10-19-2008, 07:17 AM
"Yeah, because the iPhone is, of course, the triumphant and perfect pinnacle of all creation"
Close, or at least, the overall best available now.
"The ENTIRE (ongoing) Mobile-Me fiasco"
I don't think it's "ongoing" anymore. For most people, It Just Works™.
"The epidemic of motherboard failures in the iBooks and original MacBooks. The epidemic of video-failures in the iBooks."
"Epidemic?" Huh?
The rest of your list--really reaching (and unverified/unsubstantiated) to the point of silliness. For example, "the fragile glass in the first generation of iPhones:" Ask Guitarist about that--it took him more than 5 serious tries before he managed to break his.
Okay, you got me there. That's a boneheaded move for sure.
One out of 30, MacMagus. You're not doing so well...
Close, or at least, the overall best available now.
"The ENTIRE (ongoing) Mobile-Me fiasco"
I don't think it's "ongoing" anymore. For most people, It Just Works™.
"The epidemic of motherboard failures in the iBooks and original MacBooks. The epidemic of video-failures in the iBooks."
"Epidemic?" Huh?
The rest of your list--really reaching (and unverified/unsubstantiated) to the point of silliness. For example, "the fragile glass in the first generation of iPhones:" Ask Guitarist about that--it took him more than 5 serious tries before he managed to break his.
dropping FireWire from the consumer Macs was awe-inspringly dumb because FireWire brings easy pro-quality video and audio to the masses AND because FireWire on Macs is reliable and fast and offers target mode AND because the ease of using and troubleshooting Macs that all of that engendered were the last big distinguishing features of Macs
Okay, you got me there. That's a boneheaded move for sure.
One out of 30, MacMagus. You're not doing so well...