No, i like to wait for a second series. (3)
- No, i am content with the current product i use. (3)
- As long as my current setup works i don’t bother with the new stuff. (0)5. How many Apple products do you own? (Macs, iPods, Networking and accessories)
- 1 (3)
- 2 (4)
- 3 to 6 (6)
- more than 6… (8)
- Does it matter? It’s Apple!! (10)6. Is your MP3 player an iPod?
- Yes, no other MP3 player is nearly as good. (7)
- Yes, it’s Apple so i have to have one. (10)
- Yes, i have multiple even. One from each series if i could. (8)
- Yes, but because i like the design and ease of use. (4)
- Yes, but only because not much other players play nice with iTunes or Mac OS. (2)
- No, i don’t have an iPod. (0)7. Do you use Mac OS X?
- Yes, OS X is the way and the light and will lead me to eternal heaven! (10)
- Yes, i like the system. (5)
- Yes, Microsoft Windows blows!! (7)
- Yes, but only because it came with the mac. (4)
- No, I mainly use Windows in Bootcamp. (1)
- No, i prefer an older version. (3)
- No, not at all (0)8. What about the iPhone?
- I want one, I want one!!! I MUST have it! (10)
- I had one sent to me and hacked it. The iPhone isn’t sold here. (7)
- I want one. It’s a nice phone. But no rush… (5)
- Yea what about the iPhone, it’s a phone. Maybe i’ll get one. (3)
- I’m happy with my current phone or don’t need it. (0)9. Do you know who Steve Jobs is?
- Who? (0)
- Isn’t that a synonym for god? (10)
- He is my imaginary friend. (7)
- Yes, he’s a CEO at Apple i believe. (5)
- Yea, he owns Apple or something. What about him? (3)10. Do you follow the Apple rumors and news postings on the web?
- Of course, they’re the key to our survival. (10)
- Yea i read them, because they get posted on general newssites i often visit. (5)
- Yea i have subscribed to a few RSS feeds for hourly updates. (7)
- No, why bother? (0)11. Do you make (in)accurate predictions about new Apple products?
- What? No… that’s so silly. (0)
- I do and consider myself an expert on the matter. (10)
- I consider myself above those who predict and just enjoy the silly ideas they blurp out. (3)
- Yea i make predictions sometimes but i rarely am right. (5)
- I wonder what genius ideas apple thinks up next and post about it on my blog regularly. (7)12. Are you an Apple developer or work for apple, are affiliated or otherwise active for/with Apple?
- Sure, Apple needs all the help they can get. (5)
- Man… I live the Apple, i think like Apple… I AM APPLE! (10)
- I just enjoy the various apps that are useful to me. (3)
- No. (0)13. Do you consider a Mac to be the greatest computer ever put together?
- Absolutely, no questions asked! (10)
- Yea! Microsoft completely blows. (7)
- Maybe, I like the ease of use and am happy with my computer. (5)
- Not really, it’s just another computer. A nicely designed computer…. (3)
- Meh, as long as it works i’m fine with it. (0)14. Did you know that Microsoft holds much shares of Apple? How do you feel about that?
- Yes, silly isn’t it? (7)
- It’s all a tricks and scams!! I tell you! Microsoft should piss off! (10)
- Yea i know, so? (5)
- Uhm, i didn’t know. (3)
- Pfft, who cares? (0)15. Steve Jobs got kicked out of Apple in 1987. But came back in in 1997 when Apple bought Next, a company Steve had started after he was punted.
- Yes, good move. Steve owns! (10)
- Didn’t know, don’t care. (0)
- Really? Interesting! (5)16. Do you recommend Apple products to your friends, family, neighbors, people you meet while you commute and even your girl/boyfriend?
- D’oh, everyone should use a Mac or at least have an iPod. (10)
- Not really, if they are happy with the things they have… (3)
- Sure, but only if they consider getting new gear. (5)
- Of-course, i like to point people in the right direction. (7)
- I don’t care what other people use. (0)17. Do you ever sit in a cafe or other public place trying to look interesting or important with an Apple product?
- Yes, sometimes. (7)
- I’m not even trying. I know it looks cool! (10)
- That’s so lame… But i don’t mind showing my product to people at all. (5)
- No, never! (0)18. Do you buy your Mac products at Apple stores or Certified Resellers?
- Does Apple have stores? (0)
- No, i order stuff online… At Apple. (7)
- Any store will do, right? (3)
- I insist on buying my products at at least a Certified Reseller. (10)19. Do you always get AppleCare?
- Yes, i think it adds value to my product. (7)
- Yes, even for my iPod… (10)
- Apple cares? What? (0)
- Nah, i get it just for the really expensive gear. (5)
- I would, if it wasn’t so expensive… (3)20. Do you use dotmac?
- Yea, i like the features. (5)
- Of-course it adds to the Mac experience! (10)
- dotmac, isn’t that a pay service? (1)
- Erm… No. (0)
- Doesn’t that extent warranty? Of-course i have it… (3)
- I have the family bundle so everyone i know can login and share their stuff and it’s really neat! (7)Score: 109
Hmmm, let’s see how I did…
0 – 40 Not a Fanboy, no real interest
41 – 80 An interest in Apple products. But on a normal user level.
81 – 120 You have an active interest in Apple and would like to expand this further.
121 – 160 You are a bit of a power user. Following the trends and probably want the newer products at least to try them.
161 – 190 You love and follow all of Apples products. You probably have multiple items yourself and like to preach and show it around as much as possible.
191 – 200 You scored so high… All hope is lost. A total Fanboy!
Well there you have it folks, it’s official. I am no Apple fanboy!!! Take the test yourself and see how you did. Leave your results in my comments.

Jason Burns is a technology enthusiast, Microsoft guy, photographer, musician and all around geek. This blog is the general rambling one, check out the links for the specific ones!

3 Responses to Philoking takes Sothq’s Apple Fanboy Test
RossB
January 30th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Yep, I am a Linux Fanboy, admitting it is the first step in the process. So is working for a distribution vendor, but that’s not required.
As far as the angry and disgruntled part, no dice there, it’s all part of the free and open interchange of ideas and opinions. See previous post comments for the grudging apology for being harsh.
Now off to make a Linux Fanboy Test… BTW, I scored 110 on the Apple Fanboy meter.
RossB
Jason Burns
January 30th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
RossB » It’s all good Ross, I play with my Fedora box when nobody’s looking. Beryl on a nVidia Powered Fedora box is crazy cool…
RossB
January 30th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Just run s/Fedora/SUSE/g and you’re good. God knows our companies have made nice, we should get along as well.
Don’t tell anyone but I just got 2008 Server running under Xen on SLES 10 with the virtualization driver pack, it’s almost native speed, so I guess we’re even.
Nice blog, added to the blogroll.
RossB