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These are legit beefs. But. After going All apple, then going to use a new laptop from Costco with windows? HELL NO!!!!I'm not a huge Apple fan but I have invested heavily in iTunes so I'm somewhat married to it. The iPod was very innovative and they cornered the market quickly. I have several.
It was the culture of the iStore and being in downtown that put me out. The staff was very friendly and prompt but it was a scene right out of Starship Troopers (Bacon Troopers, but I digress).
Here's my list:
1. overpriced - you pay a premium for that logo that is not as cutting edge as you would think
2. Jobs was a tyrant
3. iPhone 4S was a 3G phone in a 4GLTE world and yet branded as 'new'
4. iPhone 5 changed sync cable making a slew of accessories useless
5. iTunes store is a dog from a performance perspective
6. The Find my phone function is attached to the iTunes account. If I let an employee go and take back his company phone it's damned near impossible to reuse it unless I get that FMP function turned off by the user first.
7. iTunes controls your music library - even on items I've purchased. They 'lease' me music.
8. I have a long complicated story about a lemon system where the final answer was 'buy another one'
9. non-user replaceable batteries on most devices
10. True Believers - no system is perfect but speak ill of the great and powerful Apple could get you shanked.
Oh and a bonus one: They are in schools so heavily and yet 92% of the work force uses Windows. I find it a disservice to our students.
But hey, it's capitalism at it's finest so more power to them. I already have users lining up for the iPhone 6.
my .02
Advertisements suck. Apple never breaks down. Usually. Windows has tons of issues always. BUT! by nature! I'd rather hang with a windows human. Apple folks are dorks. If you guys get an itch for a new home computer, check out the iMac. Love mine.