Technology Apple
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One of the few things I don't like the way Apple does it is the App Store. Although I'm a pirate, it's pretty shitty to still have this thing just sitting there unused.
http://i.tuaw.com/2011/07/16/five-ways-apple-can-improve-the-mac-app-store/
http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-hp-apple-notebook-pc-shipments-2011-7
i was talking to the marketing guy in my dad's clinic (he makes brochures, business cards, etc. for my dad). He uses PCs until the office manager (a lot of titles being thrown around here, I know) let him uses his MB(P?) and Adobe Creative Suite. He was floored at how easy the OS was to navigate, and then how Adobe worked with such fluidity.
I'm no musician or producer, but even my dumbass can make a beat on GarageBand and then, Logic Pro, and send it to someone and get SOME kind of positive feedback. Not saying I can produce, but it can take the shit that's in my creative section of my mind and actually help me make it look or sound nice.
This is probably one big reason people are making the switch at such a fast rate. I can speak for people my our?) age...college kids and slightly beyond. 18-30. They are starting with either MBPs or iPhones and then move to the iPad. I'm even at the point where I'm suggesting my mom get the new MBA, whenever it's out, and that when our POS Dell and HP desktops die out, we switch to an iMac for my parents and a Mac Mini for my younger sister. They will probably never call me for help from 800 miles away ever again.
I'd mention my experience with Apple's Geniuses three weeks ago, but I've already ranted enough.
I think it's the opposite. If you needed it for more than surfing the net you'd have even more reasons to get a PC. Most MAC users are people who only surf the net and believe that MAC is better/easier for simple tasks.
If you wanted to play games or use professional programs you'd go for the PC.
Now it's a totally different story with these charts. Actually it's a model example of a misleading chart. Most of all HP haven't released a good model in years, so no wonder that their sales are dropping. People don't buy HP laptops like they used to.
Another point is that I can't find any info on which regions the data is from. Apple devices sell in America, not so much outside of America except of a few developed countries heavily hit by globalization.
Now worldwide ASUS will have better results than Apple (a few times better in percentage, dozens of times better in millions of devices sold).
For Apple which still is a minor player on that market (worldwide, compared to big notebook PC companies) a growth of 50% is not significant at all. In an average country it might mean a growth from 0,5% to 0,7%. Not to mention how retarded it is to compare Apple's growth as a company to a market in which this company doesn't even exist.
Now the market for notebook PCs is already damn huge, it's one of the biggest one of all electronics. The fact that it doesn't fall in the era of netbooks, tablets and smartphones means that it's doing awesome. So here you go.
If you wanted to play games or use professional programs you'd go for the PC.
Now it's a totally different story with these charts. Actually it's a model example of a misleading chart. Most of all HP haven't released a good model in years, so no wonder that their sales are dropping. People don't buy HP laptops like they used to.
Another point is that I can't find any info on which regions the data is from. Apple devices sell in America, not so much outside of America except of a few developed countries heavily hit by globalization.
Now worldwide ASUS will have better results than Apple (a few times better in percentage, dozens of times better in millions of devices sold).
For Apple which still is a minor player on that market (worldwide, compared to big notebook PC companies) a growth of 50% is not significant at all. In an average country it might mean a growth from 0,5% to 0,7%. Not to mention how retarded it is to compare Apple's growth as a company to a market in which this company doesn't even exist.
Now the market for notebook PCs is already damn huge, it's one of the biggest one of all electronics. The fact that it doesn't fall in the era of netbooks, tablets and smartphones means that it's doing awesome. So here you go.
If you like something and it suits your needs then go for it. However having money doesn't mean that you have to spend them on something overpriced. People buy Apple laptops mostly because they're from Apple - they have the logo and design from Apple.
I'm just pointing out that Asus creates great laptops lately. They are much, much cheaper than Apple laptops while offering more performance and good quality so they sell better.
I'm just pointing out that Asus creates great laptops lately. They are much, much cheaper than Apple laptops while offering more performance and good quality so they sell better.
Right. Performance usually comes with better parts, but in Apple's case the OS plays a big role as well. Power management is a key to why a year after its purchase, my MBP still lasts 9 hours while word processing.
People buy Macs because they hear from other users how reliable they are. Whether it's true or not, people value those testimonies just as much, if not more, than the professional reviews. Here's a pretty recent one:
ASUS did just as well. But when you read testimonies of customers, it's the last four columns that make the difference. And look...that's where ASUS fell just short.
It's hard to justify the premium, for just that. But you can't overlook the fact that Apple builds these parts to work in unison, instead of just slopping together whatever the customer wants into a bundle, even if they may cause problems later on down the line. i.e. the case of the notebook can barely fit around all the parts crammed into the small space.
HP hasn't made a good notebook recently? What's all the buzz around the Envy line that's supposed to be a "Macbook substitute?" I mean, shit, they try so hard to make their grey models look identical to Apple's MacBooks. You have to give credit to Apple using this design since 2008 and only now have manufacturers been able to replicate it. Until Apple is toppled from the top of these reliability and customer satisfaction surveys/reviews, it'll be very hard to speak ill of them. On the other hand, it'll continue to be hard for the average Joe to obtain one due to the pricing.
I realize the Apple Premium is exaggerated overseas, where the gap between Apple computers and Windows machines is much bigger. I speak with my experience here in the States. Perhaps in Poland, hell, all of Europe, the gap isn't merely $100-200 but instead more like $500+ (when converted to USD). But most of my friends (computer geeks and average Joe users alike) use Apple products. All use MacBooks, most own iPhones as well as iPod Touches (prior to owning their iPhone 4s). A few have iPads.
Now, I don't hang out with elitist shits. They bought and pay for their services and products. But their experiences with their past notebooks (two HPs, a dell, mine was also an HP, and a Toshiba) have them using MBs. As for the iPhones, that's beyond the subject of my post. But on college campuses, Apple is making its presence more known. Especially since the iPhone 4 came out and the new MBPs. So just over a year. Give it time and it'll be a bigger portion of computers bought for personal use. The business world is a huge reason for Windows market share.
People buy Macs because they hear from other users how reliable they are. Whether it's true or not, people value those testimonies just as much, if not more, than the professional reviews. Here's a pretty recent one:
It's hard to justify the premium, for just that. But you can't overlook the fact that Apple builds these parts to work in unison, instead of just slopping together whatever the customer wants into a bundle, even if they may cause problems later on down the line. i.e. the case of the notebook can barely fit around all the parts crammed into the small space.
HP hasn't made a good notebook recently? What's all the buzz around the Envy line that's supposed to be a "Macbook substitute?" I mean, shit, they try so hard to make their grey models look identical to Apple's MacBooks. You have to give credit to Apple using this design since 2008 and only now have manufacturers been able to replicate it. Until Apple is toppled from the top of these reliability and customer satisfaction surveys/reviews, it'll be very hard to speak ill of them. On the other hand, it'll continue to be hard for the average Joe to obtain one due to the pricing.
I realize the Apple Premium is exaggerated overseas, where the gap between Apple computers and Windows machines is much bigger. I speak with my experience here in the States. Perhaps in Poland, hell, all of Europe, the gap isn't merely $100-200 but instead more like $500+ (when converted to USD). But most of my friends (computer geeks and average Joe users alike) use Apple products. All use MacBooks, most own iPhones as well as iPod Touches (prior to owning their iPhone 4s). A few have iPads.
Now, I don't hang out with elitist shits. They bought and pay for their services and products. But their experiences with their past notebooks (two HPs, a dell, mine was also an HP, and a Toshiba) have them using MBs. As for the iPhones, that's beyond the subject of my post. But on college campuses, Apple is making its presence more known. Especially since the iPhone 4 came out and the new MBPs. So just over a year. Give it time and it'll be a bigger portion of computers bought for personal use. The business world is a huge reason for Windows market share.
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