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   Homer stated in post 3m1iv7-ooh.ln1@sky.matrix on 1/6/11 5:00 PM:   
      
   > Verily I say unto thee, that Snit spake thusly:   
   >> Hadron stated in post ifsr3f$1co$1@news.eternal-september.org on   
   >> 1/3/11 8:47 AM:   
   >   
   >>> Apple are a rare breed who push themselves. When you have a large   
   >>> user base who demand excellence that drives you too.   
   >   
   > It drives them to produce flawed products that need the addition of a   
   > rubber band to make them work properly, it drives them to use sweat-shop   
   > labour in China, and it drives them to sinisterly threaten to "come   
   > after" altruistic projects that use competing technologies. Mostly   
   > though, they're driven by slavering fanbois who need to be spoon-fed   
   > everything, and who are willing to accept any garbage so long as it's   
   > shiny and has an Apple label on it.   
   >   
   >>> Absolutely. Apple pushes themselves to innovate and to be customer   
   >>> focused   
   >   
   > Is that why they spend so much effort locking-out their customers from   
   > their own legitimately purchased property, and locking out everyone else   
   > from interoperating with it.   
   >   
   > "Customer focused" my ass.   
      
   And yet the offer the best customer experience, at least for many people.   
   How do you explain that?   
      
      
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