Steve Jobs -2011

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 5:10 PM, TeoZ <teoz at neo.rr.com> wrote: I've repaired broken Mac hardware - it's not as easy as for some other platforms (like the Amiga, one of the last home computer makers I can think of that published their schematics) but one can infer a lot from inspecting a board and reverse-engineering some schematics. Yes, and not without merit. We also complain about Oracle/Sun, IBM, and other big name vendors. Being large makes you a target and does not make you immune to detractors. It's more like, "my way or Bill's Highway," when you boil it all down. I'm no Apple Fanboi but I've purchased and used Apple products over the past 25 years (often second-hand, since I'm not a fan of Apple prices). There are things I liked and things I didn't like about nearly everything the company has ever made. When the ratio is favorable, I'll likely buy and use that item. When it's unfavorable, I'll use something else. Some years, I use Apple products every day, other years, not so much. I prefer the things I buy to be openable and repairable, but just because something isn't doesn't mean I would _never_ buy it. Most people who buy cars don't do their own maintenance (I do stuff I can and pay other people for stuff I can't or prefer not to). These days, most people don't do their own computer/electronic maintenance either. They buy something, use it, break it or get distracted by the new shiny, then replace it. They just don't care that it's difficult to fix. They care how shiny it is. I'm happy to be more than a passive consumer, but that's a minority position. -ethan