i hate apple

[»SD>Big]

so much

[»Purge]

Me too.

[Drake7707]

[»Lynx]

Yawn

[»SD>Big]

you know what, its not their products i hate, cause frankly they do make high quality products... its their users i despise. that and their marketing.

 

mostly the users.

[LiDDiS]

you know what, its not their products i hate, cause frankly they do make high quality products... its their users i despise. that and their marketing.

 

mostly the users.

 

Well I agree the quality is good, but apple products (besides ipods) are overpriced as hell.

[»Lynx]

So you hate Apple, who make high quality products, because you hate their users?

 

Here's my rant:

 

I like Apple, just as much as I like Windows and just as much as I like Linux. I typically find that OSX is the most usable operating system. It feels a lot more responsive than any Windows or Linux set-up I've ever used, typically because everything seems to be set-up in a more logical way. The small things like Exposé, Spotlight, Preview really do make a huge difference. Aside from the compatibility issues (which really is a big, big issue) OSX is my favourite operating system. However, proprietary systems are junk, and the applications that Apple typically provide leave you in a 'locked in' scenario. For example, Apple has an excellent tool called 'Backup' which really needs no introduction. It has excellent options for your backups, and it encrypts anything you backup. All these things I thought were great, however I was very wrong.

 

I sold my Macbook around Jan, for £750. I was aiming to buy a 27" iMac, which I do think is a great machine, however... I'm a student, and I went out on a night out one too many times, had one too many beers and ended up over spending which threw the iMac idea out of the window. It wasn't until last week that I went back to a Windows solution, however until then I was stuck with a Linux machine (I've been using Arch Linux since I sold the Mac), and had NO way of getting my software, files, documents, music and videos back until I got another Mac. Apple doesn't have the courtesy to write the Backup application for any other platform, and as all backups are encrypted, nobody else can (or will).

 

I also use MobileMe, an Apple service for E-Mail, Calenders and Contacts syncing (I use an iPhone). IF you have a Mac, this is an excellent service. If you don't, it's nothing better than the free services from Google or the like. The software available for Windows is terrible compared to what you find on the Mac system. Other than that kind of ranting (I could give many more proprietary scenarios), I found that the Mac hardware, and it's software were excellent. I agree, it's over priced, but it's good quality hardware and software.

 

I doubt I'll be going back to buying anything Apple again though. I currently have a Dell XPS 8100, which is equipped with a Corei7 860, 8GB RAM, 2GB HDD, 1GB NVidia GTS graphics card. Just running OSX in a virtual machine via hackintosh is faster, and more responsive than my old MacBook Pro (Core2Duo, 4GB RAM). I'd tell anybody I know from now, never buy a Mac. They're not cost effective. A newer model will be out in a matter of months, and every bit of hardware is always lagging due to Apples greed. I believe, personally, it's a matter of time before the Apple cookie crumbles. Look at the case of the iPad, and the iPhone 4. The reception issues of the iPhone 4 were trivial, however Apple are expected to have an update every year - and that has cost their reputation a huge blow. Even the iPad, as the rumour mill started spinning, Apple were probably left rushed to release it. Now there are hundreds of reports of the iPad overheating. The iMac 27" had hundreds of complaints due to faulty screens. And back to the greed rant, every bit of hardware will always be lacking a crucial feature, which of course will be released the following year.

 

If you're like me, and you like the operating system - hackint0sh. If you do like the hardware, think before you buy. However, to the flocks of people who hop on the "I hate Apple, it's retarded" bandwagon - you're all morons. The operating system is a UNIX architecture (darwin), with the Aqua (or whatever it's called now) window manager. It's a easy to use operating system, but by no means does that mean it's not powerful. The kernel is open source, and you can compile it yourself. The window manager, as you'd expect, is closed source. In terms of power, OSX is just as powerful as any Linux operating system so the "I like to know what my computer is doing/when it crashes it just pinwheels" argument is bollocks. Anyway, enough waffling with this rant.... you get my drift.

 

Saying you hate the Apple followers is just as logical as me saying I hate you because you hate the apple followers.

Edited August 2, 2010 by Lynx

[»SD>Big]

rant too long, not gonna read past the first paragraph. apple users are douches. am i generalizing/are there exceptions? of course!! do i care? not so much!

[BDwinsAlt]

I hate apple as a whole for a lot of reasons. I think it is wonderful for the old men who have big social security, disability,and retirement checks and nothing to spend it on and have no idea how to use anything else. Other than that, it's not very useful. I'll admit, it is easy to use, looks pretty, and apple is a big company, I just think having a Mac is more of a status quo. I would rather not overpay for the hardware, the software isn't really too important, you can run that in a virtual machine necessary. I can probably buy equal hardware for half the price and run Linux, saving me money I don't need to spend on Apple.

 

If I was rich beyond imagination, I wouldn't give two f*cks. I'd probably have a Mac and Linux computer. But I'm not, so forget Apple

[Incomplete]

Apple hates you.

[Dr Brain]

I've never used an Apple product, but I love Apple. I love Apple because they compete with the companies that I *do* buy from. It means I get a higher quality product. All you people raving about Windows 7: that never would have happened without Apple. Same with cell phone or media player.

[Kilo]

Apple makes some decent hardware. I probably will not buy anything from them first-hand again, though.

[Drake7707]

I haven't used any apple products nor am I interested in them in any way, I don't use a cell phone on a regular basis (I do have one, but I'm not really using it), I don't need a tablet for consuming media, and I require windows as I develop everything in .NET now and it's just way easier to use visual studio on a windows based pc. Windows 7 is smooth enough, even Vista was before (and it has yet to piss me off like some linux distro's have done in the past).

 

The thing I don't like about apple and their users are usually they are hyping up their products to the point of as if they are god's instruments. I don't like their users because they are usually snobs who think they are great and all the other people who don't go the apple way are retards (I say usually, I know I'm being stereotypical here but I've met a few and each one turned to be out that way one way or another). I think they have some kind of apple cult or something

[BDwinsAlt]

It's true!

 

http://apcmag.com/images/cult_of_mac_400x503.jpg

[Corey]

Same with cell phone or media player.

[»Purge]

Actually, I'm liking this rooted iPhone...

[2pacZ]

LOl sup SD>big, anyways ya dude they even got jailbreak for 4.0 on jailbreakme.com, you slide and boom unlocks lol crappy ass apple 4g

[»gallitin]

LOl sup SD>big, anyways ya dude they even got jailbreak for 4.0 on jailbreakme.com, you slide and boom unlocks lol crappy ass apple 4g

there is no such thing as apple 4g