Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I just observed this last night:
Went out to eat, being by myself I sat at the bar. I like to observe people, and this REALLY caught my attention. I watched 3 people and the bartender passing around their iPhones, sharing information. Finally one of them spoke up with "Why F*^%$ can't we just tap our phones to share stuff instead of passing phones around?" Besides me, someone else down the bar hear it, spoke up and said "My phone does that." showing an Android phone. I too spoke up, "So does mine." showing my Windows Phone.
Then it got really interesting. The iPhone owners all went on a 30 minute tirade about Apple. They had either 4, 4s, 5 phones, but they all agreed that when their contracts were up, they were leaving the Apple eco system, damn the money they've spent on Music, apps, etc. They have had enough. I asked them "What about the new iOS 7, or the new phone coming soon, are you looking forward to that?" I thought that would stump them into thinking, but they all came back to "Nope. We've seen iOS 7, it's ugly and old". As for the new phone... They heard the rumors, and even if got all the bells, whistles, and whatever, that it's not getting, they were leaving.
It got even MORE interesting when more people around the bar started chiming in with their discontent with Apple. I almost lost my drink when someone said "Apple has jumped the shark." That got some good laughs, but a lot of agreements. I was also surprised at hearing about people showing interest in the Windows Phone over Android. One guy saw that I showed my Windows Phone and came over to ask to look at it (he was an Android user), I let him look around and use it and he was impressed.
To suffice to say, I was utterly dumbfounded at the scene.