Neither the NRA and the AARP use such imbecilic nomenclature in their official governing principles, either. Like I said, Google opened the door for this stupidity and made it fair game to make fun of them in this nature.
On Jul 23, 3:34 pm, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > so Google is evil like Vito Corelone...they have all the 'judges and > politicians in their pockets' but won't share? Well this is America, anyone > who has cash can buy, sell and swap any politicians they want. Look at the > NRA or AARP, because they have such fanatical lobbying efforts they are > evil? > > i tend to agree with Ron here, the term hypocrite seems better than evil. > > Evil is a term i reserve more for child molesters, people who train watch > and enjoy dog fights and Dick Cheney. > > > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > > No, when your mission statement includes "Don't be Evil" and you treat > > it as you corporate motto, that makes it fair game for me to turn > > around and use it as a perjorative on them for donating $800K to > > Obama's warchest while at the same time Google CEO Eric Schmidt is > > serving as an "informal economic advisor" and former Google executives > > on the Sicence advisory board pushing their own "network neutrality" > > agenda contrary to free market principles by buying support from key > > government figures including FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. > > > Furthermore, and this is pretty damning as far as I am concerned, when > > you say "Don't be evil" but then go into markets with the intention of > > eliminating competition just like *gasp* that old fuddy-duddy > > Microsoft. I mean, let's go to Steve Jobs here: "We did not enter the > > search business. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake they > > want to kill the iPhone. We won’t let them ... This don’t be evil > > mantra: It’s bullshit." > > > Check the above response where I said my employer was a Fortune 200 > > firm... I'm corporate, and have been for some time. And this is not a > > problem to me. > > > On Jul 23, 3:11 pm, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So why is Goog evil? What are they cramming down everyone's throat? > > > > I would agree they were kind of bullied by China, but hey, a billion > > > consumers might make me change my business strategy too... > > > > And does evil=a corporate "sell-out"...because i have to tell ya, most > > all > > > of us have a price we can be bought, sold and shipped for. > > > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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...@googlegroups.com> > > <theuniquegeek%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > <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-Hidequotedtext- > > > > > > >>>>> - 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]<theuniquegeek%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > <theuniquegeek%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > > > >>>> For more options, > > ... > > read more »- 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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