Typical delusional Slashdot post that completely fails to grasp basic business practices and proclaims that Apple would engage in a race to the bottom.
That's a ridiculous thing to say. It's as ridiculous as saying that Americans, when they elected Bush, knew full well what they were getting into -- the biggest, most spectacular terrorist attack on their homeland. I see what you did there.
Sounds to me like you're describing the modern day Tea Party.
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What an idiotic thing to do. Stash it when you leave, and then come back later when all the cops are swarming all over the place? Or come back later only to find that someone else has already taken your loot?
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Agreed. Bankrobbers are a breed of low-intelligence, violent psychopaths. Robbery is a high risk crime (to the perpetrator as well as the victims), so a clever criminal would not engage in such activities. The return usually isn't worth it when judged against the risk.
Sounds like you were a really mature and responsible cop, which is a relative rarity. I can't imagine your everyday cop letting a comment like "I'll kill you" go unchecked.
Many people consider me a left-leaning hippie (though in reality I'm really a moderate) and are surprised when they find out that I like guns and playing military-themed FPSs. I find it's a great way to let off steam after a stressful week at work. I'm not a violent person at heart and consider myself a good guy, but blowing away virtual baddies is very satisfying.
Apple's value is in its OSs and software. Evidently you assume that doesn't cost any money or require any R&D. But go on with your lack of logic, this is Slashdot -- you'll get modded up as long as you hate on Apple.
I've got no love for Microsoft, but they certainly aren't leading the charge in this. Every mobile phone maker is involved in these patent suits, they're all suing each other. I wouldn't say any one is better than the other.
I considered the possibility of astroturfing too, but I think what's going on here is just old-fashioned human nature and prejudice. The Apple haters accuse people who use Apple products of being trendy fashion-conscious sheeple and religious zealots, but it's actually the haters who are the irrational nutters. Apple is the (surprising) intersection of technology and the liberal arts, and that is deeply offending to insecure geeks, to whom technology needs to be complicated, obtuse, highly technical and impenetrable. To them, making something usable is a travesty.
Apple is a disruptive force, turning their world upside down. So the haters lash out. They keep claiming it's ironic that Apple came up with the original 1984 ad, and that the tables have turned, etc. But the irony is that Apple is still the odd one out, the innovator in an otherwise stale tech world. Notice that Apple does pretty much the opposite of just about every other tech company out there? Apple is the crazy one, the daring one, and the haters want to punish it for daring to step outside the square.
BTW, I used to belong to the group of mainstream Apple haters -- even though I'd hardly used Macs and I didn't know what I was talking about. Back in 2002 and earlier, it was the norm to hate on Apple. Slowly, I realised that lots of smart people were starting to use Macs, and I figured there must be something to that. I bought my first iBook G3 with Mac OS X Jaguar, and haven't looked back since.
We're entering an interesting time in the history of computing. Computing is rapidly becoming more and more accessible to the masses. Devices like iPad are making computing palatable for people who might otherwise shun desktop or laptop computers. This is deeply offensive to mainstream geeks, who are the real "elitists".
Most Slashdotters secretly don't like Flash either, but since they hate Apple, supporting Adobe and Flash is a convenient vector of attack. The enemy of your enemy is your friend, etc.
If anything, I bet Blizzard will go from strength to strength and become more profitable than ever.
A few people might not like it, but the rest of the world won't have a problem with it. If geeks on Slashdot rant about something being locked down and not open, you can bet that it's going to go on to be really successful.
Well said. The OP is another example of the kind of clueless elitist geek who has no idea what he's talking about, and because of his closed, narrow minded worldview, he completely doesn't "get" it. In today's rapidly changing technology world, he's completely out of his depth, so he raves about "trendy" and "shiny" and "cool" instead to distract from the fact that he's ignorant.
You use AutoCAD productively on a netbook? Surely you're not doing it professionally, i.e. to earn money. I would find that hard to believe, seeing as a netbook is damn slow. I bought an Eee PC 901 a few years ago and it was essentially a wasted purchase -- the machine is too sluggish even for casual web browsing.
Great post. I too was once part of the mindless "Apple is shiny and full of shit" brigade until I noticed that lots of smart people were starting to use Macs back in 2002-2003. Then I jumped in by buying an iBook G3 and haven't looked back since.
They're one of the few companies who actually give a shit about designing usable computing devices.
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Typical delusional Slashdot post that completely fails to grasp basic business practices and proclaims that Apple would engage in a race to the bottom.
It looks to me like you're trying to change the subject. Smiths has a good point.
That's a ridiculous thing to say. It's as ridiculous as saying that Americans, when they elected Bush, knew full well what they were getting into -- the biggest, most spectacular terrorist attack on their homeland. I see what you did there.
Sounds to me like you're describing the modern day Tea Party.
What an idiotic thing to do. Stash it when you leave, and then come back later when all the cops are swarming all over the place? Or come back later only to find that someone else has already taken your loot?
Agreed. Bankrobbers are a breed of low-intelligence, violent psychopaths. Robbery is a high risk crime (to the perpetrator as well as the victims), so a clever criminal would not engage in such activities. The return usually isn't worth it when judged against the risk.
Sounds like you were a really mature and responsible cop, which is a relative rarity. I can't imagine your everyday cop letting a comment like "I'll kill you" go unchecked.
Never let facts get in the way of a good Apple bashing, right?
http://www.razorianfly.com/2010/07/08/did-apple-just-use-the-ios-kill-switch/
Many people consider me a left-leaning hippie (though in reality I'm really a moderate) and are surprised when they find out that I like guns and playing military-themed FPSs. I find it's a great way to let off steam after a stressful week at work. I'm not a violent person at heart and consider myself a good guy, but blowing away virtual baddies is very satisfying.
Your post is reminiscent of the thousands of geeks who don't get it. Pen-based input? That died along with my Palm PDA.
You probably think Apple's success is all because of their supposed shiny marketing as well.
Android (and the rest of the market) is right to follow Apple's lead, because Apple has nailed it.
Apple's value is in its OSs and software. Evidently you assume that doesn't cost any money or require any R&D. But go on with your lack of logic, this is Slashdot -- you'll get modded up as long as you hate on Apple.
I've got no love for Microsoft, but they certainly aren't leading the charge in this. Every mobile phone maker is involved in these patent suits, they're all suing each other. I wouldn't say any one is better than the other.
Excellent post. This subject has frustrated me as well.
I considered the possibility of astroturfing too, but I think what's going on here is just old-fashioned human nature and prejudice. The Apple haters accuse people who use Apple products of being trendy fashion-conscious sheeple and religious zealots, but it's actually the haters who are the irrational nutters. Apple is the (surprising) intersection of technology and the liberal arts, and that is deeply offending to insecure geeks, to whom technology needs to be complicated, obtuse, highly technical and impenetrable. To them, making something usable is a travesty.
Apple is a disruptive force, turning their world upside down. So the haters lash out. They keep claiming it's ironic that Apple came up with the original 1984 ad, and that the tables have turned, etc. But the irony is that Apple is still the odd one out, the innovator in an otherwise stale tech world. Notice that Apple does pretty much the opposite of just about every other tech company out there? Apple is the crazy one, the daring one, and the haters want to punish it for daring to step outside the square.
BTW, I used to belong to the group of mainstream Apple haters -- even though I'd hardly used Macs and I didn't know what I was talking about. Back in 2002 and earlier, it was the norm to hate on Apple. Slowly, I realised that lots of smart people were starting to use Macs, and I figured there must be something to that. I bought my first iBook G3 with Mac OS X Jaguar, and haven't looked back since.
We're entering an interesting time in the history of computing. Computing is rapidly becoming more and more accessible to the masses. Devices like iPad are making computing palatable for people who might otherwise shun desktop or laptop computers. This is deeply offensive to mainstream geeks, who are the real "elitists".
Most Slashdotters secretly don't like Flash either, but since they hate Apple, supporting Adobe and Flash is a convenient vector of attack. The enemy of your enemy is your friend, etc.
Agreed, Andreas Pavel sounds a lot like a patent troll to me. He's now looking at going after other companies like Apple.
If anything, I bet Blizzard will go from strength to strength and become more profitable than ever.
A few people might not like it, but the rest of the world won't have a problem with it. If geeks on Slashdot rant about something being locked down and not open, you can bet that it's going to go on to be really successful.
Well said. The OP is another example of the kind of clueless elitist geek who has no idea what he's talking about, and because of his closed, narrow minded worldview, he completely doesn't "get" it. In today's rapidly changing technology world, he's completely out of his depth, so he raves about "trendy" and "shiny" and "cool" instead to distract from the fact that he's ignorant.
If you think women never experience any complications during childbirth then you're an ignorant douche bag.
Neither do netbooks have full-sized keyboards. And the list goes on and on.
You use AutoCAD productively on a netbook? Surely you're not doing it professionally, i.e. to earn money. I would find that hard to believe, seeing as a netbook is damn slow. I bought an Eee PC 901 a few years ago and it was essentially a wasted purchase -- the machine is too sluggish even for casual web browsing.
Netbooks also don't have 1366x768 screens.
Yep. And Apple may well switch to AMD if their CPUs/GPUs prove to be superior in the future.
As Marco Arment puts it, you've now progressed to "grownup computing". Why is this a surprise, or bad?
http://articles.marco.org/145
http://www.marco.org/1246041841
We're not teenagers anymore, we don't have hours of spare time every day to tinker and muck around with things.
Great post. I too was once part of the mindless "Apple is shiny and full of shit" brigade until I noticed that lots of smart people were starting to use Macs back in 2002-2003. Then I jumped in by buying an iBook G3 and haven't looked back since.
They're one of the few companies who actually give a shit about designing usable computing devices.