Comments on: Am I An Apple Genius?

By: Partners in Grime

Partners in Grime — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:27:50 +0000

Get a Zune! I’ve never seen one in the wild.

By: Rohan Kulkarni

Rohan Kulkarni — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:34:02 +0000

Mate. Lets be honest, Apple is for dumb people who are computer illiterate. I mean I would call people who use Linux as genius but not the same case for microsoft users. I would at a level think.

Linux – Genius
Microsoft – Normal
Apple – Dumb

By: Jason Bean

Jason Bean — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:37:27 +0000

A “MS waterboy circle jerk” what the heck is that? Can there not be Microsoft product fans just like Apple? That wouldn’t be possible would it? I did provide a link back to the error I was getting in my original post. I realize there are potential other fixes, I just think it would be nice for the manufacturer to be able to provide the fix and advise about other options to keep their customers happy and pleased.

By: Steve Ballhair

Steve Ballhair — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:18:47 +0000

Funny you didn’t tell us what was wrong with the iPod. There are plenty of other establishments that fix them, at reasonable prices. Buy a Zune & go down with that ship when it happens. From the comments on this site, I think I have just witnesses A MS waterboy circle jerk. A common & annoying event that happens all to often on the web.

By: Quikboy

Quikboy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:12:27 +0000

“They tried to sell me a new iPod, which would actually be cheaper than fixing mine.”

A great example of how the Genius Bar is a scam. Instead of taking the time to fix it, the suggest you buy another iPod, because they claim that it would “be cheaper” than fixing one.

What a waste of a product. If iPods are meant to be that disposable, then I say it’s time to buy another PMP. I got a Zune, and don’t have any of these issues or had to buy a whole new one.

So much for Apple being “green”. If being green, is selling pretty, disposable products, then that’s just sad.

Sorry for the rant, but I hate Apple’s policy.

By: Douglas Karr

Douglas Karr — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:15:05 +0000

So… “Apple Genius” = “Guy who can upsell customer on new Apple Merchandise”.

And people wonder why they’re so profitable!

By: Does It Take A Genius to Use Microsoft

Does It Take A Genius to Use Microsoft — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:59:56 +0000

[...] sure this argument can be taken a variety of different ways, but my recent trip to the Apple Genius Bar got me to [...]

By: Jason Bean

Jason Bean — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:41:15 +0000

I’d love to pay myself the “car payment” but it’s going to pay for other bills first. Thanks for the input and stopping by the blog.

By: Tim Kassouf

Tim Kassouf — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:37:00 +0000

Good deal! Ride that bad boy into the ground! And it sounds like the cable’s are a perfect option for you!

I also forgot to mention that I have an 1:30+ commute each way, each day… hence my inherent desire to make my car ever more tolerable.

And for some unsolicited financial advice: make a $200-$300 car payment to yourself (put it in a separate savings account) for as long as you’re ridin dirty with no car payment. In about a year you’ll either be able to buy a shiny 97 Corolla, or make a decent down payment on an upgrade. You’ll also be used to the payment, so that if you have one, it’s not so sudden.

By: Jason Bean

Jason Bean — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:30:25 +0000

My Sony stereo (CDX-GT320) is iPod cable ready and has an aux input which I could use easily. So that would be free. For your behemoth and install we’re looking at about what I paid for the car itself. I drive a ‘96 Toyota Camry and proud to say it’s got almost 227,000 miles on it.