Rotten Apple?

Rant #1

 
Ok, so a lot of people ask how I like my iPhone. I like it, I don't love it. As a phone, it sucks because you practically have to "text while driving" just to make a call. To me, it's not easy to dial a call at all. A few other things I don't care for are the fact that you can't text more than one person at a time, and you can't even copy and paste the message to send to others. Nor can you forward texts. One more things on texts: no picture texting. I think Apple assumes that we all should have an iPhone or the capability to get their mail on their telephones. What I do love is the iPod, even though many say the storage isn't enough but I don't really feel you need 3,000 songs on your phone. At least you can create a folder on iTunes and move songs from your master library in and out of your iPhone folder, and therefore synch it when you want. The camera is super-basic, and there's no messaging. Much of this is because of Apple's unwillingness to share their code, applications, whatever tech-speak I remember hearing. Hopefully that will change. Now keep in mind, a new iPhone is coming out that will be 3G (faster on the web and stuff like that) but will it be a firmware update (where you just plug your phone into the computer and it downloads the newest version), NO. You'll have to spend $200 more for the device (phone) and probably a good $20 or more for the web services because now it's a BlackBerry. WHAT? Here's an article if you're curious.

Rant #2

My rant on a broader scale. Think about this, you buy an iPod Shuffle for your husband, wife, whomever. They're excited, you're excited, the world is a-glow.  A few months go by and shazaam! A new version. Has this happened to you? I bet it has, because it's happened to me multiple times. It makes me feel violated, it makes me feel used and ultimately stupid for somehow not knowing there was a new version coming out so soon! I bought an iMac a year ago and guess what, that's right, my software is all old now and now I can buy new versions of iLife, the new OS Leopard, etc. It definitely makes me think twice about buying something else from them. In all fairness, I will say that they have made some amazing improvements in how we communicate, entertain ourselves, and their stores are mostly enjoyable to shop in.  I will also cop to the fact that ultimately I am the dumbass who keeps buying the stuff.  Crack is hard to beat man.