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    Quote Originally Posted by Harrison View Post
    A dictatorial approach to business is the reason I've always avoided Apple products other than the iPod.
    If only they weren't so good for music stuff, I had to join the darkside...but only half, as I installed XP on it

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    There is no denying that Apple are one of the best at hardware design. The level of detail they put into the case and internal component layout is one of the best in the business; as is the build quality now (it wasn't when the G4's were new as the plastic coloured cases of the G4 and iMacs were really bad and fell apart). They are still way over priced though, as while they do make their own custom motherboards, PSUs, coolers and cases, all of the actual components that make it work, the CPU, ram, GPU, HDDs etc are all standard PC parts, so you are paying a huge amount for a custom PC case and motherboard.

    It is very true that they are good as making mp3 music devices though and no one is close to matching the iPod, and it is that which saved Apple. Without the iPod I believe Apple would now have gone the way of Commodore as they would not have been abl to sustain the Mac home computer market as their main poduct.

    And the iPhone's success is completely down to the iPod. Most who bought an iPhone have been iPod users for years and the interfaces were very similar, all be it touch screen rather than scroll wheel.

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    And Apple are now worth more than M$.

    The problem I have with Apple is all the trendy sheep MF's that buy every Apple product because they think by buying a non M$ computer that makes them individual and also they are so "stylish". You know the kind of people. The ones that have minimalist living areas and even the dust is feng shui'd. They probably also own Prius's because they want to do their bit to save the planet but actually drive a Mercedes 4x4 on a daily basis. I think Toyota should put a few more bugs in the Prius to kill the bastards off.
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    I think Toyota should put a few more bugs in the Prius to kill the bastards off.
    LMAO!

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    Damn peaking before the POTM competition comes back.
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