Forget Apple fanboys, what about Apple doomsayers?

iMore ^ | Friday, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:15 am EDT | BY JOHN MOLTZ

[amigatec]

Not only are you stupid, you can’t read either. Where do I say that I “demand that the rest of the world think that way”.

Like I said this is like auguring with a 3 year old.

I’m done with you. If you don’t like Apple then STAY THE HELL OF THE APPLE THREADS!!!!!!!!!

[tacticalogic]

Not only are you stupid, you can’t read either. Where do I say that I “demand that the rest of the world think that way”.

It's implicit in your claim that most people don't understand. By your account they're ignorant and wrong, and they only way they'll ever get it right is to change they way they think about it the same way you do.

[amigatec]

It’s Crystal clear you don’t now don’t bother me again Troll.

[tacticalogic]

OK. Meanwhile you can go back to complaining about the “haters” insulting you, and opining that almost everyone is too ignorant/stupid to even understand what it is that Apple is selling.

[Svartalfiar]

I'm glad you looked it up and took the time to reply on it, it just proves my point. Yes all the reviews are bad. This just shows that Apple has no plans to compete against MS for the Business market. When’s the last somebody from Apple has talked to your IT staff about setting up an Apple Network?

Like I have been saying on this topic, if Apple REALLY wanted to compete against MS they would build a serious Business platform, and market it. But they are NO trying to compete with anybody.

How do I prove your point? I know about it because I have some buddies who do a lot of work with networks. But if Apple didn't want a piece of the server pie, why would they have any kind of server software? True, they aren't trying hard to compete, but simply having that product means it competes with something. Besides, they tried to compete, had a terrible product that no one wanted, and so they decided to stop trying as much, let Microsoft win that fight. But when it comes to the Home market, Apple is 100% competing in it. The exact same way Mama's Home-Style Pies is competing with flour producers, apple growers, and Disaronno. Microsoft powers more laptops in homes than Apple does. Apple may not want to compete with anyone, but they don;t have a full monopoly so they're stuck competing with the other players in the field: Microsoft, Dell, Lenovo, HP, etc etc.

[Svartalfiar]

Apple is Light years ahead of any body else out there, that is why they are the most Successful company in the world.

OK, let's go ahead and assume that's true. But Apple isn't 'light-years' ahead of everyone else, they make a product that is, for all intents and purposes, equivalent to their competition. They may have higher quality in many areas, but you pay a premium for that, and don't even try going into really high-end, Apple can't touch Alienware or custom builds.

The only reason Apple is so successful is because they were able to take their product, brand it as a hipper, cooler, less buggy version than what Microsoft made, and then their business practices are what truly made them successful. They have a product in the iPod/iPhone that is simple to learn/use, they have done a decent job updating current products (iPhone 3G, just before the 3GS), they have good customer service (although I much prefer being able to work on stuff myself, NUSPI devices suck), but the main thing is how they handle their financials. They don't spend much money outside of regular business expenses, they charge a huge premium on their stuff, and make good use of tax havens.