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25. and Google is not in it for the money?

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Sat Dec 24, 2022, 02:34 PM

Dec 2022

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Why do ppl hate Apple? [View all] speak easy Dec 2022 OP

I don't hate them. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #1

I Worked For A Reasonably Enlightened Company ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #5

My M1 iPad is great. Initech Dec 2022 #15

I have the M1 also. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #57

I have to replace the iPad Air I got in 2013, they stopped the updates GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #62

I took my M1 on a flight to Maui recently. Initech Dec 2022 #72

been an apple user for a long, long time. it's love/hate. mopinko Dec 2022 #2

I don't hate them. I just think they are a bit pricey Siwsan Dec 2022 #3

However, when a battery won't hold a charge, for moonscape Dec 2022 #16

That may well be Butterflylady Dec 2022 #48

Are there any cell phones made in the US? womanofthehills Dec 2022 #52

No cells phones are made here. Are you still landline only? we can do it Dec 2022 #53

I just purchased my first IPAD..I got a 9th generation one (2021) for $269 helpisontheway Dec 2022 #60

"Hate" is a strong word True Dough Dec 2022 #4

from what I heard... ShepKat Dec 2022 #6

I've used Apple products since the late '80s when I got a Mac Plus. Ocelot II Dec 2022 #7

It's part of the computer culture of the 90s FreeState Dec 2022 #8

Because .pages Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #9

Hate? I dislike their closed proprietary systems and policies getagrip_already Dec 2022 #10

For security reasons, I prefer Apple. If being closed or Tetrachloride Dec 2022 #20

That's the deal breaker for me too. PSPS Dec 2022 #21

I'm in that camp, too MurrayDelph Dec 2022 #47

Too expensive. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2022 #11

Not only that. chriscan64 Dec 2022 #35

Yes, they do. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2022 #42

Overpricing, exploitation of Labor, quality decline delisen Dec 2022 #12

"I think very few people care about whether the CEO is gay" speak easy Dec 2022 #23

A number are gay. former9thward Dec 2022 #65

Beacuse Apple is the antithesis of Open Source oioioi Dec 2022 #13

and Google is not in it for the money? speak easy Dec 2022 #25

Two sides of the same coin... oioioi Dec 2022 #32

Child labor, worker abuse, environmental damage, etc madville Dec 2022 #14

The cobalt mining in the Congo is more horrific than people know womanofthehills Dec 2022 #41

I'm still listening to the interview- more info womanofthehills Dec 2022 #45

I avoid them. My choice to not use their products NewHendoLib Dec 2022 #17

Didn't Apple invent Bwando? 48656c6c6f20 Dec 2022 #18

Always preferred open source. moondust Dec 2022 #19

I don't hate the company, but I can't build my own Apple PC from parts at Newegg for one thing Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #22

Yeah, Apple gaming isn't great. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #58

... Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #59

Just because a product is twice the cost doesn't mean it's better Iwasthere Dec 2022 #24

They deliberately make their products impossible to upgrade unlike a PC. MicaelS Dec 2022 #26

Yeah I forgot about these bad features. live love laugh Dec 2022 #28

Love/hate relationship for me ... mostly love ... still more user friendly than android live love laugh Dec 2022 #27

If anyone "stole it" it was Steve Jobs from Xerox PARC hunter Dec 2022 #66

I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. live love laugh Dec 2022 #67

Beside the jumping out of buildings thing... The sell new instead of repair adding to landfills... TheBlackAdder Dec 2022 #29

The same reasons people hate other large corporations. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2022 #30

Mac is far superior for music functions redstateblues Dec 2022 #31

Same for art and photography womanofthehills Dec 2022 #54

There's a lot of love/hate usonian Dec 2022 #33

I've been building my own computers since 1993 padfun Dec 2022 #34

cf. tonyMac speak easy Dec 2022 #36

XCode, Apple has XCode. sir pball Dec 2022 #51

Other than the fact that Apple whistler162 Dec 2022 #37

Competitors hate it because it is more secure pwb Dec 2022 #38

I don't. H2O Man Dec 2022 #39

I don't hate Apple, and love the simplicity of my iPad. In retirement it's all I need, that and GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #40

Not me! I've been an Apple fan since the 80s lanlady Dec 2022 #43

I've never used Apple Products milestogo Dec 2022 #44

I know I'm overblowing it TlalocW Dec 2022 #46

The Cult. JanMichael Dec 2022 #49

Why to hate Apple even though I use Apple products womanofthehills Dec 2022 #50

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates set back progress in computing for at least a decade. hunter Dec 2022 #55

Apple is not a "liberal" company.... marmar Dec 2022 #56

My answer to why I use Apple used to be "Because it by god works." Iggo Dec 2022 #61

That's my main reason too, and apparently that's asking a lot GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #63

At least you're honest. 😂 live love laugh Dec 2022 #68

use my windows machine for business dembotoz Dec 2022 #64

Overpriced, plus they censor what apps can be in their App store Polybius Dec 2022 #69

I've never bought an Apple product Skittles Dec 2022 #70

I don't hate them. I just think that they're overrated. Yavin4 Dec 2022 #71

I don't Meowmee Dec 2022 #73

I don't. Karma13612 Dec 2022 #74