Apple Wants Your Input

Johnny Mnemonic writes "Apple is asking for feedback specifically from PC users about why you might be considering a Mac purchase, or if you recently purchased a Mac for the first time, why you made the switch. A good opportunity to sound off about your Apple peeves, but also a chance to let Apple know what you think they're doing right. The Mac OS X feedback page, originally from the Public Beta, is still up and accepting feedback, also."

Comments

Deal with it!

[CokeBear]

I don't believe how many people still bitch about the same things over and over again! There are some things Apple is never going to change. Deal with it, or get some psychological counselling, because you have some serious Mac envy:

1. Mouse Buttons: Apple is never going to make a multi-button mouse. Thousands of usability studies have demonstrated that the new user (a large part of Apple's target market) is confused by a second button! If you want a two button mouse, there are hundreds of USB mice, for really cheap. Which brings me to my next point:

2. Price! I don't believe how many people bitch and moan about how expensive the Mac is, and how they would only buy one if it wasn't so damn expensive. Do you listen to yourselves? Its like bitching about how expensive Lexus or BMW are. Apple is the BMW of the computer world. People are happy to pay a premium for quality! If you can only afford a piece of shit Ford Focus, of course you're not going to get a fully loaded luxury car! Duh!! And if you are part of the 2% of the population that builds your own computer, Apple doesn't give a rats ass about you. You will never be happy with a pre-built box, and you're too small of a market.

3. Boxen: Apple will never license the Mac OS again. They tried it once, and the only thing it accomplished was to cannabalize Mac Hardware Sales. Repeat after me: Apple makes its money from hardware. Everything else (including OS X) is just bonus features to sell more hardware! With a business model like that, it would be totally idiotic to let anyone clone your hardware, or port your OS to x86. If Steve Jobs ever tried this, as a shareholder, I would personally have his head in a guillotine. (More beheadings at shareholders meetings, I always say). It will never happen again. The only reason they licensed the OS in the 90s was because they didn't have the balls to stand up to the bitching and moaning of morons who don't get it! And finally:

4. Applications There are almost 20,000 Mac Apps listed here, and thousands more (including very high quality shareware and freeware here. How many application do you fucking need people? How many can you run at once? What task do you need to do that cannot be done on a Mac?

I think that people who use these excuses are covering for their bigotry. If you hate Macs, grow some balls and just come out and say it! Stop making up bullshit excuses, pretending that you would buy a Mac, if only they were cheaper, and came with a two button mouse. Bullshit. You probably have a deep seated fear of change, and maybe other psychological issues. Come to think of it, if you are a Mac Bigot, you better go see a shrink, because you are pretty fucked up. Nobody in their right mind would buy anything else.