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Originally Posted by Harmon
I think that's true about the iPods, the iPhone and the iPad, but it is not true about their computers. At this point, Apple is a unique company, spanning both the hardware and software environments, and selling on the one hand, appliance like mobile digital platforms, and on the other, high quality computers which work as well or better than their competitors.
The only problem with buying Apple products is that their technology advances faster than the equipment wears out. I still have a working 1997 vintage Color Classic, and a desktop I acquired in 2000 that is part of my household wireless network. I'm typing this on a three year old MacBook that will still be working three years from now. And my wife has a five year old Powerbook that is still too much computer for her. It's awfully tough to justify getting a neat new Mac of any kind when the old ones are still perfectly usable. And now the same thing is happening with iPhones. They get better faster than they wear out.
Whatever happened to planned obsolescence now that I need me some?
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I never had a Mac, but I was thinking about iPhone/iPod/iPad when I made that comment. You could even run Windows on a Mac, so no lock-in there, obviously. Your point about technological advances is, of course, true for all quality brands. I have solved the obsolescence problem by hooking up my old laptops to TVs, so we can use them to watch pictures, internet video, and browse on TV. Or you can always find a worthy family member to give the old ones to.