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Thoughts on end-user responsibility
Authored by: mexaly on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 05:23 PM EDT
I would think that, as an independent market participant, your choice between
Superb Product A and Adequate Product B, will be accounted for in the ultimate
litigation. To put it another way, if right prevails, it will be given some of
the money you paid to Apple.

What a big "If."

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I declare independence from Apple...
Authored by: Gringo_ on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 05:53 PM EDT

Joe Wilcox of BetaNews has escaped Apple's walled gardens.

Since December 1998, when on impulse I bought the original iMac from CompUSA, I've used Apple gear. No longer...

Circumstances since choosing to boycott make me all the more adamant. Last week, US District Judge Lucy Koh issued two preliminary injunctions against Samsung devices -- Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Nexus. Yesterday she denied Samsung's request to stay the ban pending appeal.

Anticipating Nexus' similar fate, Google swiftly responded by pulling the phone from its online store and dispatching an update to existing phones. I chose to boycott being so angry by Apple's aggressive patent bullying that thwarts competition and takes away consumer choice. Today, I celebrate America's independence anniversary by gaining freedom from Apple.

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The benefit of NPEs doing patent trolling...
Authored by: PJ on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 09:19 PM EDT
Well, you could let the company know how you
feel. I did.

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The benefit of NPEs doing patent trolling...
Authored by: qrider70 on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 09:50 PM EDT
Several products that I rely on for work are either Mac or Windows products.
Some are only one or the other. Those sorts of things are what keep me from
migrating to Linux.

I'm just as perplexed and displeased at their litigious behavior, but as far as

their operating system itself, etc. It does everything I need and does it well.
At
this point, I haven't been able to figure a way to set up a comparable system
in Linux. I always end up having to give up this or give up that, and that is a

hard proposition when having those features or products makes my work
easier. I always keep my eyes open for the possibility of moving over to Linux
and I hope to do that one day. We'll see. :)

In the end, there is some truth to the idea that productivity beats ideology in

the marketplace. Having said that, if I didn't need certain programs, I could
easily see myself on a Linux system.

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The benefit of NPEs doing patent trolling...
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 12:38 AM EDT
Not doing business with a company is really the only effective means you have to
let them know you actually care about what they're doing. Telling them that you
object helps of course, but companies learn pretty quickly that they can safely
ignore you if you don't actually act on not liking what they're doing. That
leads to a horrendously dysfunctional system pretty quickly (eg Microsoft,
gaming etc).

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you can't claim to 'vehemently oppose' a company's actions when you support them with purchases
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 08:38 AM EDT
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The damage is done
Authored by: hAckz0r on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 10:02 AM EDT
If Apple already has your money then not using the product does no good. I agree with PJ from another thread that the best option is to voice your opinion directly to Apple and explain why they will never receive another dime from you. And to be true to your word you should not purchase anything through the itunes store.

Root your device if you have to, but make sure they never benifit from your ownership. You can activly advertise your disent by making a red circle with a line through it and place it directly over the apple logo on each devise.

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The benefit of NPEs doing patent trolling...
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 10:29 PM EDT
RE: at what point... do I stop?

As soon as you vehemently oppose.

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