Bold statement incoming ! I hate Apple for two things : the fanboys and the policy . Now let's get our facts straight.
The Buyers
There is this notion of an Apple Evangelist.Long story short ,these are individuals known for over-promoting Apple products (You know,all the "i" stuff) with sheer exaggeration.What I'm trying to tell you is that there is certain cult formed over the years among the ranks of these groups.They like to call it The Cult of Mac.The members of that cult's idiosyncratic loyalty to the company in cause has been widely described as having religious traits with a somewhat atheist behaviour towards common religions.The Cult of Mac is believed to be an entire system that helps worship technology in the world by praising and nearly sanctifying Apple's now deceased renown founder -Steve Jobs.He is often compared to God and called a saviour, his life being woven into different ancient religious myths.A martyr, even. And perhaps most importantly, Apple fanboys simply don't bother of knowing of the existence of other tech-based companies besides Apple Inc. believing their products are absolutely the best they can possibly find while ignoring Apple's utterly horrendous policy.I surely don't want to become of the freaks.
The Policy
Here's where stuff gets really muddy. In my book, Apple's way of treating it's costumers is one of the most self-righteous, pathetic and arrogant I've ever seen in my time of existence. If you do the simple action of googling "Why people hate Apple" you'd be amazed at the myriads of articles, public opinions regarding people dissing Apple's way of doing business.I will point out some of the most prominent examples to you:
- iTunes . Speaking of online sales , customers are free to choose where they wish the purchase their content from , whereas in the case of i-products , consumers are forced to use the application in cause , whether they like it or not . Consequently , iTunes restricts purchases to the country from which the customer's payment details originated . This creates a monopoly within the market .
- The First-Party Connectors. Only Apple certified accessories can be connected to an Apple device . Are you serious ???
- Banned or blocked apps. You can't download Google apps on an iOS device . Also , better Wi-Fi detectors that Apple's woeful variant are prohibited.
- Little to no customization . Apple want us to use their devices the way they would like to. Why would I bother being thought dumb by the company that provides me with such handhelds ? It is a freaking smartphone. It is meant to provide freedom of use .
- A lot of more stuff you can feel free to read :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Apple_Inc.
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/26-reasons-apple-fanboys-have-got-it-all-wrong-689379
One of my close relatives owns an Iphone 4S and to be honest, for that price it is a disaster mainly because of Apple trying to combat piracy or who knows what with their crappy polic .I bought an app for 1$ with a pre-paid virtual Visa card and now I'm not able to either update any app or buy a new one because "the payment was not confirmed" somehow.Why did it allow me to download that app,then? And this is the best-selling smartphone in the world ? Nah :<
For now, I'll stick to my trusty Android device.There's hope that the guys running Apple will learn the notion of being true to their costumers.Might feel like a rant article but that is just how I see things : )
Have a nice day !
