Comments on: The Apple Experience http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:19:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Larry Elamhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-37466 Larry Elam Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:49:06 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-37466 This post/review causes me a lot of trouble. Yes, I agree that Apple and Macs are far superior products. Yes, I agree that they have a greater devotion to their customer base. BUT, Microsoft has a much larger market share, why is this? I can't believe it is just due to clever marketing because Apple has always done a better job of marketing their products. How did MS do it? This post/review causes me a lot of trouble. Yes, I agree that Apple and Macs are far superior products. Yes, I agree that they have a greater devotion to their customer base. BUT, Microsoft has a much larger market share, why is this? I can’t believe it is just due to clever marketing because Apple has always done a better job of marketing their products. How did MS do it?

]]> By: Stan Lauhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-25356 Stan Lau Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:03:59 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-25356 Hi Dan, just curious-who's your company? Hi Dan,

just curious-who’s your company?

]]> By: dannykahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24856 dannyka Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:54:07 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24856 Me, I'm just impressed that he was able to write that on his iPhone! I can't even do a doc that long on my WinMo phone w/ a "real" keyboard! :shock: And I do agree with what he says. My company's software integrates with other providers' software. We pride ourselves in solving users' problems if for some reason it doesn't work -- ESPECIALLY if it's after the other providers have given up on those users. Our company has a very good name in the industry even if our software is not perfect because of the service we provide. Hope it's okay with Stan if I use his thoughts at one of my next meetings... :smile: ~Dan Me, I’m just impressed that he was able to write that on his iPhone! I can’t even do a doc that long on my WinMo phone w/ a “real” keyboard! :shock:

And I do agree with what he says. My company’s software integrates with other providers’ software. We pride ourselves in solving users’ problems if for some reason it doesn’t work — ESPECIALLY if it’s after the other providers have given up on those users. Our company has a very good name in the industry even if our software is not perfect because of the service we provide. Hope it’s okay with Stan if I use his thoughts at one of my next meetings… :smile:

~Dan

]]> By: The Apple Experience «http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24201 The Apple Experience « Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24201 [...] Apple Experience Posted on March 5, 2008 by trotto There is a great article over at Gear Diary by Stan Lau on his experience with Apple and using the iPhone. In fact he wrote the story on his [...] [...] Apple Experience Posted on March 5, 2008 by trotto There is a great article over at Gear Diary by Stan Lau on his experience with Apple and using the iPhone. In fact he wrote the story on his [...]

]]> By: reidmehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24136 reidme Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:17:44 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24136 I couldn't agree more. MS is going to have to get more into hardware to stay relevant. Gone are the days of a generic computing platform providing an acceptable user experience. I think the Xbox360 is a decent MS product because they can control the whole experience, and because they are RESPONSIBLE for the whole experience. When your Xbox360 dies with a RROD you know who to call. :smile: I couldn’t agree more. MS is going to have to get more into hardware to stay relevant. Gone are the days of a generic computing platform providing an acceptable user experience. I think the Xbox360 is a decent MS product because they can control the whole experience, and because they are RESPONSIBLE for the whole experience. When your Xbox360 dies with a RROD you know who to call. :smile:

]]> By: questionfearhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24132 questionfear Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:56:40 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24132 Great article. I think the tech support example really highlights where Apple has been successful; knowing that you can always march into a store and face a real person with your problems is so rare in tech support that it's incredible when you can experience it. Great article. I think the tech support example really highlights where Apple has been successful; knowing that you can always march into a store and face a real person with your problems is so rare in tech support that it’s incredible when you can experience it.

]]> By: doogaldhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24126 doogald Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:00:48 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24126 Great article. I also would have an iPhone in a heartbeat if only there was reliable GSM service at my house; unfortunately, our house sits in a bizarre black hole. All of the reviews calling the MacBook Air a flawed device that makes too many compromises, that there are better portable Vista PCs available, make me want to point out what, for many of us, is far more important: it's not just an ultraportable notebook that we want, but an ultraportable *Mac*. And, I have to say that after almost 20 years of Windows use, after 7 years of Pocket PC use, I find it incredibly ironic that Missing Sync gives me better reliability and control over syncing with my Mac than Windows ever did with ActiveSync. Great article. I also would have an iPhone in a heartbeat if only there was reliable GSM service at my house; unfortunately, our house sits in a bizarre black hole.

All of the reviews calling the MacBook Air a flawed device that makes too many compromises, that there are better portable Vista PCs available, make me want to point out what, for many of us, is far more important: it’s not just an ultraportable notebook that we want, but an ultraportable *Mac*. And, I have to say that after almost 20 years of Windows use, after 7 years of Pocket PC use, I find it incredibly ironic that Missing Sync gives me better reliability and control over syncing with my Mac than Windows ever did with ActiveSync.

]]> By: nosmohtachttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24042 nosmohtac Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:45:07 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/04/the-apple-experience/#comment-24042 Great article. I sometimes wish that I had the option of getting an iPhone, for the same reasons you stated. I have no option for AT&T or TMobile (with a jailbroken iPhone) service in my area. I've had the opportunity to use an iPod Touch with WMWiFiRouter to check out the cool Safari Browser, and I really enjoyed it, but that doesn't do anything for my desire to have a converged device. I certainly hope that Apple produces a CDMA iPhone that meets VZW's open network specs, and maybe Sprint will follow suit. Great article.

I sometimes wish that I had the option of getting an iPhone, for the same reasons you stated. I have no option for AT&T or TMobile (with a jailbroken iPhone) service in my area. I’ve had the opportunity to use an iPod Touch with WMWiFiRouter to check out the cool Safari Browser, and I really enjoyed it, but that doesn’t do anything for my desire to have a converged device.

I certainly hope that Apple produces a CDMA iPhone that meets VZW’s open network specs, and maybe Sprint will follow suit.

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