Haha, how does this not surprise me? Blind consumerism keeps Apple in business. Pretty hilarious none-the-less.
sometimes, i wonder if the creators, scientists and developers CRY sometimes, i mean slash their wrists wanting OUT!? the tech is cool, innovation is progress after all. the audiences are the problem, DESTROY the demand, eliminate the supply! i would love the cool scaled down stuff if it was: 1, established first, then follows reasonable/STANDARD prices for present economic climate. 2, the defaults. i'd like to be able to tap into the hardware resources, NOT be bound to any specific os or apps, lets face it, everything is dumbed down and diluted, what a WASTE of creativity. ... on a tech level, great, but the doors it's come out of, skeptical at best. (like the glassholes, what a waste of tech, imagine the potential of those glasses if the HW was fully utilized...not being hip and trendy.) [edit] if a video is attached to the first post, not seeing it. ^^ wtf?! browser not showing id. searched for 'iwatch' and found this: (not sure if this is the video i'm supposed to see on the first post?) Apple Byte - Do you really want an iWatch?
The design of the hardware is lovely. That doesn't make it worth the money though. This is how I imagine Apple stores look like when a new product launches.
These are the kind of weird people that love brands almost like a religion. It doesn't matter if it's good or not, or even if it's something they'll actually use or need it. You're not buying just a product, you're buying a image, a kind of attitude showing. To me, it's stupid paying more for something you won't use. It's even worse if you're buying just to show off. Honestly i have no problems with Apple, i just don't think i'll ever to pay what they ask for they products. It's not like you don't have other choices, sometimes better and cheaper.
They ask too much for their products and these products aren't that reliable either. The last thing i bought from Apple was PowerBook G4 Titanium. Good hardware for its time, and very reliable, also hardware PMU is a great idea, not to mention ability to change batteries in a standby mode. Just only one thing - battery still works for about 90 minutes ( it's 15 years already!). Today's macs aren't as good in terms of reliability, not to mention that linux today is much more powerful than OS X. Never understood that iPhone craze though. It's just a smartphone, not very powerful, not very reliable, you need a jailbreak to install your own software etc.
My Mac Pro has lasted from 2006 to now with minimal effort, some upgrades sure but still. Hard to be the reliability of a machine like that.
Linux is something that deserves the devotion (if the majority of people were using Linux its shortcomings would vanish). The iPhone was futuristic for its time (although I'm no smartphone maven). Now I bet it's all brand power.
It's all about showing off, same formula from the ipod 13 years ago, which is why apple gave it white earbuds so people would know you got $400 to spend on a MP3 player Why you think it has a big shiny logo on the back? and all cases even bulky sport ones have a hole so the logo is clearly visible?
Yeah, yeah... more Apple hate. What a breath of fresh air. As if we haven't had this discussion a million fucking times before.
I mean, I took it more as a slam against people who blindly practice brand loyalty. That was the whole point of the Jimmy Kimmel clip.
What I object to is this concept that anyone who buys an Apple product is just following the crowd or trying to impress someone. That's utter bullshit. That may apply to some Apple users, but it's unfair to assume that every Apple user is like that. Some people may buy Apple products because... *gasp* ...they like the products! And maybe they're willing to pay more for those products because, to them, it's worth it. But hey, what do I know?
okay. the above does make a valid point, not 'everybody' who stopped shy of the real-deal (HACKINTOSH) is blindly following trends. i'll be sure to keep that in mind when dealing with the only two apple users i know IRL. they DON'T represent the majority, but i've yet to meet an apple person to bang on about the GUTS/workings of the machine...still hoping, future is unwritten...they say! :wink-new: .... :witless: goddamnit! i WISH baxx was ere to see this thread, open his eyes and give perspective.
Yeah, you're right. Never a good idea to go to extremes and lump an entire brand's consumer base into one negative category. I do think to some extent blind consumerism plays into Apple's profits, but the same could be said for other companies as well. Hey, I own an IPod Classic that I've had since around 2008. Sure some of the songs have corrupted, but overall the machine is still functioning. Although those day-one devotees are rather rabid. Can't say I've ever been that hardcore for a brand.
It all depends on what you're looking for. I am admittedly quite an Apple fanboy, but last year when I decided to replace my 2009 MacBook Pro with something more modern, I decided to seriously consider a Windows based machine. It had been years since I had a great gaming computer, so I decided to get a really nice machine. My maximum was $3000 for the cost. I had just finished doing some work for a side client outside of my normal job, so it was like bonus extra money to me, and that client owed me that much, so I figured I would use as much of it as necessary to get an awesome machine. I'm on my computer all the time -- I work from home on it, and if I'm not out socializing with friends/family or reading a book, you can bet I'm on my computer. So I was willing to pay whatever it takes to get the computer I really wanted. But, of course, on the other hand I don't want to spend more than what it is worth, and it will be a gaming machine after all, so I began to seriously consider switching to a Windows-based machine. I wanted an aluminum chassis (I've had plastic notebooks in the past and none of them held up the way my aluminum unibody 2009 MacBook Pro did), a beefy enough GPU to play new games at good settings, a slim/lightweight design (and thus no optical drive), a high resolution ("retina" resolution) screen, at least a Core i5 processor, and 16GB of RAM. I couldn't find anything that didn't require making some concessions when compared to a MacBook Pro, and even then they were all still in the same ballpark on price. The closest thing I could find is the Razer Blade, for example, as meets the slim profile with an aluminum chassis and no optical drive and a high resolution screen, but it maxes out at only 8GB of RAM and has a slightly smaller screen, although it does have a touchscreen (which I'd never use) and beefier GPU.... but when configured with the same size SSD as the MacBook Pro Retina 15", was even more expensive at $2700 (and the MBP has a much faster PCI-Express based SSD rather than a SATA-based one). I decided to enlist the help of my "PC master race" type friends, the ones who always made fun of me for buying Macs. Pretty much anything that was remotely close to what I wanted was around $2300-$2800. When they couldn't find anything substantially cheaper than the MacBook Pro, they of course started to criticize the options that I wanted And tried to get me to purchase one of those large ASUS gaming laptops that are built like a tank and are more aptly called "portable computers" than "laptop" or "notebook." So in the end I ended up getting the $2600 MacBook Pro. I'm extremely happy with it and I don't regret the purchase at all. And I got some great perks over the other notebooks as well, like the MagSafe magnetic charger, a large trackpad, and Thunderbolt support, which is underrated but awesome. When I sit down at my desk, all I have to do is connect the power cable and one single Thunderbolt cable, and the Thunderbolt cable connects a hub that connects three monitors, speakers, keyboard, mouse, headset, ethernet, and blu-ray drive, all with just a single cable. It's a really nice setup. The problem with Apple is choice. You are given a limited set of choices, and all of them are pretty much premium choices. At face value, this makes them seem like an expensive brand, but if you compare spec by spec, and by "spec" I don't just mean the CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD, etc., I mean everything, you'll find that they're not really more expensive than any competing model of the same exact specs. If those specs aren't what you wanted, however... then you don't want an Apple, because that's all they offer. It just so happens that what I wanted, Apple was offering. Granted, plenty of people want an Apple just to have an Apple, because of the brand image. I get that. But it's just like any other class of product, there is usually that "premium" brand that everyone wants just because they want it, even if they don't know why they want it.
I totally agree with this. I have a 13" Retina MacBook Pro (Late 2013) and I love it. It's a great machine overall, and it has a few features - like the Retina display and Thunderbolt 2 ports - that make it unique. What's really impressive is how powerful it is, given how thin and light it is. It also has a very solid feel to it. I use it as a secondary machine; my main computer is a desktop gaming PC. The MacBook can keep up pretty well with its PC big brother for most tasks, but it's not very good for modern games.
