Jobs resigns

[Oatmealman]

can only hope the evil empire that is apple will fall now


http://www.ksat.com/technology/28968879/detail.html

[Jesda]

can only hope the evil empire that is apple will fall now

People who get fanatical over disposable electronics would be better off in church.

I'm talking to you, oatmeal guy!

[Oatmealman]

hardly fanatical.I just hate the hype that is apple.Im tired of trendy douche bags asking me "why'd you get a droid and not an iphone"

[Jesda]

Who are you hanging out with? I've never had a stranger ask me why I bought a particular phone. I suppose if you walked up and said "I bought this" I might be inclined to respond. I could ask you why you're paying so much per month when there's cheaper carriers out there, but in order to have that conversation, you'd have to bring it up with me first.

All of these electronics are disposable with a shelf life shorter than milk left on the counter. If you want to talk "evil" we can look at how Apple handles competitive issues, Microsoft's use of platform dominance to "unfairly" extend its reach in other categories, or how Google collects data on every single thing you do or how poorly it treats its individual customers.





They're just toys.

[Oatmealman]

its people i meet in school that see me d!ck around on my droid and they're always asking why didn't I buy an iphone cause they are omgwtfbbq awesome at everything.....except for being a phone,ya tool

[Jesda]

its people i meet in school that see me d*** around on my droid and they're always asking why didn't I buy an iphone cause they are omgwtfbbq awesome at everything.....except for being a phone,ya tool

What school is this, some kind of juvenile detention? Sheesh.

I had no idea that 'evil' in this world was derived from an emaciated cancer patient in a black sweatervest.

[Oatmealman]

Ya essentially it is,its a school for gangbanger wanna Be's go so they stay out of mommy's way

[Jesda]

[Jesda]

[Jookmasta]

i lol'd

[Encryptshun]

While I own not one of their products, I wish Apple success as they transition their leadership. People that hate on Apple must not realize that, for every "hipster" Apple gadget, there was a great scrambling the market to come up with non-Apple alternatives.

Those alternatives being, oh, the PC, the laptop, the Android phone, the combo device, and the reboot of the tablet.

Apple has been the only meaningful innovator in the space for the past 15 years. Other companies may have ideas, but Apple brings them to market and forces competition to launch alternative devices.

[DamonDread]

[Jesda]

[skydragoness]

He doesn't look long for this world. Shame.

[ThatGuyRoger]

[Razi]

Poor guy!

[krash]

That sucks

The new guy, Tim Cook, is apparently fired up and ready. They've been saying he's a good replacement.

I type this from a macbook, oatmealbro. All I eat is plants and all my clothes are made out of hemp.

[MellowZ32]

[Oatmealman]

nothing against apple themselves.just all the trendy douchebags.I guess apple having fanbois keeps them away from the opensource free to whatever the hell i want to my phone android os.

[Encryptshun]

can only hope the evil empire that is apple will fall now


http://www.ksat.com/technology/28968879/detail.html

nothing against apple themselves.just all the trendy douchebags.I guess apple having fanbois keeps them away from the opensource free to whatever the hell i want to my phone android os.

So how many "trendy douchebags" does it take before the company can be considered an "evil empire"?

Are they douchebags ONLY because they are trendy, or do they have to be certified douchebags PRIOR to adopting a trend?

Do "a$$holes" count as "douchebags"?

If enough "douchebags" buy something, is it no longer considered a "trend"? At which point do you go around to all of them and issue an official pardon (for being trendy but not necessarily for being douchebags)?

What if it's a disposable douche? I don't believe one uses a douchebag for a disposable douche. In those cases, are they "trendy douchebottles"?

Is it possible that they just might not be feeling quite so fresh and opted to use some sort of sanitary wipe or deodorant spray? Does that make them "trendy"?

This is your thread, I'm assuming you will be answering these questions.

[Chaotic_Warlord]

generally speaking, most of the hardcore Apple fanbois have an Elitist attitude. Of all the technologies available to the general public Apple has the biggest group if Dbags that buy their products which is a shame considering that Apple makes a valiant effort to stay on the cutting edge. Personally I'm not a big fan of Apple products simply because they are over priced, over hyped and their warranties suck balls. Don't care to own anything cutting edge when I can wait a year and get the same thing copied by someone cheaper and with a better warranty.

[krash]

Personally I'm not a big fan of Apple products simply because they are over priced

At first, maybe. But in the long run, no. My black macbook costed $1000 new when I got it 2.5 years ago. 2.4ghz, 250GB hard drive, 2GB of ram. Today, it runs exactly the same as the day I got it and I've only had one problem with it (headphone jack), which eventually fixed itself. Since I've got mine, my dad has been through 2 cheaper Windows machines, my mom's also on number 2. My dad payed $400 for his first laptop, that failed on him, then he bought a better one for $600 and now thats done. My mom's first laptop was $500, and the one she just got was $300. User error maybe? Sure, but even pure idiots use macbooks and they still seem to last for a long time.

That being said, ipods are a waste.

their warranties suck balls.

The factory warranty sucks, AppleCare doesn't suck as much, but it still sucks a little bit. However, this point is now void since Best Buy became an authorized dealer. Best Buy's extended warranty is the same price as apple care (if not cheaper) and it covers even customer abuse.

[Oatmealman]

can only hope the evil empire that is apple will fall now


http://www.ksat.com/technology/28968879/detail.html

nothing against apple themselves.just all the trendy douchebags.I guess apple having fanbois keeps them away from the opensource free to whatever the hell i want to my phone android os.

So how many "trendy douchebags" does it take before the company can be considered an "evil empire"?

Are they douchebags ONLY because they are trendy, or do they have to be certified douchebags PRIOR to adopting a trend?

Do "a$$holes" count as "douchebags"?

If enough "douchebags" buy something, is it no longer considered a "trend"? At which point do you go around to all of them and issue an official pardon (for being trendy but not necessarily for being douchebags)?

What if it's a disposable douche? I don't believe one uses a douchebag for a disposable douche. In those cases, are they "trendy douchebottles"?

Is it possible that they just might not be feeling quite so fresh and opted to use some sort of sanitary wipe or deodorant spray? Does that make them "trendy"?

This is your thread, I'm assuming you will be answering these questions.

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yes
yes
no
yes and no
possibly,only if they use vagisil cream to help control the odor too
happy?

[Encryptshun]

See, now that's the kind of p*ss and vinegar I can respect.

[Jesda]

I like my iPod Nano for one reason, a reason unrelated to it -- the RF remote controller from Scosche mounts perfectly behind the steering wheel in my Cadillac. My iPod is tucked away behind the ashtray, out of sight and out of mind. I can enjoy the look of zebrano wood without an open ash tray (and an iPod with ugly wires sticking out of it) mucking up the aesthetics.



Some electronics, like automobiles, are luxury goods. They offer a more pleasing experience and cost more as a result -- you can get anywhere in a Sentra but a Q45 goes about it in a more pleasant manner. That's where Apple is today.
Back when Apple tried to compete on performance and technology alone (the ugly Powerbook 3400 I owned more than a decade ago was once the world's fastest notebook), the company nearly sank. In 1996, Apple's CEO looked to Sun, HP, and IBM to buy and save the company.

BusinessWeek even called it "the fall of an American icon."
http://www.businessweek.com/1996/06/b34611.htm


Am I jogging anyone's memory?



In 1996, a low-end to mid-level desktop computer was about $1500 and it was usually in the family room or den, shared by everyone. Consumer technology wasn't quite as widespread and no one [aside from tech journalists and geeks] was thinking about where all of this was going, so most people forget that this computer company, named after a fruit, almost disappeared just a few years ago, which makes its position today quite remarkable. As far as the general public is concerned, Apple was founded around 1998 by some douchebag in a black turtleneck.

The automotive equivalent:
Imagine a small operation like Suzuki, Lotus, or Saab becoming one of the most profitable automakers in the world in just over a decade. That's insane. That takes creativity, timing, disciplined management, and a whole heap of luck. I'd put Apple's rapid ascension up there with Wal-Mart in the 1970s and Toyota in the 1990s.


















[Still, I'm a Thinkpad fan for life.]

[skydragoness]

You tell 'em Caruso!!