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Apple hits the fan
So with the current mass amount of companies suing Apple for patent infringement, what is your opinion on it? Mine would be that Apple is getting what they deserve. Seriously, they have been biased for years, sell you over priced crap and release a new better version the next year just for you to throw more money at them.... And besides the suing, there's also Apple trying to get rid of flash even though Adobe has supported Apple for years.
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Wow, that is insane. Poor Apple. Well I guess they do deserve it. They overprice their stuff. If it wasn't the case I would love to gotten more Apple stuff. All I have is iPod Touch, and that is all they are getting from me.
I think maybe they will get out of the rut and rebuild. Got to wait and see. |
Well people who buy the mac usually doing it for video editing and stuff so they will purchase adobe premier for the editing but if Apple removes all connections to Adobe, a lot less mac will be sold(not like there are any sales, hur hur)
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Actually, you really don't need a Mac for video/photo editing anymore, either. Think about it. Now that the world has HDMI, if you get a PC with HDMI outputs and you have a monitor/TV with the inputs, then you have a great quality screen (I know, because I have this particular setup at home). I probably would have bought a Mac years ago if I could have ever afforded one, but I can't.
I knew about them trying to out Flash, which is just ridiculous, because about 99% of sites that have content on them is in Flash (not an actual figure, but that seems to be the way it is in my experience). I think they're going to be making an enemy out of Adobe if they don't cut it out. That's something else that bugs me about Mac is it's founder, Steve Jobs. He thinks that Apple is the ultimate company in everything. Don't tell me he doesn't, just watch his video on revealing the iPad. He even comes out and says (in a general manner) that the iPad is far superior to the netbook. Can't wait for the HP Slate to come out. Then we'll se which is superior. Muah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! lol |
Well at least he had a cry over how the Android phone had more sales in the first quarter than the iphone did.
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Yeah, I heard about that. I'm sure when he heard about that, he probably died a little inside. :laugh:
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It's his own stupid fault for being such a jerk to developers and out'ing flash. Android 2.2 will have flash, you know. That to me says Android will have the iPhone by the neck.
Apple's getting what it deserves. I've grown sick to the point I want to puke of Apple's illegal, misleading, unfair behavior. Apple gets away with everything Microsoft gets put down for. It's absolutely infuriating to watch from the comfort of my home. >8/ I can understand Linux getting away with stuff, because it's free / open source. But Apple products are the polar opposite of open source. In short, I hope Apple gets put in it's place once and for all. |
I don't really care much about these lawsuits. :( Probably sucks for Apple.
But I did lol over Steve Jobs's "omg flash sucks because it is not open source!!!" essay while he's sitting on top of the app store which, imo, is far, far worse as far as being accessible, open-sourced, etc. :| (Also lol'd at Pixar who supposedly has a very close relationship with Apple--the Toy Story 3 website is flash-based. Bet Jobs was thrilled!) |
That's funny. It's kind of like Pixar just gave a big old f' you to Apple. Now Pixar just needs to start moving over to PC. That would really upset Lord Jobs. :laugh:
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I had no idea Toy Story 3 was coming out!!! D= Also, is anyone besides me still fuming over the fact that Mac gets to push it's favorite Browser, Safari, while in the EU, Windows is forbidden from doing so? That's just one of the reasons I don't feel any sympathy for Apple. |
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Also, Portal runs twice as fast on Windows than it does on an Apple computer. edit: Oh wow an Apple store that has discrimination, that's just sad. http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2010/05/07/2010-05-07_untitled__2apple07m.html |
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Bill Gates and Steve Jobs... hard to tell who I hate more sometimes :| Both of them are greedy punks. I like the Mac computer more, but I hate both companies a lot. Whether one company gets more crud than the other I don't care, but they are both trying the same things. I guess I feel a little bad for Microsoft because Apple's gotten away with more, but still...
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The only Apple thing I own is an iPod Touch and that was around $300...I don't blame them being sued. Everything is overpriced...
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I admit Apple's overpriced, but their products far outshine most of what's on the market. I have an iPhone 3GS, and I could never go back to a samsung, or any other phone. I'm interested in trying out a Droid, but Android doesn't have that luster that I see when I look at my iPhone. And no, I'm not some rich stuck-up Apple fanboy, I just bought a $200 phone and it's simply awesome. :/
Their computers are what's really overpriced. A Macbook Pro 13" is on my wishlist, and it's over twice as expensive as the hardware I have now (500GB HD, 3GB DDR2, to be brief). I'm not that surprised that they're being sued, but HTC's doing something a bit drastic IMO, trying to halt all of Apple's sales. And, as far as Apple not being open-source, this is why people jailbreak their iDevices, to open up many goodies that Apple doesn't like, which is what makes their products truly shine. MyWi (instant wi-fi and usb tethering) is a lifesaver at times, and things like Winterboard (theming, think: custom icons, your own wallpaper in the springboard) and so much more. A little tinkering, and their locked-down products can be a lot more open source, with thousands of developers making tweaks and apps that Apple won't allow available. |
My brain hurts so much from all of these posts.
First off this has nothing to do with Flash. The patent issue is actually a counter-attack from HTC. While I agree that Apple's been detrimentally anti-competitive these past few months, Flash is not related in any way to this. I don't get why you're all complaining about this. Apple's still allowing development of Flash on OSX (in fact they started encouraging it since a few months ago), it's just not for their mobile devices. That's a decision that, in my opinion, a manufacturer is entitled to take. If something's not up to performance standards, then they should have the right to not include it. People are moving away from Flash. 26% of video is now H.264-ready compared to January's 10%, and more and more companies are abdicating from flash as a general-purpose webdesign utility and are beginning to explore the actually standardized HTML5 techniques. Quote:
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While I agree that Apple is slowly starting to become the very company they criticized and feared, some of these points are unfounded and make no sense. This is basically a counter-sue by HTC and is primarily based on interface-related issues and conflicts, not an immature war between who makes the loudest cry. |
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here's a link to it: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3726/quick-look-mac-os-x-portal-performance |
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Steve Jobs, on the other hand, sues people for talking about his products. Quote:
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I believe the topic was "what is your opinion on what's currently happening with Apple," in which case I have to say they're getting what they deserve. The app store nonsense and refusing to support Flash were a huge slap in the face toward developers; tack that on to all the other questionable stuff they do and I have no sympathy for them. Additionally, they were the ones that filed the suit initially, and against HTC, a company I have a lot of respect for. I have no problems with Apple being sued into the ground; I say it's about time someone called them on their crap.
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I really should have generalized what I posted when the thread title as "Apple hits the fan" but really it's to do with all the crap Apple has been doing lately and what's happening to them.
Also Jobs wants freedom from porn |
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It's also as bad as when Apple censored some cartoon/comic strips for ipods and what not. I guess Apple is the China of Operating Systems, hur hur.
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I'm not saying they haven't screwed up in the past with the App Store, which they have. But so far they've been quick to solve any issue that's come across and have even let go of some boundaries that were initially present. |
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I brush aside the patents. This happens all the time, regardless of the companies involved. It just escalates when the company or product in question is a success. May be legit, may not. And if it is, that's a shame. But, nothing out of the ordinary is what I'm saying.
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The same applies to what apps are made available. Its Apple's distribution channel. If they figure that something is against their best interests, they block it. It's not being mean. Again, capitalism. You have choices. Don't like how the App Store operates? Grab a Google phone or a Blackberry and browse their stores. There is a lot of questionable and unethical goings-ons in business. Except for maybe the patents (which I don't really know the logistics of), improving your product and protecting your brand are really the most trivial of things. |
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