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The Economist on Apple, the iPhone, and Innovation
portscan writes "This week's Economist has a special report on Apple, Inc. and innovation. 'The fourth lesson from Apple is to "fail wisely". The Macintosh was born from the wreckage of the Lisa, an earlier product that flopped; the iPhone is a response to the failure of Apple's original music phone, produced in conjunction with Motorola. Both times, Apple learned from its mistakes and tried again. Its recent computers have been based on technology developed at NeXT, a company Mr Jobs set up in the 1980s that appeared to have failed and was then acquired by Apple. The wider lesson is not to stigmatize failure but to tolerate it and learn from it: Europe's inability to create a rival to Silicon Valley owes much to its tougher bankruptcy laws.' There is also an article on the business of the iPhone and the future of the company. "
I guess the reason why they are worse (in my mind, anyway) is because at least the Linux-elite are trying to promote open source and community...that doesn't make their tactics or conversational skills any better, but at least they have a decent cause they are arguing for.
Apple users...wow. Let me put it this way. You know why I prefer Microsoft fanboys? At least they recognize they are getting fucked in the ass. Apple fanboys are either too stupid or too numb to realize that Jobs is slowly eating away at them.
Most buisnesses exist and function soley so that they can take as much of your money as possible; ESPECIALLY in the technology sector. Really, if you think about it, Jobs could be considered a cult leader. Anyone who is so "loyal" to a company whos goal is to bleed as much money off you as possibly should be killed by flaying their skin with an olive fork.
I would start with their ballsack, but they already handed those to Jobs on a fuckin' platter.
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