Comments on: Apple sues forum http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8745 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8745/comment-page-1#comment-40351 Reader's Write Thu, 11 May 2006 10:39:03 +0000 #comment-40351 That is something really stupid to do. I mean, the CPU could fry, before you realise the fan needs to be turned on. That is something really stupid to do. I mean, the CPU could fry, before you realise the fan needs to be turned on.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8745/comment-page-1#comment-40341 Reader's Write Thu, 11 May 2006 07:04:54 +0000 #comment-40341 Decades ago my Apple 2 power supply failed. At that time you went to a long defunct store named Computerland for Apple, at least in my area. They were supposedly independent but very much in bed with apple and never missed a chance. To get my PS replaced I would have to pay for an "overhaul" which included "checking" this and that and "cleaning the keyboard" among other nonsense. Eventually I bitched enough that they agreed to sell me a used PS for an exhorbitant (but lesser) price but refused to guarantee the work. Of course it too failed within a few months and thats how I learned to find aftermarket parts. Well parts for the Apple2 were not widely available back then and I was pretty green and didnt know where to look. Eventually the A2 got ripped off and the insurance co. paid it off. Moral: Apple has been a right little bastard about parts, service, documentation and help since the very beginning. I know a lot of folks love the products and all but my first experience turned me away from them forever. I didnt like the IBM/Intel/MS alternative all that much but at least one could get parts. It always seemed to me that the phrase "the rest of us" meant those who were willing to be bullied and cheated. No offence meant to those who love the Apple stuff, just my personal opinion. Decades ago my Apple 2 power supply failed. At that time you went to a long defunct store named Computerland for Apple, at least in my area. They were supposedly independent but very much in bed with apple and never missed a chance. To get my PS replaced I would have to pay for an “overhaul” which included “checking” this and that and “cleaning the keyboard” among other nonsense. Eventually I bitched enough that they agreed to sell me a used PS for an exhorbitant (but lesser) price but refused to guarantee the work. Of course it too failed within a few months and thats how I learned to find aftermarket parts. Well parts for the Apple2 were not widely available back then and I was pretty green and didnt know where to look. Eventually the A2 got ripped off and the insurance co. paid it off. Moral: Apple has been a right little bastard about parts, service, documentation and help since the very beginning. I know a lot of folks love the products and all but my first experience turned me away from them forever. I didnt like the IBM/Intel/MS alternative all that much but at least one could get parts. It always seemed to me that the phrase “the rest of us” meant those who were willing to be bullied and cheated. No offence meant to those who love the Apple stuff, just my personal opinion.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8745/comment-page-1#comment-40338 Reader's Write Thu, 11 May 2006 06:02:53 +0000 #comment-40338 I'm not surprised by Apple's Reaction or by their Manufacturing problems. My company got a new Mac Mini and after a month of using it, it began shutting down mysteriously. After searching for answers with the vendor, we ran across a thread stating the cooling fan may need to be turned on as apparently, some Mac Minis shipped with them deactivated. We were all pretty disappointed that it would be something like that. I’m not surprised by Apple’s Reaction or by their Manufacturing problems. My company got a new Mac Mini and after a month of using it, it began shutting down mysteriously. After searching for answers with the vendor, we ran across a thread stating the cooling fan may need to be turned on as apparently, some Mac Minis shipped with them deactivated. We were all pretty disappointed that it would be something like that.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8745/comment-page-1#comment-40324 Reader's Write Thu, 11 May 2006 02:49:47 +0000 #comment-40324 "faulty Apple products" THIS is the reality that Apple wants desperately to gloss over. I'm not saying that all Apple products are faulty, so don't go off half cocked. Apple has a history of reacting very poorly to this kind of situation, particularly to those who would have the temerity to point these flaws out in a PUBLIC forum. It seems like they prefer to engage in suppression of unflattering information and PR spin control rather than stepping up to the plate and dealing with the FEW problems that REALLY DO EXSIST in some of their products in a straightforward manner. Bad business practice IMHO. It makes me feel like if I bought an Apple product that had a manufacturing or design defect I'd get the run-around rather than a satsifactory fix. “faulty Apple products”

THIS is the reality that Apple wants desperately to gloss over. I’m not saying that all Apple products are faulty, so don’t go off half cocked. Apple has a history of reacting very poorly to this kind of situation, particularly to those who would have the temerity to point these flaws out in a PUBLIC forum. It seems like they prefer to engage in suppression of unflattering information and PR spin control rather than stepping up to the plate and dealing with the FEW problems that REALLY DO EXSIST in some of their products in a straightforward manner. Bad business practice IMHO. It makes me feel like if I bought an Apple product that had a manufacturing or design defect I’d get the run-around rather than a satsifactory fix.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8745/comment-page-1#comment-40318 Reader's Write Thu, 11 May 2006 01:31:12 +0000 #comment-40318 There is a discussion on this stuff. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2301168&tstart=0#2301168 There is a discussion on this stuff.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2301168&tstart=0#2301168

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