Ever notice that the anti-Mac crowd is a lot more vocal, than the pro-Mac crowd?
To quote Tom Clancy “Never ask a man what kind of computer another man uses. If he uses a Mac, he’ll tell you. If he doesn’t mention it, why make him feel bad”.
It simply works ...
They are ALL made in China.
As for Apple... I made the change two years ago and it is the best thing I have ever done so far as productivity and ease of work is concerned. I am and independent engineer, I make a living working with a computer not working on one.
Knock on wood, two years and never a crash. The only problems I have ever had are Microsoft and I think those are intentional bugs by MS.
I now got an iPhone after trying to make the Blackberry Storm and curve and Casio Commando with Android (a really nice phone) work with my system... they don’t. When you start the purchase with patch this and that and this... forget it.
I had so much trouble with PCs that I put everything on portable hard drives in anticipation of the day I threw the thing out in the yard... I did throw it out in the yard one day... with extreme prejudice. Boy, that felt good!!!
Now, when forced to do windows crap I do it with Parallels, not perfect but it works OK. Works best when you turn all the Mac stuff off, probably a memory thing.
Apple is not about Steve Jobs, it is about an architecture and quality products. The keyboard, drive, case and all on my laptop endure being lugged around in a brief case almost every day. In and out of the bag, link to projectors in client offices and link to their networks pretty much just plug and play. Apple engineers did all this in the 2.8 years Jobs was gone and did it just fine.
Now I have a new work laptop with Windows 7. I almost never touch the 7 environment because the software I need to use isn't compatible. I am running it all through a virtual XP instance because 7 is compatible with virtually nothing.
I love my Macbook Air, love my iMac, love the iPads and iPod touch. I have always found iTunes to be a bit more complicated than it had to be.
Not really. There are lots more pro-Apple threads here for instance than anti-Apple threads. But we see what we want to see as a defensive mechanism.
No, not at all.
That said, this article doesn't sound like a typical Hater, it brings up some interesting points about Jobs himself, and his ability to bring us along with his flights of fancy.
I think Jobs leaves us on a high note. In my opinion, the iPad will be the most influential product of them all. The iPhone, bleh, just another smartphone, if only Apple would make one with a much bigger screen.... and then boom, they made the iPad. This product really does change everything.
My employer uses both MAC an PC so I own both to keep up with the technology. I have no problem with either albeit I use the Macs more for graphics an media with PC used for CAD an other technical software.
Can either or do same jobs...yes. Does one do something better than the other yes. Is one built an warranted better than the other yes. I get what I want need an like to use an fits the task to be performed best.
Hope yer well....stay safe.
What world are you living in? The Apple cultists ALWAYS come out in force to praise any and all Mac.
Sure there are some haters but the pro-mac people are the more annoying. I got no dog in this hunt, just stating facts.