That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and poor people
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Re: That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and poor people
#2Good evidence that if you try hard enough you can be offended by anything.
Re: That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and poor people
#3I have no idea how the two points in the article are the only takeaway the author had. On point one, Apple has never been the cheapest at anything. Although they have been offering more low end options as of late they are still not a 'budget' manufacturer and likely never will be.
On point two, it is absolutly possible that a 5 year old machine still runs fine. Depending on the machine! A 5 year old macbook pro is still pretty capable. A 5 year old acer laptop that you got at a black friday sale... not so much. I think this is the level of user they would like to have switch and it's not that far fetched.
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#4Since Apple sells hardware, of course they will find it sad if people don't buy new hardware all the time. But it's nice to see them being (unintentionally?) honest about it for once amidst all the marketing.
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#5Wow. Is this how far the author had to dig to find something to complain about? Yes, companies will frequently give you some marketing spin to get you to buy a new version of a product. And yes, you should use your head to figure out if you a) need it, b) can afford it. And no, it's not an insult to those that decide not to buy the new product.
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#6My Ipad mini keeps getting slower and slower. soon it will be a Kindle
Re: That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and poor people
#7I have no idea how the two points in the article are the only takeaway the author had. On point one, Apple has never been the cheapest at anything. Although they have been offering more low end options as of late they are still not a 'budget' manufacturer and likely never will be. On point two, it is absolutly possible that a 5 year old machine still runs fine. Depending on the machine! A 5 year old macbook pro is st…
> "On point two, it is absolutly possible that a 5 year old machine still runs fine. [...] A 5 year old acer laptop that you got at a black friday sale... not so much. [...]"
If you take good care of your computers they can last a very long time, even cheap ones. Still, the person that bought that acer laptop on a black friday might be one of the people that fall into door one.
Re: That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and poor people
#8Wow. Is this how far the author had to dig to find something to complain about? Yes, companies will frequently give you some marketing spin to get you to buy a new version of a product. And yes, you should use your head to figure out if you a) need it, b) can afford it. And no, it's not an insult to those that decide not to buy the new product.
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Re: That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and poor people
#9Wow. Is this how far the author had to dig to find something to complain about? Yes, companies will frequently give you some marketing spin to get you to buy a new version of a product. And yes, you should use your head to figure out if you a) need it, b) can afford it. And no, it's not an insult to those that decide not to buy the new product.
I did not have the negative reaction to the same degree when watching, but did find the comment a little strange as well. He does not need to dig that deep.
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#10I'm an Apple-only user at the moment, both mobile and desktop.
When Apple asserts that a desktop computer should be replaced by a locked-down handheld device with very limited capabilities, the odd thing seems to me is they don't realize these devices do very different things and fulfill very different needs.
I don't worry about the demise of the desktop because I'm nostalgic, I worry about the loss of power and productivity incurred by users with desktop-illiteracy. There are many applications for which a handheld device, especially one with the limitations of iOS, is just not suitable - in much the same way a full desktop/laptop computer is not suitable for things mobile devices excel at.
That the hardware is locked down, outdated, and supremely expensive are additional criteria making the disconnect worse, but these are not the crux of the problem in my opinion. I see two outcomes from this, neither one is appealing: either Apple is misjudging the needs of their users, to the point where trendsetters like programmers will be switching away from the platform. Or, they succeed in their vision and breed several generations of technologically illiterate information workers fumbling their way through life with nothing but extremely limited mobile devices as their only productivity tool.