Or my perfectly good MacBook Pro that's three years out of a supported Apple OS but can still run up to date Windows or Linux?
All because Apple was too lazy to maintain a few hardware drivers.
The more it happens when I see an "unpopular Apple Criticism" here, almost makes me think that they have an equivalent of the 50 cent army.
Its a little too questionable here. Then again, it's VC's who have the logs where those IP's down downvotes are coming from.
I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out why the tech industry and the hacker community especially can be so enamored of an anti-hacker company like Apple that it becomes part of their identity, leading to hyper defensiveness and the downvoting/killing we see. I don't feel like I understand it yet so I'd be fascinated to hear theories.
Steve Jobs' reality distortion field lives on from the grave.
Also, when it’s broken, I can take it into a store and it’s fixed in hours. I’m a parent and old so I value my time more than anything. Linux doesn’t allow me to do what I want while also being stupid easy to fix, which would be fine for young me, but not today.
You value something else other than your time, so you prefer Linux because whatever you value isn’t available in Apple products. It’s not hard to understand: people like different things.
But ya, the thread’s specifically about Apple’s product announcement attract a lot of traffic but are still selecting for their reader’s biases. I guess many Apple haters are unique in that they are extremely interested in participating in Apple-focused posts, rather than just ignoring them. I personally will downvote the “I hate the X (eg iPhone) so you shouldn’t be able to buy X” comments, which I find really bizarre.
The bizarre part is why do you want to see people as worse than they actually are? Doesn't make sense. Nobody on HN is saying you shouldn't be allowed to buy an iPhone, you telling yourself that is their argument isn't helping you, you would be much happier if you understood them better.
And I also agree, it is interesting how many Apple haters will read Apple articles. I think the reason for that is that Apple is such a powerful defining force for the tech world. What Apple does has heavy ramifications for everyone, not just Apple fans. For example, removing the headphone jack, charging 30% for the app store, creating the AirPods, establishing a market for smart watches, and now potentially establishing a market for VR headsets, particularly on the high end and with normal people i.e. non-gamers (I say that with love as I am a gamer).