7 Ways Apple Screws Over Their Customers

Apple's business model is fairly straightforward: Their goal is to move as much money from you to them as humanly possible while giving you as little as possible in return. I know this because I was an Apple customer myself, and I had good reasons for leaving. What you are about to read will be …

5 Things I Hate About Apple Culture

If you've read my past posts, you'll know that I'm a former Apple user turned Apple hater. In my opinion Apple is a once decent company that has become nothing more than fodder for tech hipster wannabees who want to signal their social status to other hipsters. I hate Apple's business model and believe they're …

Chickenshit Minimalism: How Apple Ruins Product Design for Everyone

You probably remember the Blackberry. It was one of the leading smartphones of the 2000's before iPhone and Android took over. Remember how it had that nice convenient physical keypad where you could easily write messages or dial a number? Remember being able to use a mobile device without getting finger grease all over the …

Apple to Lenovo: One Nerd’s Search for a Better Platform

I should probably start off this new blog with a recounting of one of the most important decisions I ever made in my life as a computer nerd - my decision to leave my Apple-centered life behind and open my eyes to the wider world of possibilities offered by the Thinkpad platform. When I speak …