Ask Slashdot: What Is the 'Special Appeal' of Apple Products?

Posted by msmash on Tuesday May 2, 2017 @07:20AM from the explain-like-I'm-5 dept.

Reader dryriver writes: As someone who comes from MS-DOS/Windows PCs background, I've never quite understood the appeal of Apple's products. I don't think Apple's products are terrible or anything, but I just fail to see what is so special and different about Apple's electronics that many Apple users would never dream of switching to a non-Apple product. Where does the 'special appeal' of Apple products reside? And why are Apple users so very loyal to Apple products, even though with Apple's pricing policy, you rarely get the best bang-for-the-buck in a product?

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Re:This should be fun. by Anonymous Coward · 2017-05-02 08:07 · Score: 0, Troll

I've had far more problems with Apple software than MS.
And that right there is a sure tell that you don't at all or barely ever use Microsoft software.
If you are willing to lie about that, why should we trust your claimed experiences with Apple software, no matter the problems with Apple software you may have had?
Re:This should be fun. by Anonymous Coward · 2017-05-02 08:20 · Score: 0, Troll

Me too, the "is just works" is just a belief of the Apple cult. The "UNIX" parts is outdated and does not follow the latest POSIX. Resale value is also false, assuming your Mac even works after two years.