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Why Buy Apple.... Are we crazy?

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Achiever said:
That does not mean there have been 2.3 million users having problems with their adapters, simply 2.3 million people who have bought an adapter which Apple is (tacitly) acknowledging may have caused users problems and been faulty. Most of these users have probably never had a single issue with their adapters, however it is cheaper for Apple (and better customer service) to give them a few bucks instead of paying it to the lawyers to defend the action.

There is a truism in most legal cases that is especially in anti-trust cases: nobody wins except for the lawyers.
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Right. They are just refunding it to those individuals even if they aren't having problems.

Same thing with cars: You don't have to have tires that are exploding, but as long as they fit the brand then you will get them replaced if there is a recall.
 
Jalbuke said:
So many problems with Apple products!
Why are we buying crapy hardware? For the brand name? Do we have a taste for suffering?

Strange world, strange people we are!
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We buy Macs because Macs can do "actual work". PCs these days are mostly for gamers but most of us have either a PS3 or XBox 360.
 
UltraNEO* said:
Funny how Windows used to crash more than often and MicroSoft didn't ever admit there was a fault or a problem. Just think how many users should of had refunds for their insecure OS...
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Except mine doesn't. We could do without bad generalizations all round I think.
 
Macs are totally worth every penny compared to any pc's out there.

I'd say if you are a hardcore gaming or that's your #1 priority then buy a pc and do everything else which is 2nd rate but if you want to do everything first then get a mac and 2nd rate gaming I guess (well not really as the mac pro's are pretty much close in top of the line gaming these days for a reasonable price).
 
kabunaru said:
We buy Macs because Macs can do "actual work". PCs these days are mostly for gamers but most of us have either a PS3 or XBox 360.
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No unfortunately AutoCAD and Maya do not work on OS X, so no it's not for work in this case.
 
asmallchild said:
ipod mini -> flawless until I played around with it last month with a screwdriver

ipod video -> flawless, still running

ipod touch -> flawless, in my pocket

MBP -> flawless, best laptop I've owned yet

You were saying?
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I'll continue with my list:

Ipod nano: flawless, have it with me
another Ipod nano: flawless
and the last Ipod nano: flawless

Ipod video: flawless
another ipod video: again flawless

A 10 year old powerbook: flawless
 
It's such a pity that flames don't kill trolls. They feed on attention it seems.

So how about we start ignoring this one? Maybe it'll find somewhere else to feed, or even choke to death on it's own ignorance.

I love my SR MBP, despite the fact the lid doesn't close perfectly and it has the yellow discoloration at the bottom of the screen. I love it because it is the most beautifully designed, well rounded and flexible notebook available. A few insignificant problems are not going to change this.
 
Jalbuke said:
So many problems with Apple products!
Why are we buying crapy hardware? For the brand name? Do we have a taste for suffering?

Strange world, strange people we are!
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Yes. We have absolutely gone mad for being with the majority and buying hardware that OCCASIONALLY has problems and an OS that is flawless.

We are insane for being able to show our artistic talent easily in iLife

We should go to a special home for making our school/work presentations look fantastic

And we should be ashamed for wanting to carry the music, web, video, and everything else in our pocket with out it taking up much space

Honestly, we are crazy. We are so crazy for doing what others should have done ages ago. SWITCHING!
 
Erasmus said:
I love my SR MBP, despite the fact the lid doesn't close perfectly and it has the yellow discoloration at the bottom of the screen. I love it because it is the most beautifully designed, well rounded and flexible notebook available. A few insignificant problems are not going to change this.
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Thing is, for loyal Apple fans most discovered problems are likely to fall into the category "insignificant". Sending in your MacBook for case cracking for the 3rd time might reach the category "slighly annoying".

Just an observation. No pun intended. ;) I agree the MPB is a remarkably designed notebook.
 
OP

hopefully you are not planning to bring apple down by this stunning argument!, are u?
 
jjahshik32 said:
Macs are totally worth every penny compared to any pc's out there.
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Not really, cos...

I'd say if you are a hardcore gaming or that's your #1 priority then buy a pc and do everything else which is 2nd rate
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Well, no, that's not the case. A good PC is just as good as a good Mac plus it has more industry standard apps.

but if you want to do everything first then get a mac and 2nd rate gaming I guess (well not really as the mac pro's are pretty much close in top of the line gaming these days for a reasonable price).
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At the moment I personally have a Quad Core gaming PC, a Macbook and an old P4 based Linux workstation. The Linux station is the one I use the most day to day outside work. As for gaming machines, a MacPro is good if running under Windows but then what's the point in that? You could get a better Windows based machine running SLI for less money.
 
i hate to make a reference to micro$oft, but, everyone says the Xbox 360s are really faulty, well, guess what, when you look at the shear vast amount of 360s sold, and how many are actually defects, its still a small number. The same goes for apple. good news is no news, but when something BAD happens to your 360, or your mac, you complain, so everyone thinks everyone is having problems.

I mean, more ppl are going to come on here and complain then they are going to come on here and just say "i love my mac!" - where's the confrontation in that?

:apple: still rocks.

-from a PC user.
 
I've never had a problem with an Apple computer or iPod. They even gave me some spare battery since mine could blow up, thanks Apple. Thapple.
 
Jalbuke said:
So many problems with Apple products!
Why are we buying crapy hardware? For the brand name? Do we have a taste for suffering?

Strange world, strange people we are!
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This web site attracts the complainers and the curmudgeons, those with an axe to grind. And...more than a few trolls like you. Relatively few people put up posts here just to say "everything's working fine for me", and if they do, they are routinely labeled as "Apple Fan Boys". Your post implies that this discussion forum is representative. It isn't.

Anyway, relative to your rhetorical question....I have had a lot of different computers over the years, including many that I've built. And I use several different brands of PCs at work. I use Macs and OSX because it's excellent hardware and causes me FAR less suffering than other other computer direction I've ever taken.

Everything's working fine for me.
 
Jalbuke said:
So many problems with Apple products!
Why are we buying crapy hardware? For the brand name? Do we have a taste for suffering?

Strange world, strange people we are!
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My hardware is fine maybe I'm lucky....Go buy something else if you don't like it!
 
cloudnine said:
None of your posts so far have said anything positive about Apple or their products. Why are you on this board? Trolling much?

I buy Apple products because they're superior to Dell, Acer, Toshiba, etc... and they're capable of running the best operating system on the planet. I've had two iMac G4's, two PowerBook G4's, a MacBook Pro Core Duo and my latest machine is a 24" iMac C2D. None of them have given me any problems, except for the one PowerBook that has been an absolute road warrior with me... its SuperDrive burned out which was covered by AppleCare.

My older Dell laptops and desktops, however, have given me nothing but grief... and Dell's customer service is horrendous. I wouldn't use a Dell if it was given to me for free.

Oh, and the only reason that Apple's faults are so public is because they're such a great company. They're in the spotlight so much because they just keep getting better and better... so when something goes wrong, everybody knows about it. Something goes wrong with a Dell product and its just expected because they're crap.

Just my opinion, of course :)
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And you speak for the Legions!:cool:
 
OMG! I can't believe this thread has about 3 pages.

But please allow me to comment.

DNFTT. Simple.
 
I thought this whole site WAS an Apple fanboy site? :eek: You got lost at the last turn son Virusville is the other way
 
Jalbuke said:
Presumptuous :rolleyes:
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This thead has degenerated (yes, I guess it was possible) into cheap shots and one word rebuttals. Please, some moderator shut this thread down. And to the OP, seriously, get a hobby. Or are you really that starved for attention?
 
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