If they locked it down they would do more harm than good.
I probably wouldn't be surprised either, but it would be so stupid I have no words.
If it ends up like that, I have a very new 15" MBP to sell.
I can justify it only because I need my computer to not be a desktop and I need it to survive me dropping it on the floor from 3 feet up. When you get down to laptops that will do that and eliminate thinkpads because frankly I hate their damn touchpads then compare prices you ONLY have the MBP leftI couldn't even justify that, for the money I got a much more powerful desktop PC and a netbook. As far as what I actually NEED, the netbook can do it all. The big PC is for gaming and is more comfortable to use for productivity as a side benefit.
I am sort of almost considering a replacement but there's no way I could spend $1000.
With the App Store coming to Mac OS and the whole thing going more and more into a closed system/cloud computing appliance, i think about going back to Linux.
If they locked it down they would do more harm than good.
I can justify it only because I need my computer to not be a desktop and I need it to survive me dropping it on the floor from 3 feet up. When you get down to laptops that will do that and eliminate thinkpads because frankly I hate their damn touchpads then compare prices you ONLY have the MBP left
I really hope they are not that stupid as they WILL loose most of their customers. I will also probably switch to linux if that does in fact happen but I have no idea wtf I will do for hardware then to meet my drop on floor build quality requirement. I guess I will have to build my own using the case for my current laptop....
Well, 10.7 seems to be safe, we'll see what happens with 10.8. How long do you plan on keeping it?
My netbook is pretty sturdy but I'm not going to claim it to be as useful as a full laptop. As for losing their customers, I don't think so, they'll lose the more savvy users like us but not the people who buy into the whole "it just works" thing. Luckily, you can always install Windows or Linux onto your MBP. I find that option less likely to go away any time soon. I hope.
When you get down to laptops that will do that and eliminate thinkpads because frankly I hate their damn touchpads then compare prices you ONLY have the MBP left
I will also probably switch to linux if that does in fact happen but I have no idea wtf I will do for hardware then to meet my drop on floor build quality requirement.
The level of 'genious' in the geniouses does vary a lot. To put it that way.
I've met a handful of really smart people but a hell-a-lot of numpties in Apple Stores too. They all seem to follow the 'costumer interaction policy' very well but shouldn't Apple have stricter rules of how stupid it's possible to be in order to become a genious?
Yeah but for 2500$ I would like a fucking operating system and full tech support with my purchase. What do you think the geniuses would do if you bring in a malfunctioning MBP that has linux?
I'd like to think most people would be annoyed at no 3rd party programs.
I think my mother even would be and she still calls me to help her send email attachments
Maybe they could make 2 versions, one the ipad version and one the actual useable one.
They'd probably make you pay more for a working version though
Personally I would get the entry-level 13" MBP and shove an SSD in there, instead of the silly overpriced MBA.