The Case Against Apple – in Five Parts

Jason Calacanis is an entrepreneur and blogger. He certainly fits the profile of Apple Fanboy by any measure. Having been an ardent fan of Apple products, he is deeply concerned about where Apple is heading and what it means to consumers. He summarizes his concerns as follows

1. Destroying MP3 player innovation through anti-competitive practices
2. Monopolistic practices in telecommunications
3. Draconian App Store policies that are, frankly, insulting
4. Being a horrible hypocrite by banning other browsers on the iPhone
5. Blocking the Google Voice Application on the iPhone

His blog entry can be found at http://calacanis.com/2009/08/08/the-case-against-apple-in-five-parts/ where he goes into length on each part of his claim.

The 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial

My crusade against Apple starts with the 1984 Apple commercial. How ironic is that? The very company that rallied against the anti-competitive practices and the closed systems ended up being one! Imagine a World where Apple has been wildly successful beyond your dreams. Everyone will be using ONE mobile phone, ONE laptop (sure you get to choose if you need 13" or 15") and ONE desktop OS with Apple imposing their draconian rules for the App ecosystem deciding for you what you can or cannot do with your device. Or what music, video or a book that is appropriate for you. You may think that I am speculating about the possibility in a distant future? I hope you do live in the universe I live in. Just go to Bing or your favorite search engine and search. I don't know about you but to me that is a scary world to live in.




Url - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8