tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233606805709071194.post719427935714711704..comments2023-03-25T05:50:35.592-07:00Comments on ink and ashes: thoughts on the bank of Apple's money problemFrederik Sisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963689819495851315noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233606805709071194.post-71777726408894350012012-12-16T22:05:48.219-08:002012-12-16T22:05:48.219-08:00We're on the same page, Mark, and I think you ...We're on the same page, Mark, and I think you raise a good point: Apple certainly has been given credit for innovation when, really, all it did was repackage existing ideas. I'm not one to disparage someone for preferring an Apple device over a PC - to each their own tool, I say - but I dislike the dishonesty fueling the hype. Apple is a marketing company with a technology business on the side, really. Beyond treating their customers with contempt, they represent the worse side of consumerism: waste, exploitation, and profit valued more than people.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment!Frederik Sisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963689819495851315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233606805709071194.post-19425869948467949762012-12-16T11:07:00.429-08:002012-12-16T11:07:00.429-08:00The answer is I believe all three - scrooge invest...The answer is I believe all three - scrooge investors, squeeze suppliers and absolutely rip off their customers. What other company would get away with designs that don't accept memory cards for upgrades - so the device with an extra £10 of memory will cost you an extra £100 to buy - and thats after you throw out the first device that cost you say £400. The way Apple's customers talk you'd think they invented the MP3 player or the smartphone. My Windows phone of ten years ago could do more than the latest iphone 5 - including accepting sd cards for upgrading. That same phone could cut and paste between applications about 6 years before apple advertised that the iphone 3gs could now do it - with the hype suggesting that nobody could before. Apple treats it's customers with utter contempt, like locking them in a dark sack, taking all their money and then telling them they are enjoying themselves.<br /><br />And if you look closely at this financial announcement, they are only intending to spend their likely profits over the same period - leaving them with about $100 billion still in the bank afterwards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796136692803984894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233606805709071194.post-81990061166025718432012-03-19T22:21:38.844-07:002012-03-19T22:21:38.844-07:00I think you're right. The discussion could get...I think you're right. The discussion could get into offshore money, and the fact that they aren't creating American jobs by manufacturing their products oversees.Frederik Sisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963689819495851315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233606805709071194.post-47644373424780832922012-03-19T18:14:45.175-07:002012-03-19T18:14:45.175-07:00One article mentioned that the *rest* of the money...One article mentioned that the *rest* of the money is offshore and Apple is loathe to pay taxes on its repatriation. <br /><br />I think they're exploiting on both ends.Jessicahttp://pennermag.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com