Sorry, Apple, and Apple fans, but that's how it goes.

[Pholus]

39. Oooooh, such a good try, but not quite.

Points for the attempted barb about the cheap computers. It would seem like a good tactic but frankly I still help most of the same people -- funny how when trust is built you keep getting emails with new questions. I'm pretty sure you didn't ride in oh-so-gallantly on your big white horse to clean up my mess. Well, maybe you did -- but it was in your own mind as you frantically tried to think of some clever retort.

But for the record let me turn your own Cult's arguments against you. Apple sells mega-shitloads of stuff these days and a tiny, tiny fraction of it is currently desktop computing. How do I know? The last cultist I argued with left with their (for them) clever one-off: "well enjoy your Apple-free life but since they're selling so many units who cares what you think." They made a point you've apprently not THOUGHT about as you took your oh-so-substantive personal action. Given Apple's sales, do you honestly think they actually gave a shit as you gave them your what-for? Your words weren't even on the call-center script so if anything the worker was just happy they could get up from the screen and take a bathroom break while vaguely agreeing with you once in a while.

Besides, Apple knows EXACTLY how to keep you coming back through the mysteries of their business model. Come this summer or next fall all they have to do is make sure that you need some new hardware feature to get the latest and greatest from the "App store" and you'll be crawling right back there no matter how tough you're talking right now. You know it, and I know it and they sure as hell know it. Besides, even if you didn't, plenty of other suckers will and their money has the same color as yours. You may have bought since 1985, but what have you done for them lately? That's pretty much what they're thinking.

However, it is kind of touching that you believe that a "cheap labor" company like Apple would change their business practices for one customer who based on their earliest purchase date is probably good for three more sales, max.

Finally, I don't know what it is with the Cult of Apple but they tend to rank really low in reading comprehension. Maybe its cause they have Siri TELLING them everthing instead of actually exercising their visual cortex and they can't imagine someone who can use a computer without being brand concious. Read post #19 again to understand which companies I support. You might be a proud member of "Team Apple" but I'm merely a member of "Team Landfill" I'd call their reps, but I can't find the number.

Besides I decided to embrace the term hater merely because it is a term typically thrown out by people who can no longer think of a working debate angle.