Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: Soaring iPhone 5 sales in US knock Android into second place [View all]sir pball
(4,704 posts)13. That's an understatement
In 20+ years of being a loyal Apple user, ranging from how I feel now (I own an MBP and a GS3, diversity is good), to my mid-90s raging fanboi EvangeLista (no, really, there was an Apple mailing list back then called the EvangeList) fighting the OS Wars on UseNet and relentlessly promoting Apple even during the Spindler-Amelio days..
..I've never found somebody less objective and more fanatically, religiously devoted to the Cult of Apple. From what I can gather, s/he would ideally see the DoJ dissolve Google and summarily ban every single Android product and quite possibly every product made by an Android producer. I'm not making any kind of personal judgement on the value of this kind of dedication, just observing.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
76 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Because a similar headline a couple of weeks ago about a Korean company's phone...
onehandle
Nov 2012
#12
All phones, tablets, computers, TVs... Everything electronic is made overseas.
onehandle
Nov 2012
#21
THANK you for mentioning those jobs numbers! People can like or not like Apple products, but jobs
FailureToCommunicate
Nov 2012
#31
You were able to get your daughter something she'll use all day every day. She'll love it. I'll bet
FailureToCommunicate
Nov 2012
#30
I know she will use it. She uses it on her job and they actually pay part of the bill.
OKNancy
Nov 2012
#33
How much does Apple pay you anyway? Did someone from Samsung run over your dog?
Xithras
Nov 2012
#68
Redefined Music? Whoa, cowboy, Apple didn't invent music, MP3 players, or even tablet computers
rablrouzer
Nov 2012
#52