All I asked was that people consider these issues before buying Apple. For some types of evil, Apple is the least evil company in its field. For others, it's

All I asked was that people consider these issues before buying Apple. For some types of evil, Apple is the least evil company in its field. For others, it's the worst. I posted to HN because I'm concerned that these sorts of discussions get no air-time when discussing the latest, greatest IT products. As an example, when was the last time you saw a reviewer asking a company about the GPL compliance of its new Android product? (Actually, when was the last time you saw a reviewer do anything other than copy-and-paste from a press release? Most reviews these days are just marketing copy).