Someday You'll Hate Apple (And Google Too)

jfruhlinger writes "Think today's world, where Apple is the innovative underdog, Google is the company that does no evil, and Microsoft sits atop its throne as ruler of an evil empire. Will this state of affairs last forever? You must not remember the days when everybody loved that scrappy upstart Bill Gates. Don Reisinger muses on the fickleness of consumer loves and hates. 'It's that same [level of] success and its own questionable privacy practices that will lead to Google's PR downfall and propel it into a position of disdain going forward. Trust me, the future of Apple and Google may look bright from an economic standpoint, but these companies will be hated one day too. Sad, but true.'"

Love Bill Gates?

[smitty97]

Nah, I didn't like him in the 80's either. DOS was crap. Flight Simulator was a pain to copy.

Manufacturing Consent

[stoicio]

It's always interesting when a piece like this comes out.

"Sure you hate Microsoft now. You didn't used to.
Why don't you crazy kids patch things up and get back together?"

Like they think I'm going to rush out and buy Vista
for nostalgic love reasons.

Re:One day?

[Anonymous Coward]

Blind devotion to *anything* is questionable.

Amen!

Re:Innovation

[Culture20]

The one-button mouse.

Re:wrong assumption

[Provocateur]

I am typing this while wearing my OS/2 Warp launch T-shirt, which has outlasted the software by many years.

Wait, you *have* washed the T-shirt now, have you? Since then?

Re:One day?

[e2d2]

No, it's true. I hate Apple. And to be fair most of the troll posts came from me. I single-handedly posted over 4.7 million anti-Apple messages over the past years to newsgroups, forums, email chain letters, viagra spams, and various others. It's all part of my, Operation: Black Turtle Neck? Strangle!

Re:No, we hated Apple from time to time

[nogginthenog]

You forgot:
- QuickTime for Windows
- Brushed Steel
On second thoughts, make that any Apple product for Windows

Re:No, we hated Apple from time to time

[Hal_Porter]

But I've had Apple as a girlfriend for several decades. You're only getting laid right now. Once that lust and sex-haze evaporates, perhaps you'll see what's underneath.

Good God man, I think that's the most depressing thing I've ever read on the Internet. It's actually sad on multiple levels.

Re:No, we hated Apple from time to time

[mrsteveman1]

Well there's yer problem! Yer not supposed to be having sex with it!

2000 called.

[Oktober Sunset]

They want their headline back.

Re:First Trout!

[amRadioHed]

My local record store is a record label you ignorant clod!

Fucking US-centric wankers

[Anonymous Coward]

It's not math. It's maths. At least it is where I come from.

Regardless, apart from some whining douchebags (that would include you), everyone understands what the sentence means. If you can't, then you're too stupid to be using a computer, and probably ought to be taught how to drool less.