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Totally tangential rant here, but when I've had family or close friends (the kind who would come to me for free tech support and who I would generally indulge)
by TallGuyShort 7y ago
Totally tangential rant here, but when I've had family or close friends (the kind who would come to me for free tech support and who I would generally indulge) ask me for recommendations, I've told them that I don't know Mac products well enough to recommend / recommend against them, but that if they get iOS or Macs, I simply won't be in a position to help them. Almost invariably they get the Apple device, need help, can't get it from Apple, and come back to me. Can't stand it. And if I ever have a glitch they'll say, "but Apple stuff just works..."
- rbritton 7y agoThe only difference when they do choose the products you recommend (in my case it is Apple), they come to you first before even trying the manufacturer's support.
- TallGuyShort 7y agoI don't mind that - I can almost always fix an Android or PC glitch myself. It's the look of disbelief when I tell them I have no idea if their iPad is supposed to do that or not, followed by, "but you're a techy person".