Why I stopped using Apple products

[+] zepom|12 years ago|reply

tldr: author started using android devices because it's cheaper.

Was it worth writing a blog post ? Probably not. Was it worth submitting to hacker new ? Definitely not.

[+] Negativemeat|12 years ago|reply

That was one of the most uninteresting things i've read in my life.

[+] ddoolin|12 years ago|reply

I couldn't help but think, as the author described his new gaming rig being half the cost of an iMac, two things:

1. Welcome to what we've all figured out ages ago.

2. iMac wasn't meant for gaming. It's always had a mobile GPU in it, and not a very good one at that.

[+] dewey|12 years ago|reply

"proud owner of a huge gaming rig" Maybe you are looking at the wrong OS if you are searching for a gaming rig. I'm probably not the only one choosing Apple products over others because of the OS and not the hardware.

[+] eonil|12 years ago|reply

Summary: I am a gamer, I use Windows 8 to play game. See my super-cheap awesome gaming beast.

Maybe I am completely misunderstanding where HN is.

[+] JeroenRansijn|12 years ago|reply

The question is wether this post will start a flame war in the comments.

[+] smackfu|12 years ago|reply

This is one place where I'm happy for subsidized phone contracts, since I don't have to agonize over the price when I'm buying a new iPhone.

[+] benjaminwootton|12 years ago|reply

Those contracts are pretty expensive though - £40+/month here in the UK.

I spend lots on gadgets, but that feels a lot compared to what you can pay on a SIM only deal in a last generation smartphone.

iOS is starting to feel really dated to me so I recently traded in a few phones and purchased a contract free HTC one, which is really a thing of beauty.

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