Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2021 0:08:34 GMT -5
Apple is the only company I ever banned. This is based on
1) Steve Jobs mistreated his employees, co-workers, and family members. When Steve Jobs fired an employee, he would call other companies and tell them not to hire this person and lie about how bad this employee was, pretty vicious in my book.
2) It was Jobs's decision to charge ridiculous prices for a very high profit and Apple continues to practice it
3) Apple doesn't offer cheaper prices, because they don't have to, their customers are a cult.
4) Apple makes it a lot more difficult to get out of its environment.
I know Apple has great products, but I don't have to participate in that.
Decades ago, the Apple laptop was about 4 times as expensive as a PC. Yes, I know, it had fewer problems. In over 20 years and using several PCs, my wife and I had only one virus I fixed in 5 minutes.
Apple phones are great, but we have been using Moto phones for many years at about 20% of Apple. Sure, Apple is better but, Moto with 80% capability is enough for most customers. A couple of years ago we got a 5G upgrade to a Samsung cell from T-Mobile for free (regular price was $250+). You can't beat FREE.
I would not buy an expensive Samsung either, but at least they offer much cheaper phones.
My tracker watch costs $27.99, which I still have after 2 years, and it does most of the stuff Apple Tracker does that costs $300-400.
My current earbuds are another example: I can find great earbuds for 10% off Apple earbuds with 80% of the capability. I'm just an ordinary guy.
To get the top 5-10% of electronics, you will pay 3-5-10 times more. Remember, in 2-3 years, technology advances, so why pay so much more instead of replacing cheap electronics with a new one?
But, Apple has many obsessed/loyal customers, especially in the USA but not in the biggest growth markets of China and India.
1) Steve Jobs mistreated his employees, co-workers, and family members. When Steve Jobs fired an employee, he would call other companies and tell them not to hire this person and lie about how bad this employee was, pretty vicious in my book.
2) It was Jobs's decision to charge ridiculous prices for a very high profit and Apple continues to practice it
3) Apple doesn't offer cheaper prices, because they don't have to, their customers are a cult.
4) Apple makes it a lot more difficult to get out of its environment.
I know Apple has great products, but I don't have to participate in that.
Decades ago, the Apple laptop was about 4 times as expensive as a PC. Yes, I know, it had fewer problems. In over 20 years and using several PCs, my wife and I had only one virus I fixed in 5 minutes.
Apple phones are great, but we have been using Moto phones for many years at about 20% of Apple. Sure, Apple is better but, Moto with 80% capability is enough for most customers. A couple of years ago we got a 5G upgrade to a Samsung cell from T-Mobile for free (regular price was $250+). You can't beat FREE.
I would not buy an expensive Samsung either, but at least they offer much cheaper phones.
My tracker watch costs $27.99, which I still have after 2 years, and it does most of the stuff Apple Tracker does that costs $300-400.
My current earbuds are another example: I can find great earbuds for 10% off Apple earbuds with 80% of the capability. I'm just an ordinary guy.
To get the top 5-10% of electronics, you will pay 3-5-10 times more. Remember, in 2-3 years, technology advances, so why pay so much more instead of replacing cheap electronics with a new one?
But, Apple has many obsessed/loyal customers, especially in the USA but not in the biggest growth markets of China and India.