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Why I don't Use Apple
phobicsquirrel
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Okay so I know there are a few people on here who use them and I am not bashing anyone or endorsing any one OS. Okay now onto the point...
http://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
Apparently Apple's new Iphone 4 (not a 4g product mind you) has a new privacy issue, they can/will sell information including where you are and what you are doing.
This is amid the other issues plaguing Apple as of late.. That being not using Flash, providing control on what apps you can "buy" and what is appropriate on what you can "buy" for your phone. They've already taken off and then blacked out comics online. They have no opensource for their stuff, meaning you can only use "certified" apple products so your only allowed what Steve wants you to have (meaning what you can buy). They also have had a lot of security issues with the iphones and leopard os. I've had many jobs where I had to fix peoples MACS due to this. There was a story a while back about how it took some some-what skilled hackers about 10 minutes to break into leopard but over an hour to break into Vista.
I think the iphone is cool, though I don't like the massive amount of control that apple puts on it's products. I hate At&T and think their service sucks and I think it is very poor taste to make people buy something then block them on putting open source products on their "bought" device. I only use Linyx and I do like my Vista 64 bit main computer. I do have problems with everything out there, nothing is perfect but at least I have the option of putting something on my devices that aren't certified (whatever the os is). Just a thought, I wanted to put it out there for you apple buffs.
http://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
Apparently Apple's new Iphone 4 (not a 4g product mind you) has a new privacy issue, they can/will sell information including where you are and what you are doing.
This is amid the other issues plaguing Apple as of late.. That being not using Flash, providing control on what apps you can "buy" and what is appropriate on what you can "buy" for your phone. They've already taken off and then blacked out comics online. They have no opensource for their stuff, meaning you can only use "certified" apple products so your only allowed what Steve wants you to have (meaning what you can buy). They also have had a lot of security issues with the iphones and leopard os. I've had many jobs where I had to fix peoples MACS due to this. There was a story a while back about how it took some some-what skilled hackers about 10 minutes to break into leopard but over an hour to break into Vista.
I think the iphone is cool, though I don't like the massive amount of control that apple puts on it's products. I hate At&T and think their service sucks and I think it is very poor taste to make people buy something then block them on putting open source products on their "bought" device. I only use Linyx and I do like my Vista 64 bit main computer. I do have problems with everything out there, nothing is perfect but at least I have the option of putting something on my devices that aren't certified (whatever the os is). Just a thought, I wanted to put it out there for you apple buffs.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/21/apple_security_update/
btw I can post some bs about microsoft too I just don't have that much beef with them as they don't really limit me on what I can't do. Most all the software on my computers are freeware or are things I made myself.
Wheelie, I didn't know you were in the "know" for dod?
The reason I like Mac's is because I'm an audio engineer by trade.
When I first started, configuring Protools and other DAWs to work on a windows system was damn near impossible.
Then it got better, and then Vista and it was back to square one.
After that I just said f it and went with apple.
Thing about windows is that most people (I'm generalizing I know but I run into it so much) buy the dell computer or the cheap hp at best buy or walmart then complain about it. Well wtf? You bought a computer for 300 bucks, what do you expect. I see it with Apple too. I had a customer on saturday who bought a 3500 apple and I mean the design was pretty and I do like the look of leopard but damn, 3500 bucks! I built my rig for 4300 and it's a fracking sweet machine but I told this guy I could have built him a computer for about half and it would perform much better. I think if Apple opened up it's OS and devices than I would change my tune. That's really my only beef and the fact that apple fan-tards are so uppity. Not saying you fall into that category but I have friends who do. I constantly give them ***, but you know.
Then again I get crap for liking Vista from my other friends when they all use a lynx based OS. I dunno my thing is I like to buy something and have options. It's why I bought a zune, not an Ipod. They look better and I have more options.
Then there is my server that I bought from dell. It was $4300 but I got it for $3000. It has dual quad core 2.66 xeons, 8GB memory upgradeable to 48GB and I got 3 750GB drives in Raid-5. I could put in up to 8 drives. It has add-in raid, dual PSUs, dual NICs, etc... The only thing I don't like is the 8MB video but hey, what the hell it's a server! Oh and it runs 2008 64. I bought this to replace all of my old and aging PCs like some 233s, 333s, 500, 800, dual P3 450, etc... Now, I can run all in virtual machines. And... It just works!
"Long ashes my friends."