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iOS 4 Releases Today
tekgoblin writes "Today Apple releases the much anticipated iOS 4 for iPhones and iPod Touches. No word on when we will see this update on the iPad." Can't wait to see all the neat new stuff that won't run on my stale phone.
Actually, it's become cool and "in" on Slashdot to bitch and complain about everything from Apple. It's _also_ a problem that Slashdot seems to report every time Steve Jobs sneezes (or whatever) but that's not what the OP was complaining about. He was doing the typical "Apple is a big bad poo poo head" thing that is all the rage.
Remember, Apple is no longer the underdog struggling against their evil corporate counterparts. They're now an evil corporation and thus everything they do is to be reviled. That, of course, is despite the fact that they make excellent products that are popular which are also forcing other companies to adapt and evolve (seriously, look at the (smart)phone landscape before the iPhone and compare it to after the iPhone).
The problem some of us have is that there are times that Apple needs to be called out for stupid shit because, as with every single company out there, they aren't perfect and they fuck up from time to time but they really don't need to be called out Every. Gawddamn. Time. It's kinda tedious reading the same bullshit over and over again. Repetition doesn't make it more true...
Read on - I'm sure someone is, right this moment, comment on how we all used to hate on Microsoft but Apple is now worse than they ever were while someone else is bitching about Apple's walled garden approach.
To be fair, the high end iPad costs only $829.00 plus a 3G contract. As computers go that's really cheap. Someone will point out that the 3G contract is more expensive then the computer, but you don't have to get a 3G contract to have a functional iPad. The last computer I bought cost over $3000.00. They basically do the same things. Almost equally well. It's kinda depressing.
I call troll. For $500 (yes, including monitor) you can have a modern system capable of occasional gaming, playback of HD video, and minor audio production/graphic design work.
Yes. $500. Including a monitor.
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Steve Jobs hates it? Wow, I didn't see that. Can you send me a link to where he said he hated it?
Apparently the only freedom being lost is the freedom to tell the truth rather than misrepresenting everything when you discuss Apple? It's not smugness of Apple fanboys you should be worried about, it's the blind hatred and dishonesty of Apple haters such as yourself. Apple fans only come out in force when they see dishonest stupidity like you just wrote. They have to constantly correct the lies and disinformation of those like yourself who can't seem to grasp that everyone doesn't have to conform to your vision of the world. That (gasp!) people don't want to ADMINISTER their computers or devices at all, they just want them to work so they can move on with their day.
When you can get past your own ignorance and smugness then maybe you'll be able to see clearly to comment on others.