Most overhyped products

[hershel_layton]

Raistline said:

SuperNova said:

I'm honestly surprised by this. All the apple producs I own have outlasted anything comparable from other companies I've owned.

I've had my macbook pro for five years now and it is honestly the most stable running reliable computer I've ever owned. Only problem I've ever had with it was a failing harddrive warning, wich is something that can happen to any portable device with an hdd. (I'm a bit of a Hdd killer I think, every single portable one I've owned failed within a year or two, so the macbooks 2,5 years weren't that bad. :P) Swapped in a ssd and it's been working like a charm ever since.

No system freezes and not a single hard crash ever. Back when I build my own systems the blue screen was a daily visitor.

My Ipod nanos clickwheel failed after nearly seven years of use, so while a was a bit bummed out, I don't think that's a bad rate either.

But I guess I was lucky then.

The places where Apple rips you off pricewise are usually storage and ram, things that used to be freely upgradable after purchase without voiding guarantee, at least in their pro lineups. I'm not impressed with the apple watch, the ne macbook or the proprietary custom pcie flash storage in their macbook pros. In fact I'm not impressed with the way the whole macbooc pro line seems to be going down the macbook line, sacrificing usability and ports for thinness. Yet the sheer comfort of use and stability of Apple producs plus their integrated eco system would make it very hard for me to swap away again.

Apple producs are not just some product for housewifes with zero tech knowledge, but they are very comfortable to use. (In fact, having tried out ubuntu I very much disagree with you on its ease of use compared to OSX)

FYI - I believe you may have missed a bit of the conversation later where further explained the failure rate. The users were primarily sales reps and their usage was heavy and we deployed iPhones and iPads, no OSX items or iPods.

Usage was typically 10hours plus per-day on phone, email, and text with a bit of random internet usage. They usually had to charge their phone 2-3 times a day, or whenever in the vehicle just to allow it to last. Their usage is way above average but the issues I had with the iPhone and iPad did not compare to any other company except Blackberry, which has the worse which had more than 60% failure at my former company.

The OP, however, seems very tired of all the Anti-Apple talk so I will let it rest --- for now.

Actually, no. I'm perfectly fine(as long as it isn't flaming). I just got irritated when out of the blue someone randomly accuses me of mentioning apple just to gain attention.