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>He literally said that we as a society should be grateful for having Apple.

Which is utterly cringeworthy.

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I'm not usually one for fanboyism (and I say this as a full time Linux desktop and Android user) but Apple really do seem to be trying to do right by their customers in most cases. Certainly more than the competition. I've been considering switching for a while, but it seems the quality of their hardware and to some extent their software has slowly been going downhill post-Jobs.

nneonneo|7 years ago

iTunes wasn't fantastic while Jobs was around, either. The first versions of OS X downright sucked. The build quality and aesthetic of the iPhone X rival anything from the Jobs era in my view, and the recent improvements on mobile performance have been nothing short of amazing.

I feel like people get these rose-tinted glasses when they look back on past Apple products, like they were all 100% perfect or something. Truth is - they all had little issues, but they were still often miles ahead of their competition.

maroonblazer|7 years ago

> Apple really do seem to be trying to do right by their customers in most cases

Another possibility is that they don't have to take advantage of their users' data because their business is largely a hardware business, with the software a loss-leader.

It might seem like a distinction without a difference but one has to consider intent when scoring individuals and companies' moral high ground.

soneil|7 years ago

I'm not sure it even boils down to doing the right thing for the customer. Apple want you as a customer. Google want you as a user. It's that simple.

compcoffee|7 years ago

The cringe was more related to "we as a society should be grateful to Apple".

It's an utterly laughable statement. Not surprised it upset a few worshipers of the Tech Overlords. Apple, the billionaires it produced and the people it employs should be grateful to the rest of society.

soneil|7 years ago

The wording is cringeworthy, but essentially I agree with him.

It doesn't need to be Apple specifically, but I'm glad we have competition. If either of Apple or Google were the only real option, we'd be much worse off than we are now.

It's a shame it's come down to a duopoly, but at least they both have something to compete on.