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Is anyone going to come out and say it? Apple sucks!
on November 26, 2008 at 07:27 PM - LINKSure, they make beautiful amazing products, but they just suck as people. They hate and screw everyone that they come in contact with.
Constantly obsoleting products and accessories. Suing everyone who makes their products more useful. Backstabbing all of their business partners.
They just suck and it comes down from the monomaniacal despot at the top.
Cant’ we all just say it?
So very few people get upset because they can’t use third-party products to force their way into the iTunes database. Big deal, compared to the vast majority of people who would just prefer to get a nice, clean, dependable program that works the way it’s supposed to every time.
Say what you want, CM, but fewer people will agree with you than you expect.
on November 26, 2008 at 07:52 PM - LINKI have to agree with Kirk. The beauty of the Mac world is that everything works together. If Apple doesn’t want you to mess around with certain files, it must be for some reason.
on November 26, 2008 at 08:05 PM - LINKActually you would be equally surprised at the number of people who would agree with VitaminCM. I certainly do.
The Apple DRM is draconian (as is all other DRM). Good luck playing your store bought music if you ever decide to switch to a superior operating system, even though you have a license and are legally allowed to play it.
Additionally the iPod firmware has a tendency to crash. See, the software that Apple writes is crappy, whereas the hardware they ship is typically top-notch. I installed linux iPod and haven’t had a single problem since.
Apple also likes to try and lock down their hardware. Have you ever tried installing a better operating system, like linux or even Windows, on a Mac? Without using Boot Camp, but instead with linux/Windows as the only OS? It doesn’t work out too well.
If you haven’t noticed, Apple has a tendency of trying to force you to use their products. Sounds a lot like Microsoft. They consistently try and force people to use the latest Microsoft products, such as forcing people to upgrade to MS Vista if they wanted to play Halo 2.
Oh, and hate to break it to the Mac fans, but Mac OS X isn’t really that revolutionary. Linux has been using various docks for years, and the OS X interface looks surprisingly familiar to Gnome. All Apple did was put an over-glossy and in my opinion ugly skin to Unix and made everything but the kernel (and other core items) proprietary.
And not being able to get into the iTunes database is a big deal. It is essentially taking away the choices that we have, locking us into the Apple world and out of their competitor’s. What Apple needs to realize is that the majority of the dummies using computers don’t even realize that there are third party applications out there. All they are doing is locking out people like me who will never buy from the iTunes store anyway (and you do know that forcing people to use iTunes makes business sense because of the attached store, right?)
I received my iPod as a gift, and thankfully it is from before they locked down their database, but you can sure bet that when this one breaks I will not be buying another iPod. Or ever any Apple product at that.
on December 4, 2008 at 01:08 AM - LINKDon’t be a hater. I mean, what happened? Did Apple kick your dog or something? Steal your lunch money? Run off with your best girl?
on December 4, 2008 at 07:26 AM - LINKNo, Apple just created a bunch of arrogant fan boys that like to pretend they are superior because they are using Mac OS X. I am sick of the false advertising that Apple throws at the general public, and I am sick of their attempts to force me to use their products. Unlike most of the population, I would like to have the freedom to customize my iPod or other Apple products however I choose. Fortunately I still have the choice to not use Apple products, and as stated above I will never again purchase their crap. The MS Zune looks like a better choice these days.
on December 4, 2008 at 04:57 PM - LINKActually, you’ve got that wrong, there. It’s because we’re superior that we use OS X. Not the other way around.
on December 4, 2008 at 06:01 PM - LINKZune? C’mon! That ugly thing exists thanks to the iPod.
on December 4, 2008 at 07:05 PM - LINK