[Ipg-smz] Why I like Apple

[Tom Henderson]

I'm with Todd. More  here: 
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3163499/macs/the-475-s-key.html

I'm not a lapdog sycophant of the world's largest computing company, and 
so see the above.  I fixed the system cited above. I still use it from 
time to time. You make and lose customers one at a time. I listen to 
Cook's privacy BS and he's playing to the crowds, not unlike D Trump. 
Their not-invented-here engineering morass leaves much to be desired in 
a world where heterogeneity should be the norm. We've seen monoliths 
before.

Apple can have the personality it desires; it is by nature (corporate 
law), required to be all about Apple. Doesn't mean Apple's capitalistic 
fortunes are moral ones.

Tom


On 11/10/18 6:32 PM, Todd R. Weiss wrote:
> Sorry to hear about this,  my friend.
> But... this is the same company that only responds to the 10 or so 
> journalists on their nice list and leaves everyone else without a 
> response most of the time
> And its possible that you got that great treatment because you are 
> Swapnil and they know your work.
> I am not convinced that if this had happened to Joe or Josephine Schmo 
> that they'd be going to China with a new laptop today.
> Thats just my opinion.
> Safe travels my friend.
> I was supposed to be going there, too, but no one mentioned early that 
> I needed a visa.  :)  Oh well.
> Next time.
> Have a great trip.  :)
> Yours,
> Todd.
>
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> On Sat, Nov 10, 2018, 2:09 PM arnieswap at gmail.com 
> <mailto:arnieswap at gmail.com> <arnieswap at gmail.com 
> <mailto:arnieswap at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     My MacBook - the latest 2018 broke, will reboot into the folder
>     icon with question mark. It broke at 10 pm and I tried to fix it
>     by reformatting and re-installing. Nothing worked. I chatted with
>     Apple care till 2:30 and they also could not get it fixed. The
>     problem was that I am heading to China for KubeCon tomorrow and
>     need this machine. Talked to Apple and they asked me to just walk
>     into the store. I explained my situation. The store opened at 10m
>     they took the mac and called back at 12 that it's ready to be
>     picked. I don't think there is any other vendor out there that
>     offers this kind of service. That's why I buy from Apple.
>
>     Just wanted to share.
>
>     -- 
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>     Best Regards,
>
>
>     *Swapnil Bhartiya*
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