Anyone else mad about Apple....

So we should take a poll of Apple stock holders and see how many of them would want Apple to not make as much as they could for their investment.

Anyone want to know my vote? I think I heard something similar in that darn Econ 101 class at 8 a.m. I think it is called Capitalism. Want the alternative?

"Anyone else mad about Apple?"

Not a bit, I love my iPad, my iPod, and my husband loves his iPad mini. We have had no problems with replacement chargers.

I've seen problems with cheap chinese micro USB cables failing to connect also.

Blame Apple for that too, I guess.

gwalter wrote:

FlatBroke wrote:
I have been using an iPad for about two years. I mostly like it but there are things I don't like. Hate having the only default browser you can use is Safari, because it's not what I use. Hate the refusal of putting numerals with the regular keyboard. What a giant PITA! No GPS on the non cellular iPad. Stupid me thought there was before I purchased. No USB or flash ports, but I knew that going in. Learning curve is pretty easy and updates are few and easy. Probably jump ship when this one dies, probably live longer than me though. LOL

There are several browsers out there that work on the iPad. I use Dolphin and Chrome, and I just read an article that Firefox is preparing a browser for the IOS operating system.

I use Mercury. The big plus is you can enlarge youR web page print by % and it stays there forever unless you change it. Safari and chrome you have to do the double tab trick every time and it mostly to large for the screen.

We have some of the long no name cables with two iPads, two iPhone 5s's and they are hit or miss. I do wish they would use a standard miniUSB connection but it is not going to happen.

FlatBroke wrote:
I have been using an iPad for about two years. I mostly like it but there are things I don't like. Hate having the only default browser you can use is Safari, because it's not what I use. Hate the refusal of putting numerals with the regular keyboard. What a giant PITA! No GPS on the non cellular iPad. Stupid me thought there was before I purchased. No USB or flash ports, but I knew that going in. Learning curve is pretty easy and updates are few and easy. Probably jump ship when this one dies, probably live longer than me though. LOL

There are several browsers out there that work on the iPad. I use Dolphin and Chrome, and I just read an article that Firefox is preparing a browser for the IOS operating system.

Jacksons wrote:
Apple= expensive Chinese junk

What a joke. I work in an environment that is about 60-40 PC to Macs and I see more like a 5000 to 1 issues with PCs.


I would also like to point out that Dell and HP did the same thing. Dell power supplies must be used as they have a "smart" chip inside them and will not charge the battery on their laptops if they are not genuine dell. (and even then, they may not work!).

HP gets around all of it by making unique connectors and using odd voltages. Most laptops use 19 or 24 volts. HP's typically add 16 and 28.

If you are referring to the fact that Apple builds theirs in China, well, take a closer look at all the components in any computer. Except for the ones made in Japan, all were made in China.

Do you know how the cables work to ensure you are using a cable that complies with Apples' specifications?
In the device it measures the signal to noise ratio over the lines. To noisy, it doesn't allow it. It keeps extraneous voltages from damaging the device. The cheap 3rd party chargers create an unclean signal, usually a pulsing 5 volt DC that has 6.2 volt peaks. Again, the device protects itself from these by simply turn it off.


Since the compliant cables from 3rd party venders are typically just a few bucks more than the bad ones, it seems like it is cheap insurance.

Trackrig wrote:
Yes, don't buy Apple. How do think they got the $197,000,000,000 - yes that's $197 BILLION worth of cash they're sitting on other than by over charging people like you that won't wake up.............

Bill

I assume this is just your opinion!

I buy apple and have for a number of years with no issues with the equipment. What they do with their money is their and their stockholders business.

To the OP, I have bought aftermarket cables and have no issue using them with the apple chargers.

lynndiwagon wrote:
Lol Bill.....I said my WIFE'S apple stuff. I'm an Android guy, that's why I'm so frustrated with the Apple. I can charge my S5 with any old mini-USB cable. Evidently Apple puts some kind of chip in the charging cable that the Ios needs to sense before the cable will work.

:B... just like me. Whenever my wife asks "Honey, how do I do this...?" I say "Give me a minute while I figure it out... grrrr... how come they didn't put a Back button on this thing?" :C

Dave

Lol Bill.....I said my WIFE'S apple stuff. I'm an Android guy, that's why I'm so frustrated with the Apple. I can charge my S5 with any old mini-USB cable. Evidently Apple puts some kind of chip in the charging cable that the Ios needs to sense before the cable will work.