OctoMonkey

Mike Wuerthele said:

OctoMonkey said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

Hreb said:

Sorry Andrew -- I'm very interested in whether my next Apple watch band should be leather or FineWoven and unfortunately this review strains credibility.  You report snags, lint, stains, scratches, and other durability issues.  But every photo in the review shows a brand-new, nice looking FineWoven case.  It's a physical product, show the photos!  TTIUWP.

If you want something more real-time, feel free to head into an Apple Store. They change them daily, and they still look terrible after a few hours.

They change them daily?!?!

Well, that certainly sounds like an ecological approach!

I didn't believe it either, so I asked other folks that we have inside Apple stores. Turns out yep, daily swap-outs, or "as needed."

foregoneconclusion said:

nubus said:

FineWeave isn't eco-friendly at all. Leather is a nose-to-tail product made from skins adding revenue to farmers. Replacing something natural with a plastic product that isn't durable - like not durable at all - is the worst possible solution. FineWeave doesn't even patinate nicely when used.

It seems Mother Nature will have to visit Cupertino soon to fix this. Thanks to AI for an honest review!

The flip side to that argument is that cattle are an incredibly inefficient source of protein relative to the amount of feed/water that has to be used per pound. So even though the leather is not the primary reason for raising cattle, the primary reason actually turns out to be kind of dumb from a resource perspective. And that doesn't even take into account the methane part of the equation. 

Mike Wuerthele said:

Hreb said:

Sorry Andrew -- I'm very interested in whether my next Apple watch band should be leather or FineWoven and unfortunately this review strains credibility.  You report snags, lint, stains, scratches, and other durability issues.  But every photo in the review shows a brand-new, nice looking FineWoven case.  It's a physical product, show the photos!  TTIUWP.

If you want something more real-time, feel free to head into an Apple Store. They change them daily, and they still look terrible after a few hours.

danvm said:

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I also agree with you, and good IT person has to be fluent with all platforms in the market.  I work IT for small and medium businesses and have no issues with Windows or macOS.  Both are excellent platforms.

danvm said:

FileMakerFeller said:

danvm said:

netrox said:

Discover a trick to save money... IT staff hates Apple for this!

I don't think that IT hates Apple.  Is just that companies like MS have an ecosystem for business / enterprises that companies like Apple don't offer.  

Were you not around for the OS wars of the 1990s?

My first workplace had Novell 3.11 and PC's connected with coax cables, so yes, I was around for the 90's OS wars.  I felt old typing this... .  IMO, MS has a big advantage in the business / enterprise market over every other company, including Apple, because of their ecosystem, and not because IT hates Apple (at least most of them).