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Originally Posted by djgreedo
The problem here is that Apple simply doesn't care about users and the usability of their products. They have always favoured form over function and high profits over value. That's their right, of course, but as a huge fan of technology I find their ways repugnant.
Apple essentially blackmailed the ebook sellers: either they surrender essentially all of their profits from ebooks (note: Apple didn't want a small cut, they wanted 30%, which for at least 2 stores that I know of accounts for their entire profit on every sale) or their customers get a second-rate experience on Apple's devices.
How any intelligent adult can bring themselves to purchase Apple products is beyond me. They don't make a single product that is the best in its market (perhaps the iPad when combined with the iTunes store since no Android tablet yet has a comparable media ecosystem - not until the Amazon tablet comes out), and Apple repeatedly demonstrates out-and-out disdain for their customers. It's a shame the man in charge is such a control freak who likes to force his values on others. Apple clearly has some talented people working for them, but they are wasted on such lacklustre products.
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Apple does care for their users, and their products get high marks for usability. They provide value for their price.
How any intelligent person can judge someone else's intelligence based on what brand they purchase is beyond me. Except here on MobileRead of course. Here it is par for the course, and I find it tiresome.
Childish rants against a company's policy are one thing. Childish insults of users of those company's products here should stop.