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So what are the answers then? Since when has blind trust been a good default? If they have the answers then let's see them. Until then all that we can do is spe

by EpicEng 10y ago

So what are the answers then? Since when has blind trust been a good default? If they have the answers then let's see them. Until then all that we can do is speculate, and none of see good solutions here.

grzm 10y ago
Please don't interpret me as promoting some blind trust in Apple. Some of the issues people raise I think are legitimate for their use cases. Some aren't backed up with anything. Perhaps I should, to use your words, "blindly trust" that their complaints are valid? I'd rather try to see both sides of the situation and decide for myself. Apple is a large company and they've been successful for quite a while now. I don't think they're infallible. iTunes is a great example of something that I think should be right in Apple's historical core competency in terms of software and has been an absolutely horrible experience for years. I think the MacBook product line is fragmenting a bit, though I think that might be temporary--the expansion to include the MacBook Air is now once again contracting. How many iterations of iCloud have there been? (I think I still have a me.com account around here, somewhere.) I'd love a Mac Mini update. Looking around, I'm pretty impressed with the Surface Studio, in particular the Dial. I've heard Windows 10 is really good. I have no reason to doubt that, though I have no experience with it. I like what I know about ZFS. While I have issues with some of how DropBox is implemented, I think its overall user experience is great! I also wish there were a commercial product like 10gui (10gui.com). I do think there are reasons for the decisions they've made, and likely the majority of them don't involve active attempts to alienate their customers or incompetence. I also realize that Apple isn't going to be able to make products that will please everybody. Sure, I'd love to be privy to all of the decisions Apple makes. I don't think I'm necessarily entitled to them. And I also have faith that I can evaluate the products for myself. What do you think? Am I being fair? Reasonable? An Apple apologist? Completely off my rocker?

by EpicEng 10y ago

grzm 10y ago

Please don't interpret me as promoting some blind trust in Apple. Some of the issues people raise I think are legitimate for their use cases. Some aren't backed up with anything. Perhaps I should, to use your words, "blindly trust" that their complaints are valid? I'd rather try to see both sides of the situation and decide for myself. Apple is a large company and they've been successful for quite a while now. I don't think they're infallible. iTunes is a great example of something that I think should be right in Apple's historical core competency in terms of software and has been an absolutely horrible experience for years. I think the MacBook product line is fragmenting a bit, though I think that might be temporary--the expansion to include the MacBook Air is now once again contracting. How many iterations of iCloud have there been? (I think I still have a me.com account around here, somewhere.) I'd love a Mac Mini update. Looking around, I'm pretty impressed with the Surface Studio, in particular the Dial. I've heard Windows 10 is really good. I have no reason to doubt that, though I have no experience with it. I like what I know about ZFS. While I have issues with some of how DropBox is implemented, I think its overall user experience is great! I also wish there were a commercial product like 10gui (10gui.com). I do think there are reasons for the decisions they've made, and likely the majority of them don't involve active attempts to alienate their customers or incompetence. I also realize that Apple isn't going to be able to make products that will please everybody. Sure, I'd love to be privy to all of the decisions Apple makes. I don't think I'm necessarily entitled to them. And I also have faith that I can evaluate the products for myself. What do you think? Am I being fair? Reasonable? An Apple apologist? Completely off my rocker?