consumerism

When You Should And Shouldn’t Buy AppleCare

If you’re making an investment in an Apple product, whether it’s a new machine or a permanently on-sale refurb, you want to protect it. At the same time, spending a few hundred more on AppleCare hurts when you’re already dropping a couple grand on a computer. You get a year of AppleCare as part of any purchase — but do you need to pay for more time under Apple’s guaranteed protection? The truth is, it depends on what you’re buying to begin with.


These Apple Fans Are Ungrateful Bastards

WTF?! I wanted an iPhone. Comedy writer Jon Hendren (@Fart) spent Sunday searching Twitter for hilarious (and depressing) tweets from kids hating on their parents for not buying them an iPhone, iPad or iPod. In some cases they did actually get one, just in the wrong colour! Now Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann) has put it all to music. Watch:



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