I’ll admit it, I’m an “Apple Addict.” I first fell in love with my beige Mac G3 
mini-tower back in the late 90s. I admonished PC users and thought the “I am a Mac” commercials were laugh out loud hilarious. I still point out, to this day, to my stepdad (a Microsoft martyr) that the Microsoft “Windows 7 Was My Idea” commercials are completely ironic because every ‘feature’ that is touted in those commercials was a Mac function about 3+ years ago. (Let me tell you, pointing this fact out, does NOT make for good dinner conversation.)
So, when I saw on the news last night that the iPhone 4 has flaws, it made me pause. Had I invested too much energy and enthusiasm into Apple ? Was the new iPhone really as bad as I had seen on YouTube?
“Argh,” I thought. Here I spent years defending a company, their vision and passion to rebuke people who said, “Stupid iPhone!” And, look at where my loyalty has led me…down the road where Consumer Reports “can’t recommend the iPhone4.”
So, Steve Jobs, “Watcha gonna do?” Because holding the phone another way isn’t going to cut it. And some crazy ‘Bumper’ at $29.00 is just as ridiculous a solution as inserting golf balls and shredded tires into the BP oil debacle.
I also thought it was interesting that Apple was reportedly posting antenna engineer job opportunities (Hmmmm. One person’s tragedy is another person’s treasure?)
So, while I continue to battle with my own aging Macbook…which is taking longer and longer to manage multiple tasks simultaneously (and also sounds like it’s going to take flight due to the whirling noise of the ‘soon-to-be’ broken fan), I’ll continue to support Apple.
Perhaps there is at least a small silver lining to this issue?Maybe a few out-of-work engineers will get an opportunity to work for a visionary employer (who occasionally takes a stumble).
Call me an optimist. Enjoy your Tuesday!
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And if you want to view the Consumer Reports video…here ya go:
