“Don’t look now, but the role of the industry’s biggest bully is increasingly played by Apple, not Microsoft,” Mike Elgan writes for Computerworld.
“The most vociferous Microsoft haters slammed the company for being a greedy industry bully that used its monopolistic, clunky, copycat operating system to force software on users and coerce partners into unfair licensing deals,” Elgan writes.
“Don’t look now, but the role of the industry’s biggest bully is increasingly played by Apple, not Microsoft. Here’s a look at how Apple has shoved Microsoft aside as the company with the worst reputation as a monopolist, copycat and a bully,” Elgan writes.
Elgan doles out some real whoppers in his mess, including calling iTunes “the most nonintuitive application” on his Windows PC. Come on, Mike, get real. He complains that you can’t use an Apple iPod to listen to TV sound that gyms broadcast over FM radio when, of course, you can easily do so: iPod Radio Remote. Elgan even says Apple “stole the name for its iPod Touch product, according to HTC.” There’s much more similar baloney in the full article.
Elgan’s piece ends with, “My point isn’t that Apple’s growing bad reputation is deserved, but that Microsoft’s wasn’t.”
Full article, Think Before You Click™ (unless you want some laughs and wish to reward Elgan and his publisher), here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dwayne” for the heads up.]
Elgan’s piece ignores a multitude of facts and history, not to mention copious legal testimony and verdicts. Bottom line: Elgan’s piece is simply a quest for hits from a Microsoft apologist.
Let us know when Apple threatens some other company that they’ll need the “knife the baby” in order to continue receiving a critical product or support from Apple, okay, Mike?
Pot: You’re so black.
Mac’s are far from being as powerful as Microsoft PC’s if you understood anything about processors and how mac lacks.
Imagine Mac OS running as a server.
Imagine Mac creating iTunes with patent infrindgement on Microsoft.
Try programming on a MAC.
I think that Mac’s are better for the ignorant user considering they can’t do !$#^ with it.
Mac = Garbage
Shame on you.
“Can I buy any device and use it with iTunes. No. ”
Yes you can buy mp3 players and use them with iTunes. I have several and they work just fine.
and “
Do you actually believe that!! I’m sure Bill Gates thought he was acting in the best interests of his customers,”
Yes I do believe that. Ballmer has even specifically stated that their efforts are to make profit from the consumer. Their actions have YELLED that. Real Eran some. It is criminal what Microsoft has done to us in the past and is still doing.
Or, look the other way, praise Bill and Steve B and go back to using you Vista home basic. 🙁
Please either learn about what you speak or stop being an MS troll.
OK, I have been pretty harsh here, but the blindness of those who just do not want to see is scary. Some of you others have commented on it and I totally agree. Either that or we are just dealing with paid MS trolls here. ????? LOL
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Either way, its time for me to move on. Reading but no commenting cause it takes too much out of me. Really. 🙁
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