Frequent Apple Criticisms

One thing I notice with people complaining about Apple is that they always use the same arguments, which are arguments that are very old and have been answered a million times. This is a summary of those questions, plus my response to them.

Apple just makes overpriced computers with no upgraded specs.

This is very untrue. People assume that just because there are $600 PC's and $2000 Macs, that must mean that those are the only price ranges for both computers and they must have the same specs. Macs have many specs that $600 PC's don't have. Let's look at MacBooks for example:

-Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (at least)
-Built-in iSight camera (high quality)
-Glossy glass display
-Full Aluminum unibody enclosure
-Giant trackpad
-Multitouch Trackpad
-LED display

These things cost money to put in a notebook. Am I saying that no PC has these things? No. What I'm saying is that they do, but they are about $1000-$2000 dollars, which is the same as Macs. I'm leaving out a lot of other features, but those are the main ones. Macs aren't overpriced any more than high-quality PC's are overpriced.

PC's have a much bigger market share than Macs do; they must be better if more people use them!

This one just won't die, and even Steve Ballmer himself is trying to fuel it. Just because more people use a product doesn't mean it's better. It means that it's more attractive for them to spend money on. PC's can cost as little as $350, which people figure isn't much. But add all the expensive fixes and upgrades, and it costs more than that. But my point is, PC's are the McDonald's of computers. Less people eat at, say, Olive Garden, than McDonald's by far. Nobody takes that to mean McDonald's is better. They're just cheaper, and they're everywhere. That's the other reason so many people buy PC's: everybody else seems to have one, so they're afraid of something different.

Mac's are a dying company which isn't successful at all.

Apple couldn't be further from dying. Their market share has risen like crazy over the last couple years. Go to an Apple Store, and look at all the people inside. It's always really busy. Studies show that half of those people in the store are new to the Mac, and a huge percentage of that ends up buying a Mac eventually. And by the way, people have a passion for Mac more than any other computer. Which brings me to this:

Mac users are all just stupid, crazed fanboys.

This is a huge stereotype that's all over the place. I understand that some people are crazy enough to stand in line for an iPhone weeks ahead of time just to get the first one, but that doesn't mean every Apple user is like that. I'd go as far as to say that not even 1% of Mac users would consider doing that. All the Mac users I know are just normal people. Get this idea out of your head please.

Macs are only good for graphic design, movie-making, etc, while PC's are better at business.

This is another one that just won't die. The fact is, Mac runs Microsoft Office. It also runs iWork, which is far better. iWork is even compatible with Microsoft Office, using the same formats (.doc, etc). The next version of Mac will be able to run Microsoft Exchange (finally!). If there's something PC's can do in business and Macs can't do, read the next criticism.

Macs are hardly compatible with any software, as opposed to PC.

First of all, Mac is compatible with tons of software. Pretty much any big game for PC has a Mac version. However, if you find something that isn't PC compatible, just buy a version of Windows and run it on a Mac. Yes, you can run Windows on a Mac. Mac comes with a program called Boot Camp where you can run either Mac OS X or Windows on your Mac computer. This eliminates all compatibility problems with Mac.

Bill Gates is a better man than Steve Jobs because he donates to charity.

You can't say this for certain. There's such thing as anonymous donations, which Steve could've done. He may think that publicizing your donations makes it selfish, which is an opinion I share.

Apple can't go on without Steve. It's going to fall apart.

Just because we see Steve all the time in keynotes, Apple events, and so forth, doesn't mean that there's no other skilled people at Apple. As long as Apple has talent and focus, it will go on. I'm not saying it will be the same without Steve. It will be a different company. But it will go on if it has the talent. Also, you shouldn't jump to conclusions and say that Steve's out of the company forever.

I might post more of these eventually. Thanks for reading.

-Derek