If you were a GÇÿproduct personGÇÖ at IBM or Xerox: so you make a better copier or better computer. So what? When you have a monopoly market-share, the companyGÇÖs not any more successful. So the people who make the company more successful are the sales and marketing people, and they end up running the companies. And the GÇÿproduct peopleGÇÖ get run out of the decision-making forums. The companies forget how to make great products. The product sensibility and product genius that brought them to this monopolistic position gets rotted out by people running these companies who have no conception of a good product vs. a bad product. They have no conception of the craftsmanship thatGÇÖs required to take a good idea and turn it into a good product. And they really have no feeling in their hearts about wanting to help the costumers.
-Steve Jobs

Apple is just as greedy and petty as Microsoft, and don't you deny it.

He mad?

He mad.

Apple earns their money and their customers are happy to pay it.

Microsoft.. not so much.

I wasn't aware that Microsoft had that problem.

Also, Apple happens to love suing other companies over patents for things they didn't even invent.

Apple earns their money and their customers are happy to pay it.

Microsoft.. not so much.

Would you rather own 100K shares of AAPL or 100K shares of MSFT? hmm...?

This is one of the funniest things i have read.
Apple takes advantage of an ignorant consumer market selling second rate hardware with a pretty wrapper at over first rate prices.

Well, buying 100k of shares from Microsoft would certainly be easier.
snipping the very basic nonsense of stock ownership..

I wasn't aware that Microsoft had that problem.

Also, Apple happens to love suing other companies over patents for things they didn't even invent.

This is one of the funniest things i have read.
Apple takes advantage of an ignorant consumer market selling second rate hardware with a pretty wrapper at over first rate prices.

Or don't play. It's a loaded question after all.

I was thinking the same thing, really.

I'd rather own 100,000 Microsoft shares than a number of Apple shares of the same value. Your question was on-par to asking me if I'd rather have 20 British pounds or 20 United States dollars. I'd rather have a number of United States dollars whose value equals 20 British pounds.

Well, you'll never be rich.

Apple products are normally bought buy smug dbags that think paying more equals a better product. When in fact most Apple products are average with a very nice look and tons of advertising.

Well, you'll never be rich.

You think this way because of advertising.

You may never have realized that had I not pointed it out. That's how good you played. Don't be mad, A lot of time and money went into figuring out how to make you think like they wanted.

Actually I think this way because I have used Apple products and hated them.

I have also met tons of Apple users. Most of the are stupid and don't know anything about tech, which is why Apple products appeal to them since they are simple to use but they have zero depth or customization. These type people just buy what looks good, our what is trendy, both of which Apple products do excel at.

Apple has done a great job selling inferior products at high prices to shmucks that don't know the difference. From a business standpoint they are a great company. From a tech and performance standpoint they are average.