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I love Apple. I love everything about Apple. I am a Mac zealot who proudly and vociferously evangelizes and defends all thing Apple.
I have to say that I'm disappointed in the Mac Forums community. Instead of the welcoming, supportive camaraderie that I expected from Mac loyalists, a recent question I posted was met with sarcasm and unnecessary scorn.
I merely asked if anyone could guess when the next major iMac evolution complete with a cosmetic change can be expected. I was relying on the experts in this community to extrapolate based on past product lifecycle trends if one could guess when a major change could be expected. I'm about to invest $3,500 on a new machine, and I just want to know if a major change is in the wings possibly motivating me to wait to make this purchase.
Instead, I was told to "get a life" and was subjected to a post dripping with sarcasm ending with the exclamation that if they knew this information then they'd be working for Apple.
I work in the automotive industry. I can tell you with some certainty when new models are to be expected. German cars have lifecycles of 6-7 years with a mild facelift in the third or fourth year. In respect to Japanese cars, their lifecycles are closer to 3-4 years with a mid-cycle refresh about two years in. Also, based on trending technologies I can tell you what the changes will likely be.
The automotive industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. So, why is it so out of the question to ask when a new iMac might be released?
I have to say that I'm disappointed in the Mac Forums community. Instead of the welcoming, supportive camaraderie that I expected from Mac loyalists, a recent question I posted was met with sarcasm and unnecessary scorn.
I merely asked if anyone could guess when the next major iMac evolution complete with a cosmetic change can be expected. I was relying on the experts in this community to extrapolate based on past product lifecycle trends if one could guess when a major change could be expected. I'm about to invest $3,500 on a new machine, and I just want to know if a major change is in the wings possibly motivating me to wait to make this purchase.
Instead, I was told to "get a life" and was subjected to a post dripping with sarcasm ending with the exclamation that if they knew this information then they'd be working for Apple.
I work in the automotive industry. I can tell you with some certainty when new models are to be expected. German cars have lifecycles of 6-7 years with a mild facelift in the third or fourth year. In respect to Japanese cars, their lifecycles are closer to 3-4 years with a mid-cycle refresh about two years in. Also, based on trending technologies I can tell you what the changes will likely be.
The automotive industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. So, why is it so out of the question to ask when a new iMac might be released?