Apple is the the target again as usual and even more so now that they are gaining market share.

Your blog doesn’t carry much in the way of substance to validate your perception of Apple, it’s products and Steve Jobs.

I have been using Apple products for the last 20 years to set the record.

I don’t consider myself to be a fanboy, but, a consumer that like products that work and work the way that they are advertised.

Let’s look at the iPhone. Apple’s end user agreement and ATT’s contract outline exactly what you can do with the iPhone. No if ands or butts. Reason? Well if you open up the device to customization or API’s, what is the first thing that happens? You phone dies and then what? You know, customers whining that their phone doesn’work on xyz phone network, blah, blah, blah. Because their son’s friend said I can get your phone to work on the xyz phone network. It is called proprietary.

Look at your pool, you can only get company specific part for your pool pump. end of story you get the point.

As for gripes with Leopard?

BAck up, Back up, Back up! Everyone knows back your crap up. It you’re not technically inclined, get a professional to do the install.

Far to many self acclaimed blogger, Apple, Mac addict out there who claims to know how to do, it full of crap.

Leopard is a new cat, no pun, and for all those “GURUs” who just go into the install process, clicking, not reading promts, no backups, shame on you. You all know better than that and then to complain!?!?! WTF.

Shame on you all!!!!

Now for you to put Steve Jobs in your sights…

Why?

Let’s look at the innovation going on here. OSX is a superior operating system. XP, Vista go even come close. Read all the reports.

Look at the iPhone, iTouch iPod, Nanos. You are completely of base.

Apple Products doe work the way they are supposed to. But don’t think that you can’t use them with a little brain power.

It is a computer, OS, Music system. Come on you come off as a MS fanboy to say the least.

For those of you all with problems, go the a Apple Store’s Genius bar and they are happy to help fix your problem.

Get that from Dell, HP, Gateway, or MS.

Merry Christmas all.
Dennis

Thanks for the great observations.

There’s no question that any problems Apple’s experiencing are well within the scope of “normal” technology problems.

My point, though, was that Apple promotes the perception that they’re above the problems that so many other technology vendors face, so that when Apple does have some problems, it’s remarkable.

Furthermore, if users start to realize that Apple is subjust to some of the same problems as other companies, Apple loses a valuable marketing asset.

I have to disagree.

Where has Apple stated or promoted the perception that their above problems?

If you look at current marketing ventures, Mac and PC guys, the ads in a kind fashion show the inherent problems that Windows, be it Vista, have certain problems and major issues that have been noted also by Microsoft.

No where do you hear Mac claim that Apple computer have no problems. For the most part, Mac kindly show applications, and what you can do on a Apple computer.

Go to the Apple website and view the ads.

In fact I have a rather complete collection of all the Apple ads created and no where does Apple ever claim to have no problems. And having watch just about every Keynote that Steve Jobs does, he has never claimed to have a operating system that is perfect. Close too, but not perfect.

I find and as I have mentioned, that there are many blogger, with big fingers and small minds, and not you, who like to complain about Leopard and I find that the majority of the gripes are for those whom thought that they could simply push the OK button and their computer would be updated and loaded with Leopard and not a thing to do.

When I updated, I found it to be a bit overwhelming and the reason, I knew that with a completely new OS I had to backup my data to make double sure that I didn’t have any loss or file corruption.

With that, all the drivers were there, connection to the net a breeze , and everything worked. But, Birt, I took the time to do it right and read prompts and really think about what I have and what I was doing.

Thanks for your kind debate. It is refreshing.

Have a Merry Christmas
Dennis