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usonian

(19,152 posts)
17. To all the Apple haters.
Fri Jan 3, 2025, 10:40 PM
Jan 2025

Cook is an ass-kisser and NOT APPLE.

Apple completely changed when Steve Jobs died. Cook is not a visionary. He keeps the assembly line moving.



And he doesn't ruffle feathers. Jobs regularly rented a car so he could park in a verboten spot and not get dinged.

Watch them all KISS THE RING.



And get a very tiny notepad out for those who don't.



Apple still makes superior hardware. All the crappy dells and HP's have long exceeded their lives here even as door stops. The 2010 MacBookAir still runs fine and for things like creative writing, is as good as anything around. And the ipad 1 (that's ONE) still does what I bought it for. It displays musical scores and books to read.

I had a boss who used to say "Those macs are so STUPID, and SO DAMN EXPENSIVE"
So, he paid a computer engineer one week's pay to get some office suite to run on his PC without major crashes.

I. have run Libre Office formerly Open Office, for ages, for free and without a hiccup.

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Is he hoping Donny will finally learn his name? tanyev Jan 2025 #1
Tech bought the ring. trump thinks he was born with it. This is all really disgusting. PSPS Jan 2025 #2
God! All these tech bros are cueing up to toe the trump line. And I've been a MAC person all these years... brush Jan 2025 #3
I too was a Mac person since the first release mdbl Jan 2025 #12
We'll never know. IMO Cook didn't have to join the other obvious sychophants like Bezos and Zuckerberg. brush Jan 2025 #14
At least Cook didn't find some way to use the company's funds rather than his own. spooky3 Jan 2025 #21
BROLIGARCHS appalachiablue Jan 2025 #4
A mafia-style shakedown is what it is. Protection money lanlady Jan 2025 #5
I am an apple fan guy DENVERPOPS Jan 2025 #18
Unquestionably, a shake down LudwigPastorius Jan 2025 #27
They're paying the bribe ... Auggie Jan 2025 #6
And they will pay more, and more, and more... travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #36
Yes. Add in the money paid to lobbyists and local politicians too. Auggie Jan 2025 #39
Who HASN'T kissed the ring yet? IcyPeas Jan 2025 #7
Because of course he does. Joinfortmill Jan 2025 #8
Unedited photo of the beggar begging. usonian Jan 2025 #9
Over priced and over hyped Monsieur_Grumpe Jan 2025 #10
I am so proud to have never bought an Apple product Skittles Jan 2025 #13
What, you bought Windows? As if Bill Gates hasn't kissed the ring already. brush Jan 2025 #15
Bill Gates has not been the CEO of Microsoft for many years. Intractable Jan 2025 #19
So. Did you buy Windows or not? Which he had a huge part in creating. And where his fortune came from. brush Jan 2025 #20
Holier than thou? Excuse me. I was just correcting your misinformation. Intractable Jan 2025 #28
Pls, ;let's not re-convene the Apple v Windows war. The thread is about... brush Jan 2025 #49
"What, you bought Windows? " -- brush Intractable Jan 2025 #55
The war has been over long ago. The two systems both work well. brush Jan 2025 #60
Hey Siri, BaronChocula Jan 2025 #11
Another fascist. They're everywhere. Or, did they receive a phone call suggesting it might be less costly Hotler Jan 2025 #16
To all the Apple haters. usonian Jan 2025 #17
I'm still using Dell, HP, and IBM laptop hardware Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #42
Maybe Apple CEO Tim Cook is buying an ambassadorship. C0RI0LANUS Jan 2025 #22
That is one ugly looking penis. lapfog_1 Jan 2025 #51
I checked in my pants, nope, not mine! C0RI0LANUS Jan 2025 #58
How much fucking money is needed to put on an inauguration? SunSeeker Jan 2025 #23
Based on the last one, reduce seating by 2/3 nilram Jan 2025 #31
Headlines should read simply "donated to Trump" not fooled Jan 2025 #35
Last time he just put on a cheap show and pocketed the rest. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #37
We are living out The Hunger Games Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #43
Like cops, all billionaires are BAD. ALL. None are your friend or on your side. ZonkerHarris Jan 2025 #24
Taylor Swift is "bad"? live love laugh Jan 2025 #29
You think she's getting rich for you? To help somehow? ZonkerHarris Jan 2025 #40
That does not answer the question. live love laugh Jan 2025 #54
If we hate people with money Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #45
Who is WE? live love laugh Jan 2025 #53
i guess i mean the "royal we," Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #57
There was a story posted here last week Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #44
1 million is cheap when you're looking johnnyfins Jan 2025 #25
Now you funny too Tom. CentralMass Jan 2025 #26
Follow the money. Apple is facing a lawsuit in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over blood minerals. C0RI0LANUS Jan 2025 #30
So the dirty little secret Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #47
In a nutshell, yes. I wonder about the provenance of the components in my PC. Musk and Cook know. C0RI0LANUS Jan 2025 #50
seems like we all have a cross to bear Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #56
Well said. "But do not make the perfect the enemy of the good." I end up at Walmart 2 or 3x year. Ugh. C0RI0LANUS Jan 2025 #59
Just trying to stay on his good side. calimary Jan 2025 #32
Who owns ya, baby? calimary Jan 2025 #33
Ann Telnaes said it best. mahina Jan 2025 #34
A million$$ to save him and Apple even more BILLIONS $$ in taxes Bengus81 Jan 2025 #38
This doesn't make sense Polybius Jan 2025 #41
He's paying the pay-to-play fee Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #48
Apple died when Jobs died tonekat Jan 2025 #46
I'm not surprised. bamagal62 Jan 2025 #52
Grotesque. nt City Lights Jan 2025 #61
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