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Tyto_alba on 01 October 2013

Chick-fil-A on fourth... riiiiiight



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papamudd on 01 October 2013
Seece said:
I dread to say who chik-a-fil and mcdonalds inspire ..........


and walmart...



Talal said:
I will permaban myself if the game releases in 2014.

in reference to KH3 release date

NobleTeam360 on 01 October 2013
iamdeath said:
Imaginedvl said:
This is not surprising and well deserved.


How so? Appla alone is certainly way more deserving, outside of windows monopoly they have been living off for decades,  MS has more missues then hits. Behind every trend the last decade plus.

Um...... Apple has been living off of slightly redesigned versions of the same product for the past several years. Apple isn't innovative I look forward to seeing the Iphone 6 next year with a few upgrades of the 5 LMAO. Ipad, Iphone, Macbook all overpriced garbage that for some odd reason people keep buying over and over and over again. 



landguy1 on 01 October 2013
iamdeath said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
Imaginedvl said:
This is not surprising and well deserved.


How so? Appla alone is certainly way more deserving, outside of windows monopoly they have been living off for decades,  MS has more missues then hits. Behind every trend the last decade plus.


What has apple done to inspire you in america?


umm, do you really need to ask that question? The iphone and ipad are the single biggest tech products of the last decade..... It transformed mobile.

So, a survey that is done yearly, and you choose a company's accomplishments from 3+ years ago?

??> What has MS accomplished thge last 10?

So the reason that Apple inspires you is that M$ hasn't had enough big hits for you in the last decade?

M$ does a lot more than simplify the interface of a smartphone or tablet or portable music player.

Apple hordes 100 Billion + in foreign countries waiting for a federal tax break to avoid paying taxes.  They charge 3 X the cost of their products while employing people in sweat shops.  They build spaceship style headquarters that cost well over a billion dollars.  Yes, those are very inspiring acts.



Mmmfishtacos on 01 October 2013

To be fair, bill gates has done and is doing a lot to help 3rd world countries and giving back to the community. And it's great that MS's employees help out in that way too. But looking at the list, none of the companies were actually chosen for the products they produce.



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Mmmfishtacos on 01 October 2013
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
Imaginedvl said:
This is not surprising and well deserved.


How so? Appla alone is certainly way more deserving, outside of windows monopoly they have been living off for decades,  MS has more missues then hits. Behind every trend the last decade plus.


What has apple done to inspire you in america?


umm, do you really need to ask that question? The iphone and ipad are the single biggest tech products of the last decade..... It transformed mobile.

So, a survey that is done yearly, and you choose a company's accomplishments from 3+ years ago?

??> What has MS accomplished thge last 10?

So the reason that Apple inspires you is that M$ hasn't had enough big hits for you in the last decade?

M$ does a lot more than simplify the interface of a smartphone or tablet or portable music player.

Apple hordes 100 Billion + in foreign countries waiting for a federal tax break to avoid paying taxes.  They charge 3 X the cost of their products while employing people in sweat shops.  They build spaceship style headquarters that cost well over a billion dollars.  Yes, those are very inspiring acts.

And how is that any different that MS? He'll they probably employ the same factory to produce the xbox. 

 

And before you go harping on Apple even more, they actually help the workers by enforcing better work environments, benefits and wage guidelines. And thanks to companies like apple the entire Chinese’s work force have started to improve because other factories are competing for workers now.



iamdeath on 01 October 2013
Seece said:
iamdeath said:
Imaginedvl said:
This is not surprising and well deserved.


How so? Appla alone is certainly way more deserving, outside of windows monopoly they have been living off for decades,  MS has more missues then hits. Behind every trend the last decade plus.

Did you read the OP? It goes beyond what products they offer, it's how they operate as a company.


 MS is a very charitable company at heart, and immensly progressive within social issues like LGBT (one of the first american companies to really route for those rights)

Again, still applies. Many companies are charitable.



iamdeath on 01 October 2013
NobleTeam360 said:
iamdeath said:
Imaginedvl said:
This is not surprising and well deserved.


How so? Appla alone is certainly way more deserving, outside of windows monopoly they have been living off for decades,  MS has more missues then hits. Behind every trend the last decade plus.

Um...... Apple has been living off of slightly redesigned versions of the same product for the past several years. Apple isn't innovative I look forward to seeing the Iphone 6 next year with a few upgrades of the 5 LMAO. Ipad, Iphone, Macbook all overpriced garbage that for some odd reason people keep buying over and over and over again. 

Again what have MS done the last decade? You saying something is garbage is pretty much irrelevant. Ms has been living off a windows monopoly for decades..but Apple is not worthy because they keep making a product the last 3 years that is the biggest selling in its field? No double standard here LOL.



landguy1 on 01 October 2013
Mmmfishtacos said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
Imaginedvl said:
This is not surprising and well deserved.


How so? Appla alone is certainly way more deserving, outside of windows monopoly they have been living off for decades,  MS has more missues then hits. Behind every trend the last decade plus.


What has apple done to inspire you in america?


umm, do you really need to ask that question? The iphone and ipad are the single biggest tech products of the last decade..... It transformed mobile.

So, a survey that is done yearly, and you choose a company's accomplishments from 3+ years ago?

??> What has MS accomplished thge last 10?

So the reason that Apple inspires you is that M$ hasn't had enough big hits for you in the last decade?

M$ does a lot more than simplify the interface of a smartphone or tablet or portable music player.

Apple hordes 100 Billion + in foreign countries waiting for a federal tax break to avoid paying taxes.  They charge 3 X the cost of their products while employing people in sweat shops.  They build spaceship style headquarters that cost well over a billion dollars.  Yes, those are very inspiring acts.

And how is that any different that MS? He'll they probably employ the same factory to produce the xbox. 

 

And before you go harping on Apple even more, they actually help the workers by enforcing better work environments, benefits and wage guidelines. And thanks to companies like apple the entire Chinese’s work force have started to improve because other factories are competing for workers now.

The are competing for the 200+ million people who have no job at all in China?  I totally agree that Apple and M$ probably share the same factories and I won't bother with another list of things that they do that are socially reprehensible.  Apple only made these changes in their factories when they got caught.



Mmmfishtacos on 01 October 2013
landguy1 said:
Mmmfishtacos said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
Imaginedvl said:
This is not surprising and well deserved.


How so? Appla alone is certainly way more deserving, outside of windows monopoly they have been living off for decades,  MS has more missues then hits. Behind every trend the last decade plus.


What has apple done to inspire you in america?


umm, do you really need to ask that question? The iphone and ipad are the single biggest tech products of the last decade..... It transformed mobile.

So, a survey that is done yearly, and you choose a company's accomplishments from 3+ years ago?

??> What has MS accomplished thge last 10?

So the reason that Apple inspires you is that M$ hasn't had enough big hits for you in the last decade?

M$ does a lot more than simplify the interface of a smartphone or tablet or portable music player.

Apple hordes 100 Billion + in foreign countries waiting for a federal tax break to avoid paying taxes.  They charge 3 X the cost of their products while employing people in sweat shops.  They build spaceship style headquarters that cost well over a billion dollars.  Yes, those are very inspiring acts.

And how is that any different that MS? He'll they probably employ the same factory to produce the xbox. 

 

And before you go harping on Apple even more, they actually help the workers by enforcing better work environments, benefits and wage guidelines. And thanks to companies like apple the entire Chinese’s work force have started to improve because other factories are competing for workers now.

The are competing for the 200+ million people who have no job at all in China?  I totally agree that Apple and M$ probably share the same factories and I won't bother with another list of things that they do that are socially reprehensible.  Apple only made these changes in their factories when they got caught.

The workers in that field, but it starts a domino effect that ripples out. No, they had those guidelines in place, if they sent people over to enforce them or not is another thing. 

You could list things, but we can always dig up something some company has done wrong.