My Sister the iFreak

Did you know?

• In the U.S.A., more people own iPads, iPhones and iPod touches than the entire population of Australia?
• Australia has the second highest iOS market penetration in the world?
• Between 2010 and 2011, mobile internet usage almost doubled?

If you need any more proof that Steve Jobs' Apple Empire is taking over the world of technology, just look to your family members to see how many iOS products they own.

At dinner a couple of nights ago, my sister, Tess, proudly proclaimed to the table that she was an 'iFreak'. I'd never heard the term before, but I quickly caught on to what it meant. In her lectures, she told me, she sits with her macbook in front of her, her iPad next to it and her iPhone in her hand. The macbook, I can understand. The iPhone, also understandable (though she mainly uses it to take photos and play DrawSomething). But the iPad? iPads are pretty much just bigger versions of iPhones. You want to see something on a bigger screen and in higher resolution? Look it up on your macbook!

Every single member of my immediate family owns an Apple product. In my parents' case (and also mine!), the only one they own is a good, old-fashioned, music-playing iPod. Emily, the eldest, works at a Vodafone store and refuses to purchase any iOS product purely based on the number of people who want them. "People come in and say iNeed an iPhone, like they think they're being original," she said. "but the only reason they NEED it is because it's what's in fashion at the moment". Tess, trying to smart, said that the reason she had these three gadgets just "because it looks pretty". I think it's safe to say she falls into the 'iNeed' category. 

My last sister, Chloe, also seems to have her iPhone permanently attached to her hand. But with the third highest score on Sneezies in the world, it's to be expected, isn't it?