... I remember the "Bates 4000" skit in "The Onion movie" based on the Onion News Network. The poor bastard leaves the computer store with a Bates 4000 and when he gets home he hears on the radio, "and introducing the Bates 5000! Your Bates 4000 is a piece of mess!". This goes on and on, to the point that he barely leaves the store parking lot and hears that his computer is obsolete.
So let me get this straight, don't buy an Apple product because Apple keeps making better products all the time? Wow. It's not like an iPhone stops working when a new one comes out. My wife is still happily using her 1st gen iPhone.
I had a friend when I was a kid that was jealous that I had an NES. He saved and saved until he could finally buy one, but then the SNES came out a few months later. That's technology for ya!
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So let me get this straight, don't buy an Apple product because Apple keeps making better products all the time? Wow. It's not like an iPhone stops working when a new one comes out. My wife is still happily using her 1st gen iPhone.
I had a friend when I was a kid that was jealous that I had an NES. He saved and saved until he could finally buy one, but then the SNES came out a few months later. That's technology for ya!
You know what's even more funny then this comic......
Watching you get all riled up every time someone says apple sucks, .
You know what's even more funny then this comic......
Watching you get all riled up every time someone says apple sucks, .
Apple does suck, just not for the reasons people keep saying here.
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Well, after having my hard drive replaced on my PC yesterday, I had to endure using Internet Explorer for one day until I re-install Safari.
Although I am not a fan of Apple's hype and so forth, I must say, their web browser is WAY easier to work with. I hate having all kinds of mess on the toolbar with IE.
Apple does stupid mess like no removable memory and no removable battery on their phone. Obviously iy is part of their revenue earning strategy but it sucks that a company that thinks of everything, does it really well, obviously makes a point of making certain omissions knowing damn well the will nick you later due to a product malfunction or peoples need to expand.
How do you think these dudes must of felt when the next gen of super computer hit the scene? Not that I am comparing Apple to a super computer but can you image the billions invested and lead times to deliver? The thing probably powered up while the next gen was being made available.
Apple analogy: this quarter Malibu Barbie, next quarter Beach Ball Barbie. End of the day it's still Barbie.
Closed app ecosystem on the iPhone. They should allow an unregulated "jailbreak" mechanism.
As has been stated, no removable battery. Rejecting certain cool apps. Not supporting wi-fi syncing (I can do that with a jailbreak app at least). Cannot share 3G internet from my iPhone with my iPad (again, can be done with a jailbreak app). Some of their products are missing key items (like the mac mini doesn't come with a keyboard or even a remote).
I guess maybe they don't "suck" but they definitely aren't perfect.
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Why I will never buy another Apple product- I recently bought an IPOD (like every other sucker on the planet) I tried to drag and drop files onto the thing but apparently apple hasn't invented that technology yet. I eventually relented and installed the Itunes virus on my computer. Had to go to the Apple web page to figure out how the damn thing worked, Itunes must have the most convoluted system for moving files around, I eventually relented and moved everything I wanted on my Ipod into a folder (Is that fucked or what?) Also, It dosen't play anything other than MP3s and Apple's proprietery format, and attempts to convert all non mp3 files to apple format so you can never use them on anything else ever again. WTF? Some of the pictures I put on there still don't show up. I was told that the brilliant thing about Ipod's is their ability to play music like a virtual DJ, sounds easy until you actually try to use it, apparently you have to sign up with Apple first, so it can upload a list of all your mp3's to Apple. I had nightmares just thinking about that. Hi Steve this is Tim's computer, I've been looking through his MP3's and they are all download and I was wondering if you had the phone number for the RIAA.......... Oh- And why the hell would I want to know what the F#@*#@# weather is like in F#@*#@# Cupertino, does anyone know how I can get rid of that? I should have saved $50 and bought a PC notebook instead. Tim
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... I remember the "Bates 4000" skit in "The Onion movie" based on the Onion News Network. The poor bastard leaves the computer store with a Bates 4000 and when he gets home he hears on the radio, "and introducing the Bates 5000! Your Bates 4000 is a piece of mess!". This goes on and on, to the point that he barely leaves the store parking lot and hears that his computer is obsolete.
End of the day it's still Barbie.
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