Quote:Originally posted by Zagatto
Can somebody explain to me why to hate Sony or Apple?
why one would hate sony: One of the largest evil coprorations. Their products are usually flawed yet aesthetic looking pieces of crap. While they may have mastered the art of molding attractive plastic and aluminum, their products are junky and they're just living off the name they made for themselves in the 80s. their products typically either fall apart, break or or poorly designed. How many video game companies do you know have made consoles that broke due to their own conception? We all know the NES was susceptible to dust, but the Playstation would actually melt down from it's own overheating, and the PS2 has got to be one of most hit or miss products I've ever heard of (poor quality control). Their money grubbing business practices could be likened to microsoft, and anyone who doesn't think so is obviously overlooking something.
As for apple, their whole business practice is based on trying to get elitest (emo) people to hawk their product. In the same vein as people hating michael moore for being far too preachy and outrageously annoying, apple has just become one of those companies that makes it feel life you're getting slapped in the face every time you watch their commercials since they make it seem like you're a roaring dudnderhead for not buying their products. They're overpriced too. I see no reason in paying twice as much for far less capability. I'd rather get a P3 3 Ghz system for about $1k, then whatever Apple is hawking at that price (which is probably some iMac iteration). As for OSX, I dunno what to say, when ever I fooled around with it, functionality always seemed so much more decreased by having it "aesthetically pleasing"