Hating on Apple… - a Blog Post by khuXBFXM8u

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8/10/2014 9:42 am

Hating on Apple…

I am not a huge fan of Apple… Mac computers OK, it is a very good although somewhat limiting PC. That’s right Apple fans, a Mac is a PC (a personal computer), not a Windows PC, but a subset of the hardware that Windows was designed to work with. It’s not magical, it’s not a better mouse trap, it is limiting. The limiting factor is what makes it more appealing to a lot of people.

Now, before you get your panties in a bunch, here are some simple facts about computers… computers or more to the point, computer design (hardware or software) is just a choice, either or. That’s it. You want something that has fewer problems, let it do less. You want it to do more; then you will have more issues. It’s that simple; don’t believe me. Look at a calculator… it’s a computer, specifically design to do math… far more reliable that a Personal Computer, Windows, Mac, or other boxes running flavors of UNIX or Linux. Do you want it to be graphics based (the route Apple originally took) or texted base, (the route Windows and UNIX took), again a choice that has to be made. Even when it comes to how secure a computer is, there is a choice… the running joke is… if you want your computer to be safe… disable the Wi-Fi and remove the network card… it’s definitely safer that way, you just can’t use it how you normally do. And there is the common misconception that Apple’s Operation Systems (OS) are “safer” than a Windows OS… well it’s not… not according to the CVE or CCE (the organizations that track information security vulnerabilities and exposures). Macs are delivered to customer is a more locked down fashion, Windows boxes are open… if you wanted to (and had the time and know how), you could lock a Windows box down, by disabling features to get the level of security you wanted… or open it up… everything will work, the software and hardware you want, but also the stuff you don’t want. It always goes back to having to choose… the trade off, between simplicity and functionality.

What Apple excels at, once they came back from the dead, was marketing. The real irony of Apple’s survival, (a very surreal twist)… it was bailed out of certain death by a $150 million cash infusion from Bill Gates and Microsoft, back in 1997, to guarantee it’s short term survival. Anyway, marketing… Apple took an almost McDonald’s like approach, “get our customer while they are young… own them forever”. They have done it very well, and the older and younger generations have just followed like lemmings. For the records, I do like Mac computers… for what it is designed to do, it does it very well (all be it a little over-priced IMH

… the hate I have for Apple is the “i” everything… iPad, iPod, iPhone. How their business model hasn’t gone through the anti-trust hassles that other have faced is beyond me. Apple fans are loyal, almost like cult members, and my are now members (iPod owners)… and since they are , I have to help then when things go wrong. You own an iWhatever… no it owns you it seems. BTW, I hope all you iFan, realize the iPod is just the digital reinvention of Sony’s Walkman and Discman, riding on the coat tails of the Napster phenomenon. And Tablets were around long before the iPad… the last kick at the can was back in 1999 / 2000… but since they were more costly than laptops, they didn’t really catch on. But I digress.

Back to my Apple hating adventure. So yesterday I pack up my 3 boys, and head off to the giant Mall, where the Apple store is. Being a tech guy, I usually don’t run to the store for help, most computer companies, put all the tech stuff on line, so if you can read, you can do it yourself. The Mall is forever under construction (always expanding and renovating)… I tried to park near the entrance where the apple store is, but no… under construction. I drive around to the other side of the mall, park and saw the sign I blogged about yesterday. I then proceed to drag the 3 through the mall, with the 5 year old wanting to ride up and down every escalator we pass. Get to the store, its packed full of all the Apple cult members. I start looking around for a free person to ask a question, I wanted to see if it was possible to get all the bought and paid for software consolidated onto one of the 2 iPOD 5, my middle owns (an even longer story how he ended up with two). I see a row of stools that looks like a tech support help desk (it says something like apple genius behind it). On my way there, I am intercepted by a 20 something hipster girl (complete with would be Rasta hat)… the genius concierge. She asked if I needed help, so I hit her with the question. Her attitude… well let’s just say her customer service skills need some help. Long story short, what I want might be possible, but I need to book an appointment with the “geniuses”, and come back to know yeah or nay. No doubt, I will be reaching for my wallet, with said appointment. We didn’t even get to the question that my oldest had, before she blew us off. Found another blue shirt, who suggested I “may” be able to find the info to handle my oldest ’s issue online.

So to re-cap… problems with an apple product… it will cost me time and money to fix, and I have to put up with attitude for my trouble. Yeah, Apple iProducts are great… they are easy to use, and very reliable… not so much it seems. But I guess if you are brainwashed into believing so, then keep on believing.

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8/10/2014 10:05 am

As I said on yesterday's post....I will never own another Apple product again. All three of my children (adults) have walked away too and only one or two of the grandkids still have iPads. I manage very well with my Windows 8 laptop...I have actually grown to like the versatility once I got over the initial shock!

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8/10/2014 10:22 am

I'm definitely not buying any Apple products now I've read your post.

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8/10/2014 10:41 am

Maybe it is that I "grew up" with "normal " computers and am reluctant to learn the "I" stuff. But My iPad was my biggest mistake. it is such an expensive music and movie player for me. I have had my Tough book for many years and it sticks with me and suits my needs. a word on the Apple Stores, my only experience was after I bought my iPad, I went in to ask a simple question. The alleged "experts " could not help me, because I was not able to explain my problem in "Apple" language. I finally had to very politely tell the Senior expert (he may have been 20 years old) "How the "F" do I connect this piece of "S" to the internet?". Then he caught on to my question, I guess the military way of communicating still does work. No more of their products for me.

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