[rdtsc]

> Very few people actually run Linux on their desktops.

But you forgot, the original post rhetorically questioned why the 'technocrati' pick another phone. There is a disproportional number of technocrati that run Linux on their Desktop perhaps?

[mikeash]

I thought the original post was questioning why the "technorati" pick the iPhone as being worse for everyone. I don't think anyone takes issue with "I prefer an AndroidMark 42 to the iPhone 4S". What we take issue with is statements like, "Why would anyone buy an iPhone 4S instead of the AndroidMark 42, which is clearly superior in every way?"