Is it just me who thinks everything that Apple makes is either useless, or a pretentious asshole's alternative to something cheaper on the market?
With a question like this you will quickly turn the thread to mac vs pc rant. But still I have to ask, have you ever used an Apple product for longer than just a couple of weeks?
Personally, I think
most Apple products are simply
better than other similar products. They are also a lot more expensive, of course, but I honestly believe they are engineered and designed just... better. For example, check out this video: If you leave a side the self-glorifying advertising aspect, the point they drive across about the engineering quality is true, imo.
Everything Apple does is done with care and looks the part. When you compare a random Dell laptop with the macbook, the level of detail is staggering. One of them consists of hundreds of ugly plastic parts that bend and move just ever so slightly etc, the other one is a sleek smooth and feels sturdy.
Found a random image of Dell laptop ports,
check it out.
Magic Mouse I think is again simply the best mouse for everyday use there is currently on the market. Just get the Better Touch Tool program and you can change so many settings it starts to feel like an Asgard communication device from Stargate.
Look at the iphone5, it looks... staggering. Yes you can get an android for cheaper, but the screen on Iphone is still unmatched, the looks and feel of it is beyond all phones. When the first iphone came out, their advertising was technically correct, it really did change everything.
I have an iMac 27" that I need for my job and the first day I bought it, I've never felt anything like it about a computer before, it's simply brilliant. Yes I could get the same (and better) hardware for cheaper, but absolutely none of it would look and feel as good.
I guess it comes down to what you want in products: if all you want is better hardware, for cheaper price and don't care about the way this pile of technical shit will look, then go with something else. Apple is essentially very overly expensive okay hardware, put together and presented in the best possible way.
I agree that they sometimes go overboard with their pretentious bullshit, and I do laugh at them often too, but when it comes to critically judging their products, I have to say, they are still pretty fucking good and in my eyes worth the price.
Did we derail yet?