That was a lot more restrained than I was expecting from Flappo!🤒😂

i doubt he's ever even used a mac

yet he falls for all the anti-apple drivel the media spurts out

and i'm the fool ?

😁

Hmmm … and I paid money for this? The Internet is full of free places to rant on about “my Apple/Linux/PC is better than yours” and I’ll tell you what a good deal will be way more technically informed that what I’ve read here so far.  Flappo - I’ve had to fix or workaround Apple integration issues you probably don’t even know exist.

Ok, B&O is a hobby for me. IT is my business, I’ve been doing this for 22 years. It’s well known in the industry that Apple owners are elitist; it’s also well known that many Apple users in the enterprise are having to run Vista or Windows 7 via Bootcamp to do business in the real world. And let’s not even touch on consumer iPhone vs. Blackberry in anything other than a small business. There are niches and exceptions of course, some people get by – really depends on the environment.  All well and good  - enjoy it – and for home use, hey fine.

Don’t get me wrong, Apple know how to dress a product up and market it, and I own plenty of Apple gadgets myself.

Which carries across to B&O – I’ve spent horrendous amounts of money on this stuff over the years because I like it. Looks great, sounds good – but I’m not blind enough to ignore the fact that most of that money has gone on the design & cosmetics, built around Philips or Panasonic kit for the most part. I know I can get better performing kit that looks less attractive at a phenomenally cheaper price. But I don’t and for that some people I work with think I have lost the plot. And I've spent that money on B&O enduring disinterested, snotty salesmen and drastic after sales support.

Absolutely no different to Apple – standard, locked-down tech wrapped up in pretty clothes. No wonder B&O owners are drawn in, myself included. But please, don’t delude yourself. I don’t.

Puncher wrote:

It's actually quite sad!😎

I agree.  This is why I went with a VW, the 12-cylinder version.  Think different! 😁

With regard to Apple, there is saying that once you go Mac you never go back.  This has been true for me since 1987.

PhilLondon wrote:

the former CEO did not like Apple, also they had seen stats saying that Apple's market share was 4%

Wow, what a crass business error!  Yes, it is true: if you look at worldwide statistics, even today over 90% of computers are not Apple.  But that is the crudest of measures.  I wonder if this same chap also looked at worldwide statistics and found that 99.999% of radios are not Bang and Olufsen and therefore, by his own reasoning, not worth looking at?

You have to slice the pie.  Elemental marketing.

what an arrogant little chap you are , enigma

i've been using macs since the early 90's ( long before they became fashionable ) and no i didn't buy one to be elitist or to show off , i bought one because i enjoyed using it and it was reliable and well made , i couldn't care less if it was shiny and white and had an apple logo on it

if you actually think pc's ad macs are identical then you obviously don't have a clue what you're talking about

seen a pc laptop using the unibody structure for example ?

thought not

XavierItzmann wrote:

Puncher wrote:

It's actually quite sad!😎

 

I agree.  This is why I went with a VW, the 12-cylinder version.  Think different! 😁

With regard to Apple, there is saying that once you go Mac you never go back.  This has been true for me since 1987.

I'm glad you agree!😁

Can't afford flash cars myself but if I could and I wanted one it would certainly be a Jag.

I'm OK with folk having Apple - I couldn't do my job with one however, (have XP/2000 at work, Win7 at home), and so I have sympathy/agree in part with Enigma.

What does do my napper however are evangelists - I'll choose myself thankyou, louder shouting just puts me off even more!

Flappo The Grate wrote:

what an arrogant little chap you are , enigma

i've been using macs since the early 90's ( long before they became fashionable ) and no i didn't buy one to be elitist or to show off , i bought one because i enjoyed using it and it was reliable and well made , i couldn't care less if it was shiny and white and had an apple logo on it

if you actually think pc's ad macs are identical then you obviously don't have a clue what you're talking about

seen a pc laptop using the unibody structure for example ?

thought not

That's more what I was expecting!😂

In Enigma's defence, the unibody structure doesn't help in his IT world!

(Sorry, it's none of my business)😳

Flappo – jog on,  I’ve forgotten more about IT than you’ll ever understand. You can have your pointless fan-boy thread back. It’s a bit sad to find someone still using “Windoze” as a put-down; still, made me smile 😁

as i said - arrogant

you're in IT - big deal...i'm so impressed - not

i'd be more impressed if you were capable of adhering to forum etiquette instead of calling people fools

but you ARE in IT..