One could argue that everyone in the 80s dressed up like douchebags. That’s probably true. I’m guilty of that (thanks mum!). But you can also argue that Apple users wearing Apple gear looked extra-douchebaggy.
Guilty as charged, your honour. I still have a few of those stripped Apple pins. And, let’s face it, who doesn’t want one of those awesome pseudo-Porsche Carrera glasses now? Every Apple hipster would want one. Heck, I want two pairs. If you want to see a lot more Apple merchandising wonders from the 80s, go to [Retronaut]
I can’t say the same about those belts. Who the hell came up with those?
Even the Dieter Rams-designed Braun calculator looks bastardised with that Apple logo slapped onto it.
Some of the merchandise was particularly naff, like the dumb Macintosh notepad… that I would like to have as an iPad cover.
Everyone knows Apple decanters make the worst wines taste insanely great.
I want that lunchbox. Badly.
warcroft
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:11 AMLook at the with their shirts tucked in.
Crazy days.
warcroft
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:14 AM*them
Joel
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:12 AMIs it just me or does Jesus Diaz write a lot of crap?
“In The 80s, Apple Fanboys Were Douchebags Too”
Why? Why not just, here’s some really lame Apple merch, instead of calling everyone a douchebag? And then going on to say that he wants half of it.
Title should read “I’m a douchebag because I want this Apple merch”.
/rantover I just think he seems to write a lot of poor quality stuff.
BenDTU
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:13 AMHe does. No real bias one way or another, he’s just generally pretty terrible.
Johnno
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:37 AM^ Apple douchebag detected
BenDTU
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:49 AMHe writes plenty of bizarre pro-Apple pieces as well. They’re not better than this sort of stuff.
Steve
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 3:47 PM“No real bias one way or another”
Jesus Diaz is probably the most pro-Apple editor at Giz US and that’s saying something, since it’s drifting closer to being an outright MacRumors. But his articles are also pretty terrible as well, at least this article’s tone is somewhat self-deprecating. He’s admitting he’s a fanboy and wants have this stuff even if he looks like a douchebag.
As for the 80s, if no-one remembered that era.. EVERYONE dressed like this. Just watch old 80s music videos, they were spectacularly campy.
Joel
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 11:00 AMYou don’t read many Jesus Diaz pieces do you Johnno?
The Australian editors are much better than a lot of the crap that comes out of the US. Having said that, I don’t have anything against Giz as a whole because I’m still here reading the stories every day.
Andrew
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:08 PM^ Win!
Kalem
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 9:11 AM“instead of calling everyone a douchebag?”
So you’re calling everyone who visits Gizmodo an Apple fanboy? That’s worse than being called a douchebag.
Anyway, I had read on a KotakuUS comment from an editor that all Gawker sites must meet a required amount of posts per day. That’s why on slow news days they post random crap that just makes the site look like their personal Live Journal.
olearymo
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 9:51 AMIt’s not just you Joel. Jesus Diaz writes lots of crap. I sometimes wish they wouldn’t bring any of his stuff through to Giz Au.
BenDTU
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:14 AMThat’s a nice watch of you take the Apple logo off it.
chrisp
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:55 AMSorry, kids but in the 80′s most people looked like this, not just the fanbois.
TSH
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 11:54 AMThis. The only reason it says “douchebag” today is because it’s retro-fashionable to dress like you’re a time-traveller from 1985. The glasses; the colours; the hairstyles – everything old is new again.
mango
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 1:06 PMMicrosoft fanboys are worse. Take a look at this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGO2hVA3P58
Dave
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 9:30 AMAhh MY FREAKIN EARS!
w-w-w-windows Yeah!
Dave
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 1:55 PMLol. Funny pics but the truth is that computer nerds are not ever going to be accepted and in some way or another will be known as douchbags. Much like to a nerd a jock is a douchbag.
Charles
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 10:27 PMThe girl with the big white Apple sweater is hot.
RooBoy
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 7:55 AMHey! Thats my mom!!