“Clear to me that you don’t like Apple products,”
After using bogus lawsuits to try to block competitors over stuff they did not invent, but rushed out to patent? Yeah I certainly do (HATE) that company and anti-capitalist attitude they bring to the table. And anyone with a brain should be ticked as well.
But the way the typical Apple elitist thinks, as spelled out in the first post of this story, we are supposed to be cheering this? Like how does the free market benefit from that outfit being able to use patents on stuff they did not create to strangle the market in the courts?
Oh noooooo it is not childish at all to have a view of those people similar to what I have to the average O-bot whose drooling worship of his power-grabbing ways mirrors Apples to a tee.
So go ahead and love your Apple stuff if you want, but dont pretend like people’s disgust at the whole odious culture surrounding them is completely off-base.
OTOH, Micro(DOS isn’t done until Lotus won’t run)soft is a paragon of virtue...
“But the way the typical Apple elitist thinks ... “
It’s scary really. Obsession with toys is a rather disturbing trait :-). These are the same kind of people that make fools of their selves parading around San Francisco during certain pride weeks.
And, no, I am not implying all Apple users are like that ... just a certain, select, elite few here on FR and worldwide :-) ... I have too many friends that love Apple to make that a blanket statement :-).
Still, self identification through toys .... fascinating.
Next time I see our town alcoholic at the local bar banging away on his iPhone, I’ll remind myself how smart and successful he is to the elitist wing of the Apple movement :-). I mean, the elites always drive home the point that only the brilliant and successful use Apple, right?
Oh, VanDeKoik ... I see lots of your posts ... we must frequent the same threads ... keep up the good work :-)!
“Oh noooooo it is not childish at all to have a view of those people similar to what I have to the average O-bot whose drooling worship of his power-grabbing ways mirrors Apples to a tee.”
Similar? It’s identical. iFans love Apple for the same reason liberals worship Obama: it takes all thought out of the equation.
Don’t think twice about supporting a president that makes a mockery of the legal system and tries to control everything people do; just pull the lever! Don’t think twice about supporting a company that makes a mockery of the legal system and tries to control everything users do; just pull out your credit card!
I just love how some people point out Apple’s profits as if it somehow exonerates the company from its outrageous behavior.