Looks like that t-shirt I originally posted has come to life. http://bit.ly/bimgCE http://bit.ly/ccamez
This is a new low for Apple. -- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > 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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