I came across this article titled "iPad clone arrived three months before iPad". Correct me if I'm wrong, but if something launches three months earlier, wouldn't the later be the clone? Apple has this reputation of being the only technology company that can create innovative products. In the media, Apple gets a free pass more often than other companies. I remember Sony's first MP3 player was locked to their software where music had to be checked in and out of your library. Journalists went nuts because you couldn't sync with a music manager of your choice. When the iPod hit the market, it was just great even though it was tied to one computer with iTunes. To me, Apple makes evolutionary products and in many ways they really just sexifiy existing technology.
What nobody seems to talk about is that Apple makes unreliable products. I've never seen as many notebook failures as I have with Macs. In the last three years, I've seen five logic board failures and three hard drive failures (two in the same computer). I've seen two displays die and one hinge that needed fixing twice. In five years, my friend has gone through four iPods. My personal Macbook Pro powers on every few mintues when the lid is closed if I leave my mouse plugged in. My work Macbook Pro stayed on in my bag for four hours yesterday when it was supposed to be sleeping. And those that say Mac's never crash...come spend the day with me. They make sexy looking stuff, but reliable...hardly. I always say that Mac's aren't more stable, they just crash more gracefully. That gray screen is so much more gentle than the Windows blue screen of death.
