TKJunkMail
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Apple appears to outdo even Microsoft in monopoly practices. They are the new Borg!!
Apple's corporate legal dept.
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
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Philly burbs | ROTFLMAO That corporate legal department line made me spit out my bologna sandwich.
YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED |
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en102
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Funny - I always thought Verizon Wireless was the Borg.
'You will use our Bluetooth crippled phones, restrictive TOS on data, and Verizon Wireless custom GUI' Resistance is futile. |
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pnh102
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said by TKJunkMail  :They are the new Borg!! Yea but even the Borg have become the Homer Simpsons of Star Trek. They got weaker and dumber over the course of each passing season until they were more of a fly on the windshield instead of some unstoppable farce.
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Dr Demento
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said by TKJunkMail :Apple appears to outdo even Microsoft in monopoly practices. They are the new Borg!! Apple is just like Nintendo, both were marginalized by their monopolistic practices and are now small companies that feel they should shove others around in order continue survival as independent companies.
Perhaps that is why Nintendo is now taking design cues from Apple, will we see a partnership in the future? |
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russotto
join:2000-10-05
Collegeville, PA | ROTFL, Apple is a small company?
As for Apple's monopoly practices: Last I checked there's dozens if not hundreds of different phones you can purchase. Apple's no monopolist; they've currently got a 0% share. |
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mrvan
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Sacramento, CA | Their business practices are monopolistic and anti-consumer. They wish to be the sole supplier of software and hardware in the cell phone business. Hopefully they will NEVER achieve a large share of the market. |
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Fronkman
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| i suggest you check the dictionary for a definition of "monopoly." apple owns 0% of the phone market, they control a minute portion of the OS market so they are not able to leverage that against customers (the way phones running windows mobile require MS outlook and XP).
i agree that apple does have anti-consumer tendencies, but they get blown out of proportion as compared to other companies. all of the "railing" about the "ifad" and the non-replaceable battery. the ZUNE has a non-replaceable battery and NO ONE EVER FRICKING BRINGS THAT UP.
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Everyone should own a G4 cube or an iBook or the Mac mini! |
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