Post #184,823
11/22/04 3:59:23 PM
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If there was any doubt about Apple fans...
As in fanatics! Inquirer: [link|http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=198025000|Apple religious nuts camp outside London store]: MORE THAN 5000 followers of Steve Jobs encircled a sacred site in Regent Street in Londinium over the weekend as a new holy of holies was opened.
While it may have just been another computer store to the rest of us, according to the BBC, which itself was strangely drawn to the rite of opening, it was a major religious event.
"They are not just buyers, they are believers," Beeb reporters enthused. "They do not just prefer to use a Mac, they need the world to know how it has changed their life."
Some people endured 25 hours or more in freezing temperatures to be at the front of the queue. They were whipped into a frenzy by the priests, er shop assistants, who were apparently running down the queue giving high fives to customers in a quaint little colonial ritual that never quite made it in Blighty. And to think, I'm within walking distance (<4 miles) of an Apple store. I do have to admit to walking into the store twice in the last year, but I have not sipped the Kool-Aid. Alex
In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in folly. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet (1772-1834)
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Post #184,824
11/22/04 4:06:00 PM
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Brings to mind
the lines outside computer stores whenever a new outbreak (err, release) of Windows occurs.
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #184,842
11/22/04 9:16:28 PM
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I've been splashed with the Koolaid..
Not enough to assume the position, yet. But after all these years with Wintel, the Difference is pretty fucking obvious: all their shit mostly works, most all the time. (Though *repairs*, esp. the Time taken.. appear to be not quite up to the rest of the performance.)
We do have to bear in mind though, that this allegiance to YAN Yuppie CIEIO's hype - is apparently attended by as much earned hatred for the Beast and its wares as.. the undeniable superiority of the OS and the fine quality of the hi-priced hardware. How do you weigh the two motives?
(Of course too, older users, those who had formed allegiances with some local Apple retailer ... then found her gnashing teeth over the many rapes committed by Jobs and that former Pepsico Salesman upon their Base - are surely sorely afflicted with a certain other cognitive dissonance.)
Ashton
When has a Wintel victim ever proclaimed proudly [a year later], It just works!! ??
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Post #184,952
11/24/04 2:25:25 PM
8/21/07 5:55:56 AM
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My repair experiences
have been stellar service at high prices.
I've had to send in my TiBook thrice for repairs.
1) Broken latch - warranty repair - called Tuesday, box arrived Wed - sent Wed, back Friday!
2) I dropped it - my fault - broken hinge - called Wed am, box arrived Wed noonish - picked up Wed pm - back Saturday! Cost: outrageous at $600+! (much of case was replaced though - lesson is always buy AppleCare for laptops).
3) Couple months later I noticed it was not possible to remove battery - dropped it at Apple store Thursday - picked it up Monday. No charge.
The repair service for laptops is stellar. The cost is pretty high but this can be mitigated by purchase of AppleCare.
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #184,955
11/24/04 2:34:19 PM
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Agree on Applecare
I've had great experience with Apple support and repair. However, when I purchased a new laptop recently I made sure I had Applecare.
Another option (if you live near an Apple store) is to get an [link|http://www.apple.com/retail/procare/|Apple ProCare] card. It's sort of "AppleCare Lite" but it gets you priority support and services at your local Apple store. I think it's US$99/year.
Tom Sinclair
The place looked as though it had been visited by Gengiz Cohen [footnote:
hence the term "wholesale destruction"].
-- (Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)
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Post #184,995
11/24/04 11:57:26 PM
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what I dont like about Apple Service
my Imac is out of warranty, If an off the shelf (hd, ide card,ram) goes south out come the tools, if my cdrom goes south (apple scsi) they will only ship to a dealer who will happily install it for me at a cost.
that is my only beef with them.
regards,
daemon
that way too many Iraqis conceived of free society as little more than a mosh pit with grenades. ANDISHEH NOURAEE
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Post #184,892
11/23/04 3:49:28 PM
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Re: If there was any doubt about Apple fans...
I've inhaled the kool-aid. :-)
As far as high-priced hardware, I could go and build my system, install Debian, etc. etc. but I don't have enough hours in the day.
It Just Works(TM)
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has-Margaret Mead
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