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Meh with his experiences with his wife's phones and his aquaintances having the same issues I can see why he might have a low opinion of Apple products. Same as any other company. Look at Ford. Some think theyre garbage (found on road dead) and some swear by them. Not a case of having blinders on. Just personal opinion and preference.
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And then, if the quality was truly poor, they'd bitch to high heavens, overrun the Apple forums, overwhelm Steve Jobs' e-mail with complaints, and stop buying. The tech press would go into a frenzy, as they do whenever there's any issue with Apple, positive or negative. Whether product release or minor bug, the tech press loves to make a mountain out of an appleseed. There's nothing like a brand enthusiast with disappointed high expectations. Fans of competing products who bash Apple fans don't know what they're talking about. |
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why is anyone who likes apple a sheep? just because someone likes a product you or another may not like doesnt make them a sheep. it may be FOTM to bash apple but some people actually like apple products and dont give a rats butt about steve jobs. i swear there are more android fans hanging onto every steve jobs words just so they can have some orgasmic outrage than the majority of the apple user.
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I'll assume that Consumer Reports, loved by the Android cognoscenti for not recommending the iPhone 4, has turned into a full-fledged member of the Apple cult. After all, only fanboys would recommend such such mediocre products.
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And don't like microsoft and intel who I feel were slowing innovation to earn the maximum profits from their monopolies. Now with Arm processors Andorid OS, Chrome OS, iOS, Mac OS, Windows and all the competition that I expect to heat up over the years I might loose my dislike for these companies as well as they will ramp up innovation |
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Thank you for distinguishing. Some, including folks on this forum, think that anyone who buys an Apple device is an iFanboy.
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Hello, All.
This is one of the most entertaining threads I've read in quite some time. Thanks to all who have contributed not only thought-provking posts but those who have brought a measure of levity to an otherwise serious, "take-sides" subject. Myself, I have never owned an Apple product until I bought my first iPod (30GB Video iPod). I have always been and always will be a Microsoft / Intel kind of guy. I've used other MP3 players but none met my expectations or needs like the Apple iPod. It is currently on its third "user" and going strong. I currently own an iPod Touch, 3rd Generation. I've had it a year and a half and absolutely LOVE IT. I'm never without it and always can find an app to "play with" or, when I have WIFI available, go on line to do "work". Now... Having stated the above, I will venture an opinion. Even though I have never used Apple Computers or other apple products (outside the iPod), I have been around many people who are -- for the lack of a better description -- AppleHeads. I have YET to meet an Apple computer user who doesn't think their product is superior to anyone else's and -- because they are a user of the product -- anyone superior to themselves. If the Apple User Community is not a cult then it is the next thing to it. This doesn't mean that all Apple users are deluded Job-Followers. Some of my best friends (who are diehard Apple users) are open-minded enough to consider other points of view when it comes to computing. I actully have a friend who admits to using a PC emulator on his Apple computer because he (and I quote), "Can't get the applications he wants through Apple". SO, I guess there is hope for them yet... Regards, |
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You're saying that your friends think they're better than you because they use Apple products? Is this something that they say to you? It certainly isn't a common sentiment among any Apple users that I know, in several countries. I use MacOS, Linux, and Windows. I also follow Blackberry news closely because a relative has one. I haven't found any of those communities to be any worse than the others. MacOS and Windows fanboys, OpenSource zealots, Crackberry addicts... they're all the same. Perhaps Windows fanboys are a bit more obsessed with actually attacking other platforms; but I think that's because they're the majority more than anything else. Windows users can attack every MacOS user they see and have almost-normal lives; but if a MacOS user attacked every Windows user they saw, they'd get nothing done! |
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