iPod OK. iPad not great. Watch never had, pointless IMO. Mac PC okay when you get used to it's blankness and foibles. But not in last 6 years or so.
As Dave said, you not liking something or not having a use for it hardly makes it “crap”. That just comes across as belligerent myopia, which I’m sure wasn’t your intent.
Personally speaking, I find MacOS to be by far the most stable and sophisticated OS I have seen in 45 years of continuous computer usage, with the possible exception of Unix back in its heyday. Perfect? No, but close enough to get my full respect and admiration. And this is someone who avoided and ignored Apple stuff for 40 of those 45 years so it’s not like I just followed the crowd to the sales counter or some such foolishness.
iPad? I don’t use one but my Mrs does and she loves her’s to bits. Close on 35 years of computer usage for her so again, not a marketing-bedazzled newbie either.
Some of the other Apple gear like the watch and iPods and such sound lovely and are spoken well of by the people I know that use them. But again, I have no use for or experience with them, so not really in a position to comment on them one way or the other.
However, the fact that these things are generally well designed, stable, work together more or less seamlessly, and are almost always leaders in their particular niche says more about who makes and sells them than anything I could muster on their behalf.
“Crap”? Not if you’re interested in them and can appreciate what they offer. Not your cup of tea? Happy days, the market lives to serve: go forth and find your bliss. But do try and understand that others can have very different experiences with what you reject out of hand, and that doesn’t make them fools or mindless dupes.
- Max
