[Atrix 4G General] Donatron:
Hate stems from a number of different places, but they all pretty much come down to one thing: idiocy. Plain and simple, people are idiots. If you ever have a job working with customers/clients, you quickly find this out. That's why I went into web development. I only have to interact with my coworkers.

Anyways. No phone is perfect, and thus, no phone is for everybody. That's the great thing about having choices. You can try them all out, and find out which is the best fit for you. Different strokes for different folks. The same thing applies to most other things (e.g. cars, clothing, food, movies, girls, etc...) The normal response to not preferring a certain phone is to... well... not prefer it. Yet some people decide that they'd rather hate it. That's where the idiocy comes in. Cuz really, why not just move on? Why ***** and moan?

a few reasons why people do this:

* Fanboism - This isn't to be confused with brand loyalty. Brand loyalty is when you've had great experiences with a certain brand, so you trust them, and will typically always go with that brand. Fanboism is when you go beyond that and have an obsession. You wish that all competitors would die in a fire. So these fanbois will be spewing the most hate for other phones. 95% of them will deny being fanbois, and try to convince others that they are not by using some kind of BS logic. They'll often try other brands in order to "appear" unbiased. But in fact, they only "try" the other brands with the sole purpose of finding faults, so they can make their case stronger.

* Envy - Sometimes, you just can't get a certain device. In the phone world, this can be due to carrier exclusivity, or not having an upgrade available. When some people see something they like, but can't get, they'll try to find all the faults they can -- no matter how trivial -- in order to convince themselves that the device isn't all that great. Doing so will help alleviate their jealousy. But sometimes, they aren't able to sufficiently convince themselves, so they go on a mission to convince others. The idea is that if you can convince enough people, they'll be able to convince themselves. It's kinda like studying in school. Teaching others material will help strengthen your own knowledge.

* Unrealistic Expectations - Some people are looking for the absolute perfect device that will change their lives. Unfortunately, one such device does not exist, and will likely never exist. But of course, its the manufacturers' job to try to convince you that their device is that device. So sometimes, you get caught up in all the hype, and believe that. So when you finally get your hands on one, and find out that it doesn't quite live up to perfection, you feel betrayed. So these people will often lash out with absolute hatred.

Now it's okay if you decide that you don't like a certain phone, post a thread explaining why, and then peace out. But some people like to stay and go on a mission to try to create as many defectors as possible. Again, this is where the idiocy comes into play. Cuz really, why should anyone care what phone other people own? I owned the Aria, Captivate, and Inspire before buying my Atrix, yet I don't stick around those forums trying to get people to leave.