Congratulations, my fellow Apple nerds. Our time has come.
While Apple is just a company, for many of us, it’s a company that is often at the center of our daily work. Without its products, many of us could not have the jobs or hobbies that we enjoy.
With many still reeling from the company’s quarterly results announced yesterday, I think the dust is settling on what is an all-new world.
Now, this world has been forming for a long time. Apple has passed every other technology company in most metrics over the last few years. While it might not be the biggest in market share, looking at the hard numbers, it is hard to make an argument that those statistics mean much anymore. Apple is crushing its competition, and is doing it consistently.
In this new world, we are not the weird hippies holding on to our obscure computers and even more obscure software titles. Talking about iPad apps in line at Starbucks isn’t weird anymore.
Apple has entered the mainstream culture, and on its coattails, we’re able to enjoy being invited to sit at the cool table.
Of course, many of us had the rainbow Apple logo stickers all over our PowerBooks back in the day, and preached about the virtues of AppleTalk. Now, we can still do that, but attractive people might talk to us.
Yes, there will always be idiot bloggers and ill-informed pundits clamorous for page views. I think as time marches on, writers who preach on the impending implosion of Apple will be held in the same regard as the sidewalk preacher claiming the world will end unless you repent and tithe.
Let’s ignore those crazy kids and party.