Eh I tried for some humor. This conversation reminds me of the 04 red sox. Everyone was like yanks are the evil empires sox are the rebels. Then the sox finally won the world series and it happened again in 07. Then the sox fans me included realized hey we were the team that was #2 in payroll behind the Yankees for the last dozen years why the f didn't we win? Then along come the rays who blow both teams out of the water last year with even less payroll... Now the sox and yanks are looked at differently. So if you have been actually following the yanks are ms the sox are apple and Tampa is now droid.
Eventually there will be a paradigm shift in os and platforms I think it's already started you can tell by the convo on this listserve. 5 years ago it was ubuntu. Next it will be chrome in another five years it will be another open distro the point I am making is Linux/open source is getting better every decade it will never be on par with osx or windows until there is another "Linux" type underdog os available. Then it will be four mainstream os's and a cult community one. Eh just some random thoughts and Ed why no futurama love? I am sure your the only one that's read this rambling this far Jim Sent from my iPhone On Jul 24, 2010, at 9:20 AM, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: > Nope. Never been a fan. > > -- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://www.edwardcrosby.com > ----- > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > Merlin Mann > >> 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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