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11/20/09
Steve
Sent from my iPhone, sitting in my Mercedes, in a handicap parking spot.
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Using a trademarked name in their product, no matter how innocent, is not allowed. Which part of that is hard to grasp?
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Apple made up the word "iPod." Letting anyone use it without approval will risk the word becoming the next "xerox" or "kleenex." Btw..."google" is not far behind...but as "google" is an actual word, it would be harder to control.
A lesson any smart company would try to avoid.
11/20/09
When 3gs came out there was something terribly wrong with my order that I won't go into detail here. I was fed up so I emailed him. Two days later, an Apple Exec Customer Service supervisor was calling me, emailing me, at my feet, every day until my problem was fixed. The guy even gave me his direct cell phone. Two weeks after it was all done, he called again to make sure everything was alright.
My point is, he could have easily afforded to ignore me, but didn't.
Just because he keeps his mouth shut doesn't mean he doesn't care.
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So the fact remains that there may be some filtering going on, but judging by his ego, he may just want to see everything at any given point.
I do have another story about emailing him but the coincidence-after-the-fact was so great that even I doubt it's true :)
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What attracts me to Pixar movies is that perfect blend of every key element - imagery, animation, story, humor, acting, and character depth. They nail EVERY SINGLE ASPECT, EVERY TIME. It's truly unbelievable.
At the same time, I have no interest whatsoever in animated movies from the other CGI studios, like Dreamworks (Shrek is oohhkayy, but I refuse to watch Open Season). Tried, but just can't get into these other movies.
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[www.appleautoglass.com]
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"Fuck off and do what you are told to."
Wait...that's the same length.
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It's kind of funny. If Steve Balmer had sent this email, everyone on Gizmodo would be saying what a gigantic dick he is. Steve Jobs does it, and he's so "straight-forward".
You know, just the other day someone cut me off in traffic to which I responded by honking at them. They then rolled down their window and shouted at me "Up yours, assface" and I thought "How helpful that he was so direct and succinct in expressing his viewpoint. God forbid he bore me with a long detailed discussion on the many ways in which I'm an assface or even waste my time with helpful on how I may avoid future assfacery. I appreciate his straight-forwardness!"
Look, I'm not saying that Apple shouldn't defend it's trademarks or whatever -- just that anyone applauding this response has a SERIOUS blind spot for Apple and Steve Jobs. If you don't shake your head at that response and think anything other than "Jesus, what a gigantic dick" -- then you are a fanboy.
If you're ok with that, then carry on. Otherwise, take this opportunity to assess why exactly the neurons that allow rational thought and dissent go on vacation and maybe find a way to prevent that in the future.
11/19/09
Eschew surplusage.
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Then you'll find this extremely refreshing:
You're an idiot.
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But you're still a dick.
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Gee thats still better then the one he sent me
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If the company making iPodRip had the money to pay Apple to use the iPod name, then they could have.
So Jobs didn't need to take his advice in the iPhone's case, since he has deep pockets.
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If companys didn't challenge their copyrights then they would lose them. Most don't have the intention to harm, just protect what is theirs.
This app can go by any name, but an iPhone by any other name isn't as sweet.
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#tips
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not that ignorance of an existing copyright makes them right, but it's easier to understand over someone using the name ipod when it's such a recognizable product line.
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