Inbox (Fred Langa)
Although Apple spends millions in advertising to convince you otherwise,
Apple is (ironically) perhaps the most anti-choice/anti-freedom personal
computer company in existence, controlling both the Mac hardware and
software in ways that make Microsoft seem almost benign in comparison.
(Interested readers should explore this question: Why aren't there any Mac
clones?) Apple gets away with its behavior only because it's not a monopoly.
I'm glad Apple exists, because it does some interesting things. But to my
mind, if there's any one company you don't want to see take Microsoft's
place, it's Apple.
Thanks to uberGnomie, Russ Coover, for pointing out this paragraph from the latest LangaList. Fred rocks. He took the words right out of my mouth. Now, if only he could put a few more in there, because I'm not sure if I've got it in me to bang out a fresh editorial for tomorrow's issue. I'm still wondering where the hell my Dell is. Have you seen it? Damnit. Ah, I'm having too much fun poking around in Radio.
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5 Comments
Anonymous
January 13th, 2002
at 11:57pm
I agree Chris, thought I would like to see one of the new Imacs upclose, and would consider buying one if I could understand the damn software. My brother has a Ibook and has asked me at time to help him, when I do I feel like throwing the thing out the window.
I think that what Apple has done is with its innovations it has changed PC design. Guess PC designers need help to :)
Anonymous
January 14th, 2002
at 8:05am
You have now officially earned my disdain and I have completely unsubscribed from all the “LockerGnome” newsletters. To suggest, Apple would be a worse monopoly than Microsoft is completely folly. Nobody should be a monopoly in the computing space let alone Apple (or MS for that matter). Why is it that there has to be only one major player in the business? There's plenty of room for multiple players and it would do the industry more good than harm. Having one company control everything is ridiculous. MS has proven that they can't be trusted. Any company would potentially be as bad. Would I want Apple to be bigger than anyone else? NO! However, I do not want them to go away. I suggest you pick up a copy of the very entertaining and insightful book “Infinite Loop” written by Michael Malone. If you want, I will even lend you my copy. Before you make blanket statements about Apple's practice towards cloning, I suggest you get all the facts. Perhaps in the beginning cloning might have been a good thing for Apple, but it appears far too late for that. Apple has made blunders in the past and continues to do that. In spite of this, they do produce compelling products and are the only company willing to take risks to move the industry forward. Is anyone else that bold? MS doesn't innovate. They only watch what happens and copy the successes. What was that tactic called? “Embrace, Extend, and Engulf?” Thank you and good day.
Anonymous
January 14th, 2002
at 8:52am
*waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah*
Anonymous
January 14th, 2002
at 10:40am
Well, it's official. Only whiners unsub from Lockergnome.
Their loss, losing the best windows, media, technical and linux resources out there for ALL users.
Anonymous
January 14th, 2002
at 11:39pm
Compelling products? These are computers we're talking about here.
My heart goes out to Fred Lnaga and the Pirillo Kid. To be disdained–wotta blow. to be officially disdained, well, damned catastrophic.