Response to: Anonymous Coward on Aug 3rd, 2011 @ 3:33am
AC, it is just an extension of Jobs now.
I am in the industry, working on competition, so I watch Apple constantly.
If you watch Jobs public comments, you will notice he can be particularly rude to anyone or anything that competes with his "magical" devices.
I admit, they built Sheraton Eco-system around the product, which is why they do good, but they miss fundamentals that Android addresses.
I have a choice, in form factor, size, price, quality, etc. that you do not have with Apple.
I have a choice in how I interface with my device, while Apple forces you to use their itunes, like it or not.
See, Apple, from all current approached I see lately, is no longer trying to give the customer what they want, but instead is trying to tell the customer what they can buy.
Now that they see that the customer does not always agree with this, they are instead going after those who *gasp* give the customers a choice.
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Response to: Anonymous Coward on Aug 3rd, 2011 @ 3:33am
I am in the industry, working on competition, so I watch Apple constantly.
If you watch Jobs public comments, you will notice he can be particularly rude to anyone or anything that competes with his "magical" devices.
I admit, they built Sheraton Eco-system around the product, which is why they do good, but they miss fundamentals that Android addresses.
I have a choice, in form factor, size, price, quality, etc. that you do not have with Apple.
I have a choice in how I interface with my device, while Apple forces you to use their itunes, like it or not.
See, Apple, from all current approached I see lately, is no longer trying to give the customer what they want, but instead is trying to tell the customer what they can buy.
Now that they see that the customer does not always agree with this, they are instead going after those who *gasp* give the customers a choice.
To me, it all stinks of technological tyranny.
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Had to borrow it
I had to borrow your article for another blog I frequently use.
If you want to see the post, it can be found here:
http://www.chinasmack.com/2011/videos/widespread-flooding-in-japan-chinese-netizen-reactions. html/comment-page-1#comment-120634
Given that blog, and after reading this, I could not resist.
Hope you don't mind.
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Re:
I can image a blond in the future being sued because "We have the patent for blond hair, and you used the gene without properly licensing it".....
Guess blond jokes will get a bit more....interesting?
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Grilling point
When did the boiling point become such a high temperature?
Out here we grill our steaks on the sidewalk.
Now, let me know when they reach the "grilling point", then we can talk.
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Companies in China recognize this
Good read if your interested in this.
http://advertising.chinasmack.com/2011/7up-a-science-fiction-spoof-viral-by-hu-ge.html
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