I've been thinking about this for quite a bit today (Sometimes saying it out loud and getting other viewpoints can do that), and I think 2 things really anger me about Apple when push comes to shove:
-Price. Why are things so expensive. I mean you get something, and then Jobs comes out saying there is something much much better. Ok, I get that, it's a tech thing and happens everywhere, but the price on some of the old school stuff is still quite high. I mean an 8 Gig Ipod Nano (Which all you really want is music) is 150 and 16 is 30 bucks more than that. With all the other stuff Apple brings out (Classic, Touch, Iphone) why is something so basic so much. I think a good price for it (trying to understand supply and demand here) would have been closer to the 100 dollar range, or a little over. We're getting up to $200 and that's just really high for that thing.
-Itunes. People question me wanting to stick with Itunes but getting another device that might be compatible. Well, I guess several years ago when I got my 4 gig Ipod I liked the whole concept of Itunes. I liked 99 cent songs, and getting gift cards to redeem at the store. It was downloading songs legally, and it seemed like a fair compromise. So here we are in 2009 when they say they are going to teird pricing of 69, 99, and 1.29 and say that songs currently will be 1.29 while most will stay at 99 and there will even be songs at .69. Well, how many songs have you found that cost .69 cents. Why are songs like Sweet Child o Mine, which came out in the mid 80's and cost 99 cents at one point now cost 1.29. Why is it that I can go to places like Amazon and they have a clear cut navigation system on what songs are priced where. They tell you what are the bargins, what are the high prices, and it's all labeled and very user friendly.
I guess what my point is is that I wish Apple would A) not hold their consumer hostage, and B) make things easier to find. How hard is it to have a link on Itunes saying here are the 69 cent songs like Amazon does. They have a very good model I think, and I actually would continue utlizing Itunes because it is a good software program, I just wish it was more user friendly. Also, I blame apple for the rude advertising campaign (I'm a Mac, I'm a PC) and I also think, and I mean this with no offense, a lot of apple supporters really get very defensive when it comes to Microsoft and what they bring out. Both companies have clear cut faults, and neither should get a free pass.
