#1 | Posted by BillJohnson
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#11 | Posted by BillJohnson
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Sorry Bill but get real. I am not a fanboi by any means but Apple is exceptional in many ways. After thinking about it maybe I am something of a convert.
First, having come from the era you refer to. I had used Apple, IBM, TSR, etc. Back then they were all about the same. It was great MARKETING selling Macs to schools at big discounts. This is also a strategy MS used with Office to replace all the standalone products of the time - you know Word Perfect, Lotus 123, etc. This I think lead to Graphics people to and software makers like Adobe and others like Aldus to use them. Also even back in the early 90s - Apples just worked. I was using Windows PCs at the time because I could save money and still manage most of what they could do for publishing.
When it comes to Video and Rendering, people have gone back to them from others because SGI has gone away as well as anyone else in the space. And having run and maintained SGI, Sun and others - they were PLAGUED by issues. I remember the E100000 fiasco I had to work on - replacing all those CPUs due to their floating issues.
Second, they were the ones that developed Windows, which was stolen by MS...
Third, Quality of their products. Already been said. Nobody IMHO makes a better quality anything they make. I buy Apple and other laptops - even high end Windows Laptops are just inferior.
Fourth when you talk phones and tablets, I wouldn't consider another. SECURITY. RELIABILITY. USABILITY. The security of their platform overall is unrivaled. Guess what phone everyone I know of in IT security carries and won't consider another? Also my understanding is NSA types won't consider something else. I have used and still have to use various Android phones occasionally. There are some nice quality builds.
Fifth, interoperability between their products is simply amazing. Sure they don't work as smoothly with other environments. That's a drawback to crossing platforms.
I could go on and on but I am sorry but the Feds are simply barking up the wrong tree with this. The "lock in" is one of the best features - safety, security and reliability. Like bringing up the text colors - lol. You know you are using Apple to Apple vs talking to someone on another device. So what? How is this anything to do with "Monopoly"...