In my dealings with the site--the forums and the IRC--I have noticed that a good amount of users dislike Apple Inc. and its products. As someone who is about to buy a Mac but who is generally against the idea of being a 'fanboy', I would like to ask why. The following three basic questions will hopefully help guide the discussion.
1. What do you think of Apple as a company? This includes policies, acticities, the way consumers and the public are treated, and such.
2. What do you think about Apple's products? What are your thoughts on iPods, iPhones, iPads, Macs, and anything made by Apple. This also includes software like iTunes and Pages.
3. If you dislike Apple, its products, or both, why? This is the big question, and it deserves a real answer. "Apple sux"/"I hate Apple because their computers are shitty"/etc. are not real answers. What exactly about Apple and/or its products do you not like?
Please, for God's sake, play nicely. I know this is a contentious topic amongst computer people.
I will give my own thoughts a bit later.
1. What do you think of Apple as a company? This includes policies, acticities, the way consumers and the public are treated, and such.
2. What do you think about Apple's products? What are your thoughts on iPods, iPhones, iPads, Macs, and anything made by Apple. This also includes software like iTunes and Pages.
3. If you dislike Apple, its products, or both, why? This is the big question, and it deserves a real answer. "Apple sux"/"I hate Apple because their computers are shitty"/etc. are not real answers. What exactly about Apple and/or its products do you not like?
Please, for God's sake, play nicely. I know this is a contentious topic amongst computer people.
I will give my own thoughts a bit later.