Ok Darkseider, I know from other posts that you have historical reasons, as well, for hating Apple, but you're going a bit overboard now, in my humble opinion, in your generalizations. Google is no different than Apple. Their bottom line goal is to increase value for their shareholders. Why? B/c they are a for-profit corporation. Do they go about this differently? Yes. Is Google's way better than Apple's? I would argue no. People like Apple b/c Apple makes their life easier and they don't have to think about their Apple stuff for it to work - which is ok because they pump out phones and computers... some people actually have lives to focus on and don't want to worry about their stuff working. Are there lemmings? Yes. Are there Google/Android lemmings? You better believe it, and if you don't, you're fooling yourself. The only difference is, the Google/Android "lemmings" can tout themselves as simply "contrarians" that don't like some big evil corporation to "control how they use their phone", or whatever. I guarantee you if you move over to the ad side of Google, you'll find a LOT of people that hate how Google is running their business and likely put them in the same camp as Apple, or MS, or whomever. We, as Android/Gwhatever users, rarely see or experience that side. We only see all the free, open, "don't be evil" stuff that Google brings to the table.
The bottom line is user preference is the only thing that matters, and Apple and Google both have a lot of users that prefer one or the other for no other reason than that's what they like. If you actually think that morality or some philosophical reasons play a part in supporting a corporation, especially one that pumps out tech related products where the general public couldn't care less about how their product works, then I'm curious what other corporations you might support and their practices? I'm speaking for myself here as well. If we all stopped using products of companies whose practices we didn't like or didn't agree with (again, I'm talking about things like open-source or a closed garden - not sweat shops in China), we would have to stop using a lot more products than we realize.
And, DS, I didn't mean to sound like I singled you out - there are a lot of people that think that way and I simply think it's just as bad as the Apple fanboys. But to generalize Apple fans as nut sack cradling lemmings and to call Steve Jobs a prick (unless you know him personally?) is flat out frustrating to hear.
The bottom line is user preference is the only thing that matters, and Apple and Google both have a lot of users that prefer one or the other for no other reason than that's what they like. If you actually think that morality or some philosophical reasons play a part in supporting a corporation, especially one that pumps out tech related products where the general public couldn't care less about how their product works, then I'm curious what other corporations you might support and their practices? I'm speaking for myself here as well. If we all stopped using products of companies whose practices we didn't like or didn't agree with (again, I'm talking about things like open-source or a closed garden - not sweat shops in China), we would have to stop using a lot more products than we realize.
And, DS, I didn't mean to sound like I singled you out - there are a lot of people that think that way and I simply think it's just as bad as the Apple fanboys. But to generalize Apple fans as nut sack cradling lemmings and to call Steve Jobs a prick (unless you know him personally?) is flat out frustrating to hear.
), I would replace 90% with "large majority".
