Why Apple?

[ShadySocks]

7 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

THIS

I have an iPod 4th gen and the recent update make the home screen 2fps

[DrMacintosh]

2 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

iPod 4th gen - recent update 

What?  

[ShadySocks]

The most recent update like 3 years ago

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, ShadySocks said:

The most recent update like 3 years ago

Yeah thats like from 2010........it had 1 CPU core, a quarter of a GB of RAM and was only supported up to iOS 5. I own one actually and it still works perfectly. Sure there arent any updates for it but it works as an iPod. 

[ShadySocks]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Yeah thats like from 2010........it had 1 CPU core, a quarter of a GB of RAM and was only supported up to iOS 5. I own one actually and it still works perfectly. Sure there arent any updates for it but it works as an iPod. 

I have ios 6 on it (I clicked update on the General Tab). The keyboard is unusable, the home screen is a pain because scrolling takes forever.

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, ShadySocks said:

I have ios 6 on it (I clicked update on the General Tab). The keyboard is unusable, the home screen is a pain because scrolling takes forever.

The drive is probably corrupted. Mine has no issues. 

 

Nothing you can do about it though because you cant restore. 

[ShadySocks]

2 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

The drive is probably corrupted. Mine has no issues. 

 

Nothing you can do about it though because you cant restore. 

 thanks apple. Same thing happened to iPad 3. IOS 8 caused games to be unplayable

[Hoppa]

I don't understand why people buy any "flagship" phone anymore. They're around $800-1200 which is just ridiculous.

I just bought a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 for $236 AUD  ($178USD) and it's got awesome specs.
I could buy a similar priced phone every year and that's equivalent to buying a flagship every 4 or 5 years.

[DrMacintosh]

2 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

 iPad 3 -  IOS 8 

That thing is basically an iPad 2! You have to recognize the relative power of these devices and the OS versions you are talking about......

[ShadySocks]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

That thing is basically an iPad 2! You have to recognize the relative power of these devices and the OS versions you are talking about......

Although the life of computers are much longer, It still doesn't make sense for me to have to buy another pricy apple product every year, when I have a 10 year old Q6600 PC that is still good today, 10 years later.

[APasz]

I think the main reason is because it's Apple. A lot of the people who own and use an Iphone couldn't tell you the difference between a lightning connector and a USBc connector. They simply aren't interested in tech.

Apple has built a reputation for themselves that goes beyond tech specs. It's a name, a name that everyone knows. To a lot of people their is only Apple Iphone and Samsung, there is no IOS or Android, They don't know or even care to know. All they want is a phone, and since they don't know phones, they go with what everyone knows, which is Apple.

 

There's more to it then tech specs. Sure, us techies may know that there are Android phones that completely blow the Iphone out of the water but the average person doesn't know and doesn't care. All they want is a phone that works, and Apple has built a reputation that means just that.

[ShadySocks]

I don't want to start a flame war, though. We shouldn't continue this conversation on this thread. (or this forum?)

[DrMacintosh]

8 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

 have to buy another pricy apple product every year, when I have a 10 year old Q6600 PC that is still good today, 10 years later.

You don't. iOS devices tend to be good for 3 years after they are released. 4 years is pushing it and 5 is troublesome. 

 

Also you are comparing two completely different things to each other and that is making me pretty upset right now. 

 

Again, you have to realize where mobile technology was just 5 years ago.........the iPad 3 was nothing! It has literally fractions of the power of todays devices and it was meant to run an OS that was a fraction as complex. Not to mention it is 32Bit

 

Try running Windows 10 on that 10 year old PC and tell me how it turns out.....

[Carlos1010]

So pretty much people will only pick apple for its UI and speed? 

[DrMacintosh]

5 minutes ago, APasz said:

I think the main reason is because it's Apple. A lot of the people who own and use an Iphone couldn't tell you the difference between a lightning connector and a USBc connector. They simply aren't interested in tech.

Apple has built a reputation for themselves that goes beyond tech specs. It's a name, a name that everyone knows. To a lot of people their is only Apple Iphone and Samsung, there is no IOS or Android, They don't know or even care to know. All they want is a phone, and since they don't know phones, they go with what everyone knows, which is Apple.

 

There's more to it then tech specs. Sure, us techies may know that there are Android phones that completely blow the Iphone out of the water but the average person doesn't know and doesn't care. All they want is a phone that works, and Apple has built a reputation that means just that.

I know you are talking about users in general which you are right about......but it makes people like me really upset. I live and breath PCs of all brands, but I still choose the iPhone because I feel that it is the superior and more reliable platform to be on. 

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, Carlos1010 said:

So pretty much people will only pick apple for its UI and speed? 

No. Those are 2 of the reasons why I love the iPhone, but there are many, many more reasons. 

[APasz]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

I know you are talking about users in general which you are right about......but it makes people like me really upset. I live and breath PCs or all brands, but I still choose the iPhone because I feel that it is the superior and more reliable platform to be on. 

I'm a PC guy through and through but as you do, I also see why you'd choose Apple, they've built reputation and a ecosystem to go with it, It's called a wall garden for a reason.

When you've got everything connected and everything under your control, Making everything work is so much easier.

[SLAYR]

3 minutes ago, Carlos1010 said:

So pretty much people will only pick apple for its UI and speed? 

There are also apple only apps, apple customer support, longer software support on the OS side, and ease of use.

 

 

[ShadySocks]

5 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

You don't. iOS devices tend to be good for 3 years after they are released. 4 years is pushing it and 5 is troublesome. 

 

Also you are comparing two completely different things to each other and that is making me pretty upset right now. 

 

Again, you have to realize where mobile technology was just 3 years ago.........the iPad 3 was nothing! It has literally fractions of the power of todays devices and it was meant to run an OS that was a fraction as complex. Not to mention it is 32Bit

 

Try running Windows 10 on that 10 year old PC and tell me how it turns out.....

The CPU is comparable to an i3 laptop core, and I have it overclocked making it equivalent to an i5 laptop.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2556&cmp[]=1038&cmp[]=2569

 

I know that the life expectancy for mobile devices is much less, but I believe apple's pricing is unjustifiable.

[ARikozuM]

5 minutes ago, Carlos1010 said:

So pretty much people will only pick apple for its UI and speed? 

Or they don't care for specs. If you buy an iPhone, you know what to expect while Android UI is changed between every company that uses it.

 

I, for one, don't care for the "octa-core and 1440 screens" that some Androids tout since I can have a better experience at home without having to worry about the battery (on most Android phones) dying 3 hours before the day is over.

[DrMacintosh]

3 minutes ago, APasz said:

I'm a PC guy through and through but as you do, I also see why you'd choose Apple, they've built reputation and a ecosystem to go with it, It's called a wall garden for a reason.

When you've got everything connected and everything under your control, Making everything work is so much easier.

And I'm just going to be honest here, my PC can derp really hard sometimes for any number of things. I can always fix the issues as they are usually pretty minor. But I know that If I was not me, and just some user who did not posses my level of logical reasoning and troubleshooting skills, I would be ripping my hair out and wanting my money back.

That is something you just dont get with Macs or iPhones. Not at least in any large numbers, nothing is perfect after all.

 

I had a 2011 iMac for 5 years (it still works like a charm). I have had more issues with this PC than that Mac had in all its life. I still wouldnt leave my PC for a Mac though. I do defiantly want a MacBook sometime soon though. 

[DrMacintosh]

2 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

but I believe apple's pricing is unjustifiable.

Then dont buy them? 

[DrMacintosh]

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

dying 3 hours before the day is over.

Battery is such a mixed bag. I know so many people who hate the Galaxy S6 and S7 battery life. Saying it dies fast and such. Then there is me, using my 6s Plus for 6 hours or more with the screen on and still making it home with 25%+ 

[ShadySocks]

 

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

Then dont buy them? 

The firestarter thread is "Why Apple", so we came here to argue

[APasz]

We don't have to argue though.

Everyone just take a deep breath.