Blog 4 - Why do I hate Apple?

Anyone who knows me knows that I have an overwhelming aversion to anything Apple. Mac,iPhone, iPad, iPod, whatever. The iPad was released in the UK today, and again there were queues of people standing for days to buy a product that is - lets face it - pointless. Its an enormous iPhone without the phone functionality. Its a tablet PC without the functionality of a PC and effectively the functionality of a netbook. It isn't cheap. Its tied down. The 3G version requires a custom mini SIM card - why?? So that only those tied in to Apple can use it? Wow, if ever there was an overhyped launch of a pointless product, this was it!

This could apply to to any of the Apple product line.

The iPhone is a phone. Its not a particularly good phone at that - it lacks features other phones have had for YEARS. Its vastly overpriced! It was until recently locked down to only 1 operator, and Apple are closing it down as a system. This goes for pretty much EVERY Apple product as they gain market share. I'm sure Steve Jobs was once a champion of open source? Yet for some reason there is a cult around Apple! WHY?! Christ, they even have the BBC running daily adverts for them!!! You don't see the BBC doing that for anyone else.

They're bigger than M$ now, have much bigger monopolies and market share, particularly in the music sector. Apple are doing the same (and worse) than the likes of Micro$oft, Google, etc have been panned and prosecuted for, yet they get away scot free? The much trumpeted iPod operating system was stolen from Creative Labs for example. They're embroiled in battles with Creative, HTC, Google and Nokia. I'm not saying that any of these other companies are any better or worse than Apple, and I have to be fair - Apple are clearly doing something right, and are renowned for being easy to use. Yet sheeple seem blind to anything Apple does. I'm sure Apples fortunes will change, another company will become the media darling, the media, users and technology sector will turn against Apple, and they'll be subject to the same regulation that their predecessors have. It always happens.

I just don't ever remember the same irrational blind hype around any of these other companies, and its quite sickening to see sheeple blindly jumping on it. Wonder how much they'll charge for the iEmperorsClothes, and how many will be stupid enough to buy it?