[citation][nom]nuvon[/nom]Can someone tell me why Apple haters hate Apple? Is it because of jealousy or because the products sucks or because these haters can't afford it or...whatever, just tell me. As far as I can remember, I still haven't read anything from Android haters[/citation]
- Apple takes technology already available (esp. freely available code, see their OS), gives it a small design twist and then patents it;
-after that, it start suing everyone else that uses the same technology, in a genuine patent troll style;
-they turned open systems into closed ones, forbidding any innovation that does not come directly from them;
-they've ripped their customers off with their overpriced gadgets for years, forbidding them to use any other devices that might have been compatible with their OS (see hackintosh cases);
-they are the prototype of off-shoring, the model for any other greedy company to aspire;
-despite their huge profit margins, they continue to do nothing about the working conditions of the ones who actually build their devices;
-due to their current popularity, they are becoming a genuine threat to the spirit of freedom of technological innovation worldwide. In a Apple world, the guys from XDA would be thrown in jail because of innumerate "infringements";
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Just a few possible reasons I can think of right now. Others are free to chime in.
Last but not least, I am not a hater of any sorts, I can't be, partly due to my profession; I just see things as they are, and FYI, I can afford to purchase ANY piece of technology I wish. I just choose to... have a choice, and I exercise my choice carefully. That's it; I am not engaging in any flame war on this forum, so anyone tempted, don't bother. I would rather spend some constructive time on the hardware posts forum, helping people the best I can with their H/W or S/W issues in my spare time. Been doing that for a while and gives me pleasure.