My problem with Apple is what I said. Gimmicky features that don’t work - Apple Maps, Final Cut X, everything added to iPhoto after 2008. Shorter working life on the computers, No longer engineered to be serviced but for looks. Jonathan Ives made the K2 cases then G3, G4, G5s, mac pros. Now he’s making iMacs you have to dig in through the glass to get into, composed of tiny connectors and laptop parts you have to remove everything to get to the battery. And the donut mac pro, relive the upgrade pains of the G4 cube.
I’m not sticking it to the man. I’m epically disappointed. I’ve fallen out of love. In fact I’m not even interested anymore. I’m aggravated by the new stuff and the way it’s sold.
Apple might not be the clearest example but I feel Apple has shifted from selling premium tools to luxury items. I know Apple has the upper class, upper middle class and vast swaths middle middle class locked down especially with iPhones and iPads. Their new computers are fast and have retina displays but I just feel they have shifted to selling luxury items. I’m not sure their computers are good tools much less premium tools.
