Looks like Apple can travel back in time...

[MaDalton]

... and make new iPhones look like old iMacs

[JockoHomo]

That is pretty much all that Apple does anymore...go backwards. I really hate this "new" advertising campaign showing the sentimental bullshit instead of advanced technology.

They have really lost it since Jobs bit the dust.

[MaDalton]

and the iPhone 5s is now also available in watery urine yellow...

[Scott McD]

I don't even pay attention to anything Apple does these days...

[MaDalton]

Nokias reply didnt take long - i guess they were prepared

[Paul&John]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

Nokias reply didnt take long - i guess they were prepared

haha good one

[MaDalton]

another great achievement by Apple: the battery in the 5s is not worse than before

[DamianJ]

Who did they rip off the fingerprint recognition and authentication from?

;)

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

Who did they rip off the fingerprint recognition and authentication from?

;)

IBM Thinkpad from 5 or 8 years ago?

[Socks]

I just to make sure my phone keeps me safe by transferring all my private info to the government as fast as possible. I just don't feel safe unless I'm being tracked.

[DamianJ]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

IBM Thinkpad from 5 or 8 years ago?

Oh, I thought that was a laptop, not a phone, and I didn't think you could use it as authentication for purchases. And I thought it didn't work and no one used it.

My bad. Carry on.

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

Oh, I thought that was a laptop, not a phone, and I didn't think you could use it as authentication for purchases. And I thought it didn't work and no one used it.

My bad. Carry on.

ah - you mean the feature that also uploads my fingerprint to the NSA?

[_Richard_]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

ah - you mean the feature that also uploads my fingerprint to the NSA?

[DamianJ]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

ah - you mean the feature that also uploads my fingerprint to the NSA?

It's stored locally only. But NEVER let facts get in the way of one of your I HATE APPLE rants.

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

Who did they rip off the fingerprint recognition and authentication from?

;)

btw - Motorola 2011

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...cognition.html

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

It's stored locally only. But NEVER let facts get in the way of one of your I HATE APPLE rants.

please show me one "I hate Apple" rant from me - only one

so far i pointed out that their 2700 Euro laptops have a lousy quality - the proof sits right here at my office with a broken screen. Thanks to VNC i can still use it for some tasks.

and then i find it amusing how Apple fanboys are able to turn even the slightest improvement into a huge sensation that makes them happily shell out another few hundred bucks for pretty but highly overpriced technology

but we can't call that "hate" from my site, right

also I would have loved if Apple had put up something spectacular today since i own stock that i bought in the wrong moment and it's still in the red for me

[Sly]

I have a 4S. The only reason that I can come up with to upgrade to the 5S/C is better camera quality. Not sure that I can justify spending $200 upgrading my phone for a better camera when I can just buy a decent camera for $120.

[DamianJ]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

please show me one "I hate Apple" rant from me - only one

so far i pointed out that their 2700 Euro laptops have a lousy quality - the proof sits right here at my office with a broken screen. Thanks to VNC i can still use it for some tasks.

and then i find it amusing how Apple fanboys are able to turn even the slightest improvement into a huge sensation that makes them happily shell out another few hundred bucks for pretty but highly overpriced technology

but we can't call that "hate" from my site, right

also I would have loved if Apple had put up something spectacular today since i own stock that i bought in the wrong moment and it's still in the red for me

Oh you disguise them as pithy 'amusing' posts, but the subtext is clear.

You pointed out that YOU bought a duff laptop. However, everyone else in the world thinks their build quality is unsurpassed.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/buying-ad...kers-revealed/

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/...rvey-yet-again

But as I said, don't let facts get in the way.

:D

xx

[Sid70]

Son, i'm dissapoint even tho Johny did a great ghey promo... Im going with Samsung next year.

[MPGdevil]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

Who did they rip off the fingerprint recognition and authentication from?

;)

You mean they invented those things?

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

Oh you disguise them as pithy 'amusing' posts, but the subtext is clear.

You pointed out that YOU bought a duff laptop. However, everyone else in the world thinks their build quality is unsurpassed.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/buying-ad...kers-revealed/

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/...rvey-yet-again

But as I said, don't let facts get in the way.

:D

xx

i think you just always get your panties in a bunch when anyone dares to disagree with you about the mighty Apple.

but hey, if you're happy - fine with me

[donkevlar]

Stop arguing about apple / pc forever plz thx

[DamianJ]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

i think you just always get your panties in a bunch when anyone dares to disagree with you about the mighty Apple.

Not at all, I welcome disagreement. Everyone is allowed their opinion.

I just point out when that disagreement is based on utter bollocks as opposed to facts is all.

I really don't give two shits which OS you use, which phone you use, it is dull as ditchwater to debate it. I'll just pop in and correct the utter nonsense.

BTW, I had a screen go on a mac book pro too. Took it in, got a new one. It really depends on your attitude how Apple respond to you. It's called the One Time Exception.

http://www.businessinsider.com/geniu...ts-2012-1?op=1

HTH.

:D

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

BTW, I had a screen go on a mac book pro too. Took it in, got a new one. It really depends on your attitude how Apple respond to you. It's called the One Time Exception.

http://www.businessinsider.com/geniu...ts-2012-1?op=1

HTH.

:D

are you questioning my attitude in real life?

[DamianJ]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

are you questioning my attitude in real life?

Not at all, just pointing out I got mine replaced, and that the apple staff are allowed to replace even out of warranty machines if they deem you worthy.

[Si]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

Nokias reply didnt take long - i guess they were prepared

I like my Lumina.

[2MuchMark]

Wow... this thread is so ... wrong. All of the Apple Haters here hate Apple simply just they're Apple. You are so locked-stepped into 1 way of thinking that you complete dismiss achievements.

For example all of you seem to have missed that the new Apple iPhone 5C is only $99 and comes in all the colors you might want.

The new iPhone 5S comes in Platinum, Grey and Gold. It has Touch-ID (Fingerprint Identity sensor, 64 Bit A7 Chip, LTE, etc. It has 2 microphones (1 in front and 1 behind). Why? The phone "listens" to the sound coming from behind the phone and cancels it out of the front, letting you talk and be heard in noisy environments, plus about a million other features.

If you want to talk about computers, holy shit - Apple Macs are far and beyond the best, fastest computers available. The Macbook Air boots from power-off to desktop in 9 seconds! Batteries last for 8 hours. The 2 imacs on my desk NEVER crash, and screen quality and resolution are unparalleled.

GET THIS :

This past summer I sold my Macbook and wanted a new Macbook air. I walked into the store and walked out with the new machine 5 minutes later.

I took it to an outdoor pub, unpacked it and turned it on. FULL BATTERY CHARGE right out of the box. I was online in seconds, and downloaded the tools I wanted such as Skype, CuteFTP, Editors, as well as our own software because we wanted to do a live broadcast from the pub. 9 MINUTES AFTER I UNPACKED THE BOX, I WAS UP AND RUNNING AND BROADCASTING. 9 MINUTES!

PC users call Apple Users "hipsters" because deep down they feel excluded from the club when in reality Apple are PC users who have simply taken the chance to buy a product that they discovered to be better. Who the fuck wants to put up with 2 hours of installation, updates, blue screens of death, anti-virus updates, Pop-ups, shitty tech support and endless TSR programs pre-loaded for you that suck every bit of memory you have all while trying to deal with underpowered hardware and completely shitty operating system like Windows?

And speaking of support: You can login to Apple.com and fill out a simple form (name, email, phone number) and Apple support CALLS YOU, usually within a few seconds, to help you with your problem. In 4 years I've had to call them only 3 times. The support I had was fast, polite, American / Canadian (non-Indian), and FREE FREE FREE.

The only thing I've had to pay for was for the new version of the Mac OS operating which cost me.... wait for it..... $20.00. How much is Windows now? $300? Give me a break.

Don't get me wrong. If your phone or your PC works for you then fantastic, stay where you are. But if you're a PC guy who has never even tried a Mac, who has never owned one, or even dared walk into a store and ask a salesrep a question, your opinion is worth shit. Kindly just STFU.

I've owned PC's all my life and bought my first Mac about 4 years ago. I still have a PC on my desk but it is almost never used now thanks to the 2 x iMac 27's I have. I can easily say that I know how both work, and Apple Haters who have never even owned an Apple product are extremely obvious in their ridiculous rants.

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

Not at all, just pointing out I got mine replaced, and that the apple staff are allowed to replace even out of warranty machines if they deem you worthy.

i bought it at Gravis, their German distributor... Maybe i should have offered a BJ or so.

anyways - no need to argue about this - i worked with and owned several Apple computers in the past and I know from myself that i am not "hating" on Apple for no reason. Like I said: I even own Apple stock.

what is your perception doesn't matter to me

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by **********

Wow... this thread is so ... wrong. All of the Apple Haters here hate Apple simply just they're Apple. You are so locked-stepped into 1 way of thinking that you complete dismiss achievements.
.

this is actually a little ironic

[DamianJ]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

anyways - no need to argue about this

Who is arguing? You state a few things as facts, like the build quality. I merely corrected you.

Originally Posted by MaDalton

what is your perception doesn't matter to me

I'd stop replying to me then, because you are making it seem the opposite is true.

[Verbal]

This whole debate is so old and tiresome. Just buy the fucking phone that works best for you and shut the fuck up!

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

Who is arguing? You state a few things as facts, like the build quality. I merely corrected you.

I'd stop replying to me then, because you are making it seem the opposite is true.

my thread - i stop replying once i get tired of it

[JockoHomo]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

Not at all, just pointing out I got mine replaced, and that the apple staff are allowed to replace even out of warranty machines if they deem you worthy.

[DamianJ]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

my thread - i stop replying once i get tired of it

As you wish, just if you want people to think you don't care about my opinion, it'd probably make more sense to stop replying to me.

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

As you wish, just if you want people to think you don't care about my opinion, it'd probably make more sense to stop replying to me.

i value your opinion, it just partly contradicts my personal experience

[nico-t]

i'll end the debate: Apple sucks because they are insanely overpriced.
/debate

[Rochard]

Originally Posted by **********

Wow... this thread is so ... wrong. All of the Apple Haters here hate Apple simply just they're Apple.

iPhone used to lead the way. Now they aren't even following.

Wow, very impressive - new colors. It's the 1980s all over again.

Originally Posted by **********

For example all of you seem to have missed that the new Apple iPhone 5C is only $99 and comes in all the colors you might want.

Smaller battery, same price.

I read this morning that Android has 79% market share?

/Done.

[k0nr4d]

Allow me to defend the honor of PCs with a rebuttle...

Originally Posted by **********

If you want to talk about comuters, holy shit - Apple Macs are far and beyond the best, fastest computers available. The Macbook Air boots from power-off to desktop in 9 seconds! Batteries last for 8 hours. The 2 imacs on my desk NEVER crash, and screen quality and resolution are unparalleled.

They aren't the fastest computers available. They are usign regulr PC hardware now. I just bought a very nice samsung ultrabook that's lighter then the macbook air, more powerful, and also boots in a few seconds. Alot of the new ultrabooks have comparible screens to the new retina stuff too (not mine unfortunately, didn't wanna dump that much money into a laptop I won't use that often). The fact stands though - you will get FAR more processing power for the same money from a PC then a Mac. Even the build quality...my girl has an asus zenbook. It's made of aluminum, light as fuck and tapers down to 3mm thickness...

Originally Posted by **********

This past summer I sold my Macbook and wanted a new Macbook air. I walked into the store and walked out with the new machine 5 minutes later.

I took it to an outdoor pub, unpacked it and turned it on. FULL BATTERY CHARGE right out of the box. I was online in seconds, and downloaded the tools I wanted such as Skype, CuteFTP, Editors, as well as our own software because we wanted to do a live broadcast from the pub. 9 MINUTES AFTER I UNPACKED THE BOX, I WAS UP AND RUNNING AND BROADCASTING. 9 MINUTES!

It took you 5 minutes because you didn't exactly have a choice of 500 different laptops. You went in knowing you want a macbook air and you came out with a macbook air...

My laptop came with all the drivers and everything installed too - I could have easily done the same there in a few minutes.

Originally Posted by **********

PC users call Apple Users "hipsters" because deep down they feel excluded from the club when in reality Apple are PC users who have simply taken the chance to buy a product that they discovered to be better. Who the fuck wants to put up with 2 hours of installation, updates, blue screens of death, anti-virus updates, Pop-ups, shitty tech support and endless TSR programs pre-loaded for you that suck every bit of memory you have all while trying to deal with underpowered hardware and completely shitty operating system like Windows?

You don't need to install windows on new laptops, apple releases updates for their OS too, I can't remember the last time i've seen windows blue screen, and the only reason that windows gets viruses is because it has a larger market share then apple and it's not as profitable making viruses for it. I agree that laptops do come full of all sorts of bloatware that must be uninstalled though. Regarding underpowered hardware - that argument from the Mac side of things has been gone since they switched to Intel cpus. It's basically all the same hardware as is available in a pc. An i5 in a macbook isn't faster then an i5 in a pc. 8gbytes of ram in a macbook is still 8gbytes of ram.

Originally Posted by **********

The only thing I've had to pay for was for the new version of the Mac OS operating which cost me.... wait for it..... $20.00. How much is Windows now? $300? Give me a break.

We pay about $100 here for Windows 7. Your $20 Mac OS is all fine and dandy, but what you are saving you paid 20 times over when you bought the hardware. That *exact same* cpu, ram and harddrive are all available for a pc - and you paid more for it.

If you like OSX - power to you. I've used it, and I don't like it. You might argue that OSX is better then Windows - but you cannot argue that "Macs are better then PCs". Macs *ARE* PC's now. I could probably find you an ultrabook that has identical cpu, ram , harddrive and weight - and maybe even screen resolution - to your macbook air at a much lower price. If you were able to install OSX on it (which you can't - because it would hurt apple's bottom line to do so), you'd have a macbook.

[k0nr4d]

I'll also add that I suspect the only reason why MacOSX is "faster" is because it's optimized for one set of hardware. There are a million different PC configurations (various Intel cpus, various AMD cpus, etc) that Windows has to run on, but since apple is the only manufacturer of devices that run on MacOS, everything is optimized specifically for certain hardware. It's a very controlled environment...It's the same situation with iOS vs Android. You have the apple devices with the one specific set of hardware, and you have 1000 different android hardware configurations.

[MrBottomTooth]

My motorola atrix had fingerprint security 2 years ago. I just wish I hadnt dropped it in the hot tub, it was a lot sturdier phone than my Samsung.

[JFK]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

my thread - i stop replying once i get tired of it

It's your party and you can cry if you want to

[Fat Panda]

rofl apple is such a fucking joke. they're finished

[Si]

Let's face facts here, if Apple were so good, you wouldn't have to keep trying to convince people they are good.

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by **********

For example all of you seem to have missed that the new Apple iPhone 5C is only $99 and comes in all the colors you might want.

Is that really the way of thinking in America?
Its like saying that new BMW cost only 999$ (forgetting to mention that you will pay 60 months * that amount as well )

[Sid70]

Any computer PC or Mac its just a fucking tool.

[MPGdevil]

Originally Posted by **********

You are so locked-stepped into 1 way of thinking

Says the biased Apple guy.

Originally Posted by **********

For example all of you seem to have missed that the new Apple iPhone 5C is only $99 and comes in all the colors you might want.

$99 on contract - it will cost a lot more off contract in other contries, and you have lot of sizes, colors and designs to choose from with other brands. So nothing special there. Only took them 6 years to give people the choice of colors. I guess within 2 years they are forced to give their users a choice of bigger size as well.

Originally Posted by **********

The new iPhone 5S comes in Platinum, Grey and Gold. It has Touch-ID (Fingerprint Identity sensor, 64 Bit A7 Chip, LTE, etc. It has 2 microphones (1 in front and 1 behind). Why? The phone "listens" to the sound coming from behind the phone and cancels it out of the front, letting you talk and be heard in noisy environments, plus about a million other features.

Uuuuuh precious metal colors! I'm sure it just made a lot of people blowing their loads.

Fingerprint sensor - have been a 'meh' on lots of other devices for years, but I am sure that now it's Apple it is going to get a lot of attention, and Apple will get the credit for this technology. It will not be the first.

LTE - already in other phones so no revolution either.

Originally Posted by **********

If you want to talk about computers, holy shit - Apple Macs are far and beyond the best, fastest computers available. The Macbook Air boots from power-off to desktop in 9 seconds! Batteries last for 8 hours. The 2 imacs on my desk NEVER crash, and screen quality and resolution are unparalleled.

Macs aren't the fastest computers. Where can you buy a 16-core Mac today? Link?
They use the same cpu and memory as PCs. Actually you can get even faster memory for PCs, watercool and overclock them more than any Mac in case you are an enthusiast.

Apple don't make the screens. You can buy just as good mobitors for the PC. I recently bought the Samsung SB970D, and I'm sure it is of equal or better quality than one with an apple on it.

Originally Posted by **********

And speaking of support: You can login to Apple.com and fill out a simple form (name, email, phone number) and Apple support CALLS YOU, usually within a few seconds, to help you with your problem. In 4 years I've had to call them only 3 times. The support I had was fast, polite, American / Canadian (non-Indian), and FREE FREE FREE.

In over 10 years I only had to contact Microsoft a few times. It was to reactivate my Windows license key. In same amount of years I have been unlucky to get a faulty hardware two or three times, but with a 2-year garantuee they were easily replaced. No need for some extra money sucking Apple Care when living in EU.

Originally Posted by **********

The only thing I've had to pay for was for the new version of the Mac OS operating which cost me.... wait for it..... $20.00. How much is Windows now? $300? Give me a break.

I'll give you a break to think how much you are fooling yourself when you think you only pay $20 for OSX.

[MPGdevil]

Originally Posted by Si

Let's face facts here, if Apple were so good, you wouldn't have to keep trying to convince people they are good.

No shit. If they were so good, people would be flocking to the system.

Reality tells otherwise though. Even Windows 8 (which is regarded as a failure to many) surpases OSX in less than a year.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/...4-market-share

[Si]

Originally Posted by MPGdevil

No shit. If they were so good, people would be flocking to the system.

Reality tells otherwise though. Even Windows 8 (which is regarded as a failure to many) surpases OSX in less than a year.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/...4-market-share

Wow! I'm sticking with 7 for now, I don't like the look of 8 for use on a PC/laptop. I quite like it on the phone though.

[MaDalton]

German iPhone prices without contracts:

http://store.apple.com/de/iphone

599 ? for the 5C ($795)
699 ? for the 5S ($927)

let's be serious - without any Apple hating - but we're talking $800 for an outdated phone in a colorful plastic case and more than $900 for a phone that is at least technically not better than an HTC One, Samsung S4 or LG G2

i am totally fine if anyone wants to spend that money but please: don't be surprised if there are other people out there that question your decision

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by MaDalton

German iPhone prices without contracts:

http://store.apple.com/de/iphone

599 ? for the 5C ($795)
699 ? for the 5S ($927)

let's be serious - without any Apple hating - but we're talking $800 for an outdated phone in a colorful plastic case and more than $900 for a phone that is at least technically not better than an HTC One, Samsung S4 or LG G2

i am totally fine if anyone wants to spend that money but please: don't be surprised if there are other people out there that question your decision

Well said. No need to be a hater to draw this objective conclusion