Why I Don't Like Apple Products
The other day I was having a conversation with friends, and we somehow had brought phones into the conversation. Then, it ended up being a full blown argument of why iPhones are superior to every other phone. Now, I can't lie and say that iPhones aren't cool; it's true, they really are. However, I think that iPhone's have gone past being just a mere cool phone, in the sense that if you have an iPhone you acquire higher social status. People who have iPhones, discriminate towards those who have any other phone. Now I won't name names, but a number of people have somewhat noticed that I have an Android phone rather than an iPhone. The question arose, "Why do you have a crappy Android?" There are a few answers to this question.The first one being that I simply have no need for an iPhone, and I don't like them at all, therefore I go with Android. The second one is that, iPhones and their plans are straight-up expensive, and I don't exactly have the money for one either. Now one might say, "Oh, since you can't get one, you are obviously jealous of everyone that has one and that's why you don't like Apple products." I cannot even express how wrong this is. Not once in my life have I ever considered Apple products, whether it's Macbooks, iMacs, iPhones, or iPads, I have felt no need to buy one. A reason for this is that other products are actually a lot better and more financially efficient. The extremely powerful desktop computer my father and I built cost around $800-$900, and before you think that is expensive, look at the price of an iMac or Macbook. As of 2015 the price of an iMac will range from $1,100-$2,200. The price of a Macbook will range from $1,300-$1,800, for just a laptop! One might say, "You get what you pay for." This is also somewhat wrong. All Apple products are quite user friendly, but are limited to the customization that you can make. With the computer that I own, if I want to have more memory, I get a bigger hard drive, whereas with apple you are stuck with the storage they give you, or just buy a new one. Want a new processor? No problem with my computer, just replace it. With Apple? Buy a new one. Want a better cooling system? No problem just replace it. With Apple? Buy a new one. Want a better looking monitor? No problem replace a new monitor. With Apple? Buy a new one. If you can't already tell, this is the problem that I see with Apple. If you want something new and improved, don't make that single upgrade, buy a new product! This is the deception they are making with iPhones. They change a few things, increase the number and add the letter "s" then bam, people are all over it. The reality of it is that your iPhone 6, will be just as good as the iPhone 6s or 7. Is there something you really need that is different from the phone you already have?
Sidenote: I am aware that I show strong distaste for Apple products, but I am in no way attacking those that use them. Although, if someone does pick on another for not having Apple, that, I do have a problem with. All in all, if you use something from Apple, rock on!
I definitely see where you’re coming from with this. I have seen people being ridiculed over their technology simply because it did not have an apple with a bite taken out of it on their products. That’s really just what it is, a simple logo that we, as a society, have put so much significance on. It’s such a small component of the product itself but we make it to be this huge deal. But worse than that, we constantly put the logos against each other. Apple vs Samsung. Apple vs LG. Apple vs Windows. Apple vs Dell. It’s all just a huge competition and both sides just want to feel superior. I know it takes a very pretentious person to “call someone out” just because they have an Android phone, but it’s not completely their fault. These companies are the ones that make it seem this way. That one has to be higher than the other. They make us see these products as superior, when really they mostly do the exact same thing. As an iPhone owner, I don’t think y phone is any better than yours. Do I like my phone more than yours? Probabaly. But that’s really just my own opinion. Just because I like a product more than another doesn’t give me the right to put down someone, nobody has the right to do that.
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