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I used to be on Apple's side; now they're just bullies. I don't think I'll buy anything from them ever again.
by beedogs 14y ago
I used to be on Apple's side; now they're just bullies.
I don't think I'll buy anything from them ever again.
- recoiledsnake 14y agoIt's too late. I don't think people angry at the patent suits pulling out is going to make any difference to Apple at this juncture. They know developers are disposable. Not to mention that a significant percentage of their fanbase is cheering them on.
- cageface 14y agoDear Apple, Go fuck yourself. signed, a former iOS developer and Apple fan
- neya 14y agoExactly what I wanted to type. Upvoted.
- pemmigiwhoseit 14y agoCouldn't agree more, my family has had macs for probably about 8-10 years. I was going to buy an iphone in December when my 2-year contract finished, but I almost certainly will not. Simply because I do not want to support such utter bullshit.
- cageface 14y agoI recently swapped out my iPhone 4S for a Galaxy S3 and I was a bit apprehensive given my pretty mixed impressions of Android from a few years ago. But really I prefer the S3 in almost every way now and wonder why I put up with the limitations of the iPhone for so long. If you do switch I think you'll be happy.
- dsirijus 14y agoI've used 4S and S2 in parallel for 8 months now. Though I personally prefer Android OS, I must admit that build quality is now strongly coming as a win for Apple. S2 is now a little flimsy, 4S is as new.
- cageface 14y agoThe 4S does feel a little more solid than the S3 too, but I'm happy not to have the extra weight in my pocket. I've also seen a lot of iPhones with big cracks in the glass in the back and I'm happy I can just swap out the plastic back of the S3 with a cheap replacement if necessary.
- sigkill 14y agoIf the back plastic is anything like the S2 back you'll never need to swap it at all. That thing is surprisingly strong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etsxu0OMqUQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etsxu0OMqUQ
- bo1024 14y agoI'm certainly disappointed in Apple's use of the patent system here, but we need to fix the patent system as a whole. Apple wouldn't have acted this way unless our patent system created the opportunity and the incentive. And if it wasn't Apple, it would have been someone else sooner or later. So you can be mad at Apple if you want, but what's really messed up is a patent system that makes this behavior profitable.
- beedogs 14y agoI'm absolutely mad at both. Apple wouldn't be using the patent system as a cudgel if it couldn't be used in that way. Patent reform should be the top priority in the tech industry, but they're all too busy using it to batter each other to death. Apple's just the latest and highest-profile aggressor. What I'd love to see, in place of this fiasco, is a tech summit, led by companies like Google, Samsung, and Apple, to thrash out a proposal for reform. Put all those high-profile, high-paid lawyers to good use.
- bo1024 14y agoAgreed. I think the answer is simple and everyone knows it -- NO SOFTWARE PATENTS -- but getting everyone to agree to it will be tough.
- lusr 14y agoI don't follow this logic. "I'm certainly disappointed in the pervert's use of the open curtains here, but we need to fix open curtains as a whole." Apple are still responsible for the ethics of their actions, regardless of the legality of those actions.
- bo1024 14y agoOur legal system has no room for ethics. If the rules of the game make it profitable to be evil, companies will probably be evil. They might not be, but it'll be an uphill battle. If we redesign the rules so that being evil is not profitable, that will make it a whole lot easier on everyone. Of course, actually doing so won't be easy, because the status quo benefits most influential players...