Android vs. Apple: The flyover states

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I remember talking to a friend of mine back when the prius was the only hybrid out there. He said he cared about the environment and wanted to drive a hybrid but he couldn't bring himself to buy one because he didn't want people thinking he was one of "those people"

Given the heavy Android concentration in the mid-west I wonder if it has to do with the same phenomenon and that people are rejecting the iPhone because it's seen as fashionable.

(Then again it could just be AT&T's sy 3G coverage there)

It is AT&T's 3G coverage and lack of Apple Stores. You can't buy an iPhone in some of these states. The Prius thing really doesn't apply to Apple. Apple hasn't attacked farmers, but Prius driving environmentalist have.

I would think with an article like this, you would check the sales of other Apple products with outlets in the states listed and see what the delta is from average. Given that Wal-Mart and other stores in the area sell a lot of iPods, I would think the "Apple hate in the flyover states" is a load of crap (which they cast doubt on later in the article).

I have an iPhone I bought when I was in Minneapolis, and now use it in ND / SD. Plenty of people are waiting for one and AT&T did buy cell towers and a phone company here.

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