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On 24-December-2015 9:35 PM, Xeno wrote:
> On 24/12/2015 4:15 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>> On 24-December-2015 4:00 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote
>>>> Xeno wrote
>>>>> Noddy wrote
>>>>>> D Walford wrote
>>>
>>>>>>> My son has gone over to the dark side, where he works in the UK
>>>>>>> everything is Mac and he has become a fan, after my latest computer
>>>>>>> problem he's telling me to dump the PC and buy a Mac.
>>>
>>>>>> Which is a perfectly sensible thing to do, *if* you like paying
>>>>>> through
>>>>>> the nose for your hardware,
>>>
>>>>> Good quality hardware costs, just like hardware in the PC world.
>>>
>>>> I would never buy a Mac.
>>>
>>> I might, but only to develop iOS apps.
>>>
>>>> I like to 'fiddle' (I make/repair/upgrade my own PC's) and Apple
>>>> actively discourage fiddling. they want users to pay a fortune to one
>>>> of their accredited dealers to do what one could easily do themselves
>>>> if it were a PC. but my very first personal computer was an Apple
>>>> Mac, with 128k of RAM (no, that's not a misprint!) and no hard drive.
>>>> but it was technologically streets ahead of IBM machines of the day,
>>>> which were still using DOS. Win 3.1 hadn't been released of course,
>>>> but when it was it was just a crude copy of the Mac OS, which was
>>>> called 'finder' as I recall. However, as windows evolved I decided to
>>>> make the change. the cost of Mac hardware and software, the low cost
>>>> of PC software/hardware by comparison, and not to mention the
>>>> plethora available, and of course the ease of upgrading PC's were the
>>>> crucial factors.
>>>
>>>>>> want around 5% of the world's software made available to you
>>>
>>>>> Of course 95% of PC software is just duplicate functionality
>>>>> software that matches the functionality of the 5% of the Mac 
>>>>> software.
>>>
>>>>>> and want to put up with Apple's bullshit.
>>>
>>>>> What bullshit would that be Noddy?
>>>
>>>> how about the fact that you just have to guess most of time how to do
>>>> things? iPads don't even come with an instruction book for example.
>>>
>>> They do have a proper electronic manual. It would
>>> be completely stupid to have a printed one.
>>
>> what about someone who's never used one before. how are they supposed to
>> know how to get the electronic manual? apple should include a 'quick
>> start' guide, like most products have these days, and instructions on
>
> They do, it's an inbuilt tutorial.

afaik I don't have it on my ipad.

>
>> how to do basic stuff, and that there is an electronic manual available
>> and how to get it. their failure to do this is just another indicator of
>> their arrogance.
>>
> The built in tutorial takes you through all the necessary processes. 
> That would include using 'gestures', more than enough to get you going 
> I would suspect.
>>>
>>>> Apple tries to create the impression that it's a superior product for
>>>> superior more intelligent users.
>>>
>>> It is a lot more intuitive than the android system.
>>>
>>> And quite a bit more restricted too in some areas.
>>>
>>> You can't for example have the phones auto answer
>>> incoming calls because that can be used to snoop
>>> on people who set their phone up that way.
>>
>> we're talking about computers
>
> Micro$oft would like you to merge computers, laptops, phones and 
> tablets into a single conceptual package with, thus far, a singular 
> lack of success.
>>
>>>
>>>> snobby ppl who drive European cars and sip lattes always buy Apple
>>>> products. :)
>>>
>>> Plenty of those wont touch them.
>>>
>>>>> The Mac OS? Been a free upgrade for years. Even before the Mac OS
>>>>> was free, it was very cheap, unlike Windows ripoff upgrades. It's
>>>>> interesting to note that the Mac OS/X operating system has had the
>>>>> same user interface since 2001, unlike Windows on PCs in the same
>>>>> timeframe.
>>>
>>>> that IS a good feature
>>>
>>> And you are free to run Win on them too if you want.
>>>
>>>>> Apple realised that Phones/Tablets have different operational and
>>>>> user interface requirements to Desktop/laptop computers hence we
>>>>> have 2 Apple operating systems. OS/X for desktops/laptops and iOS
>>>>> for phones/tablets.
>>>
>>>> no one in their right mind would buy a windows phone anyway..
>>>
>>> Quite a few do. Mainly so they have the same UI on the phone
>>> and the laptop etc.
>>
>> I guess so
>>
> Apple worked this out a long time ago at the dawn of the tablet era. 
> People want their devices to be compatible. They don't necessarily 
> want them to 'work' the same way. This is something Micr$oft doesn't 
> seem to find obvious. But then, it never has.
>>>
> <snip>
>>>
>>> In fact the ipod touch is just an iphone with the phone missing.
>>>
>>>>> After all, it seems all smart phones have MP3 and video player
>>>>> functionality these days.
>>>
>>> But apple doesn’t compete at the very low cost end
>>> of smartphone and never has with stupid phones.
>>
>> apple products are unjustifiably expensive
>>
> Might I suggest you look at the innards of a Mac. They leave most of 
> the pack behind with respect to quality. You need to remember, Apple 
> aren't selling computers at the low end of the market but Acer, Asus, 
> Toshiba and many other brands do. These same brands also sell into the 
> upper market areas alongside Apple computer products. When you look at 
> the pricepoints of these products, they are very similar in price and 
> performance but the Mac still pips them on build quality and design. 
> I've pulled a few iMacs apart in my time, and Mac desktops as well, 
> and the build quality and design is extremely good.
>
>


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