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34. I have not had to pay very much if anything for a software update for an Apple product

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 12:47 PM

Nov 2013

for many years. I used to run Windows and kept using Linux hoping for a decent desktop. I loved Unix from my youth at AT&T. I always wanted a unix machine because they always worked hence the working with Linux since 1.1.13.

I bought a Mac Mini to see what it was like, but used it mainly for Windows stuff. One day I went to the OSX side and did some playing around and found out that OSX is indeed UNIX and with a great desktop. I was home.

I can not remember the last time I brought up Parallels to do something in Windows. The OSX is great, the computers a first line, everything just works. Now that I am 65, I really enjoy the way that everything just works so well together.

I like the way my files sync together on my machines. I just feel that the OSX is just really showing what the potential UNIX has always had and I have to thank NeXT for that.

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Why do you hate Apple products? [View all] fried eggs Nov 2013 OP

I like them. They work well for my purposes. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #1

crist I HATE MS products! cilla4progress Nov 2013 #3

Same here. ananda Nov 2013 #28

love my apple products shanti Nov 2013 #80

I've been on Mac since '87... MattSh Nov 2013 #100

I don't hate the products. I hate the business model. Warpy Nov 2013 #101

Parking Tens Of Billions Off-Shore To Not Pay Taxes - That's A Biggie For Me! n/t TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #135

Exchanging Word files hasn't been a problem for more than 10 years Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #2

We were having issues nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #8

The .docx format (and the other -x formats) are now available for Mac, too Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #11

The boss has 97. I have 98 nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #14

You can also get a docx converter frazzled Nov 2013 #12

docx is not quirk, it is a plot... TreasonousBastard Nov 2013 #31

I know. I have to use word nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #108

Use my 2008 Macbook every day (work & home) im1013 Nov 2013 #156

I used to use Open Office, and still have the latest... TreasonousBastard Nov 2013 #157

Same here. ananda Nov 2013 #30

I don't hate Apple products. nt City Lights Nov 2013 #4

a little to do with the stuff you mentioned ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2013 #5

Nice analysis! kentauros Nov 2013 #88

fyi mp3's all suck wilt the stilt Nov 2013 #139

My portable is mostly FLAC format. kentauros Nov 2013 #141

Audioenegine speakers cost $400. wilt the stilt Nov 2013 #149

FLAC is still better than mp3s kentauros Nov 2013 #150

That's not a put down, it's the truth. If you A/B vinyl and digital cd you will hear the difference. cui bono Nov 2013 #161

Well, it reads as a put down, and why I highlighted it. kentauros Nov 2013 #179

You're right, the Blackberry predated the iPhone Chathamization Nov 2013 #114

Blackberry... Blackberry ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2013 #116

There weren't droids in '07 - which pre-iphone smart phones were you thinking of? Chathamization Nov 2013 #118

Palm, IBM and Kyocera ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2013 #122

Hah. So you say that the Blackberry is a valid example, yet claim I missed the point. Chathamization Nov 2013 #123

try a decade earlier, smart-guy... ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2013 #147

Hah. You claimed Nokia made the best ones, yet get upset when I actually compared the smartphone Chathamization Nov 2013 #148

Apple never claimed ann--- Nov 2013 #128

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Nov 2013 #129

uh, their marketing makes it very clear that they are the first ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2013 #146

iOS is not safer than any other smartphone OS. In fact, it's more prone to getting a virus cui bono Nov 2013 #162

Plus, they patent technology that's *already* in use in Android phones just to make the Android cui bono Nov 2013 #163

We have Mac, windows, and Android nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #6

well gee, then just support MS products and forget about an absurd reasons to hate or love a lostincalifornia Nov 2013 #7

I don't hate Apple products. I think that variety is a good thing. Xithras Nov 2013 #9

I don't have any hate for the company, I just find most of their products annoying. EOTE Nov 2013 #10

I download media regularly nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #17

And what about media on your computers? EOTE Nov 2013 #21

It matches, it syncs automatically nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #24

Again, wireless has its own set of issues. EOTE Nov 2013 #25

My only issue rbixby Nov 2013 #13

like 'em. spanone Nov 2013 #15

I don't hate them they make my life easier and more productive. we can do it Nov 2013 #16

I like their products. It's the company ethos that makes my skin crawl. Scuba Nov 2013 #18

The only problems I have with Apple are 1) Foxconn NuclearDem Nov 2013 #19

My father bought my mother an Android tablet recently OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #27

I think it's the chips Rstrstx Nov 2013 #66

That is exactly what my husband told me OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #71

The quasi-deification of Steve Jobs TlalocW Nov 2013 #20

I doubt anybody here has had to deal with Itunes app store... snooper2 Nov 2013 #22

I use it all the time, never had any problems. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #44

Maybe I should have been clearer, snooper2 Nov 2013 #49

I never have bought an Apple anything. Always considered the computers too locked down TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #23

don't hate em. i liked my ipod before phones had enough storage to use as a music player. dionysus Nov 2013 #26

I loathe Apple with the fire of 1,000 suns. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #29

I have not had to pay very much if anything for a software update for an Apple product LiberalArkie Nov 2013 #34

I just updated Windows from 8 to 8.1 and it was free. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #35

The last time I paid for an update OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #67

I'm saying I didn't have to pay for any updates either. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #68

Dude, you whinned above a few posts about supposed fee based updates ksoze Nov 2013 #72

I was talking about new iPhone and iPads that are only incremental updates. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #73

Okay, but isn't that an industry wide practice. ksoze Nov 2013 #76

Samsung has many different lines of phones. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #90

You lost me on the multiple series ksoze Nov 2013 #92

The series are different from each other. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #97

For a lot of people that's what makes the iPhone unappealing. No new hardware for 18 months. cui bono Nov 2013 #166

Oh I thought you meant you had to pay for OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #75

iDon't seveneyes Nov 2013 #32

I disliked, from what I knew, Steve Jobs - deadbeat dad, closeupready Nov 2013 #33

Union buster, too. Erose999 Nov 2013 #48

Deadbeat dad? He had a good marriage, from what I heard, pnwmom Nov 2013 #81

Ask Lisa Brennan-Jobs about that. closeupready Nov 2013 #86

What are you talking about? How often have I ever posted about Apple? nt pnwmom Nov 2013 #93

A lot, from what I recall. I apologize if I'm thinking of closeupready Nov 2013 #96

This is the only post that I found when I googled myself here. pnwmom Nov 2013 #104

He went to court and called the mother of his child, Lisa, a liar. MADem Nov 2013 #173

Yeah, I haven't followed his personal life, except for awareness pnwmom Nov 2013 #175

I am not relating his conduct to buying Apple products. MADem Nov 2013 #182

Looking for pretentious? pnwmom Nov 2013 #183

Well, I buy cheapass clones. I'm using a laptop right now that does MADem Nov 2013 #184

I don't hate Apple, I just don't see the point in... TreasonousBastard Nov 2013 #36

All Apple here�all the time since 1993... Tikki Nov 2013 #37

I have worked for 2 major cellphone janlyn Nov 2013 #38

I hate Apple because of its acolytes and their smarmy sanctimony Dreamer Tatum Nov 2013 #39

LOL @ your working rectum tridim Nov 2013 #83

Why do you think I hate Apple products? Rex Nov 2013 #40

Yeah I'm not fond of MS generally OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #64

I'm jealous that people have extra money to throw away for fashion products DireStrike Nov 2013 #41

Wrong. I bought my first Mac in 1988 The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #43

Obviously a 1988 mac is an entirely different animal. DireStrike Nov 2013 #45

Apple's operating systems and interfaces have changed dramatically since then. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #50

I use both and honestly, there's not much difference between using a Mac or a PC. cui bono Nov 2013 #167

no, i bought one because they are reliable and i knew i was going to too poor to replace my laptop La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2013 #51

I'm only going to respond to one of you guys with a point I should have made in my response DireStrike Nov 2013 #107

i got a PC in 2007 and was terrible and no one company would take responsibility for it La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2013 #115

You're exactly right. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #62

Well, my college professor recommended Apple computer to me because I was an older student, new to.. Tikki Nov 2013 #77

nonsense shanti Nov 2013 #82

I've never had a virus on any of my PCs since 1995. n/t cui bono Nov 2013 #168

Status symbol, that's funny OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #85

It's not fashion -- it's lifespan. politicat Nov 2013 #94

Yes this. wickerwoman Nov 2013 #164

Having an iPad gave my 75-year-old mother-in-law access to the internet Heidi Nov 2013 #158

If you can't send a word file to a Mac, you got misplaced hate ksoze Nov 2013 #42

While I have a PC OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #46

Exactly. People shouldn't be treating a computer brand preference The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #53

Exactly! OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #60

The Only RobinA Nov 2013 #47

You nailed it TroglodyteScholar Nov 2013 #52

Exactly the reason flobee1 Nov 2013 #117

I've known a couple of people that had Sansa Clips and they loved them. kentauros Nov 2013 #180

I really like Apple products, what I totally despise avebury Nov 2013 #54

The funny thing is, Microsoft has totally copied the Apple store The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #55

I've never been to one OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #65

thats my fav part about having an apple. a physical place i can take my stuff too La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2013 #57

The store in Penn Square Mall in OKC is always avebury Nov 2013 #102

And their Genius Bar is a joke. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #63

I don't hate Apple products. What I hate is their obscene prices. Initech Nov 2013 #151

I have one Apple product tabbycat31 Nov 2013 #56

I don't hate Apple products, but I do despise the smug assumption of superiority SheilaT Nov 2013 #58

And you think the Softies aren't smug? You should try living up here, pnwmom Nov 2013 #176

Don't hate them at all, just won't waste money on inferior and Egalitarian Thug Nov 2013 #59

I hate the overpriced proprietary nonsense. RedCappedBandit Nov 2013 #61

I hate them because they are overpriced and lack software. white_wolf Nov 2013 #69

I love Apple products. Nt hack89 Nov 2013 #70

I like Apples much better than PCs. RebelOne Nov 2013 #74

My tech guy PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #78

I never buy anything that costs twice as much as it's worth. tridim Nov 2013 #79

I don't hate them, but I wish they'd change a few practices FreeJoe Nov 2013 #84

You would't need to help them if they had a Mac. It is self explanatory. Pisces Nov 2013 #87

I don't hate Apple products. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2013 #89

Haters are slowly becoming a dying breed ksoze Nov 2013 #91

Open systems versus closed systems BlueStreak Nov 2013 #95

It's over priced, outsourced junk krawhitham Nov 2013 #98

Let's see: Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #99

Apple has won me over. dawg Nov 2013 #103

I don't. Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #105

Why do you care? The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #106

I don't "Hate" apple products. I went to buy a laptop.... Taitertots Nov 2013 #109

...."Because I'm up to my ass in First World Problems", Alex? Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #110

Are you listening, Microshaft? ucrdem Nov 2013 #111

I have an iPad and an iPod so I don't entirely hate Apple products. Initech Nov 2013 #112

I don't. LWolf Nov 2013 #113

Their walled garden approach sucks TransitJohn Nov 2013 #119

I don't even like I phones! B Calm Nov 2013 #120

I think everyone kind of senses Shankapotomus Nov 2013 #121

Hate is a strong word. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #124

Because you can't play most games on a mac MillennialDem Nov 2013 #125

I eat apples all the time. I eat eggs all the time, too. nt valerief Nov 2013 #126

Meh. I don't hate Apple. HappyMe Nov 2013 #127

The constant blue-screen crashes. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #130

If you're getting a lot of kernel panics, you should run Disk Utility REP Nov 2013 #140

Okay, here's a thought. Why not just use SAVE AS and save it as a SlimJimmy Nov 2013 #131

Apple Doesn't PROTECT Their Customers -- But, They'll Let A Thief Enjoy Your Stolen Property! TheBlackAdder Nov 2013 #132

My only complaint CFLDem Nov 2013 #133

Just have to say, Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #134

Don't hate them, Kermitt Gribble Nov 2013 #136

Because I can't take them apart. krispos42 Nov 2013 #137

I have iTunes 11.0.1.12 on this Win7 laptop and it never asks me to update (current is 11.1.3). Make7 Nov 2013 #172

Sounds like user error more than anything else HipChick Nov 2013 #138

Hopefully they have a backup for you whistler162 Nov 2013 #142

The insularity and excess cost of it all. WinkyDink Nov 2013 #143

How can one hate an inanimate object? Morphia Nov 2013 #144

I don't, but I do find their "fanboys" annoying and lots of their products too trendy and expensive quinnox Nov 2013 #145

I always thought Notafraidtoo Nov 2013 #152

I will never own another Apple product MuseRider Nov 2013 #153

Don't care for Macs but I love their portable devices sweetloukillbot Nov 2013 #154

i don't hate apple products d_r Nov 2013 #155

Y'all are gullible. mattclearing Nov 2013 #159

In terms of their computers I've never seen myself as adaptable to their products davidpdx Nov 2013 #160

Nobody has ever had more contempt for customers than Mr. Jobs. Nobody. joshcryer Nov 2013 #165

Don't hate the products, though the iPhone is an inferior phone, but hate the company ethics cui bono Nov 2013 #169

They co-opt open source software without giving back to the open-source community Recursion Nov 2013 #170

I don't hate them. I just don't like their planned obsolescence. Fearless Nov 2013 #171

iTunes. DCRM. iPhone should show up as a drive, jail broken, and unlocked. grahamhgreen Nov 2013 #174

is this apple`s biggest problem? madrchsod Nov 2013 #177

How I became an apple fan. Soundman Nov 2013 #178

Forced obsolescence and the move towards "computing appliances". sir pball Nov 2013 #181