Why are some people so anti Apple?

[longbridge]

What I don't like about Apple is the way they change their models as often as some people change their underpants (not me though   I change mine every day  ).

People seem to get suckered into buying the latest product even though it won't do much more than the previous model 

[Chetcombe]

Wow, who would have thought a simple question could provoke such a flurry of (heated?) responses. Seems to be even more contentious than the US election last week

I was a Windows lover from the days of my first 386, through discovering the Internet on my first 14.4K modem, on through the first clunky, heavy laptops right through to broadband and setting up my first wireless network. At one point I even built my on PC...  I used to laugh at my wife's Apple PowerBooks that she used for work (she works in advertising and 12-15 years ago this was about the only industry that stuck with Apple).

Then came a time to set up a home office for my wife. I researched the latest and greatest PCs and had set my heart on a hugely expensive gaming spec desktop. But SWMBO put her foot down. It was primarily for her use, so it had to be a Mac. Straight out of the box our iMac connected to the wireless network and to the printer wirelessly, it was also able to 'speak' to my Windows desktop and laptop instantly. So what you may ask - well despite hours and hours of tinkering I had never managed to get the laptop and the PC to talk to each other let alone to the printer. Not to say anything about the looks of the iMac compared to any Windows desktop...

So the ability to seamlessly integrate with the other 'stuff' persuaded me. Since then, familiarity with the Mac OS is important and the superior design and build quality all reinforce my move to the Mac.

Not long after SWMBO asked for an iPod for her birthday. I duly obliged, saying I would never need one of those... Same with the original iPhone. By the time the iPad came along, I was there first (finally). Again it was the seamless integration that won the day.

Anyhoo, find me something better and I will willingly consider (Windows 8 anyone?). But in the meantime I use my iPhone, iPad and Mac every day for both work and personal use and I grudgingly use a heavy, slow Windows laptop at work

I also have a few Apple shares. They have performed quite well... Microsoft shares have not moved in 10 years.

Oh, and finally, I did vote for Obama again. Seems like this might have been a far less contentious choice than replying to this post

Mike

[longbridge]

Oh, and finally, I did vote for Obama again. Seems like this might have been a far less contentious choice than replying to this post

Mike

Well done Mike the world may be a safer place to live with President Obama in charge of the White House 

Most of the members of my family have made the switch from Windows to Mac and seem to be quite happy, cant say I blame them as IMO anything is better than Windows.

[scotsoft]

I'm not sure if this is still the case but Apple used to give a 30% discount to Education users. It would still make a profit, even with that discount, so the rest of us are being grossly overcharged - and yes, I am using an iPad to write this.

You can also get whopping discounts from Microsoft if you are in education, often as much as 70% 

I would like to thank everyone for their varied opinions posted here and how they have shown it is possible to have an in depth discussion without it decending into an abusive slanging match 

cheers John.

[EtchedPixels]

A lot of the MS discounts apply to charities too - something useful to remember in some railway circles. Not sure how long it'll matter given the way prices are crashing for everything but windows license costs. A tablet is now cheaper than a windows licence let alone the hardware for it.

IMHO much of it is fashion. Your taste may be abominable but if its what you like wearing then (barring the need to wear sunglasses to stand the colour) its your problem

On a railway related note Apple got caught out nicking Railway clocks of all things..

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/swiss-railway-clock-apple-ios6-99048

Alan

[moogle]

Well I use a Mac but I'm neither for or against Apple.
There will always be people who prefer one brand and hate another, that's life!
I guess Apple lovers just like things with an 'i' in front of the name   

I started out along with my brother and sister on a Commodore 64 then moved onto an Atari1040st.
(Gaming on 64k of memory, those were the days! )

We then got a 286 albeit very briefly before upgrading to a 386.  Then we got a 486 DX50 and it was the dogs wotsits at the time.  Eventually we all got our own PC's and eventually I swapped for a laptop.

I only went over to a Mac for two reasons: 1, my windows based laptop suddenly died and 2, I got fed up of the continuous updates that windows needed!
My MacBook is now 4 years old, still going, robust, reasonably light and has been carted the length and breadth of the U.K on public transport with no problems! 

Right, I'm going to get some iLunch, put on some iWashing and maybe later do some iModelling on my iLayout... 

[BobB]

Well, if Moggle's going to do some iModeling, watch out, there's probably a patent being disputed somewhere.

My track has round ends, does this infringe Mr Freezer's copyright ?

[moogle]

Well, if Moggle's going to do some iModeling, watch out, there's probably a patent being disputed somewhere.

Probably. But it was my iDea. 

[Pengi]

Atari 1024 ST - had one of those myself, a great machine. In a way, my Mac reminds me of those trouble free computing days (or am I looking through rose tinted specs)

I know one group of people that are anti-Apple - all of the fraudsters that phone up saying you have problems with Windows . . . . (when you are using a Mac)

[AndyGif]

ah the good old computer timelines....
zx81, spectrum 48k, spectrum 128k, atari 520stfm, 8088, 286, 486 dx 50, p1, p2, p4. core 2 duo, core i3 and core i5, thats just the home computers since 1981....
probalby treble that for types and OS's due to work and uni...

[Caz]

How about the Amiga, had one for years, it was eventually expanded with more memory, a 4Mb hard drive, a Picasso graphic card, sound card, Yamaha midi card, all put into a tower case, used it to hand code my first website using a text editor, those were the days 

[Lawrence]

I'm anti apple because they give me gout, really they do, haven't been able to enjoy one for years now!

[Caz]

I'm anti apple because they give me gout, really they do, haven't been able to enjoy one for years now!

Are you sure it's the apples and not the malt 

[MikeDunn]

How about the Amiga, had one for years, it was eventually expanded with more memory, a 4Mb hard drive, a Picasso graphic card, sound card, Yamaha midi card, all put into a tower case

Never saw the point of the ST (I mean - just look at the abbreviation, how can it be useful for a lad !!!  ), got me an Amiga (after my ZX81, Speccie 48, and Yamaha MSX with synth keyboard).  Sold the Ami 500 (with extra RAM) & got an Ami 1500 (the one you could plug cards into etc - looked like a PC case) & added an 8086 or 80286 card to let me run PC stuff.  Sold that & got an Ami 4000 with 320MB hard drive -    My missus complained (she like the 500) so got her the Ami 500+ ... still have these two in the garage somewhere ... !

Had to move into PCs about then ... started using NetWare 3 @ work, & needed a PC for all the learning on it ...

Saw Apple stuff - flash, unexpandable (unless you sold your first-born to the Cult of Jobs), and far too expensive for what it did !  Something that work agreed with, no use in our environment at all.  Not seen anything to change my mind, to be frank ... or Jim, or Bob, or ... 

[Lawrence]

I'm anti apple because they give me gout, really they do, haven't been able to enjoy one for years now!

Are you sure it's the apples and not the malt 

Never touches my lips Caz