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ProfCrash · 05-02-2012, 10:20 AM

I have several Apple products. I bought them because at the time they were the best product out there.

I don't like Apple. I don't like a fair number of their business practices. I really don't like the cult of Apple and all the folks that are so enamored with Apple that the second something new is released they absolutely have to have it this very second even though it is barely different then the product they already have. More accuretly, I don't appreciate the sense of materialism that is attached to Apple and what it says about us as a society.

If I were to buy a MP3 player today, I would probably look for something other then an IPod, depending on how easy it is to take the GBs of music I have in ITunes and move it to a new device. I took a serious look at the Samsung Galaxy and came close to buying it. I bought the IPad because it is easier for me to play my silly games with others who have an IPad, ie everyone I know.

I did rule out the less expensive tablets because of the mixed reviews. I am lucky, I can afford to buy the more expensive version that tends to work really, really well. Not everyone is in that same situation. There are some really good products in the $250 - $400 price range that work well for folks.

05-02-2012, 10:20 AM	#106
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I have several Apple products. I bought them because at the time they were the best product out there. I don't like Apple. I don't like a fair number of their business practices. I really don't like the cult of Apple and all the folks that are so enamored with Apple that the second something new is released they absolutely have to have it this very second even though it is barely different then the product they already have. More accuretly, I don't appreciate the sense of materialism that is attached to Apple and what it says about us as a society. If I were to buy a MP3 player today, I would probably look for something other then an IPod, depending on how easy it is to take the GBs of music I have in ITunes and move it to a new device. I took a serious look at the Samsung Galaxy and came close to buying it. I bought the IPad because it is easier for me to play my silly games with others who have an IPad, ie everyone I know. I did rule out the less expensive tablets because of the mixed reviews. I am lucky, I can afford to buy the more expensive version that tends to work really, really well. Not everyone is in that same situation. There are some really good products in the $250 - $400 price range that work well for folks.