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| Finally, some sanity. And the bolded part is quite important. When Mac OS X finally supports enough different pieces of hardware that I need more than just fingers to count them, then let's talk stability. |
And that's where I think some people are happy with OS X. The less choices make it easier for some, and I commend Apple for keeping it that way. The day they change that is the day that their system will be no better than Windows imo. I'd rather have less things to play with, if it means they all play nice. But that's just me.
There are all sorts of consumer goods out there in the world that are better when made to order or the customer's needs. But not everyone wants to deal with that, or is just happy with a solution out of the box. I'm personally tired of tweaking my cars, gadgets, etc. It's fun, but in the end I've spent an absurd amount of time and effort to making things the way I think they should, when I would have been plenty satisfied with a simpler option(Example, the big guys here who end up downgrading because they just want to enjoy their music, not nitpick at the hardware that plays it). Look at some luxury cars, the popularity of home theater in a box systems, all these multipurpose devices, etc. They're usually not up to par with something you can put together yourself, but the average consumer isn't going to deal with all that.
That's reserved for the enthusiast, and I think that's where some of the frustration comes from. As an enthusiast you know said product can be capable of much more, maybe with less costs, and it bothers you that other people don't follow those routes.
SIDE NOTE: But in Apple's competition's defense, I do find it ridiculous that some things that are standard on the competition are made upgrades and features on Apple stuff. The fact that I need to jailbreak my iPhone and use solutions outside of Apple to make it worthwhile is a joke. The fact that Lenovo can ship out some of the most cutting edge features and options(I'd even say Dell at times) is sad. I understand Apple's thing for that zen like simplicity, but there are many features they lack that are keeping them from being more and more in the workplace outside of art.
And a lot of Apple user's are SUPER ignorant with their tech. I'm appalled at the things some OS X or iPhone users ask or do. Especially when I stop by the Apple store. Don't get me wrong there are folks out there who know their stuff and just prefer what Apple has(like the guys defending Apple in this thread), but really, most of Apple's user base has probably not maximized even half of their product's capabilities, or even how to really use them.
