Hmmm never saw that episode of futurama? Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 24, 2010, at 12:15 AM, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > What the...? > > On Jul 23, 8:35 pm, James Peluso <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AOfbnGkuGc&feature=youtube_gdata >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 23, 2010, at 8:21 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hypo toad? >> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 23, 2010, at 8:02 PM, James Peluso <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> 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. 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