Just like we scream that MS has no right to dictate this and that we should hold Apple to that same standard. When they were the little guy we justified it because we could be smug about it deeming pc quality as too low for us. Now that we use the same exact hardware there isn't a real excuse, least one that holds up to any scrutiny.
Perhaps "we" are the problem. If "we" are displeased because we can not hold Apple to the same standard that "we" hold Microsoft, maybe our standard is flawed. Vendors don't owe us. If we don't like the quality of a product or it doesn't meet our needs, JUST DON'T BUY IT. Don't complain because you feel that because you used the previous models, you should get your say about the new models. At the same time Apple was updating the hardware for commonality with PC systems, they were following more standards to improve software compatibility. If you aren't happy with the company's products, feel free to move to another vendor.
but seeing that only one manufacturer holds the keys to the kingdom and they are slower than shit and don't seem to listen to a lot of the forums what choice will we have other than by going this route.
When did form forever displace function at Apple. Can they get back to function please. Make the "Pro" line all about function - form means little to us, we just want it to work.
I'm always amazed at people that feel that vendors like Apple should be reading everything that they post anonymously in some blog or forum and jumping on every word. They don't owe us anything. They make the products that they think will sell well in the marketplace and deliver the overall user experience that they feel people will want. Since we purchase their products, they must have been delivering that pretty well, otherwise we'd have switched to something else a long time ago. If you aren't one of those users, then look elsewhere for your products. Apple develops a packaged OS/Hardware bundle, that's the way it has always been (except for that brief and foolish experiment with cloning). Apple is a hardware company first. As one of their Systems Engineers once put it to me, "we deliver operating systems in shiny metal boxes." I understand that many of us have investments in the Apple platform and may not like a particular model or even the general direction, but we are not forced to buy them. Stick with your current model or switch to a platform that accommodates you. Just don't expect the world to standup and take notice every time you post your thoughts on a forum somewhere.
