Apple fanboys gonna hate.\u00a0 Oh well.\u00a0 Here comes my truth.\u00a0 Let me elaborate on how this “truth” was derived.<\/p>\n
Here are the experiences I’ve had with Apple reliability recently:<\/p>\n
We have 177 PC’s on our network right now.\u00a0 We have five Apple computers, two Mac Pro’s and three Macbooks.\u00a0 There were two other Mac Pro’s recently decommissioned so we could spend $6K a piece on the new wine chillers<\/a> in Marketing.\u00a0 In the past 5 years I’ve replaced three failed hard drives, two failed displays and two failed video cards on Apple products.\u00a0 One of the Mac Pro’s was “rebuilt” twice at the Apple store after phone support failed.\u00a0 This is all a matter of record with “Apple Care” who did the in store diagnostics.\u00a0 How many failed components on the Windows 7 laptops and workstations have I replaced in the same time period?\u00a0 One.\u00a0 A solid state hard drive on a Dell Latitude.\u00a0 All true stories.<\/p>\n Now let’s talk about the “reliability” of OSx.\u00a0 Ever put an Apple computer a domain using the “advanced” User and Group options?\u00a0 Not many people have.\u00a0 Our “Mac guy”, Phil from MacVantage<\/a> recommends against it as I showed him how it’s done.\u00a0 It works…. kinda.\u00a0 It will juggle suck the nonsense out of users the first time they log in.\u00a0 Keychain password update?\u00a0 Maybe…. maybe not.\u00a0 Who’s sorted out the cryptic world of when Apple wants to update the damn keychain and when it doesn’t?\u00a0 Why is said damn “keychain password” even necessary for every user.\u00a0 If you say Linux\/Unix, you fail.\u00a0 It’s the equal of making each user have a local root password in addition to network credentials tied to LDAP profiles.\u00a0 The geniuses at Apple hold tightly to their keychain nonsense, serving zero practical purpose that’s ever been described to me.\u00a0 Today I had a user log on to a brand new Macbook for the second time ever… “Apple must repair your application files for some applications to run normally.\u00a0 Continue?”.\u00a0 Seriously… the damn thing is factory new.\u00a0 Please tell me more about this stellar OSx “reliability”.<\/p>\n I’m gonna circle back to the “Administrative” interface of the Directory Server options oddly found under “Users and Groups”.\u00a0 Why is it that I have to make a selection to create a “mobile profile” on a Macbook?\u00a0 It’s a fucking laptop.\u00a0 What, it’s never going to get carried around?\u00a0 Even better, I listed a domain user account under “Users who can administer this Mac”.\u00a0 Um, kinda.\u00a0 It will let them make some modifications while other administrative features continue to prompt for a local administrator account.\u00a0 Haven’t take the time to put rhyme or reason to this either.\u00a0 The word in unintuitive and Apple suffers badly from this curse with regards to most advanced administration features.<\/p>\n Let’s get to this Trickstar Hipster iPhone 6 I now carry.\u00a0 Daringly, I finally broke down after 6 years with Android and got the latest pocket fad.\u00a0 WTF?\u00a0 I thought the fanboys proclaimed Apple superior, no argument.\u00a0 I even read the never ending sales pitc… er, I mean reviews on CNN and a million other paid media hypesters.\u00a0 I can list the iPhone’s inferiority to Android and screen size’s got nothin’ to do with it.<\/p>\n I can go on but anything more would be inflammatory gripe.<\/p>\n These are not subjective problems, a matter of opinion or a learning curve on my part.\u00a0 They are real examples of why many Apple products are in fact inferior to other technology available in the market.\u00a0 Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Solaris… hell dare I say even Windows 8 does not suffer many of the problems of these Apple failures.<\/p>\n Do not fret Apple fans.\u00a0 There are plenty of brand aware Trickstar Hipsters around to keep they hype alive.\u00a0 They’ll be found in skinny jeans on fixie bikes wearing mismatched clothing sporting odd facial hair.\u00a0 They will make sure you have pride as you pretentiously pay more for less in a fancy glass store, making every Chinaman glow with envy.\u00a0 Meanwhile I will push the hell outta every technology I can find that is not Apple.\u00a0 My past experiences with the pretty Apple interfaces and my new found love of this damned iPhone have insured that I will stick with what works.\u00a0 To me Apple is simply pretty on the outside, POS on the inside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apple fanboys gonna hate.\u00a0 Oh well.\u00a0 Here comes my truth.\u00a0 Let me elaborate on how this “truth” was derived. I use Apple products daily.\u00a0 In possession and provide direct administrative oversight of my iPhone 6, about 12 more in the company, a few iPads, two Mac Pro’s just purchased in late 2014 and three Macbooks … Continue reading The argued reliability of Apple products continues to elude me.<\/span> \n
![wine chillers<\/a> in Marketing.\u00a0 In the past 5 years I’ve replaced three failed hard drives, two failed displays and two failed video cards on Apple products.\u00a0 One of the Mac Pro’s was “rebuilt” twice at the Apple store after phone support failed.\u00a0 This is all a matter of record with “Apple Care” who did the in store diagnostics.\u00a0 How many failed components on the Windows 7 laptops and workstations have I replaced in the same time period?\u00a0 One.\u00a0 A solid state hard drive on a Dell Latitude.\u00a0 All true stories.<\/p>\nNow let’s talk about the “reliability” of OSx.\u00a0 Ever put an Apple computer a domain using the “advanced” User and Group options?\u00a0 Not many people have.\u00a0 Our “Mac guy”, Phil from MacVantage<\/a> recommends against it as I showed him how it’s done.\u00a0 It works…. kinda.\u00a0 It will juggle suck the nonsense out of users the first time they log in.\u00a0 Keychain password update?\u00a0 Maybe…. maybe not.\u00a0 Who’s sorted out the cryptic world of when Apple wants to update the damn keychain and when it doesn’t?\u00a0 Why is said damn “keychain password” even necessary for every user.\u00a0 If you say Linux\/Unix, you fail.\u00a0 It’s the equal of making each user have a local root password in addition to network credentials tied to LDAP profiles.\u00a0 The geniuses at Apple hold tightly to their keychain nonsense, serving zero practical purpose that’s ever been described to me.\u00a0 Today I had a user log on to a brand new Macbook for the second time ever… “Apple must repair your application files for some applications to run normally.\u00a0 Continue?”.\u00a0 Seriously… the damn thing is factory new.\u00a0 Please tell me more about this stellar OSx “reliability”.<\/p>\nI’m gonna circle back to the “Administrative” interface of the Directory Server options oddly found under “Users and Groups”.\u00a0 Why is it that I have to make a selection to create a “mobile profile” on a Macbook?\u00a0 It’s a fucking laptop.\u00a0 What, it’s never going to get carried around?\u00a0 Even better, I listed a domain user account under “Users who can administer this Mac”.\u00a0 Um, kinda.\u00a0 It will let them make some modifications while other administrative features continue to prompt for a local administrator account.\u00a0 Haven’t take the time to put rhyme or reason to this either.\u00a0 The word in unintuitive and Apple suffers badly from this curse with regards to most advanced administration features.<\/p>\nLet’s get to this Trickstar Hipster iPhone 6 I now carry.\u00a0 Daringly, I finally broke down after 6 years with Android and got the latest pocket fad.\u00a0 WTF?\u00a0 I thought the fanboys proclaimed Apple superior, no argument.\u00a0 I even read the never ending sales pitc… er, I mean reviews on CNN and a million other paid media hypesters.\u00a0 I can list the iPhone’s inferiority to Android and screen size’s got nothin’ to do with it.<\/p>\n\nI can’t hide the icons for Apple’s money apps without downloading a third party app?\u00a0 Immediate fail.\u00a0 Out of the box style.<\/li>\nLet me change the channel on my TV.\u00a0 Wait, what?\u00a0 No IR blaster.\u00a0 I had that on an LG G2 almost three years ago.\u00a0 So much for state of the art technology.<\/li>\nOh but this amazing camera… which my old LG G2 embarrassed two years ago as well.\u00a0 So far, I’ve downgraded.<\/li>\nOkay so nifty finger print scanner.\u00a0 Not unlike the one my Motorola Atrix had on it 4 years ago.\u00a0 Wait, why do I need this thing again?<\/li>\nI had to Google how to reject an incoming call.\u00a0 Really?\u00a0 Yep.\u00a0 I still don’t have an easy way to reject some calls when the only options are “Remind Me” and answering.\u00a0 Why does this need to be wrapped in mystery?\u00a0 Just put a fucking button on ALL incoming calls that says “Dismiss”.<\/li>\nAt least let me put one touch icon dialing on my desktop.\u00a0 Nope.\u00a0 Cannot be done… “But they are in your recent calls and favorites”.\u00a0 Ya, if I push 2-3 buttons to get there.\u00a0 Not exactly like having an icon on the desktop with someone’s face I push.<\/li>\nWhy the hell do I have to cut my Wi-Fi on and off when my wireless network freezes?<\/li>\nI can’t replace the battery?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nI can go on but anything more would be inflammatory gripe.<\/p>\nThese are not subjective problems, a matter of opinion or a learning curve on my part.\u00a0 They are real examples of why many Apple products are in fact inferior to other technology available in the market.\u00a0 Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Solaris… hell dare I say even Windows 8 does not suffer many of the problems of these Apple failures.<\/p>\nDo not fret Apple fans.\u00a0 There are plenty of brand aware Trickstar Hipsters around to keep they hype alive.\u00a0 They’ll be found in skinny jeans on fixie bikes wearing mismatched clothing sporting odd facial hair.\u00a0 They will make sure you have pride as you pretentiously pay more for less in a fancy glass store, making every Chinaman glow with envy.\u00a0 Meanwhile I will push the hell outta every technology I can find that is not Apple.\u00a0 My past experiences with the pretty Apple interfaces and my new found love of this damned iPhone have insured that I will stick with what works.\u00a0 To me Apple is simply pretty on the outside, POS on the inside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple fanboys gonna hate.\u00a0 Oh well.\u00a0 Here comes my truth.\u00a0 Let me elaborate on how this “truth” was derived. 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