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I hate Apple and their Ipods. Firstly, they have took a UNIX operating system and modded it and now you have to purchase it. Umm.. last time I checked, the whole point of UNIX is to be free.
chepe371They even blocked some of the models homebrrew ability, making them even more useless as they dont support quality audio files like wav , flac, and video files like mkv and avi.
Not to mention the millions of yuppies who purchase Mac computers for exorbitant prices even tho they can hardly use MS Office.
, I hate monopolies, like Apple.
Exactly in what way, by any definition, is Apple a monopoly, when they have just over 5% market share for personal computing operating systems, and what appears to be no more than about 10% market share in smartphone OSs?
Another great Apple product I am sold on is the iPad. Flame away, but after a day or two of basic browsing, and apps usage, my keyboard and mouse interface on the PC seems outdated and cumbersome. My wife, almost uses it exclusively.
I quite liked the iPad when I had a play with one. I can't even slightly afford one, but I did get the impression that it's one of those things you'd not be able to do without after an extended time. Definitely something as simple as the apps or internet browsing using just a fingertip, especially on link-heavy sites like youtube and the like - so much easier and more intuitive on a touch-screen.
OF course Apple is making more than MS now, with almost a decade of s***y ipods and iphones which re-release every few months under a new guise.
They even blocked some of the models homebrrew ability, making them even more useless as they dont support quality audio files like wav , flac, and video files like mkv and avi.
Not to mention the millions of yuppies who purchase Mac computers for exorbitant prices even tho they can hardly use MS Office.
Well, i couldnt agree less with you...... first off iPod and iPhones dont release every few months, they are developed and released on a yearly cycle...... mac are different but apple wants to keep up with technology. Secondly, if i was Mr Jobs, i wouldnt want people homebrewing on a device that i created and should be used for the purpose it was made for, and those file formats are utter crap now a days, welcome to the modern world of .mp3 and .mp4 mate!!! And lastly, i love using pages as well as Office 2007 to comprise my school documents to be used in Office 2003. Macs are the most multi-purpose machines around, i mean if you want to pay the premium for best overall package on the market, you can even go mad and put a certain inferior OS on called windows?? IMO, Macs and the i line-up that Apple put out are among the best products in the world, for sure they are expensive, but you pay for what you get in the modern world im afraid, and thats coming from a 15 year old!! MY OPINION BY THE WAY PEOPLE!!
Well, i couldnt agree less with you...... first off iPod and iPhones dont release every few months, they are developed and released on a yearly cycle...... mac are different but apple wants to keep up with technology. Secondly, if i was Mr Jobs, i wouldnt want people homebrewing on a device that i created and should be used for the purpose it was made for, and those file formats are utter crap now a days, welcome to the modern world of .mp3 and .mp4 mate!!! And lastly, i love using pages as well as Office 2007 to comprise my school documents to be used in Office 2003. Macs are the most multi-purpose machines around, i mean if you want to pay the premium for best overall package on the market, you can even go mad and put a certain inferior OS on called windows?? IMO, Macs and the i line-up that Apple put out are among the best products in the world, for sure they are expensive, but you pay for what you get in the modern world im afraid, and thats coming from a 15 year old!! MY OPINION BY THE WAY PEOPLE!!
Ummm... UNIX is meant to be free. By Apple selling UNIX based OS and making profit off of it, this makes the Open Source community pissed off. I don't care how much they spend on OSX, but if its gonna be sold for a price, Apple should go 🤬 themselves. At least Red hat linux has a free OS called Fedora, so I think Apple should follow.Yes, you're right. Apple should spend millions developing their operating systems and then just offer them as a free download 👍
And while we're at it, Evian should operate a similar business plan - after all, they're selling a refined version of something I can walk up to a river and drink for free, right?
Hon-est-leeee...
Can you tell me their market share in portable music devices???Exactly in what way, by any definition, is Apple a monopoly, when they have just over 5% market share for personal computing operating systems, and what appears to be no more than about 10% market share in smartphone OSs?
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Ummm... UNIX is meant to be free. By Apple selling UNIX based OS and making profit off of it, this makes the Open Source community pissed off. I don't care how much they spend on OSX, but if its gonna be sold for a price, Apple should go 🤬 themselves. At least Red hat linux has a free OS called Fedora, so I think Apple should follow.
Can you tell me their market share in portable music devices???
Thats right, they have the majority market share in that category, which makes them a monopoly in that sector. OWNED.
Are you an Open Source contributor or just a Open Source user?
I am actually both, I help report bugs for Ubuntu launchpad and own many linux distros such as Fedora (Goddard 13 is out!), OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, and Mandriva.
Ummm... UNIX is meant to be free. By Apple selling UNIX based OS and making profit off of it, this makes the Open Source community pissed off. I don't care how much they spend on OSX, but if its gonna be sold for a price, Apple should go 🤬 themselves. At least Red hat linux has a free OS called Fedora, so I think Apple should follow.
OWNED.
Ummm... UNIX is meant to be free. By Apple selling UNIX based OS and making profit off of it, this makes the Open Source community pissed off. I don't care how much they spend on OSX, but if its gonna be sold for a price, Apple should go 🤬 themselves. At least Red hat linux has a free OS called Fedora, so I think Apple should follow.