Why I don't like Apple
1/20/2022 This isn't really about the UI. I do have gripes with it, more recently. 2010 to 2015 I think it was actually pretty good. With so many apps out there I prefer to navigate by typing the first few letters of an app, rather than by swiping through pages of apps. This is exceedingly difficult in Appleland. No this is more about attitude. Here are the principles I feel like Apple abides by now, as if they had been written by management. 1. Overcharge as much as possible on storage. Despite advances in storage technology and ever dropping prices, we can make people pay a huge amount extra for more storage. Never ever ever put in a MicroSD card interface, which would allow 1 Terabyte of easily purchasable and high transfer speed storage and possibly more in the future. When we can charge so much for 32 or 64 GB or 128 GB of onboard storage, why allow people to buy storage from somewhere else. 2. Tie people into our product by whatever means necessary. Make it impossible for th...