I never have, never will.
Probably why you don't know how good they are...lmao
ok here we go. You know I make my living in technology and part of what I do is price out high end tech for companies. So knowing this stuff is my life. I live in the Microsoft, Google and Apple ecosystems all day every day. So I see it all. Microsoft has the business ecosystem on absolute lock down and NO ONE can compete with them in that space right now.
For the record Android phones work just fine and you can absolutely make plenty of music and do real records on Windows (and Linux as I have). I have made MANY records on Windows PC's alone. Good? Good? ok...
First off lets get right to repair out of the way. I am a HUGE proponent of right to repair and I disagreed with Apple's stance on it (although pretty much every other tech company is doing the same thing) Apple has come full circle on this and now actually encourages and helps people repair their products and will help them. Check out this
link about it. So Im thrilled that they got on board with right to repair and I no long have an issue with Apple on it.
Second when it comes to slave labor, Apple actually has one of the best track records in the business. The worst are ASUS and Samsung. You should NEVER own a Samsung product for ANY reason. We can talk more about Samsung in another thread if you like. When Apple finds slave labor in their supply chain, they announce it publicly and quickly cut ties with the suppliers that they caught or at minimum force the supplier to shape up. This issue plagues the entire tech industry bad and I hate it. But if you aren't buying Apple for that reason then I got REAL bad news for you. Because almost every other hardware tech company is substantially worse. And don't say Foxconn, literally everyone from Intel, to Dell to LG all use Foxconn, its a city of over 50k people and has some of the best working conditions in the world for that type of labor. Again companies like ASUS are WORSE by a wide margin.
Now on to why Apple is better as a whole.
#1 Product quality. Once in a while Apple has a product that just isn't right and is a dud (no one is perfect) , but overall their products are simply built better and last longer than their competitors. They use top quality materials and think through the manufacturer process in ways other companies just don't. On average a Mac will last about two years long then a similar spec Windows computer. Now if you want to talk duds I think the puck mouse was terrible and they waited WAY too long to fix their recent keyboard design flaw. But those missteps are rare with them and every company makes mistakes. I have NEVER found an Android phone that is as well built as an iPhone. The Pixel is pretty close though and probably what I would choose if I went android again. I have owned personally probably four androids and six iPhones over the years.
#2 Cost. Most of the time Apple products are actually cheaper over the life of the product. Since they typically work better than Windows and last longer because they are built and designed better. IBM did a study and found over the life time of the computer Macs are $535 on average less expensive than a PC. Check out the link
here Currently the new Mac studio is actually by far the cheapest way to get that level of performance, if you compare it to a similar Dell or HP. Of course that ebb's and flows over time and prices change constantly but I have never seen a Mac be more then 10-15% higher then a similar Windows machine from another company like Dell. Again most people are absolutely clueless in pricing out technology. So people just get it wrong. Also Apple supports their phones for YEARS longer with software updates than any Android manufacturer i'm aware of. So not upgrading as often certainly saves money. Oh and slowing down phones so they don't just shut off when the battery is starting to fail was a GOOD thing and I wish Google would add that feature to Android. My android devices ALL start randomly rebooting and shutting down when their batteries start to go bad, so don't give me that one either. Apples mistake was not disclosing it better. If they really wanted to force upgrades why do they support older phones with software updates so long? IOS 15 still runs on the iPhone 6's. Those came out in 2016. Almost six years ago. Show me a single Android phone that is still supported officially after six years. You are lucky to get three on Android.
#3 The operating system. I prefer MacOS HANDS DOWN OVER THE DUMPSTER FIRE THAT IS WINDOWS. It just works so much better and makes logical sense vs Windows nonsense. Don't even get me started on how messy Linux is. MacOS is also based on FreeBSD so you get the full *nix command line in MacOS and I use that all the time. Kinda the best of Linux and Mac in that regard. Although Windows can do Linux command line now as well. Windows user interface design ESPECIALLY Windows 11 looks like a retarded six year old high on paint thinner came up with it. Absolutely disaster.
#4 Low latency audio built in to the Kernel of the OS. iOS and MacOS just DESTROY Android and Windows on this one. How they handle audio devices is so superior its not even funny. There is a reason there is a 10 to 1 ratio of audio apps for iPhone vs Android. Windows can get there with ASIO. But having it baked in to the OS can make a world of difference.
#5 Privacy and security. SO Google is an ad company and actively collects data on you. My network engineer friends can actually see the telemetry of Android phones over the network. Windows is pretty bad as well. Apple has taken a pretty firm stand on privacy and actually stood up to the FBI on multiple occasions on this, and I appreciate it. They don't always get it right, for sure. But they are still by far the most privacy conscious of the big tech companies. Personally I don't think this is altruistic on Apples part (Although Jobs was a dirty hippie that hated the government and personal privacy was a huge issue for him, but I don't know how much of his DNA is still at the company ) Apples business model is such that they make a profit on the hardware rather then your data, like Google and Facebook do. Google is absolutely not to be trusted for any reason ever. So Android is a HARD pass from me. I don't even use Google search any more because their data collection has gotten so bad.
#6 Less tech issues. I support over 400+ IOS devices and about 80 Android devices. over 70% of my mobile support issues come from Android. Apples "it just works" reputation is well earned and again even IBM confirmed. Its very rare to have a software issue on my Mac. It's pretty rare in Windows land too, but its still much more common on the Windows side.
#7 The Ecosystem. If you have never used it, you just don't know how amazing it is. There is NO other consumer hardware that works as well together as Apples, I get all my texts on my Mac, my iPad, my iPhone. I can throw a video from my phone to my Apple TV in one click and it just works (unlike chrome cast) I can tie in my home automation system to my Apple Watch. I can probably give you a hundred more examples of Apples echo system just working perfect out of the box. Apples integration is just insane in a way that Microsoft and Google dream of. Its truly remarkable and if you haven't seen it you don't have a clue how good it is. maybe you can work real hard and get all that working together with Windows and Android but it simply isn't as seamless at all. It also would take TONS of time to setup and could break easily. Where Apple just works out of the box.
#8 They embrace creators. Im blown away to see any artist trash Apple. They specifically cater to us. creatives. In a way no other company save Adobe has. They think about the creative market when they are designing products. Do you think Microsoft gives all that much thought to creatives? no way.
#9 Exclusive software. I like Logic and Final cut pro quite a bit. Pro tools STILL runs better on a Mac etc. Not saying that Logic is the end all be all. It certainly isn't. Studio one/Cubase/Reaper are great too. But Logic is pretty amazing and for the money is impossible to beat.
So to recap. Apple products are actually cheaper, more reliable, easier to use, last longer, designed better and offer more privacy.
Not saying that Windows doesn't work great or that Android isn't a viable option. They certainly are and do. But there are very good and compelling reasons to use Apple. No one is a idiot for playing in that sandbox.
@Fade does that answer your question?
