I guess thats fair, but my point was that lately it seems like there have been a lot more problems with macs than a windows machine. When was the last time an error in windows made headlines, or a third party hardware manufacturer had even close to the amount of problems macs are having? It just seems to me like apple is having some quality control issues, as opposed to whichever company manufactures a windows box.
mitch, my experience is that defect-rates for Apple hardware are not any worse than they are for other brand-name PC manufacturers. Apple-related problems makes headlines at tech blogs for a few reasons:
[1] People expect problems with Windows, so they just don't make for interesting reading anymore. Especially since XP is 5 years old.
[2] Because Apple promotes themselves as a step above the competition, any Apple defects make for better news.
[3] The "cult-of-mac" are perceived as believing that they're "holier-than-thou". This has caused a significant backlash, which makes any Apple problems more sensationalistic.
[4] The iPod is still the market leader after years of supposed iPod-killers have come and gone. Everyone is waiting for it to fail.
But once Vista is released, any problems with it will certainly make the news (at least at blogs like this).
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I guess thats fair, but my point was that lately it seems like there have been a lot more problems with macs than a windows machine. When was the last time an error in windows made headlines, or a third party hardware manufacturer had even close to the amount of problems macs are having? It just seems to me like apple is having some quality control issues, as opposed to whichever company manufactures a windows box.
mitch, my experience is that defect-rates for Apple hardware are not any worse than they are for other brand-name PC manufacturers. Apple-related problems makes headlines at tech blogs for a few reasons:
[1] People expect problems with Windows, so they just don't make for interesting reading anymore. Especially since XP is 5 years old.
[2] Because Apple promotes themselves as a step above the competition, any Apple defects make for better news.
[3] The "cult-of-mac" are perceived as believing that they're "holier-than-thou". This has caused a significant backlash, which makes any Apple problems more sensationalistic.
[4] The iPod is still the market leader after years of supposed iPod-killers have come and gone. Everyone is waiting for it to fail.
But once Vista is released, any problems with it will certainly make the news (at least at blogs like this).