My story of computers

In the old days, Dell and Microsoft had my vote - they seemed to be fairly reliable from my limited experience with them. Nowadays, I trust no brands. Every brand has to prove itself because one thing that seems to be consistent is their complete inconsistency in quality. If you disagree, please tell me which brand does not appear to be this way.

Worse too, now Microsoft has been gradually restricting what users can accomplish with systems over time, becoming more and more like the Apple counterparts which gave no credit to intelligence in end users and limited everything. So much for improvement with time.

When shopping for computers, it is difficult to know what to choose. Most have some sullied review or two, even though the overall rating may be above four stars. There is also the cost, which tends to limit what I can afford to purchase. Perhaps if cost wasn't a factor, I would find that I could still rely on one brand or another? I'm willing to be disabused!

Next on my mind is the issue of the environment. It bothers me to no end that instead of getting more reliable and lasting longer, computers, like most devices, are lasting a shorter period and requiring replacement faster. For devices that rely on plastic that is not getting recycled in any significant quantity, this does not bode well for the environment. And we thought plastic bottles were a problem. Is anyone looking at Microsoft or Apple and all those phone makers, too numerous to name and asking them to make their products more environmentally friendly? Shouldn't someone be asking that question? At least with plastic bottles, I can simply choose not to buy and use my reusable glass or stainless steel bottles. What am I to do about a computer?

Some keyboards don't even outlast the computer they came with. Why is that? We also have the concern of laptops with their built-in keyboards, which means you have to be careful because if you spill something on it, you may end up needing a whole new computer. I'm having to consider investing in one of these little protectors, just to be sure this does not happen with my laptop. Don't get me started on the computer mouse devices. I've changed two already on my work computer and have at least two at home that conked out so I had to replace them, because, do I know anyone who fixes them? If you do, drop me a comment below. All in all, computers (if they haven't been profiled yet by Story of Stuff, they should be) and phone are a necessary evil but their makers need to take responsibility for what they are putting into the environment and they need to do it now, not later.