I think the word is 'Hypocrite'.
________________________________ From: Luke <[email protected]> To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, July 23, 2010 3:04:22 PM Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Apple vs. Android Google opened the "evil" door by parading it around constantly to put themselves over. So if it is trite then I contend that its their own damn fault. Same goes with Apple rebeling against the "evil empire"... The Simpsons did a great bit on that a few years back with Comic Book Guy in an Apple Store. On Jul 23, 2:41 pm, Carlos Pedraza <[email protected]> wrote: > Evil is, frankly, just too trite and vague a term for any rational discussion >of the topic. I prefer to rate my experience with corporations based on how >much >they display utter indifference to my satisfaction. By that rubric, Microsoft >is >far more "evil" than Apple — Microsoft's entire business model is predicated >on >how well it serves the priestly IT cult it has built and nurtured throughout >corporate America rather than being motivated by the user experience of >day-to-day users of their software and products. One could argue that >Microsoft >has strengthened its corporate IT position specifically by making its products >opaque and so reliant on the daily intervention of IT departments to keep >their >companies nominally productive. > > Naturally, as Google and Apple work to democratize the use of and access to >more productive technology, Microsoft is finding that its own closed model is >rapidly becoming obsolete and irrelevant. I have many friends who work at high >positions in Microsoft development who pretty much confirm for me that its >corporate culture is antithetical to true innovation and only encourages the >type of groupthink that continues to mire down what was once an agile if >autocratic corporation. > > Apple, on the other hand, is mission-driven by its desire to create pleasing, >productive and useful user experiences. You can argue that it achieves this at >the cost of "openness" (itself a vague standard if what you're aiming for is >overall quality and productivity by end-users rather than developers), but >it's >clear that Apple has been the thought leader in the industry since 1984. > > Regards, > /carlos > > -- > C A R L O S P E D R A Z A > [email protected]|http://www.cosmicsitcom.com > Twitter: @cpedraza > > On Jul 23, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Edward Crosby wrote: > > > > > 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-Hidequoted 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 >athttp://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. 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