Lion is $30. If you go over your ATT limit and have to pay an extra $50 or whatever, you are still ahead by $50 over the traditional $130 OS X upgrade.
Every single year, eh? Let's take a look in my house.
1999 G4 Mac, original two hard drives still work, computer still works 2006 Intel core solo Macbook, original hard drive 2007 Intel core duo iMac, original hard drive 2008 Intel Core 2 Duo Macbook (aluminum), original hard drive 2010 Intel Core i7 Macbook Pro, original hard drive
So it seems your assessment that I should buy a new Mac every year due to failing hard drives is anecdotally incorrect--I seem to buy them because I like them.
If your Dad doesn't know to make a recovery disk or thumb drive, he's also not gonna know how to boot from the system disk that was provided.
And if you don't understand Apple's desire to push new paradigms like download-only purchases, then you haven't been paying attention to anything they've done in the past 10 years.
They have clearly said that THEY will not supply any physical media. It is easy to speculate, however, that you'll be able to make your own physical media.
Ermm, no. You've been able to do this with Apple ever since, I don't know, Disk Utility v.1.0?
This is not a new feature for Apple. They don't even want you to know this is a feature. People who don't know how to use Disk Utility won't ever know they need it and people who need to do a clean install of Lion know how to use Disk Utility already. This is the biggest non-issue in Apple history.
Perhaps their policy in places like Scandinavia and Australia will be different based on those regions strict bandwidth policies. Apple goes out of their way pretty well for other markets (just look at their localization of the OS, for example), and aren't as typically ego-centric-American as most US companies seem to be, in my opinion.
This is why I hate anti-apple people. Nothing in your post is true. You can't buy an "apple HDD", so therefore they aren't 2-3x as much. You can, however, buy any replacement drive you like, or go to an Apple store and pay a little more for the same thing you can buy at Fry's.
I was wondering too. The current unibody Macbooks (white or the aluminum one I'm typing on that they only made for a few months) take about 5 minutes to swap out the drives. Even then, how often do you have to replace a hard drive? When I do, it's usually time for a new computer anyway.
Maybe I missed something. Call of Duty is the first hit on your search link. I bought it on the Mac App Store. What does "No wait..." mean in this context?
If you think iCloud is merely a collaborative email tool, you probably bought a Nomad instead of an iPod 10 years ago, probably sold all your Apple stock in 2004, probably complain about one-button mice on Macs, even though they stopped making them in 2005, and probably think a Chevy Malibu is a better car than a BMW 3, because it costs less. You also probably go on slashdot and post "teh shiny!" on every Apple topic.
Or maybe I misunderstood the entire point of your post, since I'm still baffled at posting a link that is supposed to prove that CoD isn't available for Mac when it clearly is?
It's a multipurpose utility that often fails to do its core task of adding/removing media from the device.
On Windows.
I dont need a media categorizing tool. I dont need playback integration. I dont need access to a web store.
I do, as do millions of other very happy iTunes users.
I dont need safari or quicktime. All I want is a tool to add/remove music from my device. Most other mp3 players handle this with a simple usb driver that's compatible with MTP
Plenty of third party tools do this. But going out and getting them, installing them, and setting them up to work defeats the whole purpose of the easy one-stop setup of iTunes. I know, you don't get that, but for that very reason, you don't get the reasons behind iPod + iTunes success.
STOP WITH THE ONE BUTTON MOUSE ARGUMENT ALREADY!!! The last 1 button mouse was produced in 2000 or 2001...you know, TEN YEARS ago. And even then, multi-button mice where supported al the way back to OS 7.6(?)
Man, you should just stay away from any conversation about usability. The reason they stopped using the clickwheel is because...wait for it...they found a BETTER way. It's called improving an already good product...something Apple is good at and that sets them apart from most other giant tech companies. (I'm ignoring you, Final Cut X)
Wow, talk about over analysis. I thought the (well known) reason iPods got so big was because all the competitors suck, basically. If I want an mp3 player that doesn't suck and isn't fabricated to look like a giant brick of turd, then I get an iPod. If I don't want the Apple ecosystem, then I buy a giant turd brick mp3 player with an interface designed by a preschooler, made of plastic that breaks the first time it is dropped.
.The only real reason to fixate on the cloud is devices that are intentionally crippled and need some proprietary service to make up for the fact that they can neither use standard external storage nor standard network protocols nor be freely accessed by non-proprietary tools.
Or for automatic synching of my files to all my devices...
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Lion is $30. If you go over your ATT limit and have to pay an extra $50 or whatever, you are still ahead by $50 over the traditional $130 OS X upgrade.
Nearly every consumer agency rates Apple at the top or near the top in hardware reliability. I'd cite it here, but it's easy to find for yourselves.
Is there some reason to believe that new machines will not ship with restore disks of some sort?
Yes, because Apple has said as much.
Every single year, eh? Let's take a look in my house.
1999 G4 Mac, original two hard drives still work, computer still works
2006 Intel core solo Macbook, original hard drive
2007 Intel core duo iMac, original hard drive
2008 Intel Core 2 Duo Macbook (aluminum), original hard drive
2010 Intel Core i7 Macbook Pro, original hard drive
So it seems your assessment that I should buy a new Mac every year due to failing hard drives is anecdotally incorrect--I seem to buy them because I like them.
If your Dad doesn't know to make a recovery disk or thumb drive, he's also not gonna know how to boot from the system disk that was provided.
And if you don't understand Apple's desire to push new paradigms like download-only purchases, then you haven't been paying attention to anything they've done in the past 10 years.
Except that you won't. You'll have a new Mac with a drive that has Lion with a recovery partition. No disks, sorry.
They have clearly said that THEY will not supply any physical media. It is easy to speculate, however, that you'll be able to make your own physical media.
Ermm, no. You've been able to do this with Apple ever since, I don't know, Disk Utility v.1.0?
This is not a new feature for Apple. They don't even want you to know this is a feature. People who don't know how to use Disk Utility won't ever know they need it and people who need to do a clean install of Lion know how to use Disk Utility already. This is the biggest non-issue in Apple history.
Linux has had this option for ages. How often does Apple play catch up with the OSS community?
Hate to break it to you but Mac OS has had this option longer than Linux has been around.
Perhaps their policy in places like Scandinavia and Australia will be different based on those regions strict bandwidth policies. Apple goes out of their way pretty well for other markets (just look at their localization of the OS, for example), and aren't as typically ego-centric-American as most US companies seem to be, in my opinion.
You are the first troll in slashdot history to use the possessive "its" correctly. Kudos. Your trolling, on the other hand, is lousy.
Most people switch OSes because the OS sucks, not because one app for the OS sucks.
This is why I hate anti-apple people. Nothing in your post is true. You can't buy an "apple HDD", so therefore they aren't 2-3x as much. You can, however, buy any replacement drive you like, or go to an Apple store and pay a little more for the same thing you can buy at Fry's.
I was wondering too. The current unibody Macbooks (white or the aluminum one I'm typing on that they only made for a few months) take about 5 minutes to swap out the drives. Even then, how often do you have to replace a hard drive? When I do, it's usually time for a new computer anyway.
Maybe I missed something. Call of Duty is the first hit on your search link. I bought it on the Mac App Store. What does "No wait ..." mean in this context?
If you think iCloud is merely a collaborative email tool, you probably bought a Nomad instead of an iPod 10 years ago, probably sold all your Apple stock in 2004, probably complain about one-button mice on Macs, even though they stopped making them in 2005, and probably think a Chevy Malibu is a better car than a BMW 3, because it costs less. You also probably go on slashdot and post "teh shiny!" on every Apple topic.
Or maybe I misunderstood the entire point of your post, since I'm still baffled at posting a link that is supposed to prove that CoD isn't available for Mac when it clearly is?
Remember back when companies actually owned their own factories, made their own parts, and assembled them?
Yeah, back when I walked 2 miles in the snow to school every day...up hill...both ways.
Those companies don't use real food so they don't need "farmers".
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iTunes is a polished turd. It's bloated.
Agreed, on Windows.
It's a multipurpose utility that often fails to do its core task of adding/removing media from the device.
On Windows.
I dont need a media categorizing tool. I dont need playback integration. I dont need access to a web store.
I do, as do millions of other very happy iTunes users.
I dont need safari or quicktime. All I want is a tool to add/remove music from my device. Most other mp3 players handle this with a simple usb driver that's compatible with MTP
Plenty of third party tools do this. But going out and getting them, installing them, and setting them up to work defeats the whole purpose of the easy one-stop setup of iTunes. I know, you don't get that, but for that very reason, you don't get the reasons behind iPod + iTunes success.
Seriously? I just checked out the Cowon D3 (never heard of it until today) and it's more expensive than the most expensive iPod.
iPods were $10-$20 more than equivalent Zunes. Most people were comfortable paying the extra bills for Apple over Microsoft on that one.
All the other stuff...is there other stuff?
STOP WITH THE ONE BUTTON MOUSE ARGUMENT ALREADY!!! The last 1 button mouse was produced in 2000 or 2001...you know, TEN YEARS ago. And even then, multi-button mice where supported al the way back to OS 7.6(?)
Man, you should just stay away from any conversation about usability. The reason they stopped using the clickwheel is because...wait for it...they found a BETTER way. It's called improving an already good product...something Apple is good at and that sets them apart from most other giant tech companies. (I'm ignoring you, Final Cut X)
>> In many ways the iPod is the wallmart player, it shows the power of bulk purchasing and putting it in a saleable package but little else.
Usability. It's the feature that tech people don't think is a feature.
mod up +infinity for best/most succinct comment ever. Man I've been trying for 20 years to verbalize exactly what you just wrote in 12 words.
Wow, talk about over analysis. I thought the (well known) reason iPods got so big was because all the competitors suck, basically. If I want an mp3 player that doesn't suck and isn't fabricated to look like a giant brick of turd, then I get an iPod. If I don't want the Apple ecosystem, then I buy a giant turd brick mp3 player with an interface designed by a preschooler, made of plastic that breaks the first time it is dropped.
There are 4000 Apple jobs in Austin, the cost of living is low, and the wages are high. The only bad part is you are surrounded by Texas.
.The only real reason to fixate on the cloud is devices that are intentionally crippled and need some proprietary service to make up for the fact that they can neither use standard external storage nor standard network protocols nor be freely accessed by non-proprietary tools.
Or for automatic synching of my files to all my devices...