… from Mac fans if this or this had been the doing of Microsoft or Steve Ballmer. But it was Apple and Steve Jobs, so it’ll be stony silence, or yet more hero worship, fanboy-ishness, equivocation, and abandonment of discretion and the critical capacity.
Update: Yes, yes, yes.
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25That's hilarious. Also I appreciate the clarification that it was a parody (as far as we know). :)
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25and Jimmy Carter being secretly replaced with an android. That was a joke in a movie (parody). There… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Yes. The only good news is the darker ideas of over throwing the gov would require more organization… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Oh good lord. Years ago when I worked in downtown DC I used to encounter a guy near Union Station pa…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25OK, you didn't read the article you posted.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Let's leave that to the nutters in Florida. https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/desantis-announces-sup…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Do you feel that people who try to use rational thought should be policed and shamed?
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25YOU CANT USE RATIONAL THOUGHTS WHEN ANALYZING TRUMP’S ACTIONS. THERE ARE NO PLANS. THERE JUST THE RA…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Precisely.
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You trying to start a flame war? 😉
Apple has always been the more closed off company, but they’ve done increasingly well by providing superior products.
They only allow their operating system to run on Apple branded hardware (which is sold at a much higher profit margin than identical hardware sold from other manufacturers). iPods and iPhones are tied to one computer and have to be synced with iTunes. They are intensely secretive about their product upgrade timetables, so consumers can’t plan their purchases. But they are rewarded by consumers because their products are more stable, easier to use and stylish.
I can tell you that I’ve lost a lot of respect for Apple as a company with their handling of the iPhone App Store in particular. It’s not a dealbreaker yet, but I hope the pressure mounts on Apple, forcing them to become a friendlier company.Report
You trying to start a flame war? 😉
On Apple versus PC? Always!
Take what I say on the issue with a leeeeeeeetle pinch of salt.Report
A pox on both your houses. Down with corporatized computing, up with linux!Report
Linux development is primarily funded by… corporations!Report
Yeah, I was being facetious, in tune with Freddie’s flamebaiting.Report