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Apple is also a bad example of luxury and/or simplicity. They are nothing like a Gucci bag or an exotic car. At best they are an automatic transmission vs. a ma

by drats 15y ago

Apple is also a bad example of luxury and/or simplicity. They are nothing like a Gucci bag or an exotic car. At best they are an automatic transmission vs. a manual one (following his "simplicity" argument) but there are automatic transmissions from other companies too now, it's not the 1990s. Also their customer service is appalling, their failure rates have been proven to be middle of the pack. I am not ignorant of using them either, I used OSX and iOS for years and I say Android ICS is better, Ubuntu is better and new iterations of Windows certainly don't seem to be worse (although I have less data there). People like to compare the latest OSX to Win95 or even XP (2001) but don't compare as often to the most recent offerings. There is a total intolerance to criticism. Android ICS has been said to be better than the latest iOS by multiple reviewers, so it's at least neck and neck with the last bit probably depending mainly on personal preference, but say that here and you will risk a downvote. In fact it's almost certain to get downvotes and they will only sometimes be balanced out but people appalled at the abuse of the voting system being used to just hammer someone who doesn't belong to the group.

epo 15y ago
Nice, a classic example of witless fandroid drivel. An irrelevant comparison to Apple used to introduce a pro-Android rant along with the obligatory "I used to use IOS" and explaining any downvotes for this tosh as pro-Apple groupthink.
- drats 15y ago
  Nobody in the world of art, architecture or fashion thinks one company has a monopoly on good things. It's only a function of Apple being the only alternative to Microsoft's monopoly for a short time (which included MS propping them up) that instilled people with the idea they are magic. Anyone who knows the real history of computers knows they aren't magically inventive. Now as the market is healthier than before there is more competition. Some reviewers have handed victory to Android ICS devices. Far from being a "fandroid" I said that's more like it's neck and neck with personal preference coming into play. But neck and neck is sufficient for my point, they don't have a monopoly on good design and they certainly aren't in some class of their own "luxury" above the normal products. They are just another computer company, as they always were. People who, in modern capitalism, have tied part of their egos and identities to the fate of one of the largest corporate legal entities in the world will no doubt be hurt by this.

by drats 15y ago

epo 15y ago

Nice, a classic example of witless fandroid drivel. An irrelevant comparison to Apple used to introduce a pro-Android rant along with the obligatory "I used to use IOS" and explaining any downvotes for this tosh as pro-Apple groupthink.

drats 15y ago
Nobody in the world of art, architecture or fashion thinks one company has a monopoly on good things. It's only a function of Apple being the only alternative to Microsoft's monopoly for a short time (which included MS propping them up) that instilled people with the idea they are magic. Anyone who knows the real history of computers knows they aren't magically inventive. Now as the market is healthier than before there is more competition. Some reviewers have handed victory to Android ICS devices. Far from being a "fandroid" I said that's more like it's neck and neck with personal preference coming into play. But neck and neck is sufficient for my point, they don't have a monopoly on good design and they certainly aren't in some class of their own "luxury" above the normal products. They are just another computer company, as they always were. People who, in modern capitalism, have tied part of their egos and identities to the fate of one of the largest corporate legal entities in the world will no doubt be hurt by this.