Actually I am an iPhone user/lover and took it the other way...point of the cartoon as I saw it is that the iPhones were sold out...and no matter what the salesman promised the buyer knew exactly what they wanted.
I remember when a buddy talked me into an iPhone 3G when I was going to buy an HTC Fuze they supposedly carry..(gee what happened to THAT one???) as I was a Windows Mobile/PC freak and never owned an Apple product in my life. The day I went to Best Buy to pick up the HTC they didn't know what I was talking about (at the time that was THE iPhone killer...for about ten minutes anyway maybe..ha ha! ) I noticed everyone, and I mean everyone... was buying iPhones...so I relented as I trusted my buddy's judgment and have been tickled with my 3G ever since and WILL buy a 4 soon. I would be like the iPhone buyer in the cartoon...(I don't care...I want an iPhone 4"...)...so maybe it's my dark sense of humor.. but I meant no attack/disrespect on Apple/iPhone at all...;o)
I took it as the generic “bang head on brick wall” feeling when dealing with any fanboy. As an audio guy it’s usually me (the salesman) talking to a Bose owner (the iPhone drone in the cartoon).
Thanks for the explanation, Niteflyr