Examine your purchases carefully. Thanks to Dan Williford for the article. – Ed.
Tag: Apple
DoJ Ruling: Apple, Google, Intel Now Freer to Steal Each Other’s Staff, and This Is Better … How? | Fast Company
Apple Logo Is an Agnostic’s Crucifix, Star of David: Study | Fast Company
“Brands are a signal of self-worth,” said Gavan Fitzsimons, professor of marketing and psychology at Duke. “We’re signaling to others that we care about ourselves and that we feel good about ourselves and that we matter in this world. It’s more than ‘I’m hip or cool’…I’m a worthwhile person, and I matter, and you should respect me and think that I’m a good person, because I’ve got the D&G on my glasses.”
Apple Becomes Big Brother | TAUW
Seriously, this is nothing that a little duct tape can’t fix:
Sadly, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard about Apple deleting discussion board threads on topics which are unflattering to Apple’s products. It’s closer to the fiftieth time. In fact, we’ve heard so many reports about this happening that it seems safe to call this standard operating procedure for Apple’s discussion boards. That’s not to say that there are no negative threads on the discussion boards, but the ones that are there are the ones that Apple’s moderators have decided to leave active.
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How Apple Lost the Next iPhone | Gizmodo
“I underestimated how good German beer is,” he typed into the next-generation iPhone he was testing on the field, cleverly disguised as an iPhone 3GS. It was his last Facebook update from the secret iPhone. It was the last time he ever saw the iPhone, right before he abandoned it on bar stool, leaving to go home.
Why You Shouldn’t Buy an iPad (Yet) | Fast Company
Apple’s iPad arrives in stores tomorrow and reviewers agree that it’s a magic revolutionary new class of computer. But you shouldn’t buy one. Not yet, anyway.
Let’s break this down.
First-generation Apple products are for suckers.
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