Apple = Bose

[TurtleCrusher]

flame thread.

 

[sdifox]

What's wrong with bose? I love my alarm clock and Midnight says 12:00 instead of 00:00 like this cheap $250 clone I had from Frys.

err, in 24hr format midnight is 00:00

or is a whoosh warranted here?

 

[Koing]

Nothing wrong with the iPod or iPhone at all. When I bought my Zune (80GB) I had thought that I wanted an iPod until every review I saw gave the Zune the edge in audio quality. Since I prefer to buy the CD and create my own rip, that was enough to tip the scales for me.

When I went to buy a smartphone, I knew I preferred having a keyboard and I wanted to be on Alltel's network (now Verizon). I liked my Palm even though it wasn't as snazzy, and now the Droid has given me everything I could want in a phone.

In both cases, even though I didn't get the Apple product, I recognize that it was Apple's initial success in those markets that drove MS to release the Zune and Motorola to release the Droid.

What annoys me about some of the Apple crowd is not that they like Apple's products (which are generally well-made and nearly idiot-proof), but rather that there is all too often an unwillingness to concede that there are other devices which are superior in some areas and which can be a better choice for people who know exactly which aspects of the product are the most important to them. Of course, the same can be said about those who are unwilling to concede that Apple makes many products that are just about perfect for people who don't want to ever "get under the hood", so it goes both ways.

ZV

I agree on the sound quality front but I'd imagine you have spent a fair amount of money £35-50+ on decent headphones to enjoy the sound quality. Most people wouldn't care or know the difference. Commuting in headphone is also not the best for sound quality.

I'm still using the p!ss poor apple headphones for convienence. I like being able to use the headphones for calls. I'll research some good iphone in ear headphones!

The iPhone is the sh!t for my purposes. Works well and effortlessly on the whole but has some hugely glaring non features!

Koing

 

[PCboy]

funny defending flash isn't it.

Streaming video is a must. So is multitasking. Neither which the iPhone or iPad can do.

The only Apple product that I would genuinely buy is the MacBook Pro. Shame it comes at a premium.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Streaming video is a must. So is multitasking. Neither which the iPhone or iPad can do.

The only Apple product that I would genuinely buy is the MacBook Pro. Shame it comes at a premium.

You mean like being able to talk on the phone and use the internet at the same time? :\