Monday, January 14, 2008
(8:00 PM) | Rob Breymaier:
Is Apple Overrated?
It seems I'm among the very few people in the world that think Apple computers are not better than pcs. And, so I'm going to throw some reasons why I think I'm right see if anyone agrees with me. I'm no computer expert, but I do use them a lot and can get into the background a bit. I've actually hand-cleaned a program out of a registry once. But, I do not know code.1. I think the security claims of Apple are less a function of Apple's better architecture than they are of Apple's small market share. I would bet that hackers want to get the most bang for their programming buck and so they go after he pc world instead of Macs, whether just hobbyists or actual criminals.
2. I don't think Apple's interface is intuitive and grumble about its limits every time I use one. I especially hate Macs with only one button on the mouse or the touch pad. I know there's some way to make it function like two buttons if I rock it differently or use some secret tapping code, but why not just make two buttons. Isn't that, as supposedly is the essence of Apple, more intuitive and simpler.
3. I think Apple is a lot like Fox Sports in that everything is too animated. It seems like everything I do on an Apple has some extra graphic flourish or sound to let me know I just did that. A good example is whatever Macs people call that thing that should be the task bar. Why not just show me what I have open at the bottom of the screen? Why do I have to find the right spot for that to show up and then whirl it around to get the right program?
4. Am I the only one that doesn't like Apple's pull down menus? They're too big.
5. Apples are too expensive.
6. Apple doesn't have a scaled back version (like saw the Celeron for pcs).
7. I don't like itunes that much but I was too lazy too research a better combination of mp3 player and itunes-like software. itunes seems slow. We all know the .aac format sucks for fidelity (not that mp3 is much better). The radio player has a lot of stations that don't work. And, paying a buck a song is a rip off.
I think this is officially a shit and garbage post.
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