Then, after taking their "you gotta buy the latest Apple schlock" marching orders from the big talking Apple head on the screen, Apple's zealot followers camp out and wait in line like mind-numbed robots (just like the 1984 commercial slaves) to buy "it". Then, right on cue, 5 months later the 1984 Apple overlord tells them that the most recent Apple schlock they just bought is now obsolete because Apple has just replaced it with their latest "new and improved" iteration of Apple schlock. So the Apple lemmings camp out, wait in long lines and buy the same Apple crap all over again.
Many people strongly dislike Apple and its entire "closed proprietary business model" because Apple has become the very thing they mocked and despised in their "1984 commercial"!
Their Apple acolytes desperately need a rogue blond with a large flying hammer to destroy the big Apple talking head on the screen in order to set their blinded followers free.
And there writes the ignorant Apple hater who hasn't a single factual word in his false to fact screed which is not based on any experience or reality!
Apple has never had a "five month" product cycle. In fact, products from Apple last far longer than do similar competitors products in the same niches. Apple's iPad is not selling as many as they'd like, because they keep working, year after year, and Apple keeps updating their software for free. Same with iPhones. Most iPhone users update on a two year cycle and SELL their old iPhone for enough to pay the initial fees for the latest, newest model! You cannot say the same about any other makers' phones. Apple's computers' average useful life is now running six to seven years before requiring replacement! Your ignorant claims don't match our actual experience. Ergo, Apple's products are not "schlock" as you further ignorantly claim, but rather very high quality goods, that last.
I wish it was every five months that Apple refreshed their product lines. But it’s more like two years between major iterations with a relatively minor tweak in between.
The Apple products just last. I have about a dozen Apple gadgets since 2003 and all of them still function. Though I have little practical use for my original iPod that only holds maybe 4,000 songs.
Despite all the hoopla over the years about batteries, I never had to replace one. Apple did the right thing by sealing them in tight. Also Apple OS and iOS are very secure. I guess it took the FBI quite a while to break into that iPhone.
Never waited in line for the newest product. I usually upgrade in the “off year” and let the early adopters work the kinks out. All my iPhones are the “S” version. That way I get a solid, proven dependable product all the time.
I don’t like the politics of Apple founders and CEO. But guess what, Bill Gates and the Microsoft top brass are no,better. In fact I would say Bill Gates is more of a flaming liberal than Steve Jobs ever was.
I like the way all the Apple devices work together and give you universal access to all your data, media content and applications. Whether I’m working on my laptop, tablet or phone, it’s seamless. It’s a good ecosystem.
You do realize that what you think is awful, is a strong selling point for Apple? Apple customers are largely not hackers they just want to turn on a computer and get the stuff out of it they need.
Sort of like a refrigerator with Ice in the door, put the cup in the door press and get ice out. There is no expectation that they will get flavored ice or even ice cream, just ice.