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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald
Yes, I can believe it. Why is what has me baffled. Granted, Apple makes solid machines but then, for the price of the Apple, one can buy a Windows machine every bit as solid, if not more so, and have more say on what goes into it.
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But a Windows laptop is not the same kind of thing as an ipad. The ipad is for people who want to be able to do the more limited set of things that the ipad can do, but simply, reliably, and with an attractive touch interface. It's instant-on (and off!) which is a problem with Windows systems. For a lot of people, the ipad is worth the money for a reliable instant-on browser that they can access in the living room/kitchen.
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What amazes me is how Apple products have developed such a cult like following of devotees. Even though they are technologically innovative, frequently more so than Microsnot, they also are more restrictive in what can use on their machines and how. Look at the battle between Apple and certain Adobe products. Look at how the app store for the i-Phone censors apps. For that matter, until the Feds recently stepped in, one could only use one carrier with i-Phones. The i-Pad doesn't have USB ports or a card slot. The cheapest Windows machine at least has a few USB ports and one can use a card reader in one of those ports for reading cards. The only way to communicate with the i-Pad is via 3G or WiFi, forcing one to have one, the other, or both. 3G coverage doesn't exist everywhere and, where it does, is costly. Not everyone has, or wants WiFi on their home machines. Instead of using a simple, inexpensive USB drive to make backups, i-Pad users would have to use some kind of cloud back up and/or have a WiFi connected server (which is not inexpensive). Windows at least gives people options, something Apple seems to dislike (take Apple's hardware monopoly, for example).
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Apple's control-freakery can be frustrating, but it does tend to make for reliable products. Many people find them more accessible, finding Windows - for example - over complicated. On back-up, I think that iTunes will do that - you don't need a cloud service.
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The biggest argument I hear for Apple products, especially the Macs, is they aren't subject to viruses because of design. Horsefeathers. They are every bit as subject to viruses, etc. as any Windows machine. There aren't as many viruses, etc., only because hackers are lazy; they already know Windows technology and want to expend their efforts where they can get the most "bang for their buck." There are far more Windows machines than there are Macs so Windows, for now, is the preferred target. The day will come when Mac owners will get a rude awakening.
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I've never heard the claim that they're immune because of design. The AV/security industry does overstate threats in my view, to make money. You are probably right, however, that someone will write a virus to attack Macs at some point. I'm surprised that an AV vendor hasn't done it on the sly already.