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Originally Posted by montsnmags

You have information of what variety of OS they will be using
on this rumoured device? Will it be OS X iPhone or Mac OS X? Going from the above statement, you know it to be the former?

As previously indicated, I am not interested in what the majority want. I am interested in what I want. If something significant is in that 5%, I will be disappointed and possibly not interested.

Which is to say, I am unsure what you're defending here, and why you think it needs defense.



Right, that's all well and good, but I want to, for example, use Firefox. I realise there are alternatives (I have an iPhone. I have an iPod Touch. FWIW I have an iMac). The alternatives are satisfactory to me on the iPhone. They would not be so satisfying to me on the rumoured tablet.

I get the feeling you are defending Apple against my wants. You also appear to be diminishing my wants. I don't know why. I don't know how you could determine their degree of importance to me. They are not criticisms. They are what I desire in the product. If Apple don't meet my desires, my desires are as none to blame as Apple are for not meeting them.




...but that "little" may be enough. I am, as mentioned, aware from experience of the possibly subjective limitations of the iPhone OS compared to the Mac OS. I want the latter. I hope Apple provide it to me. If they don't, they don't. I do not and have not and will not criticise them for it. My desires simply do not coincide with their assumed market.

Can you accept this personal desire without feeling any need to diminish it or defend Apple?

As I said, I buy products to satisfy me. To lightly, but I think empathetically, take dawnfalcon out of context, "it is a requirement I have".

I like the Apple products I have (and The Loved One also likes his Macbook and iPhone). I will likely buy more Apple products. I will likely buy the rumoured tablet if it appears. I don't like Apple...I don't feel anything for them (or any company) at all. For me, it's just products against my wants, which was the OP thread question I was trying to answer, for myself alone.

Cheers,
Marc

No inside info on the OS obviously, that was my conclusion based on what I typed earlier.

You see I am interested in what the majority want because Apple will be interested in what the majority want so trying to work out what the majority wants aids speculation about what the device will be and what it runs.

Im not defending anything im trying to look at it objectively and your individual wants arent the typical or mass market wants, so whilst 100% valid for you are not that valid when looking at what Apple will be taking into account, IMO of course.

Im not trying to diminish their importance to you but make you realise the importance to other people. If the majority can get on the web they wont care if that FF,Chrome or Safari.

Apologies if it came across that I think you are wrong in your personal choices it was more me trying to point out that I dont think those are factors that will influence the Tablet.

The only thing I am trying to defend or make clear is a perceived belief by some people that if something isnt open then its no good. that isnt true, it may be no good for them.