I actually did have a Mac Mini years ago and gave up on it
My observation is it was every bit as glitchy and finnicky and needed weird updates, reboots, and tiny configuration updates to do every little thing exactly like a Windows PC does. The only difference is when I had trouble with a Windows PC, I knew no less than six people who worked in IT and could solve any possible problem who could help me. With the Mac, all they knew to tell me was to try google or online forums. That was my first, last, and only experience with a Mac computer. It also helps that every work computer I've ever had has been a Windows machine, so I already have the knowledge base of how to use those. If I had a Mac at home, I'd have to switch back and forth between the two ecosystems literally every day. No thank you.
But I really had higher hopes the iphone wouldn't be this twitchy. I can honestly say android phones over the years have developed their glitches and irritating quirks for me, but I've never fully bricked a phone until now.
Thread Replies (16)
I thought Apple products "just worked"
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jul 06, 2026 at 02:34 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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07/06/26 02:34 PM ET
I just retired my 8 year old Andoid Samsung
-- VaTechie
Jul 06, 2026 at 08:46 PM ET
VaTechie
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07/06/26 08:46 PM ET
Take the battery out and reinstall it.**
-- IB4TECH
Jul 06, 2026 at 05:26 PM ET
IB4TECH
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07/06/26 05:26 PM ET
Did you download the Apple Music app on your PC, then upload the music...
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 06, 2026 at 04:44 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/06/26 04:44 PM ET
I actually did have a Mac Mini years ago and gave up on it
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-- Tafkam Hokie
Jul 06, 2026 at 04:51 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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07/06/26 04:51 PM ET
Over the last 15 months, I've had zero issues with my Mac Mini. Zero.
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 06, 2026 at 04:57 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/06/26 04:57 PM ET
If Best Buy can't do it, how about taking it to an Apple Store?**
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 06, 2026 at 03:54 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/06/26 03:54 PM ET
closest one is 2+ hours away**
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jul 06, 2026 at 04:09 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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07/06/26 04:09 PM ET
Nah....apple products are no better. Never have been, really
-- JoesterVT
Jul 06, 2026 at 03:15 PM ET
JoesterVT
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07/06/26 03:15 PM ET
Agry.... I absolutely LOVED my Windows phone. I was highly disappointed
-- Hokie CPA
Jul 06, 2026 at 03:26 PM ET
Hokie CPA
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07/06/26 03:26 PM ET
You haven't bought a Mac? How about the hookers and blow?**
-- RhinoVT
Jul 06, 2026 at 02:59 PM ET
RhinoVT
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07/06/26 02:59 PM ET
I hate IOS/Apple products. Only Android devices for me...
-- MP4VT2004
Jul 06, 2026 at 02:54 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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07/06/26 02:54 PM ET
I always preferred android because I'm cheap
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jul 06, 2026 at 03:03 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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07/06/26 03:03 PM ET
Same. I also just bought a new HP laptop and, while setting it up, my
-- Hokie CPA
Jul 06, 2026 at 03:32 PM ET
Hokie CPA
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07/06/26 03:32 PM ET
I see Microsoft copied Apple with that feature...lol**
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 06, 2026 at 04:46 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/06/26 04:46 PM ET
My last laptop did the same thing 6 years ago...
-- Hokie CPA
Jul 06, 2026 at 04:54 PM ET
Hokie CPA
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07/06/26 04:54 PM ET
Had an iPhone at work. Never again **
-- TomTurkey
Jul 06, 2026 at 02:50 PM ET
TomTurkey
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07/06/26 02:50 PM ET