Apple Products are definitely one of my addictions. When…read morepersonal computers came on the scene my employers used Microsoft Windows. I went to classes, at the expense of my employer, to learn Word, PowerPoint, Basic Computer, Excel, and on and on. Everything else was on the job training. Naturally when I purchased my first personal device I got a Toshiba Laptop and I used it for 15 years. My uncle who is now 97 years old always used Apple and my daughter followed in his footsteps. They converted me and I was shocked at the amount of new operations I had to learn. Over the years I have had many devices. The only one I recycled at the Apple Store was my iPad mini which was 16 Gigs. Definitely useless. I couldn't even trade it in. This year alone I've had to learn Apple TV and how to use my Beats headphones. Then it was time to get a new phone so I am forever learning iPhone 16! The best thing about upgrading is the speed. My old devices take forever to charge and I definitely love facial recognition. It's funny because yesterday I ran into an older man on the elevator who was upset and started complaining to me about his iPad Air. I told him the great experience I had on a Sunday morning calling Apple Customer Service. He said that was good to know. Despite excessive updates I am a fan. As long as the updates keep me secure I'm happy. As far as more bells and whistles, they're wasted on me. I'm always going to recommend Apple. Five Stars!

I used to be firmly planted on the Apple train. As a college student majoring in graphic design, it…read moremade sense to go with Apple for my first home computer. We used Apple computers in the computer labs at college. It has been a while, and I believe my Apple Macintosh was an "Apple II." I learned Photoshop on my Apple computer that had one (note that: one) undo in Photoshop. The machine was pricey and slower than molasses! The CPU was so stinking slow, I typically folded a laundry basket of clean clothes while my Apple processed an action! Of course, the Apple computers improved over the years, and I stood by and enjoyed the improvements while using Apple computers in subsequent jobs that used Apple computers. I was on the Board of Directors for the Tidewater Area Macintosh User's Group (TARMUG) when I lived in Virginia Beach and enjoyed our monthly meetings, demonstrations, and I did the TARMUG newsletter on an Apple Mac. I freelanced and typeset books on my Apple primarily for the nearby Edgar Casey Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach. When I worked at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia, it, like most government agencies was IBM-centric. Being an Apple Macintosh person, I got a waiver to use a software "workaround" to make the IBM machine function more like a Macintosh, which worked fairly well. My long time best friend has Apple TV, an Apple computer, and an Apple iPhone. She and her ex husband are firmly planted on the Apple train (or "branch"), which seems to work great for them! The hubs and I have had iPhones in the past and although they functioned fine and as everyone knows, the marketing was always top notch, I could not justify the price tag! After a couple of rounds of iPhones we went with Android and have really enjoyed the phones we've had. Professionally, when segueing into government contracting, I went one hundred percent Dell (because, again, that's the platform in all government agencies of which I am aware), and have been for decades. Also, I now use Dell for my personal laptop. To me, Apple gets five stars for their marketing and popularity; however, it's four stars from me due to the inflated cost, and lack of adequate return on investment.