Nickname: dan

Review: Apple products are just plain overpriced! I own them and they cause as much frustration as PCs and Gates' software.

Date reviewed: Nov 24, 2007 6:46 PM

Nickname: Joey

Review: If Apple wishes to gain some ground in the computer market, they need to make their systems more affordable.

Date reviewed: May 28, 2007 9:34 AM

Nickname: soldonthefruit

Review: I have neither iPod nor iMac/MacBook, but I definitely will give both serious consideration when replacing my current mp3 player and laptop.

Date reviewed: Feb 26, 2007 7:08 AM

Nickname: nemesis_256

Review: "Also contributing to the concerns are some well-publicized hacker attacks on the Mac, which have sullied its pristine reputation as a virus-free alternative to Windows." If you read major news Web sites, where every reporter/writter takes huge advantage of gatekeeping (read: giving the wrong information), this would be what you believe. But in reality, that "major hack" of OS X being broken into in 20 minutes is incorrect. It was hacked from inside, using SSH: http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=14029

Date reviewed: Apr 5, 2006 3:02 AM

Nickname: Scooter

Review: Kent: I agree with your general sentiment, but this author is not guilty as you have charged. Do the guy a favor and pay attention. "Also contributing to the concerns are some well-publicized hacker attacks on the Mac... [there have been well-publicized hacker attacks on the Mac; the author does not even so much as imply that the attacks have been successful, (except perhaps in their sullying effect, if one consider that to have been an objective of the attacks] "...which have sullied its pristine reputation as a virus-free alternative to Windows." [here the author correctly identifies Macs reputation as being virus-free; the author in no way implies this is anything other than a completely valid reputation; the author also correctly identifies that the attacks and their publicity HAVE sullied the Mac's pristine reputation; the author in no way implies the attacks were successful and in no way implies the publicity has been accurate or fair regarding the Mac.

Date reviewed: Mar 28, 2006 11:16 PM

Nickname: Mr. Halo Effect

Review: I received an iPod for Christmas last year. Six months later, I bought an iMac. Perhaps the halo effect is dissapointing to business/investment types, but they got me hook, line and sinker. I actually can't wait for my laptop to die so I can go buy a MacBook Pro! Mmmmm...tasty.

Date reviewed: Mar 28, 2006 10:01 PM

Nickname: Wyldb

Review: If you want something that just works, go Apple, if you want more stress in your life go Microsoft. But it's truly nice to have an OS company build a Great Computer, rather than relying on an OS Company to build an OS for junk Computers.

Date reviewed: Mar 28, 2006 7:36 PM

Nickname: Glen

Review: Actually, the writer accurately described what happened with regards to the so called "hacker attack". There was a hacker attack and it was well publicized. The writer did present that fact accurately. This is just another case of a Mac fanatic reading every piece of Macintosh related news and editorial through Apple coloured glasses. If the article is positive, it's good editorial; if it's negative in anyway shape or form then it's clearly flawed in some respect. Laziness works both ways.

Date reviewed: Mar 28, 2006 7:20 PM

Nickname: Geo

Review: "...Apple is struggling to meet demand for its new MacBook Pro laptop despite a $1,900 price tag that is nearly twice that of garden-variety rivals..." WRONG! How many times are lazy business reporters going to make this same mistake? The MacBook Pro is not twice as expensive as its rivals. In fact, any comparably-configured Mac costs the same, and in many cases, less, than garden-variety rivals. Any given Mac may be twice as expensive as discounted consumer models with cheap plastic cases, fewer hardware features and of course the aging Windows XP, which is at least five years behind Mac OS X. But comparably-configured Dell Latitude and MacBook Pros cost about the same!

Date reviewed: Mar 28, 2006 5:57 PM

Nickname: Kent

Review: The author demonstrates a laziness or sloppiness common in the media with this statement, "Also contributing to the concerns are some well-publicized hacker attacks on the Mac, which have sullied its pristine reputation as a virus-free alternative to Windows." To this day, there have been zero successful virus attacks on the Mac. What the writer passes along, is more like a media virus, an "accepted truth" fostered by the companies who are threatened by Apple. I suggest the author provide factual support if he wants to make such a statement. I have a Mac and it requires me to accept, with a password, the loading of any foreign program on the system. The Mac is not prone to viruses.

Date reviewed: Mar 28, 2006 1:33 PM