Sales Are Down, Let’s Jump Ship!
Ipad sales are down,
mac sales are down even their most valuable, bread and butter product
is down, except two things: Apple App Store and Apple Music. They are
gaining on services while suffering in hardware sales. Some analysts
say this is inevitable, they have reached the peak. But, surprisingly
Samsung Galaxy 7 phones improved in sales (yoy), which means people
are buying Samsung phones rather than iPhones. Why? I have a Mac but
I don’t consider myself a fan boy; I am platform agnostic because I
own different OSs from smartphones, to desktops, to laptops and
tablets. And, I would rather learn different platforms since that is
my job. I study them for years and write books about it.
Now, the reason I am telling you this is because I want to give you an unbiased view regarding these different technologies. I had an iOS device and the advantages are obvious, which is the flourishing App Store. They have apps there not found on Google Play Store, and these apps are considerably superior than in other app stores. Second, they rarely get viruses unlike Windows and even Android, which can’t be upgraded to the latest version for some reason (the reason for fragmentation). However, there are disadvantages like iOS doesn’t have a more useful file system unlike Android’s. For example, you like to upload a file in the web browser. Using iOS, it only enables the photo gallery to be uploaded not other files like PDFs or Office documents (as of time of writing). Another, the battery has a short lifespan; it easily get bloated that is why I recommend you getting Apple Care for extended warranty especially for iOS devices (although you have to pay more, but saves money in the long run).
Lastly, Apple products are expensive. They cater the 1%, and not everyone can afford their products. You pay for these products for high quality and design and also it’s a status symbol (come on, let’s not kid ourselves). People buy these because they feel good about themselves having those Apple sticker logos plastered on their devices and even at the back of their cars to say that they are rich. Is it bad? It depends actually. I don’t want to generalize Apple users since I too own their products and I am not “showy.” We emulate Apple because they are successful because we also want to be like them. For some, it’s quite inspiring, aspiring to be a company who is one of the most valuable in the world.
Now, the reason I am telling you this is because I want to give you an unbiased view regarding these different technologies. I had an iOS device and the advantages are obvious, which is the flourishing App Store. They have apps there not found on Google Play Store, and these apps are considerably superior than in other app stores. Second, they rarely get viruses unlike Windows and even Android, which can’t be upgraded to the latest version for some reason (the reason for fragmentation). However, there are disadvantages like iOS doesn’t have a more useful file system unlike Android’s. For example, you like to upload a file in the web browser. Using iOS, it only enables the photo gallery to be uploaded not other files like PDFs or Office documents (as of time of writing). Another, the battery has a short lifespan; it easily get bloated that is why I recommend you getting Apple Care for extended warranty especially for iOS devices (although you have to pay more, but saves money in the long run).
Lastly, Apple products are expensive. They cater the 1%, and not everyone can afford their products. You pay for these products for high quality and design and also it’s a status symbol (come on, let’s not kid ourselves). People buy these because they feel good about themselves having those Apple sticker logos plastered on their devices and even at the back of their cars to say that they are rich. Is it bad? It depends actually. I don’t want to generalize Apple users since I too own their products and I am not “showy.” We emulate Apple because they are successful because we also want to be like them. For some, it’s quite inspiring, aspiring to be a company who is one of the most valuable in the world.
