Apple has always been a version of Microsoft...only smaller and lurking in the shadows till the iPod made them come out into the spot light. I'm just waiting for the EU rain of lawsuits to come up once they are done with Microsoft, Intel, and everyone else.
As Apple is getting bigger they are having more and more issues. Before they got away with things because no one cared about them. Now they are having many of the same issues Microsoft had, only difference is Microsoft has learned over the years how to cope with things like this and Apple has not. Apple believes it's their way or no way, which definitely does not and will not work.
Further to that, Apple is more like the new Sony. Unfriendly to consumers, competitors, and anyone else who threatens their ecosystem, but with a smile on their face. Trying to push standards and buck industry trends, arrogantly ignoring features that lesser products have and that their products lack, and of course, charging more just because. But, like Sony in the 80's and 90's, their products are so popular and dominant in their respective fields that nobody bothers to actually stop and realize what they're doing.
Quite frankly, modern Sony (from the past couple of years) is incredibly open compared to the crap that Apple is pulling these days. Sony has started to learn their lesson (maybe too late), while Apple grew to be quite powerful quite quickly, and are now starting to throw their weight around.
Apple, unlike Microsoft, hasn't violated any license terms or done anything illegal. Microsoft has a track record of this. Its one thing to make it a pain in the ass for developers through legal means which is legit and within reason -PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. But its being a completely a-hole when you break the law intentionally knowing that by the time the lawsuites settle paying fines, you'll have meet your goal of killing off competetion and the fines were worth it. Thats the definition of an a-hole.
1) Microsoft intentionally breaking the Java JVM native interface making their JVM completely incompatible and violating Sun's license terms.
2) Aquiring Sybase SQL, taking their technology (stealing) for their own product, MS-SQL, then renig. on the deal leaving Sybase to rot.
3) Violating anti trust laws by threatening and enforcing the licensing of their OS exclusively to OEMs that promise to refuse any others (Linux, UNIX, etc).
4) Destroying evidence in BURST vs. Microsoft, going to court and simply not giving a damn knowing the damage has been done.
Microshaft plays dirty, but at least Apple is staying within the law.
Its about the !!! software stupid !!!
And they'll do what they can to protect their property, what they own, and rightfully so.
That's just the tip of the iceberg. M$ criminal wrap sheet of corruption and outright threats are too long to list. Apple is just doing what they always have, protecting their privacy. This isn't news. They've always been that way and they shouldnt be forced to turn over their hard work to a dictator or bunch of communist leeches. For if they did, Apple wouldn't be where they are today.
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Apple is the new Microsoft.
Apple has always been a version of Microsoft...only smaller and lurking in the shadows till the iPod made them come out into the spot light. I'm just waiting for the EU rain of lawsuits to come up once they are done with Microsoft, Intel, and everyone else.
Exactly
As Apple is getting bigger they are having more and more issues. Before they got away with things because no one cared about them. Now they are having many of the same issues Microsoft had, only difference is Microsoft has learned over the years how to cope with things like this and Apple has not. Apple believes it's their way or no way, which definitely does not and will not work.
If Microsoft is China, Apple is Iran.
A fraction of the size, but just as evil and with a good deal more technical competence.
Further to that, Apple is more like the new Sony. Unfriendly to consumers, competitors, and anyone else who threatens their ecosystem, but with a smile on their face. Trying to push standards and buck industry trends, arrogantly ignoring features that lesser products have and that their products lack, and of course, charging more just because. But, like Sony in the 80's and 90's, their products are so popular and dominant in their respective fields that nobody bothers to actually stop and realize what they're doing.
Quite frankly, modern Sony (from the past couple of years) is incredibly open compared to the crap that Apple is pulling these days. Sony has started to learn their lesson (maybe too late), while Apple grew to be quite powerful quite quickly, and are now starting to throw their weight around.
What are you talking about? Apple has always tried to keep their stuff private. How is this anything new?
Huh..never thought about Apple compared to Sony but you are correct. We can only hope that Apple will begin to fail again like Sony is now.
Apple, unlike Microsoft, hasn't violated any license terms or done anything illegal. Microsoft has a track record of this. Its one thing to make it a pain in the ass for developers through legal means which is legit and within reason -PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. But its being a completely a-hole when you break the law intentionally knowing that by the time the lawsuites settle paying fines, you'll have meet your goal of killing off competetion and the fines were worth it. Thats the definition of an a-hole.
1) Microsoft intentionally breaking the Java JVM native interface making their JVM completely incompatible and violating Sun's license terms.
2) Aquiring Sybase SQL, taking their technology (stealing) for their own product, MS-SQL, then renig. on the deal leaving Sybase to rot.
3) Violating anti trust laws by threatening and enforcing the licensing of their OS exclusively to OEMs that promise to refuse any others (Linux, UNIX, etc).
4) Destroying evidence in BURST vs. Microsoft, going to court and simply not giving a damn knowing the damage has been done.
Microshaft plays dirty, but at least Apple is staying within the law.
Its about the !!! software stupid !!!
And they'll do what they can to protect their property, what they own, and rightfully so.
Somebody has seen Antitrust too many times it seems... ;)
It's only a matter of time before the Apple mafia takes over California.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
That's just the tip of the iceberg. M$ criminal wrap sheet of corruption and outright threats are too long to list. Apple is just doing what they always have, protecting their privacy. This isn't news. They've always been that way and they shouldnt be forced to turn over their hard work to a dictator or bunch of communist leeches. For if they did, Apple wouldn't be where they are today.