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Honestly, I used to hate Apple too. Not sure why, it just seemed like more of a glitzy "fashion statement" than a technical innovation. Maybe this was fueled by

by dvt 5y ago

Honestly, I used to hate Apple too. Not sure why, it just seemed like more of a glitzy "fashion statement" than a technical innovation. Maybe this was fueled by my own insecurities (I grew up poor), but boy, was I wrong. After dealing with PC laptops for more than a decade (my first laptop was when I was 19), I finally switched to a MacBook Pro last year and could not be happier. I've had "top" PC products in the past: Razer, X1 Carbon, etc, etc. None even remotely come close in battery life, performance, ease of use, or support. I switched to Apple phones around 6 years ago, and it's the same story. I still miss my HTC One, but other than that one phone, nothing compares to my iPhone.

dubswithus 5y ago
When I was in grade school kids bullied you for being an Apple user. Also, people were constantly telling you Apple is for education and there are more applications for windows. Things have changed?
- palata 5y ago
  For one, most people now spend most of their time in their browser or in a hidden browser (ahem, Electron?). So unless you want something specific (video games, a Windows desktop app, ...), I think they just both work. I'm guessing even Linux on a mac is probably okay (since so many people have the exact same hardware as you...)
- chemmail 5y ago
  Yes, today if you text someone not using iphone, you will have a green bubble which means you are practically a pariah and get made fun of. In fact my circle almost does the same, but more jokingly because you make fun of each other cars at the older ages lol.
makeitdouble 5y ago
I am not sure how this relates to Apple’s repair practices and other business stances ? To put in context, people probably had the same views around 1994~2000 as Windows was the only platform providing a reasonable GUI, wide hardware support, a vibrant app ecosystem and support from any computer shop at any price point you could wish for. I still think people hating Microsoft weren’t wrong per se, and we can look at the bright side as well as the shitty side at the same time.
smoldesu 5y ago
God, I had the HTC One (M7). That was such an amazing device, it's a real shame that nobody has come along and made something that felt quite as... phone as it did. Even having used punch-hole cameras and OLED displays, that handset was just amazing. The way the curved back would melt into your hand, the perfect button placement and incredible speaker setup... that thing felt like a phone from 5 years in the future. The software experience was fairly clean and beat the hell out of Samsung at the time (and arguably, today), and the performance was really solid. The screen was a gorgeous 1080p LCD panel that made comparable iPhone models look like a kid's toy, and both cameras were super competitive for the time. I'm just gushing at this point, but that phone was really something else. If they made a new one with zero changes except a more recent chipset and better storage, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. And who could forget the price? All that for ~400 bones in the US, in 2013? You could even land it cheaper if you bought it on contract with a carrier! They really just don't make them like they used to, even my S10e doesn't quite fill the void.

by dvt 5y ago

dubswithus 5y ago

When I was in grade school kids bullied you for being an Apple user. Also, people were constantly telling you Apple is for education and there are more applications for windows. Things have changed?

palata 5y ago
For one, most people now spend most of their time in their browser or in a hidden browser (ahem, Electron?). So unless you want something specific (video games, a Windows desktop app, ...), I think they just both work. I'm guessing even Linux on a mac is probably okay (since so many people have the exact same hardware as you...)
chemmail 5y ago
Yes, today if you text someone not using iphone, you will have a green bubble which means you are practically a pariah and get made fun of. In fact my circle almost does the same, but more jokingly because you make fun of each other cars at the older ages lol.

makeitdouble 5y ago

I am not sure how this relates to Apple’s repair practices and other business stances ? To put in context, people probably had the same views around 1994~2000 as Windows was the only platform providing a reasonable GUI, wide hardware support, a vibrant app ecosystem and support from any computer shop at any price point you could wish for. I still think people hating Microsoft weren’t wrong per se, and we can look at the bright side as well as the shitty side at the same time.

smoldesu 5y ago

God, I had the HTC One (M7). That was such an amazing device, it's a real shame that nobody has come along and made something that felt quite as... phone as it did. Even having used punch-hole cameras and OLED displays, that handset was just amazing. The way the curved back would melt into your hand, the perfect button placement and incredible speaker setup... that thing felt like a phone from 5 years in the future. The software experience was fairly clean and beat the hell out of Samsung at the time (and arguably, today), and the performance was really solid. The screen was a gorgeous 1080p LCD panel that made comparable iPhone models look like a kid's toy, and both cameras were super competitive for the time. I'm just gushing at this point, but that phone was really something else. If they made a new one with zero changes except a more recent chipset and better storage, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. And who could forget the price? All that for ~400 bones in the US, in 2013? You could even land it cheaper if you bought it on contract with a carrier! They really just don't make them like they used to, even my S10e doesn't quite fill the void.