OSX, and iOS... Why I chose Apple over other companies

Welcome to my newest blog, one surrounding one of my favorite companies, Apple inc. I love this company for many reasons. From their "think different" attitude to their sleek, innovative designs, there is a lot that sets them apart from other companies in my eyes. I have always admired Apple. As a child, my parents were always buying Dell products with Windows operating systems. Even when we would make the investment with Norton, we always got bogged down speeds and viruses. When we finally made the switch over to an Apple computer, I was ecstatic. I immediately got hands on with the machine, creating silly home movies with iMovie, downloading music for my iPod touch on iTunes, or making songs on Garageband.

The next thing I fell in love with was iOS. I wasn't a huge fan of iOS until iOS 5. The iOS lacked some key features, the main one being notification center. When iOS 5 came out, and they added the ability to see your notifications in an organized fashion, as well as the ability to speedily message other Apple devices, I fell in love with it. I got an iPhone 4S and kept it for over two years as I used it to organize my life. I never had significant problems with it. I loved it. I would see many of my Android friends complain about their phone and the things it couldn't do, while all I could talk about was the things my phone could do.

Shortly, Samsung wanted in on the phone craze. Samsung had created many phones before, but had never really had a powerhouse smartphone. In my opinion, their first powerhouse phone was the Galaxy S3. I had a few friends who got it, and I argued with them over this decision. I told them that their phone would get bogged down and slow before they even had the chance to upgrade in two years. One of those friends actually recently tweeted:

I need a new phone asap. My phone is slow and the headphone jack doesn't work and apps crash a lot. I don't if can make the 2 year mark.

So, there, I win, right? No, I won't lie, Samsung makes some quality devices, I just think Apple's devices are made more for the user while Samsung throws together devices quickly and doesn't think of what the user really wants. I think they're better off making the appliances in my kitchen than the phone I will need to last me two years or more.

All in all, I've used both sides of the spectrum, and I've ultimately just received a lot more satisfaction from my Apple products. Using them, I've never felt like my product couldn't handle what I needed them to, and I've felt comfortable with them lasting a long time.