Most overhyped products

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hershel_layton said:

1) apple products.

Besides the ipad, I despise most apple products. They're overpriced, have no back button, and most of their products still start with 16 GB(and no option of SD card). Last innovation was probably the iPad. Apple watch is a joke...a very expensive joke.

 

This bit made me chuckle. Since when has 'having no back button' deemed detriment to an OS? iOS doesn't have a back button because it simply doesn't require one. The use of multi-tasking, tab control and forward/back gestures more than faciltate the requirement for a user to back track on tasks. To make my point futher - OSX, Windows and all forms of Linux that are not Andorid, do not have back buttons.

Most of their products start with 16GB? Yup. That sucks. But so does the competition.

SD Card? Comparble to competition. The difference with the Apple Eco System is that nearly all content can be cloud based - music, photos, app saves etc - negating the need for expandable storage. Of course, if you want local storage, there are devices with much larger storage options. They just don't facilitate expandable storage.

Quite honestly, having used Android devices with expandable storage I am glad it isn't supported on iOS. Expandable storage on Android is mostly handled poorly in terms of saving/retreiving files (seperate storage vs. combined, Samsung tried but still failed IMO) and the biggest issue - expandable storage is much slower than internal flash. I'll take faster, internal storage over expandable storage any day when it comes to phones.

Last innovation was the iPad? Not that long ago then - and still widely regarded as being the best tablet device. Only recently has it been seriously challenged by the likes of MS Surface.

Apple Watch is a joke? Well, compared to other smart watches I would say it is easily the best on the market. Is it expensive? Yes. Is it a innovative and necessary device? Probably not. But it is one of the most advanced if not the most advanced wearable on the market.