[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Mac-user:
No comparisons

You're absolutely right - it does not make coffee, it does not help me to shave, neither does it help me to get ready. I don't need, want nor expect it to. Do you? Or do you know a phone that does that? I certainly wouldn't want one. Anyway, there' s only one crucial mistake in what you're saying - I'm not at all unhappy - you see I've sold the Samsung. And bought an iPhone. But I'm actually quite the opposite of what you're suggesting - I don't play games on my iPhone or Macs - not even "social media" games - in fact I use very few apps. I don't even use my iPhone to tell me the time - I use a proper wristwatch. I don't even use my iPhone to wake me up - at night it's switched off and the role of waking me up is left to my alarm clock. But yes - I do expect my phone to phone. And text and direct me to places and remind me things, generate bank codes for internet banking, take and send pictures and that's about it. And I do expect the device to do it in a smooth way. That's why I'm happy with iPhone - there are no other reasons. By the way you're saying that your wife to be is much smarter than me? How do you know? Anyway it's so rare and therefore interesting to hear that from an Indian man.

The problem with nearly all active Apple haters is that they have a very hazy picture of the object they so passionately talk about. They've never used one. They just assume. They see the people queuing up for the latest Apple product in the news and assume that this is the Apple user. Envy flies high. The reason why Apple products keep their value over time so much is that they keep on serving you. I bought my iMac, MacBook and iPhone all second hand.

When a friend of mine years ago bought iPhone and kept telling me how wonderful it was I thought: "What's the deal - it's just a phone" - I didn't understand. It took me years to buy a smart phone - SONY Experia Mini Pro. And I thought: "What a brilliant thing to have". Then I bought the Samsung and the fight started. Had no option. Eventually I bought an iPhone and only then understood that other "smart phones" are just copies of the original. But just like me - you wouldn't believe or understand until you use one yourself. It's the same story you get with Apple computers…

Quite recently a university I know were given some EU grant for which they bought 50 MacBooks for the teachers, most of whom had presumably used Windows computers. Do you know what happened? There were 48 happy teachers. Two got back to Windows. 4%. And that's that. Save up and buy one - there's about 96% chance you'll love it the way Apple users love their device. It's beyond words…

It's not the design, it's not the apple, it's not the numbers. My father - when I showed him the iPhone and said something about the camera - asked me how many pixels it had. I said I had no idea. Then I showed him a picture and he went "Oh yeah." That's the story with Apple products - they are for those who don't care about the numbers and technical stuff - they are for people who are after what it does.

After I started using my iMac I entirely forgot I had a computer. I'm not interested in it the slightest bit. The device itself has ceased to exist. Never lets me know it's there either. No breakdowns, no moans. But what has come is work I'm now able to do. Suddenly I'm able to do much more work, in much better style and much higher quality. The device has completely vanished from sight. Suddenly I happen to have the capacity. Which in part had previously been given to the device. Now it's mine. Long gone are the times when I had to phone someone all the time being unable figure out how it's done. No more Windows, no more Android. No - never again - thanks! I want to use a tool which works for me, not against me.