Although news satirists The Onion target Apple with a certain frequency, pull back the curtain and staffers are Apple users.
When asked by the Guardian to name their favorite piece of technology, both Onion staffers Will Graham (executive producer/director) and Julie Smith (general manager) said the iPhone.
The rest of the tech Q&A reads like a love letter to Apple, a few excerpts:
Mac or PC?
Will: our whole Onion organization is very fervently pro Mac, despite doing jokes about them. For creative people there is no comparison.
Do you think the iPhone will be obsolete in 10 years’ time?
Julie: Yes, I do. They’ll probably have the iPhone 36G by then.
What’s the most expensive piece of technology you’ve ever owned?
Julie: My Macbook Pro.
Will: I remember there was a thing my dad gave me as a Christmas gift that I thought was really cool, about eight or nine years ago –œ the Mac Talk…
What piece of technology would you most like to own?
Julie: I guess a robot. Or another iPhone.
Nicole Martinelli is a San Francisco freelance writer who heads up Cult of Mac Magazine, our weekly publication available on iTunes. You can find her on Twitter and Google+. If you’re doing something new, cool and Apple-related, email her.
2 responses to ““The Onion” Staff Spoof Apple but Love the iPhone”
What’s the most expensive piece of technology you’ve ever owned?
Julie: My Macbook Pro.
Really. The most expensive piece of technology I own is a house. Second most expensive is a car. I don’t know what Julie paid for her MacBook, but I think she got robbed.