tinnerdxp

September 09, 2010 at 11:30pm

I hate apple, but this guy doesn't have a clue what he is talking about...

First of all Acer as a brand doesn't really stand out to shout about design at all...

Second of all - Comparing apple products to Betacam standard is a huge miss - as Betacam was actually better than VHS from every angle... yet lost the war due to ownership cost - something that apple doesn't care about and actually does rather well in this area.

And finally - apple products being tramped competition... Well - As I said - I hate apple, but thanks to silly people buying their products - we cannot say that "most of them have been trumped by competition"... iPod is still considered the "best music player" (bollocks), iPhone is considered the "best phone" (wtf), and macs are considered computers for "professionals" and "designers" (yeah right)... so really... All in all - but Acer should shut the hell up, work on their build quality and make sure their products are:

1. sensibly named,

2. easily available (what's the point of having 20 types of screens available if you can only buy 2 or 3 at your nearest retailer)

3. spare parts are available (tons of laptops that you cannot repair)

4. built to a better standard.

5. RELEASED when announced... I am fed up with Acer announcing this and that just to "estimate" the potential client base... and then slashing the projects altogether or silently stepping away from that. I cannot give you example - but the general feeling is - "Yes, we are working on Android tablet"... And then nothing happens for 1-2 years... This market moves fast - you want be in - get yourself to it and stop blabbering.

there - my 2 cents.

 

Glycerin

September 09, 2010 at 5:37pm

I won't buy any Apple product, except the iPod. And even then, i'll buy it off eBay or Craigslist so Jobs doesn't get any of the money :D

I do not like Steve Jobs and disagree with the way he allows you to use the products after you purchase them.  The iPod is the only decent thing, i guess.. but even then iTunes sucks. I used MediaMonkey for my audio needs until my piece of crap 30GB iPod broke on me.  Jobs is an iDouchebag!

Keith E. Whisman

September 09, 2010 at 3:57pm

That's how you do it Paul, your finally starting to make fans on the site with your new negative Apple articles. Great job and keep up the good work. Remember if it's bad news for Apple, it's entertainment here.

MrHorspwer

September 09, 2010 at 8:22am

"A revolutionary product, one which is bound to enjoy short-term success and growth, but eventually will be trumped by the competition."

Sounds like he's describing a netbook. Of course, Acer didn't make any of those...

D00dlavy

September 09, 2010 at 7:37am

God bless him.  Instead of an iBuyPower, maybe my next computer will be Acer... if they have gaming models.

Caboose

September 09, 2010 at 6:40am

Windows is still a closed system, but it's a bazillion times more open than MacOS ever will.

lostcause64

September 09, 2010 at 6:34am

Wow... I love that opening!