Where Did The Old Apple Go?

{ Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 6:25 pm by John }

Tags : Apple, iMac, iPad, iPhone, MacBook
Categories : Electronics, General, Internet

For years I have yearned to own an Apple computer, and ever since I made my first purchase it appears that Apple is no longer the Apple they once had been.

I’ve made it no secret on how much I love my Mac, and I do think the build and quality of OS X is fantastic. If this qualifies me as being a Apple Fanboy, then so be it.

But lately, with the launch of the iPad, and announcement of the iPhone 4.0 OS, it seems like Apple is starting to leave behind the part of the business that started the company, “the Mac.” On top of this, the company’s behavior seemed to have changed as it now is in two legal issues that I am aware of, the huge debate with Flash and fighting with Adobe, and its recent controversy on how applications must be written and approved in the new development agreement. As ironic as it sounds, it no longer feels that Apple is the “cool / hip” Apple as they once had been, but more like Microsoft.

I can understand to a point Apple’s stand on their new application clause. To guarantee that all of the applications are written the same, and to ensure their performance of the apps run at their peak, I think having all future apps written in object C makes sense.

In regards to the Flash debate, this needs to end. Think about 4-5 years ago, you could not even get the rich content on your mobile phone that you can now. There have been times where I’ve hit a site on my iPhone that has Flash content that I cannot play, and it was annoying but not the end of the world. Most people don’t tend to notice, but Flash is a CPU and Memory hog. The next time you play something Flash intense on your PC or Mac check out your CPU monitor. On top of all of this, Flash ads / and applications had been written for keyboard and mouse interaction, thus requires a rewrite to take advantage of the touch interface. With that being said, why not use HTML5 as the standard?

Next month is Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, and I’m hoping that some attention will be given back to the Mac and to OS X. I understand if Apple has shifted focus on to the iPhone, iPad, and iPods however it seems like Apple is starting to forget their roots. I hope that the company’s behavior is just a “phase”, and they will turn return to the Apple we all knew and loved.

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2 Responses to “Where Did The Old Apple Go?”

Chimacintosh says:

Sunday July 31, 2011 at 1:10 pm

I wonder about how Apples core values are changing as well. That is why I wrote this article.

http://chimac.net/2011/07/08/the-3-competitive-advantages-apple-enjoys-and-the-rest-of-us-suffer-with/

I work in IT too and often I help fix Apples weakness.

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