| mrstickball said: Mirgo does have a bit of a point. As a business, Apple has some of the worst, close-minded business tactics of any company out there. Say what you will about Microsoft, but Apple has been far worse. In some ways, its helped (iTunes being so big due to iPod integration), but when their tech maturates....It becomes a major impetus to growth. |
If not for Apple, you would not have Windows. If not for Apple, you would not have Android, Palm OS, Windows 7 Phones. Without Apple, you would not have a Zune.
People talk about how Apple is some Power Hungry company, but if not for them, the industry would not be anywhere near where it is today. You can get huge benefits from companies without ever giving then a dime of your money.
What has the world come to? We have a government taking over the US, and people praising it, and major companies who are doing great seem to be the evil in the world.
I wish I lived with todays civil rights, 100 years ago, because todays mentality about the world, just sucks.
Apple only makes money if they provide people with a product they want. There is not a single industry, where Apple owns a monopoly. Not even close.
Again, you don't like what they sell, don't buy there shit. I wish I could say the same about the $30,000 a year the government takes from me whether I like it or not.
Oh, and to answer the above questions about why they iPad... I plan to get the 3G service. If I got a netbook and 3G, the cost of the delta of the service in just 2 years, pays for the iPad. Also, I have a 30" display on my Windows 7 box. When I tell people this, they don't go off on Dell for making a monitor that's exactly like a 15" monitor and cost 10X as much.
There are things I can do with a 30" 2560x1600 display, that I would never do on a 800x600 display. The iPad vs iPhone is the same.
Now, I am not asking anyone to buy it. In fact if you don't like it, I hope you never step into an Apple store. I am just asking why in the fuck would a world be better where we have less things we can buy? Why is Apple a corporation that just needs to die off, when doing so helps no one, and reduces your choices?
