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Apple products and services mostly fit my needs and I'm willing to pay the price for that. Things I value: - Physically beautiful products with high build qua
by mostlysimilar 8y ago
Apple products and services mostly fit my needs and I'm willing to pay the price for that.
Things I value:
- Physically beautiful products with high build quality (2016+ MacBook keyboards notwithstanding), including the best displays and trackpads
- A business model oriented heavily around privacy and security
- iOS: the app ecosystem is second to none in terms of quality
- macOS: built on UNIX with a stable, aesthetically pleasing, and functional desktop environment
That said, where it makes sense I choose other products. Spotify is lightyears ahead of Apple Music and I spend accordingly.
I occasionally scope the landscape for alternatives and never come up with anything substantial. I absolutely don't want an Android phone, and any switching away from a MacBook would involve taking on a lot more friction in my day to day. I enjoy the occasional tryst with GNU/Linux but I don't want it to be my main driver, even if I could get a proper display and trackpad. Windows is entirely out of the question.
- askafriend 8y agoI share your thoughts right down to the point about physically beautiful and carefully considered products. For example - I don't care how good a Razer mouse is, I would hate to stare at that aesthetic all day. It would really get to me. With Apple Watch and AirPods to round out the ecosystem, they've really got me captivated. It's hard to consider anything else because it's almost always the case that everything just doesn't work as well together.