I think this conversation was caused by hypo-toad!!! On Friday, July 23, 2010, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > The really dumb thing about all this? At some point these smart > phones are going to be ubiquitous, and unless MS gets off their butt > and does something spectacular, even complainers like me are pretty > darn likely going to be using either iOS or Android. (Or, I suppose, > BlackberryOS, but Blackberry has really fallen off in the public > eye.) So at some point I am going to have to give someone money I > don't want to give up. > > A friend of mine works for Verizon now and he has an Android phone > which he loves. I guess I should stop worrying and love the Bomb, err, > I mean, the Goog. > > On Jul 23, 3:46 pm, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: >> can't argue that point. If you are a 'for profit' business and you use the >> term, 'don't be evil' ...which is sort of adolescent...how about 'just be >> fair' that would have probably made more sense. But Goog used the term and >> now they get to reap what they have sown! >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: >> > 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 e> ... >> >> read more »- 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. > >
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