I want to get Apple Certified.

[Trifax]

And I think you're supposed to be 18 to get certified, but I'm going to try to do it before then. I can use it for my culminating project. I'm already working in a tech specialist department, and looking at the job description for Apple Genius, I pretty much fit the bill exactly. I'm just too young.

So if I can get certified before I graduate high school, I'll be all set to apply for a job as a Genius, go through the training, and be working at Apple in California before I start college.

Discuss, I suppose, just thought I'd share with you all for no particular reason. I know you all will bash me for this endeavor, knowing this forum's feelings towards Apple, but I'm determined to meet this goal, so I hope at least some of you can respect that despite your "hatred" of Apple.

[Ad Bot]

[Tylale]

Apple sucks.

[Sleepy Dinosaur]

get me a free ipod ;)

[Ethan]

So you want a certificate in deceiving advertising and taking advantage of people who don't know much?

[Trifax]

So you want a certificate in deceiving advertising and taking advantage of people who don't know much?

No, I want to be certified to fix apple hardware in the real world, and not just part time at a school. I don't take advantage of people, I give them the straight facts and troubleshoot as efficiently as I can.

Being an Apple Genius has nothing to do with how they advertise. Not to mention Apple is far from deceiving when you look at some other companies out there. Lots of companies straight up rip people off because they don't know any better, but I don't believe Apple has a reputation for being one of those companies.

[devildogelite]

No, I want to be certified to fix apple hardware in the real world, and not just part time at a school. I don't take advantage of people, I give them the straight facts and troubleshoot as efficiently as I can.

Being an Apple Genius has nothing to do with how they advertise. Not to mention Apple is far from deceiving when you look at some other companies out there. Lots of companies straight up rip people off because they don't know any better, but I don't believe Apple has a reputation for being one of those companies.

This whole thing made me giggle. Apple is a company and pretty much all companies are deceiving, especially when you try to sell me about 600 dollars worth of hardware for close to 3 grand. Also you really think any repair service like geek squad or that apple stuff doesn't push their unneeded services to the masses

[Oasis]

I need to start learning more about computers.

[Trifax]

This whole thing made me giggle. Apple is a company and pretty much all companies are deceiving, especially when you try to sell me about 600 dollars worth of hardware for close to 3 grand. Also you really think any repair service like geek squad or that apple stuff doesn't push their unneeded services to the masses

You have a point, but I didn't exactly mean for this thread to turn into another "cost of products" battle. We have plenty of those, and it's really not needed. But you do have a point about service. Of course they push it, every company wants to push their services out to the masses. And it's hardly unneeded for people who aren't too knowledgeable with technology. Just because you happen to know a thing or two about technology, and can service yourself, doesn't mean there aren't loads of people that don't know stuff. That's why it's there.

[devildogelite]

You have a point, but I didn't exactly mean for this thread to turn into another "cost of products" battle. We have plenty of those, and it's really not needed. But you do have a point about service. Of course they push it, every company wants to push their services out to the masses. And it's hardly unneeded for people who aren't too knowledgeable with technology. Just because you happen to know a thing or two about technology, and can service yourself, doesn't mean there aren't loads of people that don't know stuff. That's why it's there.

No, you said that apple doesn't take advantage. Apple totally does, and its probably one of the worst companies to do so. It also pushes stupid upgrades that do nothing for performance and things are just plain useless

[Kobewarrior]

get me a free ipod ;)

This.

[Marcem]

No, you said that apple doesn't take advantage. Apple totally does, and its probably one of the worst companies to do so. It also pushes stupid upgrades that do nothing for performance and things are just plain useless

Really cry some more, this thread has nothing to do with Apple's business practices. 

I want to try a job in some sort of tech support.  Seems like it could be fun.

[Sheath]

So you want a certificate in deceiving advertising and taking advantage of people who don't know much?

Better that than working for a washed up company that trips over itself trying to play catch-up as it sells out its operating system to get max profit, even though its still worth less than its competitor by a mile.

[Teneksi]

Really cry some more

Sometimes I'm left wondering how adding phrases like this is necessary. You would have sounded intelligent without it.

[Ethan]

Better that than working for a washed up company that trips over itself trying to play catch-up as it sells out its operating system to get max profit, even though its still worth less than its competitor by a mile.

I never said I wanted to work for Microsoft?
Also, Microsoft has like 90 something % of the market share. Barely worth 'less than it's competitor by a mile'.

[Destroyer]

Contrary to what most of the users in this thread seem to think, I doubt Trifax made the topic so you can complain about the "great injustices" you feel it throws out. This is not the topic to debate your personal beliefs. Trifax made it to share what he wants to accomplish. Despite how you may feel its what he wants to do and you should at least be mature and respect that.

And don't drag me into this little debate saying "I'm defending the company." I personally don't know enough about computers to really give two stuffs about whatever you people are arguing about.

Good luck on getting your certificate, Trifax.