My point is that there will always be a "evil corporation". But, everyone will have a different opinion of who is evil. Yes, I stated that I wanted that pro Android/Google t-shirt but that doesn't mean I don't like Apple and consider them evil; I don't consider them or Google or Microsoft evil. My preference of "evil corporation" is my local electric company for robbing me blind every month. Again, nothing is perfect.
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > I don't follow your logic. Just because something is successful I > will automatically grow to dislike it? I have no problem using > Microsoft, whom I supposedly "must" "hate," correct? > > I don't care about funnelling money to large corporations. I work for > a Fortune 200 company, which is #1 in their business field. I do, > however, have a problem with funnelling money to large corporations > who turn around and then funnel money to causes which are > fundamentally opposed to my principles and beliefs -- enough to be > listed in the Top 10 contributors to said cause. > > If I have to pick a side in this fight, it has to be Apple, who, while > evil, is sort of a benign evil -- unlike Google. I went to a dinner > where a VP of Google was the keynote speaker. And to a room of middle- > aged executives and businessfolks, he railed on and on about "Don't be > evil." And they're all laughing and giggling, and the whole time I am > saying to myself, "You morons, he is MAKING FUN OF YOU. You are the > ones he calls 'evil!'" > > And yes the irony of point that out while posting on a Google group is > not lost to me. > > If MS got their act together as far as a mobile version of Windows > which could supply Windows-like productivity, I am of the opinion that > this market would be owned by them in a short order. One hopes that > they learned their lesson with the Zune. Whether they did or not I > don't know. > > On Jul 23, 1:49 pm, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well, unfortunately it doesn't work that way. You could have your wish >> for >> a non-politicized option but eventually that option would evolve into >> something else you would be against. >> It's a flawed society. Nothing is perfect. >> >> -- >> Have a Better One, >> Edward Crosbyhttp://www.edwardcrosby.com >> ----- >> "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." >> Merlin Mann >> >> >> >> > Or some other, non-politicized, option? Yes, thank you. >> >> > On Jul 23, 1:36 pm, Jennifer Walker <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> So we'd be stuck with Microsoft? Um... no, please. >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Maybe Apple and Google will destroy one another. >> >> >> > On Jul 23, 1:02 pm, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > This is pretty awesome. >> >> >> > >http://bit.ly/dqxW0v >> >> >> > > I'm thinking I may buy the t-shirt. >> >> >> > > -- >> >> > > Have a Better One, >> >> > > Edward Crosbyhttp://www.edwardcrosby.com >> >> > > ----- >> >> > > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." >> >> > > Merlin Mann >> >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> Groups >> >> > "The Unique Geek" group. >> >> > To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%2bunsubscr...@goog >> legroups.com> >> >> > . >> >> > For more options, visit this group at >> >> >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> >> Jennifer "Scraps" Walker >> >> Queen of the Helper Monkeys >> >> >> Better living through creativity... and >> >> cocktails!http://www.scrapsoflife.com/blog-Hide quoted text - >> >> >> - Show quoted text - >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "The Unique Geek" 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/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" 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/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" 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/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
