iPhone users are suffering from delusion akin to Stockholm Syndrome, says Strand Consulting in a weird little slice of research released this morning by this particular team of generally anti-iPhone analysts.
The note, titled, “How will psychologists describe the iPhone syndrome in the future?” seems one of the most unusual slices of writing we’ve come across.
Here’s how it begins: “It is no secret that there has been a great deal of hype surrounding the iPhone and it is also no secret that Apple probably has the most loyal and fantastic customers in the world.”
The full research claims Apple and iPhone users are devoting huge amounts of energy “defending” the product, “despite the shortcomings and limitations of both past and present versions of the iPhone.”
They concede
