r/MacSucks

288 archived posts · Nov 2012 – Oct 2025

For all Mac haters.

r/MacSucks

If you posses a lot of hate towards Macintosh and overall Apple, this is the place to express yourself.

Created Nov 3, 2012

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It's over for the Mac

Apple is a phone company now.

"We never saw ourselves in a platform war with Microsoft, and maybe that's why we lost..." - Jobs

Desktop Market Share (HitsLink.com)

Windows 7 - 51% (current)
Windows XP - 24% (obsolete)
Windows 8/8.1 - 13% (current)
OS X 10.9 - 4% (current)
Linux (desktop) - 2%
Other OS X - 1.5% (obsolete)

OS X market share was approaching 11% before the iPhone came out.

So what killed the Mac?

Smartphones/Free Financing
Win 7+ is more secure + soft/hardware options
Annual OS X Upgrade Cycle (too disruptive)
Only 4 years OS X version support (Win is 10)
No UI Scalability Options (Windows does)
Not Installing Windows 7+ If Requested
No OS Downgrade Option on New Hardware
Hardware/Software Monopoly
Glossy Screens/No Matte Option
Sealed Hardware/Non-Upgradable
Over Application of Thermal Paste
Can't Clean Machines of Internal Dust
Can't Remove Storage/Secure Sensitive Files
No Extendable/Replaceable Battery
Expensive/Low Performance
Poor Quality Third Party Internal Components
Not Supporting Widespread Defects
Terrible for 3D Games/Not GPU Upgradable
Slow on Security Issues
Intentionally Ignored Vulnerabilities
Poor Attention to Software They Develop
Dropping Services for New One's Constantly
Instability/Telling You How It's Going To Be
Didn't Successfully Penetrate Business Markets
Closed Hardware And Software/Control Freaks
Fluff/Marketing And Less On Viable Tool
Didn't Want to Challenge Microsoft.

Does Apple know all this? Yes.

They Get All The Requests And Chose This Path

All Part of a NSA Plot To Put Electronic Dog Collars On People? You Bet. Mac Users are all Nutters ;)

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