http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/ Engadget Comments for iPhone protest vid uses Apple's own words to support the "crazy ones" http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
very sweet video.]]>Sep 30th 2007 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Wish someone would air this on national TV ;-)]]>Sep 30th 2007 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Oct 2nd 2007 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Oct 3rd 2007 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/It's not like he's even trying to take his money and run, he wants gift cards.]]>Sep 30th 2007 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
Interestingly, my credit says I can redeem it at the online store but I couldn't find anywhere to specify it when checking out.]]>Sep 30th 2007 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
I asked in the store, what if I wanted to give the credit as a gift and they said you can give them the print out to use.. I thought it was pretty ignorant personally, but like Big John said, it's a credit so I guess I shouldn't complain much..]]>Sep 30th 2007 11:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Oct 1st 2007 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Oct 1st 2007 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Oct 1st 2007 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/However, if we really want to stick it to apple, that fake ad thing needs more work.
I'll start working on something right now... using the same background music/vocals from the old think different ad.]]>Sep 30th 2007 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
Cept the only group of consumers that were felt it was interesting enough to make a video celebrating their device's hackers was apple buyers.

The world really does revolve around those crazy, unique, individual apple consumers doesn't it.

All 15 bagillion unique and crazy personalities, all breaking from the trend in their own amazing and unique way.

/facepalm.]]>Sep 30th 2007 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
kinda like the ford quote, "you can have the model t in any color, as long as its black"...]]>Sep 30th 2007 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
That has all changed with Apple's "appliance" devices like the iPhone and the AppleTV. Apple has gone out of their way, spending many engineering hours to shut down and close any loopholes that might arise, instead of working on more beneficial matters like, oh... Leopard security and stability. "Reasonable" is no longer a word in Apple's vernacular, except in the most Orwellian sense.

The great bit of irony here is that Apple's excuse for not allowing 3rd-party software is that they're afraid of "damage to the network" (in spite of a lack of evidence from Windows Mobile systems to that end). This was the same bit of doublespeak used by Ma Bell AT&T back in the day to disallow any non-AT&T phones to be used on their system.]]>Sep 30th 2007 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Oct 1st 2007 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
update is released, the hacker community will eventually get things working with the update, and then the cycle will start all over again. same thing happened with the PSP, and the homebrew community for that has been going strong since it's release - and this is with sony intentionally breaking "unlocked" PSPs (whether apple is doing this intentionally, i can't say).

anyways, it blows me away that everyone expects apple to jump for joy and support a product with features they have nothing to do with. this will always be a mystery to me. oh well. you all bought your iphone knowing this stuff wouldn't be supported, and knowing that there were chances the price would eventually be lower.]]>Sep 30th 2007 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
apple has always been very clear about what its products do, and don't do. and what they do, they do very well. who's to blame them for not supporting something they don't do, and warn their customers against?]]>Sep 30th 2007 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
I'm sorry that products come out, then new ones replace them in a matter of months, but that is how it has been for the past 5 or more years when it comes to technology and gadgets, but most of these people still don't understand that. Look at Intel, they are already announcing that new Processors they are working on for the next decade, so every year, there will be a newer, better, faster one. ]]>Sep 30th 2007 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
Likewise, I've never heard any major company announce a significant price reduction on one of their hottest products two months after releasing it.]]>Sep 30th 2007 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
I mean, if they released the PS3 in November and then in January Sony went "lolz $100 price cut" everyone would be pissed too.]]>Sep 30th 2007 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
Apple has a very narrow view of what the iphone should do.
People see the potential and power of the iphone.

Instead of apple being adult about this and embracing the amazing ingenuity of its users (and changing its business model), it acts against them (probably largely due to financial obligations they have with partners...[i.e. att and others])

It is a real shame when innovators and dreamers have to be vilified.
the iphone has so much potential, much more than apple can even fathom, yet it they act as if these people are enemies.

Look at the amazing things the opensource community has done with every major OS on the planet. It is truely amazing.

Opensource and code sharing is the future. you can't deny it.
the iphone is just one more example of old business models getting in the way of the future of computing.

it is a shame.]]>Sep 30th 2007 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
their product is a stepping stone to a better mobile device. they need to have a business strategy that allows control of their product; they are not solely a hardware manufacturer here, they want to make money through their media delivery as well.

Apple is keeping things in their hands because:
1. Exclusive contracts with their carriers (AT&T) probably funded a decent chunk of the phone's development.
2. They want to control bought media on the phone - if they open the phone up, you're giving people a chance to circumvent their iTunes shopping experience
3. The product HAS BEEN OUT FOR A FEW MONTHS! For those that complain about the price drop, they surely love to complain about the evolution of a device that's young.

Apple does accept good third-party development - if you recall Cover Flow was a third-party app that was bought by Apple.

Quit whining about how the iPhone needs to be turned into some open-source revolution - maybe you should look at the mobile phone industry as a whole and find a way to change it.]]>Sep 30th 2007 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
Things get cheaper over time, while I was surprised, I wasn't mad at Apple for the price drop.

Although I believe Apple should allow third party apps, it's ok for them not to. I just expect them to not purposefully disable the use of third party apps. ]]>Sep 30th 2007 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/
If enough of these great videos show up maybe Apple will finally pull the worms out of its products.

Great video!

I was considering an imac etc but with all this bs and not listening to customers I'm going linux for my next notebook.

BTW "iphone" is an inappropriate name. It should be called "Steve's phone", since HE tells you what you can and cannot do with it, regardless of the fact that you paid for it.
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Wonderful Video Guy, 1
Fanatic Apple supporters, 0
Apple's Jobs -1]]>Sep 30th 2007 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/30/iphone-protest-vid-uses-apples-own-words-to-support-the-crazy/Sep 30th 2007 8:58PM