So don’t trust modern Apple marketing. But that one time they placed a multimillion dollar ad in the Super Bowl? That was a window into the company’s soul.
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Check out the thread where someone is complaining about Apple donating to the National Park system.
Hard agree. The decline began around 2012, I think.
No, the business plan is for the bankers… and should remain there. The image Apple wants to project for itself is sold to the potential customers… and as it stands today, the general public seemingly has been sold on a bill of goods not representing the imagine they have instructed PR to build for them, going all the way back to then, which was phenomenally accurate Of how things were and direction we were headed… but even to this day where they want to be projected in having a protective duty to its customers for their data and privacy; when if the onion is peeled back you see the exact opposite of the pedestal PR is trying to keep Apple on. It’s all a mirage… and very much a misrepresentation. Their quality of work and product dependability has diminished by so much they are no longer justifiably called “high quality“… and industry leaders, and its a shame. They haven’t adjusted their pricing to reflect the diminishing value of what they are selling either… and that’s even a bigger shame, because that reflects Apples core values… and its once very respectable reputation has paid a huge price.
Man it always brings me great joy to see people who obsess over a billion dollar corporation have their reality crumble before them. Back when I was a Mac hater during the Mac vs PC arguments it was delicious to see the fanboys have existential dread when bad news came.
Though nowadays my drug addiction is Playstation fanboy salt. That stuff just hits harder. They're still malding over Spider-Man getting a PC port, to the point one guy sawed his limited edition Spider-Man PS4 Pro in half.
Though nowadays my drug addiction is Playstation fanboy salt. That stuff just hits harder. They're still malding over Spider-Man getting a PC port, to the point one guy sawed his limited edition Spider-Man PS4 Pro in half.
And in case you don't believe me about that fanboy sawing his PS4 Pro in half because more people get to play a great game:
Thanks for you tips! Unfortunately I have to use both systems. I would prefer just to be on the Mac. But I was surprised how hard Apple makes it. I had to get a new monitor, new audio interface,… and have to live with workarounds like Dropbox instead of airdrop. But I’m searching now for the Apple notes exporter. Thanks so much for this!! Hope it’s not gonna be banned from the App Store soon 😉
This is bordering on lunacy, this thread should probably be closed. A company out to make profits, and the butthurt that ensues when it doesn't match a personal ideology and/or feelings to the contrary. I mean no offense.
Your data is as portable as you want it to be. I can move mine to Linux or Windows tomorrow if I want to. Yes, if you don’t choose the apps you store your data in wisely you may have to work a bit harder to move it, but thats on you.
One thing that is definitely true is that quality control at Apple keeps getting worse. New updates all the time, fixes for the updates, fixes for the fixes. This was Microsoft's reputation that originally Apple wanted to avoid.
To those who complain Apple is in it for the money, you are correct. They are a public traded company whose fiduciary responsibility to the stock holders (of which I am one) is to make a profit. With these profits they pay taxes, pay thousands of employees, build beautiful stores and a magnificent Corp head quarters (and all the contractors and suppliers) and still have a market cap of 2.7 Trillion dollars. By the same token, it took the genius and vision of Steve Jobs to give Apple it’s purpose. They are not destroying anything, they are expanding.
I don't know if I should laugh or be disturbed at the fact that this thread is going on for three pages.
I've heard of people developing parasocial relationships with celebrities or influencers. I've never seen a parasocial relationship with the concept of an ideal state a company used to be in (but in reality never was).
Jobs was notoriously selfish and money driven. Look up Daniel Kottke's story. No need to re-write history. Jobs outwardly appeared to not care about money later in life because the reality is by then he had a whole lot of it, enough for hundreds of lifetimes.
I've heard of people developing parasocial relationships with celebrities or influencers. I've never seen a parasocial relationship with the concept of an ideal state a company used to be in (but in reality never was).
Jobs was notoriously selfish and money driven. Look up Daniel Kottke's story. No need to re-write history. Jobs outwardly appeared to not care about money later in life because the reality is by then he had a whole lot of it, enough for hundreds of lifetimes.
Wow, that hurts my narrative. I always think of Apple as "I love my Apple. God bless Apple and their support of my privacy and freedom. Microsoft and Google are bad. I am voting with my wallet for Apple all the way in 2023. Defund the open source."
Apple isn't the only one to make phones, tablets, and computers so they're not a monopoly. Other companies sell less expensive hardware & thusly make less profit share than Apple. The market decides what is valuable & what is best. The market has largely chosen Windows & Android based on the software distribution numbers. So why do you go down the road of this flawed line of thinking?
Can't agree - software is complex and I am happy both Apple and MS keep on top of things especially concerning malware.
Bound by shareholder investments possibly, but there are plenty of companies that swindle too. There’s a law for ROI? Guess I’d better start making phone calls 😆
Good point. It's not as though Apple is, or ever was, an Enron, Theranos, Dynergy, Tyco, Worldcom, etc. They have built a wonderful business that should be (as is) greatly admired.
God forbid anyone ever get corrected on anything. A fate worse than death.
Thanks for your reply! I would appreciate if you could share some details how you do it. What apps to use… Thank you 🙏
1@@@‘s comment re: the 1984 ad being an “effective little bit of melodrama that sold a lot of computers” seems to sum it up best for me. The OP‘s lack of replies after starting this thread with its similar “melodrama” word choice in the title says a lot. What did they set out to destroy? Sure they have often had some posturing in their marketing over the years that they are different, they “think different,” they protect your privacy or value creativity more than others, etc. but there’s nothing iconoclastic or ”destroying” about the company… they often make decent stuff, that I enjoy, meanwhile they also check most boxes in the list of attributes of every insatiable profit-driven, capitalist slave-labor-based, etc. huge corporation.
just my humble opinion!
just my humble opinion!
They aren’t legally obligated to maximize profits for the shareholders, I don’t know why people keep spreading that lie.