you can mess how much you want with your apple product, they just dont want you doing it and thus dont hold your hand by giving you the means to break your laptop and blame them, laptops werent made to be taken apart by amateurs, i mean if you really want to you can fix the shit you need yourself anyway just be creative

Does this not remind anyone of Erudito? No? I'll walk myself out, then.

Spend your money on what you want faggot

I am always up for some Apple hatin, glad someone went to the effort to point out how they inhibit real technology under the guise of fashion and user friendliness

I like my ipod and I have had no problems with itunes until itunes 11 came out. Itunes 11 has a really shitty interface, is hard to work with, and has reduced functionality compared to previous versions. I just stuck with 10.7. Apples computers are way overpriced though and I would never buy one.

I only have one problem with this post... I like iTunes QQ everything else I agree with

As a Mac user, I found this post pretty interesting. I mean, obviously my jimmies were rustled a bit at first, but then I realized it's just a computer and I have no real point of getting outraged over it. I think the only real reason I haven't switched back to my PC (I've owned this iMac for about four years now; still works great, by the way) is because I don't feel like readjusting to a different setup. I must admit, even though I use OS X, there's just something about using Windows that feels like you're actually accomplishing something, you know?

I also like how they made plenty of arguments against Macs other than HURR DURR OVERPRICED AND CAN'T PLAY GAME.

inb4 red thumbs for admitting self as a Mac user

I say, it's brilliant. Everything they're doing is brilliant.
Why? Simple. They're in it to make money. And all of these things are excellent strategies to do just that. They've cultivated an extremely loyal consumer base whom they can count on to buy whatever they release, and most importantly they release OFTEN, leaving out features just so that people are more likely to buy a new device.
Making their hardware un-serviceable and proprietary does one simple thing: Forces people to buy more of it, which means, more profit. They go crazy with these patents because the more they patent, the more control they can have over the market, which means..... more people have to buy their products.

Apple is a business. They're out to make money and that's what they're doing. That's capitalism, that's the way it is. Yes, it's capitalism, and in a capitolist society, you have the right as a consumer to buy from whoever you want to. I don't have anything against apple at all, in fact, I am impressed at the success their devious schemes. I just shake my head at all the people who choose to spend their money on Apple products. There's always an alternative, that's why we have anti-monopoly laws. If you're looking to save money, get an inexpensive computer and load a free OS like linux. Or buy software and technology from one of the many other companies out there.

There is this guy who repairs computers at his own local (he is known as the best one in our town) and whenever someone takes in a mac, he always tells his costumers they (macs) are a piece of shit and repairing it would only lead to more problems and more money wasted in the future so he actually refuses to repair them.

Don't know if he's an asshole for refusing to repair macs or is a hero because he is losing money for the sake of the costumers (he doesn't even sell computers so he can't profit out of them buying a pc instead)

I thought this was all common sense

TL;DR

Read it all, but it says that people "Steal wifi from coffee shops" on the last one.

Really? I hate Apple and "mac-tards" passionately, but people do not steal wifi from coffee shops. Coffee shops LET people use their wifi to attract more customers.

If that kind of bullshit is in this post, I can't imagine what other bullshit is in it that I must have missed.

Apple is fucking brilliant at marketing and at copyright laws, exploiting anything they can to earn more money, seems fucking smart. I dont give a fuck if my ipod cost me $300 new, ive had it for 5 years and it works fine, not one issue that i couldnt solve with a simple clear and restore.
Apple is deceitful, but brilliant.

Apple computers have an average lifespan of only 2 years? I've had my Mac for about 5 years or so, still works perfectly fine and has not "died", whereas my friend's top quality PC practically fell apart the first week he bought it (his computer still works, but I'm saying its hardware is lolsy).