how my iPod touch has switched me to a mac

[aussiefloyd_fan]

I bought my ipod touch on June/11/2009 ,, about 11 days ago and just love it the mac like os using it for everything the first 3 days i had to charge it twice a day because i was using it sooooo much even for internet surfing from my bed rather than grabbing my net book.

i got about 6 pages of appsgames and such. and also the past 3 dayd i didnt even use my laptop i just my ipod for all my computing needs

i like mac os and the ipod great job apple

[Rudy]

Did you already order the mac or are you planning to get one?

[aussiefloyd_fan]

just planning only thing is i have a 3 month old netbook asus that runs vista........... my technology budget for this year or 2 is already spent (1500usd every 2 years ) i just like the touch its self i do everything i ever did on my big laptop with that little itouch 8g 2nd gen with os 3.0 its just right for me to get used to maac os like settings and changing and doing things

[crazzy88ss]

title should be "How Apple's plan to increase their computer sales through the iPod Touch/iPhone is working."

:)

[Stokkolm]

There's a big difference between the iTouch's OS and Mac OSX....

[Rudy]

There's a big difference between the iTouch's OS and Mac OSX....

+1

[Zarpraz]

So where did you switch to a Mac, you're still using a Touch. And if you think Touch/Iphone OS is anything like OSX you need to do some research. If all your computing needs can be fullfilled with your Touch you could probably get by with a pen and paper.

[NienorGT]

I have my touch and a Mac and all I can says is: WTF are you comparating lol. They are nothing comparable ;)

[King Antonius]

There's a big difference between the iTouch's OS and Mac OSX....

Aye, but still. It was the 2g iPhone that switched me to mac, and i have never looked back.

My mac purchases:

2g iphone - 1.2ghz mac mini - Early 2008 White macbook - iPhone 3g - 2.4ghz Unibody macbook

And i think my next desktop will be a 24inch imac.

[Phantom Helix]

Hmm i guess this happend to me aswell,

the very first computer i purchased new Was a Dell Dimension 8250 paid $1300 for it and Lexmark AIO,came with XP, later upgraded to Vista.

upgraded Power supply to install a new nvidia GT 6800 OC and a X-fi extreme Pro (before the Fatal1ty series) i loved this computer but it rapidly became obsolete mostly because it had a very short lived type of memory wich became impossible to upgrade.

anyway i got my first ipod after they first introduced 80gb with video and i was hooked

i now how have an ipod80gb,ipod classic 160gb,ipod touch 1g 8gb,ipod touch 2g 32gb, iphone 2g 8gb, iphone 3g 16gb, a white plastic macbook 13in and an early 2009 iMac 24'

i purchased plastic Macbook two months before the iphone 3g was released from a friend who was selling it for $400 i did this because i had not used a mac since the original Macintosh computers my School had, wich were THE very first computers i ever used.

then about 3 months ago i got the iMac 24' and i have never been happier, i can't wait till i save up enough for a Mac Pro.

don't get me wrong i still use Windows just from a boot camp partition, the day i bought the iMac i even stopped at office depot and bought a FULL version Vista Ultimate just for the purpose to install it on the iMac lol (really excited for Windows 7 to !)

So thats my story and im sticking to it :)

[.Neo]

There's a big difference between the iTouch's OS and Mac OSX....

Of course, but they are based on the same thing.

[9UnknownMen]

A mobile multi-touch OS got a you so impressed that you decided to switch to a non multi-touch desktop OS?

[tsupersonic]

A mobile multi-touch OS got a you so impressed that you decided to switch to a non multi-touch desktop OS?

it's the logical thing to do :rolleyes:

[evo0o]

I agree that iPhone/ iPod Touch OS is completely different from OS X. However, I think it's the functionality that makes us think that Mac has got something right, and it's curiosity that killed the cat :)

[shc-boomer]

There's a big difference between the iTouch's OS and Mac OSX....

A mobile multi-touch OS got a you so impressed that you decided to switch to a non multi-touch desktop OS?

Agree with both of these... Mac OS is way too proprietary, Almost useless in gaming and overall not as groundbreaking as the iTouch OS was.

[Hell-In-A-Handbasket]

iPhoneOS is not MacOS, try the OS at a store or something before you jump ship, judging your decision based on the iPod Touch is a mistake.

[Denholm]

There's a big difference between the iTouch's OS and Mac OSX....

Obviously. Mac OS X is far more powerful and feature packed.

Anyway, buying an iPod Nano switched me to Mac. Because the iPod Nano worked as advertised - ditto for Mac OS X in my experience..

iPhoneOS is not MacOS, try the OS at a store or something before you jump ship, judging your decision based on the iPod Touch is a mistake.

My experience shows otherwise and I've never been happier. :pinch:

[paperless]

There's a big difference between the iTouch's OS and Mac OSX....

That's most likely not what is at stake here. I have bought an iPod Touch in February 2008 and it has been such an amazing device so far. It really changes the way you think about Apple because you know what they're capable of and you understand better the way they intend the stuff they do to work.

Still... im not saying it's perfect but i can't imagine having a better PDA.

[Scratch 'n Sniff]

There's a big difference between the iTouch's OS and Mac OSX....

True, but it does give a good introduction into the type of product one should expect from Apple - by move to Apple was more the result of using Mac OS 10.2.x for a few months than anything to do with an overwhelming dislike of Windows.

[Miuku.]

Agree with both of these... Mac OS is way too proprietary, Almost useless in gaming and overall not as groundbreaking as the iTouch OS was.

You realise that the entire OS X kernel is open source and Apple actually offers quite a few programs source codes via the MacOS Forge?

How is Windows less proprietary, I wonder?

[Scratch 'n Sniff]

You realise that the entire OS X kernel is open source and Apple actually offers quite a few programs source codes via the MacOS Forge?

How is Windows less proprietary, I wonder?

Those who claim that Mac OS X is too proprietary tend to be those who don't know what proprietary means. Debating with such people is an exercise in futility that isn't even worth getting into.

The world according to them; if they can assemble their own computer and install Windows on any machine they've assembled, it makes their PC non-proprietary.

[Neroscent]

You realise that the entire OS X kernel is open source and Apple actually offers quite a few programs source codes via the MacOS Forge?

How is Windows less proprietary, I wonder?

He never even mentioned Windows or its proprietary status.

As for OS X, Darwin (the underlying system) and XNU (the kernel) are open source, but neither the underlying code (Open Firmware) or the overlaying system (Aqua) are.

[Miuku.]

He never even mentioned Windows or its proprietary status.

Well then, why say something is too proprietary when you're using even more proprietary system yourself?

[Neroscent]

Well then, why say something is too proprietary when you're using even more proprietary system yourself?

I don't think he mentioned his operating system either. He could be using a GNU/Linux distribution or even one of the *BSD systems for all we know. Although his comment about games hints towards Windows, I don't believe he intended to push Windows as less proprietary.

One of his points, and the one you chose to criticize is that the MAC OS X is not as proprietary as many may think and that is correct up to some extent. Whether or not Windows is more or less proprietary is something very debatable and certainly not the main point of his argument.

[hdood]

The iPhone works and has appeal because it is a fairly limited and simplistic gadget (a good thing, gadgets are good). Once you enter the world of general purpose computing though, things are very different. Maybe you should at least try to play around with a Mac (maybe a friend's) for a few hours before you invest your hard earned money so that you know just what you're getting (which is not just a bigger iPhone).