is it me or mobileME

[g/re/p]

iPineapple

[aicul]

I like the "iPhoneless" proposal, made me smile.

The latest response is not worth commenting

[Ferdinand]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloConCaca

I got a better one... howabout:

iPod touch

(capitalization fixes, sorry -- I'm a stickler for spelling and grammar!)

Oops I didn't see that! Thanks for the correction though!

[Rhisiart]

Originally Posted by g/re/p

iPineapple

I pine Apple

[pine (intransitive verb): to miss something that one once valued]

[Ferdinand]

Originally Posted by Rhisiart

I pine Apple

[pine (intransitive verb): to miss something that one once valued]

Luckily Apple will still be around for the next few years so we don't have to pine yet!

[ElDiabloConCaca]

I wouldn't count on it... because of the iPhone 2.0 snafu and the MobileMe mess, people are going to start abandoning Apple as quickly as they flocked to Apple. I guarantee it... Apple will not withstand the tarnish this has done to their reputation (and I didn't even get an apology email from Apple... an apology email! You know, because I like to anthropomorphize companies and want to feel like they're speaking to me!)

I'm too good for backups, and this MobileMe mess made me lose every, single, one of my emails. Apple makes slick looking stuff that is tightly integrated... doesn't that mean they're responsible for the integrity of my own data, too? How dare they make me take care of my own data and look after its well-being myself! I don't have time for these shenanigans! Backups? Don't those take like 5 minutes? Where am I going to get 5 extra minutes? Next thing you know, I'm going to have to manually work the pedals and steering wheel in my own car, too! I'm gonna have to start locking the doors, because, well, if I have to be responsible for my email, that probably means I should take responsibility for the contents of my car and home, too!

On top of it all, while I love my computer and all, I would like to put in a formal request that Apple stop releasing new computers until I say it's ok. I mean, I bought my MacBook in July of last year, and they already have two new ones that have come out since then -- and at the same price points! The nerve of that company! I only got to have the "best" computer for 6 months! 6 months!!! I had only made 192 trips to Starbucks in my brand-new Birkenstocks to show off my shiny new laptop to see if it would attract some emo-goth-caffeine-addicted-sarcasm-laden-speech chick! The cute barista Esmerelda was all over me until that pink Polo, popped-collar punk with the newest MacBook came in, and then it was like I didn't even exist to her! Thanks, Apple. Thanks a lot.

I'm not trying to be a soothsayer and say that Apple is gonna die or anything, I'm just simply saying that Apple ruined my life. I thought I could just live care-free and not have to waste my time taking any responsibility for anything because Apple would take care of my sensitive emails to Grandma. Well, they didn't, and now her internet's off, and all I had were those super-sensitive emails with her as a reminder. Gosh, since Apple's gotten so bad lately, I wonder if they're letting hackers sift through my emails on their servers? I wouldn't doubt it... because, you know, hackers really, really, really want to spend a lot of time hacking me so they can get Grandma's cookie recipe out of my inbox.

Yes, I am that important.

[g/re/p]

LOL - someone call the waaaaaambulence!

[nixgeek]

Originally Posted by Ferdinand

Luckily Apple will still be around for the next few years so we don't have to pine yet!

I think he was referring to the Apple that once was. You know, the one that actually care about Macs and their local Mac users...not this new one that likes its iUsers more than its Mac users.

Yeah, I have a bittersweetspot for Apple lately. I still love Macs, but this isn't the same Apple I've once known and loved. So yeah, I pine (the old) Apple.

Just my feelings on the off-topic subject.