Such vitriol. All carrier did was express his opinion, then got rubbished by the pro apple users. Or fanatics; few replies to his original post can be described as balanced.
I moved to Apple some years ago and was enlightened by the software experience; simple, robust, few updates, quick start and shut-down times. It helped justify that the purchase cost was offset by hardware that was/is top quality.
What a welcome change to be rid of the Windows 'egg timer', the constant updates, freezes and crashes. Computing as it should be.
Until Lion: Spinning wheel, crashes and white screens. Constant updates. Start times up from 20 seconds to over sixty. Mountain Lion, slightly better, Mavericks no improvement on previous.
Interestingly, I bought two SSD's (solid state hard drives). One was fitted to the original core two due windoz computer that I used to use with 4GB RAM running Win 7 pro, the other fitted to a Macbook Pro i3 with 4gb RAM running ML. Guess which machine started first die-hards? The crappy home built windoz.
What is the first thing a new Windoz computer needs? Updates – lots.
The first thing a new Apple computer needs. Updates too – lots. To the point where I went over my BT download allowance. I refer to the Macbook Air I bought in December 2013.
Is Apple hardware more reliable?:
My original iMac failed sadly, but that was replaced by Apple with another. That failed too.
I bought a Macbook whilst the iMac was away. That also failed.
The iPad was a delight when it arrived. I have had three, two have failed.
The Macbook air offered true portability; I have had two. The original failed.
Only the three iPhones I have had have been reliable.
Hardware failures are not unique to Apple computers, Microsoft are just as bad or worse. But the difference is that a Windows compatible motherboard cost £50 where an Apple equivalent cost £hundreds. Buy the warranty!
The fact is, since Steve J quit (life and Apple), his inspirational products are slowly but surely becoming dogged by the same problems that caused computer users to move away from Microsoft. I would imagine that Apple will enjoy a few years yet of massive profits, then slowly but surely sink into irrelevance. Computers for nerds. Just like before SJ came back. History repeats itself!
I remain an Apple user, but my experiences lead me to believe that perhaps carrier has a point. Pity all the Apple loonies didn't listen.