> Just of late in the forum its getting to be negative toward Apple just > because it NOT seen to be open source!
Not really unique, I mean have your seen some of the stuff said about Microsoft over the years here? > But want I don't like is that if you are not is this camp or that camp then > we are going to be negative about that company. What *is* unique about Apple, is their totalitarian ruling and arrogance, plus the way they succeed at getting away with it. To put it mildly, and to draw in a sports metaphor, Apple is simply not a team player. Look, I like shiny objects too, but as tinkering geek, a thick surface polish as camouflage just doesn't quite cut it - and it scares me to live in a world where that is verboten. > Consumers have picked Apple (Number #1 brand - report just came out) and > there is a correlation to the money, Apple would NOT have all this money if > people didn't like the products. People like their products alright, but it's not quite that simple. The uncritical stigma surrounding Apple is fairly unique. Without someone shouting "Don't be a sheep" to start questioning limitations and boundaries, it's impossible for the average consumer to realize what negatives are involved in the deal. Example: Google just released HID support for Android as well as hardware interfacing specs; no NDA, no license fee and no closed source. Imagine what this means for interacting and intercommunicating between devices. Apple has a similar hardware interfacing standard going on, but their vision got stopped the moment marketing/product people with their limited imagination, realized what could work as a revenue channel. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
