Why don't Apple make any good apps

[DaveBKK]

What a strange topic. What is the poster actually looking for? Basically an argument, right? What difference does it make if you don't like Apple's apps? It'd be kinda like posting, "Why does Android Suck so bad?" on an Android forum and then throwing in, "oh hey let's try to keep this thread positive". Ha.

iWork works perfectly fine for my needs. Keynote in my opinion is superior to anything else, Pages is equivalent and Numbers is adequate. Aperture also is great for my needs, and iMovie is fine. If they don't meet your needs...ok..fine.

Best of all, they are all free (except for Aperture). If I need something different or that's focused on a different set of features, there's a pretty good ecosystem out there to choose from.

Oh, and re: the "Apple SHOULD be the best cause they are market leader"....uh huh. Yep, Apple is clearly doing it all wrong. If you were in charge you could probably make Apple a successful company and make them do it all the right way. So sad for all the rest of us having to suffer with this company clearly doing it all wrong.

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Edited May 11, 2014 by DaveBKK

[Shurup]

What a strange topic. What is the poster actually looking for? Basically an argument, right? What difference does it make if you don't like Apple's apps? It'd be kinda like posting, "Why does Android Suck so bad?" on an Android forum and then throwing in, "oh hey let's try to keep this thread positive". Ha.

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The OP is obviously a troll and he's pretty much done this in the Mobile forum with his previous topic "what Android can do that Apple can't"

[DaveBKK]

Again: Apple won't let me buy any apps, thanks for all the reply. My US CC address is in Thailand. I do have a Thai bank with a debit card that doesn't work either, but I will check with bank about what it takes to make online purchase with debit card. Also I have called & sent emails to Apple, to many times & always get the same answer, CC will not work with US address at Thai itunes store. I will try all of the new ideas. Thanks again.

Switch to the US App Store with US credit card. Use the Thai App Store with Thai card. Apple doesn't care at all about your IP. I use both app stores from here (2 different accts).

You can do it through your iTunes acct preferences/settings.

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[2008bangkok]

What a strange topic. What is the poster actually looking for? Basically an argument, right? What difference does it make if you don't like Apple's apps? It'd be kinda like posting, "Why does Android Suck so bad?" on an Android forum and then throwing in, "oh hey let's try to keep this thread positive". Ha.

iWork works perfectly fine for my needs. Keynote in my opinion is superior to anything else, Pages is equivalent and Numbers is adequate. Aperture also is great for my needs, and iMovie is fine. If they don't meet your needs...ok..fine.

Best of all, they are all free (except for Aperture). If I need something different or that's focused on a different set of features, there's a pretty good ecosystem out there to choose from.

Oh, and re: the "Apple SHOULD be the best cause they are market leader"....uh huh. Yep, Apple is clearly doing it all wrong. If you were in charge you could probably make Apple a successful company and make them do it all the right way. So sad for all the rest of us having to suffer with this company clearly doing it all wrong.

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It's responses like this that ruin a topic, the whole point of a forum to debate stuff, simple as that.

Pages is that superior that you cannot be open the file in the windows and windows being the OS that's on 95% if not more of all the computers in the world, on top if that you cannot even email a pages docent but unless ur on a Mac them it's seen as a folder with multiple files so please tell me how that is superior to others?

[2008bangkok]

They cannot arsed to make a proprietary file, if you look at a pages document in windows you will see it's just a PDF in a .pages wrapper.

[DaveBKK]

Pages is that superior that you cannot be open the file in the windows and windows being the OS that's on 95% if not more of all the computers in the world, on top if that you cannot even email a pages docent but unless ur on a Mac them it's seen as a folder with multiple files so please tell me how that is superior to others?

Strange argument. Pages isn't superior because M$ Word can't open a .pages file. But Pages CAN open a M$ Word file. But Pages is the one lacking.

Never been any problem for me or anyone I work with. Pages works great for me. I prefer it very much to Word.

Export to PDF > solved

Export to Doc > solved

Export to Zip > solved

Upload to iCloud and Share > solved.

Heck...can even export to Epub for aspiring eBook authors! Can Word export to Epub? (I don't know)

If basically the root core of your argument that Pages isn't M$ Word....yup, you're right. It isn't. Use M$ Word then. Simple. Those of us who prefer Pages will not be affected in the slightest by your decision.

Edited May 12, 2014 by DaveBKK

[2008bangkok]

Dude are you crazy non if the apple iWork's suite are anywhere near up to being used in the corporate world they are just to restrictive. And the things that are meant to work don't, as long as iv got a hole in my arse iWork's will never come anywhere near to office on terms of functionality.

So now you're re-framing the discussion in terms of 'apps that are used in a corporate environment'? Your thread title says "good apps", so let's leave the discussion right there. And I notice you didn't have much to say about people loving the hell out of Safari. Any comment on why that's not a "good app"?

Yes apple need to make some good apps because they are the biggest tech company in the world

"Tech company" is a pretty broad term; how do you define it? Cisco, Intel and FoxConn are also huge tech companies, but make no software for end-user consumption. Why don't you see that as a problem too? Because, like Apple, they're predominantly hardware companies. Don't believe me? Here is Apple's 2014 first quarter revenue based on line of business:

Software is fourth on the list. The company focuses mainly on (and makes most of their money from) hardware. And they're pretty successful, so I'd say whatever they're doing, they're doing it right. Perhaps we should let them know that there's a person on the Internet who isn't pleased with their software product offerings. I'm sure they'll realign their business structure immediately.

And what about Samsung (which actually is the biggest IT company by revenue)? They are leading the market, and yet make no notable software. Why is Apple the only "tech company" that must make killer apps simply because they're a big compan

Lets not even go there with safari, its the most popular browser because everyone has ipads rather than kcrapp android things, in terms o fpc browser its down there in the gunge, i mean can anody give a rational explanation on why safari doesnt even support fav icons? thats just sloppy