Wednesday, September 8, 2004
Rabid Fans - Is This Us?
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 01:00 PM
"Every company wants a hot product in the hands of ecstatic consumers who spread the gospel. But watch out for that lunatic fringe. The sun beams down on a tiny glen in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains-a radiant afternoon for an outdoor wedding. A light breeze stirs as the Reverend James S. Massie Jr. looks out over 250 love-struck people assembled for a mass ceremony. After reading the vows, Massie, an Episcopal priest, takes a deep breath and leans toward the microphone: "By the power vested in me, I pronounce you-car and driver." Strange, but true. A bunch of people have just married their Mazda Miatas. These people live for the $21,000 roadster, and Massie eggs them on..."
While I hope none of us have been married to our Pocket PCs, this article is an interesting look at how passiontate people can be about things that they like, and the ups and downs of that.
While I hope none of us have been married to our Pocket PCs, this article is an interesting look at how passiontate people can be about things that they like, and the ups and downs of that.
