I still remember him laughing when that reporter tossed his shoes at him and he ducked. I laughed my ass off at the look on his face. It didn't really even faze him at all. Later he intervened on the guys behalf to keep him from being punished. I really wanted to like President Bush but his policies just made it too hard and I gave up trying.
Yeah I hear that crap about throwing your vote away every time I vote for someone other than the two officially sponsored candidates. The way I look at it, many times voting for either of them is throwing a vote away. This is why people write in Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny. They are so fed up with the two party lock down giving us awful choices that really aren't choices at all.
I'm not attached to either of the two political mafias. While I don't like President Obama's politics I can't say that I'm wildly enthusiastic about candidate Romney. I'm really tire of tweedle dee vs tweedle dum choices for presidential elections.
I agree it wasn't right. That said, I hope you're never in such a desperate situation where you're dying and grabbing at anything to live. I wonder if you'd live up to your own high standards? I like to think I'd refuse to take advantage but having never been there I can't say. It's easy to Judge when you haven't been there.
That's pretty much how the world works. You can bet rich people in the UK don't stand in line at the local clinic. Germany either. If you're a billionaire and you have a deadly disease what do you think you're going to do? I don't know about you but I'm going to come off the wallet and try to save my ass. It's reality.
Not surprising. Happened with Mickey Mantle too and he didn't have anywhere near the money Jobs had. Celebrities get preferential treatment and that's a fact.
About the only thing I use on my Mac anymore is the video apps. Once the Linux versions get just a little better I wont give a damn what they do. My Mac Mini can run Linux too.
You haven't heard of it happening elsewhere doesn't mean it hasn't. And even if it hasn't, so what? That's not evidence of corporate bias. You're reading too much into it.
I consider it, and your entire post, irrational hatred. I'm a little different about these things anyway. If I go in a store and they don't want me to buy something I am more than content to go somewhere else. Elated to actually. I'm old fashioned like that. I think they should kiss my ass, not the other way around as most seem to think nowadays. Many stores act like their consenting to sell me something is a favor and I should be grateful they allow me to give them money. If you enjoy hating Apple go ahead. They deserve it anyway even if they are innocent in this case.
Last I checked Iranian wasn't a race but a nationality. Now if they refused Iraqis as well then maybe they are prejudiced against Arabs. Still, I'm sure they're only trying to comply with the law. If you're so outraged you should vent your anger on the idiots who made the stupid law. In any case, if your only goal here is to hate on Apple, as I suspect it is, have at it. No logic required for that.
That's silly. How do you know any Cubans attempted to buy iPads to send home. Do you really think that Apple hates people that speak Farsi? Talk about a chip on your shoulder........
Racism? They sell computers to Arabs everyday. Iran is a rogue state led by a megalomaniacle tyrant who backs many terrorist organizations. The US government does restrict sales to them. I'm sure people like HP find ways to sell to them through work arounds but you show me any tech company OPENLY selling to them. I don't mind you hating on Apple but use your brain a little in the process.
I bet if they came in and said "I'm from Cuba and I'm buying this for my Cuban friend back home" it would have gotten the same result. It certainly should anyway. I think the law is crazy but hell, marijuana is illegal and that's even crazier.
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Hard to do that one. No one knows what he looked like.
I still remember him laughing when that reporter tossed his shoes at him and he ducked. I laughed my ass off at the look on his face. It didn't really even faze him at all. Later he intervened on the guys behalf to keep him from being punished. I really wanted to like President Bush but his policies just made it too hard and I gave up trying.
Yeah I hear that crap about throwing your vote away every time I vote for someone other than the two officially sponsored candidates. The way I look at it, many times voting for either of them is throwing a vote away. This is why people write in Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny. They are so fed up with the two party lock down giving us awful choices that really aren't choices at all.
I always assume the worst and am so seldom let down.
I'm not attached to either of the two political mafias. While I don't like President Obama's politics I can't say that I'm wildly enthusiastic about candidate Romney. I'm really tire of tweedle dee vs tweedle dum choices for presidential elections.
I agree it wasn't right. That said, I hope you're never in such a desperate situation where you're dying and grabbing at anything to live. I wonder if you'd live up to your own high standards? I like to think I'd refuse to take advantage but having never been there I can't say. It's easy to Judge when you haven't been there.
I think maybe you're a little naive.
That's pretty much how the world works. You can bet rich people in the UK don't stand in line at the local clinic. Germany either. If you're a billionaire and you have a deadly disease what do you think you're going to do? I don't know about you but I'm going to come off the wallet and try to save my ass. It's reality.
Not surprising. Happened with Mickey Mantle too and he didn't have anywhere near the money Jobs had. Celebrities get preferential treatment and that's a fact.
About the only thing I use on my Mac anymore is the video apps. Once the Linux versions get just a little better I wont give a damn what they do. My Mac Mini can run Linux too.
And Microsoft fanboys to think that MS invented windows.
You haven't heard of it happening elsewhere doesn't mean it hasn't. And even if it hasn't, so what? That's not evidence of corporate bias. You're reading too much into it.
I consider it, and your entire post, irrational hatred. I'm a little different about these things anyway. If I go in a store and they don't want me to buy something I am more than content to go somewhere else. Elated to actually. I'm old fashioned like that. I think they should kiss my ass, not the other way around as most seem to think nowadays. Many stores act like their consenting to sell me something is a favor and I should be grateful they allow me to give them money. If you enjoy hating Apple go ahead. They deserve it anyway even if they are innocent in this case.
Close enough.
Last I checked Iranian wasn't a race but a nationality. Now if they refused Iraqis as well then maybe they are prejudiced against Arabs. Still, I'm sure they're only trying to comply with the law. If you're so outraged you should vent your anger on the idiots who made the stupid law. In any case, if your only goal here is to hate on Apple, as I suspect it is, have at it. No logic required for that.
That's silly. How do you know any Cubans attempted to buy iPads to send home. Do you really think that Apple hates people that speak Farsi? Talk about a chip on your shoulder........
Heh, don't know about that. Just saying that people break the law every day. Probably Apple employees too.
Really? Someone comes in speaking Farsi in Shakerag, Georgia and I assure you he's not going to drive away with 3 tons of fertilizer.
Racism? They sell computers to Arabs everyday. Iran is a rogue state led by a megalomaniacle tyrant who backs many terrorist organizations. The US government does restrict sales to them. I'm sure people like HP find ways to sell to them through work arounds but you show me any tech company OPENLY selling to them. I don't mind you hating on Apple but use your brain a little in the process.
I bet if they came in and said "I'm from Cuba and I'm buying this for my Cuban friend back home" it would have gotten the same result. It certainly should anyway. I think the law is crazy but hell, marijuana is illegal and that's even crazier.
If your bias is based on nationality then wouldn't it be nationalism and not racism? Just sayin.....
There you go, trying to confuse everyone with facts.
So is the 70MPH limit on the interstate.
I don't know about lauding them but certainly no reason to cast stones at them.....unless maybe you're Iranian.
I dunno, maybe that they put obeying the law over profit? I mean, they refused a sale. It's kind of mind boggling.