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Imagine, if you will, a world in which blind loyalty trumps common sense and critical thinking, where the power of marketing and the corporate hype machine are so strong that reasonably intelligent consumers are reduced to social status seeking nitwits on a late night television talk show. Sadly, you don't have to imagine such a place. It already exists, as Jimmy Kimmel proved when his camera crew took to the streets of Los Angeles and handed people an iPhone 4S, and then asking them what they thought of the new iPhone 5 they where holding.
"Oh, it's way better...that's definitely noticeably better," the first test subject exclaims, who said he owns the iPhone 4S.
Most agreed that the iPhone 4S, masquerading as an iPhone 5, felt "a lot faster" and lighter than the iPhone 4S, save for a Hulk Hogan lookalike, who said it felt heavier (he also said the colors are brighter).
"Oh my God, it feels a lot lighter and just more, um, just a lot higher quality," a man says, as he holds the fake iPhone 5 in one hand and his own iPhone 4S in another.
Grab a box of tissues so you can weep for society and check out the minute-and-a-half viral clip below.
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kaspern
September 19, 2012 at 6:38pm
I just had to post this and say LOL @ Silencer. Another brainwashed "R" without any common sense. This isn't 1990's anymore.. times change buddy. Only republicans can start a political war on a tech forum.
vrmlbasic
September 19, 2012 at 9:44pm
How do you know that you aren't yourself just as "brainwashed" as you accuse him of being?
acidic
September 19, 2012 at 2:24pm
LLLLLLOOOOOOLLLLLZZZZZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf5-Prx19ZM&feature=player_embedded
Andrew.Hodge
September 18, 2012 at 9:30pm
Pardon my French, but fuck Apple. I really hope BB 10 turns out well. My galaxy note is great, but typing on it pisses me off big time. I still carry my torch around and switch sim cards when I have to type a lot. I've tried android devices with keyboards, and it really just doesn't match what I get with my torch. My only other choice is iPhone, and I would go back to my old crazr before I bought an iPhone.
-ashinms
btdog
September 18, 2012 at 3:56am
The important question is how many people looked at it and said, "are you sure this isn't a Samsung?"
tony2tonez
September 17, 2012 at 7:58pm
it seems there a few morons amongst the sheeple
http://tinyurl.com/9rcrbwf
Though some of them I bet are being humorous, the rest I dont think so.
Burtalmighty
September 17, 2012 at 4:38pm
It gets worse... It wasn't even an iPhone 4S... It was only a 4... Notice the line on the top of the phone.
boidsonly
September 17, 2012 at 4:04pm
Finally! Someone with enough intestinal fortitude to make fun of the blind legion of apple fan boys.
Come on MPC, you write like you feel sorry for apple...I expect better of you. Life is tough; it's tougher if you're stupid.
dakishimesan
September 17, 2012 at 4:02pm
this is slightly funny. but you know that out of maybe 50-75 people, they chose the 5 idiots to show on tape and cut the rest. selective editing = comedy value but no truth value.
firefox91
September 17, 2012 at 3:35pm
When Jimmy Kimmel of all people makes you look stupid, you might as well just kill yourself.
Baer
September 17, 2012 at 3:24pm
What else would you expect from i-Kiddies. Great video of i-Kiddie idiots.
pmassey31545
September 17, 2012 at 2:45pm
I have a Droid X2 and I am pretty sure if you gave me Droid X2 and told me it was an X3, I would be able to tell it was the same phone. Even comparing the X1 and X2 side by side I saw an immediate difference in screen and button layout.
My point is-I think I would know if I were being fooled and I don't have an iPhone.
Craig-g
September 17, 2012 at 2:36pm
I notice the guy who said it was lighter had his current iPhone in a case. I wonder how many people buy a new iPhone, chuck it straight in a case and never take it out. They probably never really get to see what the iphone actually looks and feels like.
triclops41
September 17, 2012 at 2:24pm
there is also the fact that the iphone 5 is much faster than a used 4s...new 4s, not so much.
after a few ios "upgrades" and a bunch of apps, the current iphone seems slow, and that means its time for a new one!
Benjo
September 17, 2012 at 11:31am
Even if I realize it was the old phone, I would play along for my 5 seconds of fame =P
KLund1
September 17, 2012 at 9:10am
This is perfect example of why apple must make their products TOO SIMPLE to use.
tony2tonez
September 17, 2012 at 8:47am
Hey, i posted this link from Youtube on your iPhone 5 debut article in the comment section. All well, im glad you posted it. Its awesome.
Whats the best of the whole clip are the ones holding their iphone and looking at the same phone and comparing it.
wolfing
September 17, 2012 at 8:37am
it would be interesting to know the actual percentages. Obviously they only showed the ones that failed, but I'm sure at least a good 50% were fooled.
oldobamaliar
September 17, 2012 at 8:29am
"Imagine, if you will, a world in which blind loyalty trumps common sense and critical thinking, where the power of marketing and the corporate hype machine are so strong that reasonably intelligent consumers are reduced to social status seeking nitwits on a late night television talk show"
exactly why obama was elected pure hype zero substance
tekknyne
September 18, 2012 at 6:09am
Your first paragraph describes exactly the type of fool that would vote for Mitt Romney. Ironic? No, I would describe you as tragic.
Caboose
September 17, 2012 at 9:06am
Seriously, feck off with your political bullshit! No one really cares.
Christ almighty, you Americans seem to be obsessed with dragging politics in to EVERY GODDAMN THING!
NO ONE CARES BUT YOU!
Valor958
September 17, 2012 at 9:28am
WATCH OUT!
That's not Caboose! It's O'Malley!We all know Caboose never got that aggitated unless it was really O'Malley!
Where's Tex?.....
praetor_alpha
September 17, 2012 at 9:26am
Well excuse us for not ignoring the fact that a huge amount of political power is up for grabs for the first time in four years.
And the way things are headed, when American imperial power comes bombing/spying through your door, you can tell them to "feck off". Let me know how that goes for you.
Caboose
September 17, 2012 at 9:59am
Care to explain your political position and opinions have ANYTHING to do with this article? I'm trying to find the link, but your hatred for whoever is in office, and whatever political party you don't subscribe to isn't in power, but I just can't find that link. It's got to be somewhere right? I mean, if it wasn't, you wouldn't be bringing up this drivel.
praetor_alpha
September 17, 2012 at 10:16am
My political position is not important here. I was trying to make a point that this is one of the most important times to care about American politics.
Caboose
September 17, 2012 at 11:12am
And you felt that an article about how gullible iDevice users are, was the best place to make your political statement? That's as bad as the spammers who think we're going to click their infected spam links.
praetor_alpha
September 17, 2012 at 12:00pm
And you were irritated enough to reply to someone having "obama" in their username criticizing Obama, in an article criticizing Apple iusers. Political speech is like bad grammar: it's everywhere and only going to get worse.
stradric
September 17, 2012 at 8:25am
I'm sure there were people that were interviewed that said "that's not an iPhone 5". They of course would have ruined the joke. I'm sure a good 20% of the people interviewed were fooled. It's always 20%, because 20% of people are f'n crazy.
This is far more depressing to me:
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/16/iphone-5-customers-in-the-big-apple-camp-out-8-days-early/People are camping out for the iPhone 5 8 days before it releases (mostly for publicity, but still...). It's a sad society we live in when people camp out for a freakin phone and we can't even get Citizens United overturned.
tekknyne
September 18, 2012 at 6:11am
+1. Throw out citizens united. then punch an apple doosher in the jajoonum.
n0b0dykn0ws
September 17, 2012 at 8:03am
Anyone with an ounce of intelligence knows they only picked out the iTards to show.
Still pretty funny though...
n0b0dykn0ws
AzMonguse
September 17, 2012 at 7:56am
LOL.. Just goes to show you Apple users are not the brightest bunch.. and must be blinded by their undeserved loyalty / dedication to apple-crap.
Arkyn1
September 17, 2012 at 2:11pm
Even if they had, they wouldn't have seen it... Your mind sees what you want it to see. Especially when you voluntarily suspend critical thinking.
