3 tales of how a bit of success has made Apple evil–you be the judge
via MacMerc
Actually, in all honesty, Apple has never blindsided people when it comes to their technology. They release stuff with people fully aware what the limitations are (save for the iTunes part). The real issue for me is how Apple is losing its dedication to the people – which is one of the major reasons why they are still afloat despite a measly overall market-share.
As one article pointed out before – Apple supporters are loyal supporters. They may be a cultish lot, but hey, it works! This entails that [Apple] gaining market share is probably close to minimal (over time), but they sure aren’t losing any customers once they’ve gained them.
So the people aren’t going anywhere… despite what Apple has been doing. While true that Apple is “honest” with its customers most of the time, they tend to take advantage of the customers’ ignorance. They don’t read the fine print anyways, so might as well do this and that… charge em a hefty bill, and still come out looking good, and remaining honest”