[benjibrowder]

By the way, the company is hugely damaging to conservative causes.

Microsoft is the same way. BSD is open source, and similar interface means nothing, considering the iPhone and iTouch run a skimmed down version of Mac OS X.

[FredZarguna]

Oh, similar interface means nothing. OK. Then Microsoft hasn't stolen anything, considering that Windows internals have no similarities to OS X.

Microsoft is nowhere near as left-wing a company as Apple.

My original point: that Apple has never really come up with an original idea of its own -- its nonsensical claims to the contrary notwithstanding -- remains unchallenged in your post; in fact, you acknowledge it.