| spemanig said: Apple products aren't overhyped. Not even the Apple Watch. (come on, everyone knew it would be stupid) But Apple products are fantastic. They are perfect for what they are meant to do, outside of a few SD-card blemishes. And Apple products don't have a back button because their solution is superior, dude. And also, they look astronomically better than anything else on the market both hardware-wise and software-wise. I know it sounds crazy to think that people, you know, appreciate things that look good, but they do. I know it's crazy to think that people would pay a premium to buy something that looks better than something cheaper and less attractive, but the fashion industry exists for a reason. Art exists for a reason. It's so silly to me when people argue that Apple products are overpriced because you can buy hardware of equal specifications at a cheaper price. Sure, but those products are ugly. And people will pay to not have ugly stuff, especially when the functionality of that product is top of the line anyway. Apple products look good and work exceptionally well for their intended purposes. They work within a unified family of devices, and with that comes convenience. They have an excellent (mobile) marketplace. Because so many people own Apple products, it becomes a more convenient thing to own when communicating with those people. If you want a computer or tablet or phone that can do quantum computing or you want a very specific technology tailored to a very specified goal (or a gaming rig), maybe don't but an Apple product. But most people just want something that works well and looks good, and Apple products work very well while looking very very good. So no duh, people are going to buy it. |
You don't need apple to have a nice looking product. For example you can get any number of UltraBooks that look as good or better then a MacBook for much cheaper.
For PC's there are plenty of All-in_ones that compare to Macs and still look great and are still much cheaper.
For Phones, you can get top of the line looks and performance on the cheap as well. Look at Motorola devices or OnePlus devices. They look awesome and often outperform the comparable Apple product and have better reliability. I worked for a massive company where, due to whining, gave in and started deploying Apple tablets and phones. The amount of device failures due to bad manufacturing was astounding. Even Blackberry had a better track record. We ended out having to purchase AppleCare on every device because more than 1/3rd of all devices failed, not including drops, within 1 year.
Apple devices are just popular, but from my experience and knowledge of other available products, they are simply overpriced garbage.
I will agree that Apple Phones and Tablets are very good at being a phone for people who don't know how to use technology. Apple has mastered the art of dumbing down technology. The cost of this is making advanced use and configuration nearly impossible without "jailbreaking."
