Why do people like Apple products?

[S3_]

The only appeal I see is its clean UI

[TheGlenlivet]

Apply or Apple?

[Cvdasfg]

"It just works" is what I see a lot of people say.

[S3_]

5 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

Apply or Apple?

Apple... I didn't catch the misspelled word

[S3_]

4 minutes ago, Cvdasfg said:

"It just works" is what I see a lot of people say.

But they pay an absurd amount of money for an inferior overpriced device.

[TheSLSAMG]

Honestly, this is a tired topic that is asked on a weekly basis. If you use the search function, I'm sure you'll find hundreds, if not thousands of threads going into this very question.

[TheSLSAMG]

Just now, S3_ said:

But they pay an absurd amount of money for an inferior overpriced device.

Inferior in what way, exactly? Apple devices have some advantages over their Android and Windows counterparts. There's better continuity between phone and computer, iPhone processors are significantly faster than the Android counterparts, etc. 

[TheGlenlivet]

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, TheSLSAMG said:

Inferior in what way, exactly? Apple devices have some advantages over their Android and Windows counterparts. There's better continuity between phone and computer, iPhone processors are significantly faster than the Android counterparts, etc. 

He's talking about price/performance. Which in Apple's case, is off a bit.

 

11 minutes ago, S3_ said:

The only appeal I see is its clean UI

That is part of it, it's also pretty secure. As mentioned by @Cvdasfg, it just works for a lot of people. I think it also elevates their image, so people will care more about them since they use Apple products.

[Himommies]

24 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

He's talking about price/performance. Which in Apple's case, is off a bit.

 

That is part of it, it's also pretty secure. As mentioned by @Cvdasfg, it just works for a lot of people. I think it also elevates their image, so people will care more about them since they use Apple products.

Because of apple's software suite lot's of pepole save money by using apple products

[thedangerine]

Because of apples "Ecosystem" aka its easy to use for less tech savvy people and they have convinced people that they should pay more just because

[mynameisjuan]

These threads never lead anywhere good. Honestly should be locked.

[S3_]

3 minutes ago, AdvancedMicroDisapointment said:

Because of apples "Ecosystem" aka its easy to use for less tech savvy people and they have convinced people that they should pay more just because

I guess it is a little bit easier for less tech savvy people, but for doing more complex task it can be a little bit harder.

[ShredBird]

OS is a matter of taste.  Apple is more closed, Android is more open.  Both have advantages and disadvantages.

Other than that, Apple makes the best ARM SoCs hands down, pairs them with top tier displays consistently.  They also pay attention to some key details, like interfacing their flash storage over NVMe.

You pay a lot, I wouldn't call it overpriced.  All flagship phones cost an arm and a leg and honestly I'm over it.  It just needs to be good enough.

[Automobili3XF]

Yep, it just works.

I got myself a 128gb iPhone SE last month after my Moto X Play decided to just stop working (right before the Apple battery fiasco, mind you), i've got a great deal on it so the hit wasn't as big as expected.

Man, i was a non believer of the iOS, call me sheeple and everything you desire, but i like it. Its a small phone (it uses the 5/5S body) but boy does it pack a punch, it has a damn great camera, the iOS just flies on it, i can carry all my ALAC library on it and don't even worry about how much memory i have left, as well as lots of downloaded Tidal Hi-Fi playlists. And the apps on it, they look much better and are easier to use, so i guess its a question of user base as well.

And i'm not a big phone guy, i had the same Moto X Play for 3 years before i got the SE, never minded it very much, but i'm using my phone a lot more since i made the jump to the iPhone.

[themctipers]

59 minutes ago, Cvdasfg said:

"It just works" is what I see a lot of people say.

it only works if you ignore the public iOS 11 beta (iOS 11.0 - 11.1.2)

apple is just moving to apple park, im telling you, iOS 12 is going to be the best thing that has happened to iPhone since iPhone!

Spoiler

im telling you, iOS 11 will reimagine the way you use your iPhone and iPad, and is the most advanced operating system to date

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Im telling you right now iOS 10 will make iOS 9 look like iOS 8 am I right?

iOS 10 is so advanced with siri AI on your phone, there's no reason to stay back on that obsolete piece of junk iOS 9

Spoiler

iOS 9 will provide such a huge update to iOS 8 with major improvements to siri

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iOS 8 will expand on iOS 7's beautiful glass design and make everything soo much smoother

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iOS 7 is a canvas update to iOS 6, making it look modern, and simply stunning

 

 

 

 

 

to get away from google (haha i use w10 and google..)

it looks nice, my aluminium unibody enclosure

the ecosystem is great, airpods + icloud + iphone + macbook pro

in store support is amazing (lines are long, but support is usually good)

also software support that is longer than two years lol

 

iOS is simple enough for me to use yet advanced* enough that I can enjoy using it and not feel limited, android feels.. too open for me, if that is even a thing, and just.. not iOS.

 

*as long as there is a jailbreak on my phone.

[arnavvr]

1 hour ago, TheSLSAMG said:

Inferior in what way, exactly? Apple devices have some advantages over their Android and Windows counterparts. There's better continuity between phone and computer, iPhone processors are significantly faster than the Android counterparts, etc. 

Certain use cases actually make some Apple products better price/performance.

[aezakmi]

I don't like Apple but I'm still people, I think

[Canada EH]

1 hour ago, TheSLSAMG said:

Honestly, this is a tired topic that is asked on a weekly basis. If you use the search function, I'm sure you'll find hundreds, if not thousands of threads going into this very question.

agreed

 

[Arika]

because people buy what they want to buy with their own money

[Virus__]

Because I like my iPhone & MacBook. But the fact most of my friends use iOS it's great with iMessage across my laptop & phone, also my 6S+ is running the latest version of iOS & still runs like it was new, no battery issues & being slowed down here. Also the resale value is pretty decent. Though I picked both up second hand because the seller either didn't research their value on the secondhand market, or just wanted them gone quick, paid at least 50% less than what the value at the time was for both.

[mr moose]

It's not that people irrationally like apple more than any other product, it's just that along with companies like HP and MS, they tend to attract more than their fair share of dumb haters.

[79wjd]

On the software side of things:

I prefer iOS to any version of Android I've extensively used (Kit Kat or earlier). I haven't really used anything as a daily phone since then unfortunately as there is no way of testing phones long term.

 

Backing up to and restoring from iCloud works seamlessly and consistently. AFAIK there is no equally good alternative on Android.

 

Years of iOS updates, my old 5s was still running iOS 11 quite well while any Android alternatives stopped receiving updates about two years ago. 

 

Strong ecosystem between Mac OS and iOS -- having messages and calls synced between the two is incredibly useful and is enough all on its own to get me to stick with Mac OS/iOS as long as there are no major drawbacks or compelling features on competing platforms. Again, afaik there is no option that's even remotely close to being as reliable. 

 

I prefer Mac OS to Windows as I tend to have fewer issues -- Windows likes to restart at inopportune times, the scaling is worse, the multi touch support is worse, and I just generally find Mac OS easier and faster to navigate/work with.

 

On the hardware side of things:

Until fairly recently (last few years), the trackpads on virtually all Windows laptops were garbage in comparison -- nowadays the trackpad on the Surface Book/XPS come close, but still aren't quite as good (but are certainly good enough). 

 

I want a 15" laptop with a quad core, 16gb of ram, a 250gb nvme ssd, high quality >=QHD display, and no dGPU. I also want something that has great battery life, is light weight, has a good build quality/design, and has an excellent trackpad/keyboard. Macs satisfy all those boxes (well until the Skylake/Kaby Lake Macs as there is no iGPU only 15"). The XPS 15 and Surface Book 2 also satisfy my requirements just as well as a Mac, but they're both lacking Mac OS.

 

From the phone side, I want a big screen in a relatively small body with good battery life, an excellent camera, and that feels snappy. I don't care too much about the SoC (other than as a tech enthusiast) as I don't do anything demanding, so that's not a big concern to me, nor is the aspect ratio as I mostly use my phone for internet, email, and texting. My options here basically end up being an iPhone X and a Samsung S8. If it wasn't for the list of software preferences, I'd seriously consider an S8, but the advantages for iOS (for me) are just too important. But, I'd still love to give an S8 a shot, but there's no way to test a phone without paying a 15% restocking fee and an activation fee if I decide I don't like it (which is the big reason I haven't really used Android in a few years now).

[divito]

18 minutes ago, mr moose said:

It's not that people irrationally like apple more than any other product, it's just that along with companies like HP and MS, they tend to attract more than their fair share of dumb haters.

Not sure I'd go so far as to call Apple users not irrational. 

[captain_to_fire]

I don't like already where this thread is leading and I think it'll just feed the trolls but I say it again as to why so many people like Apple's ecosystem.

• Software is properly optimized for the hardware
• Premium build quality of hardware
• Best in class multi-touch trackpad, Windows is just catching up with their precision drivers and even then, it's not yet a standard in PC OEMs
• Top notch customer care and after sales support like AppleCare Protection Plan with global coverage (at least on my experience) and long duration of software updates for iOS devices. 
• In comparison between Android and iOS or macOS and Windows, Apple's platform is more "set it and forget it" which makes it very easy to use unlike Android and Windows requiring constant tweaking within settings and apps.
• Color calibration for macOS is system wide unlike in Windows where it has to be on a per app basis.
• transferring and restoring old data from an old iPhone or iPad is way smoother than Android thanks to iCloud and iTunes
• An iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and a Mac work together via continuity.
• Apple is quick to patching vulnerabilities especially on iOS. 
• Fixing a corrupted OS with a Mac is easier since Apple enables downloading a fresh copy of macOS while booting to Recovery Mode (Command + R) and it doesn't have that pesky activation issues in Windows and you still can't download a new copy of Windows 10 while booted to Recovery Mode.
• Macs scale better with external displays and high resolution displays than in most Windows PCs
• A Mac and an iPhone comes with free apps that are actually useful like iWork (Pages, Numbers and Keynote) and iMovie and Garage Band. Windows doesn't have those and most Windows PCs (with the exception of the Surface line) comes with proprietary bloatware preinstalled like trial AV programs and 30-days of Office 365 trial.

Edited January 22, 2018 by hey_yo_