Geez it's been a few days since I've actually had time to sit down and write a full blog, but today I'm back and hopefully for good. The reason behind not posting is split between being on a bus to/from Nebraska and (yesterday) having way too much school work to even think about writing anything. It does feel good to get back in the swing of things though.
The iPad was announced recently; not sure if it was during my lapse in writing or not, but nevertheless, it's here. I've said before that before I got my iPhone that I was a PC fanboy, but since getting it, I've been infatuated with what Apple has to offer. There's still not too much info to be had about the device, but enough to know that I want one. Sure it might be an oversized iPhone, and not do much more than any of Apple's other products, but there's a few reasons why I really like it. For one, I'll bet that there's really more to the device than we're all aware of. Today there was an update for the Nexus One which allowed the phone to sport the multi-touch ability in a few of its apps, and it seems like that would be something you couldn't just implement in a patch. This leads me to believe that Apple might end up releasing some sort of new technology/app for this device after release, or just hasn't released the info to the public yet. If I had the green for one of them, I'd be standing in line for one in March (allegedly), but the sad fact of the matter is that I don't.
Speaking of Apple products, I was also thinking about getting a Macbook, but really really really don't want to go through the trouble of selling my XPS 1530. Basically, if I wasn't such a lazy poo, I'd be writing an ad for this laptop instead of writing about writing an ad... in this post. Oh, how I love trying to translate a complex thought into text! I think I covered the jist of it though. The way I see it is with a new, custom built Win7 desktop, there's nothing holding me back from getting one before I leave for college, a year and few months from now. Apple does this nice little thing when the school year rolls around by offering an iPod with every Macbook, so it would almost be like the laptop would be minus the price of the iPod whenever I decided to take the plunge and buy one. I can see myself sticking with Apple phones and having the common interface through a Macbook would be awesome.
Today while I was thinking about PCs and Macs, I realized something insane. Macs are unquestionably the easier of the two to use and in many ways, the better of the two. The main difference that I see between the two is that PCs have the ability to be upgraded and have the option to use lots of software that Macs can't use at all, while Macs are sort of their own entity, functioning on all Apple technology. With PCs you have a different brand for your keyboard, mouse, monitor, memory, cpu, graphics, motherboard, router, hard drives, etc., while Apple creates alot of this stuff to be used with, and only with other Apple products. Yes, I realize that Apple doesn't produce its own RAM, but physical user interaction with the part is non-existent , so people have come to think of Apple's Macs as more of an all-in-one deal. Having all of this technology branded by one company is extremely efficient for Apple and has resulted in a near flawless computing experience. This is where I started really thinking about the situation. It really doesn't take too many people for Apple to hire for production of a specific product, such as their router, and therefore creates less jobs. Sure, Apple might be making a hefty profit, but in a comparable PC router marketplace, the companies are able to provide infinitely more jobs than Apple. These additional peoples' incomes fuel the economy, and assist it that much more than Apple.
It's probably not the most accurate account of the situation, but it seems like even though Apple is the more complete, idealistic company, the other less profitable, imperfect companies that exist, end up being better in the long run. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
-Sam out
