Just a Vapor

In my last post, I mentioned that I personally feel Apple is evil. I didn’t think it would would be appropriate to the topic of the post to explain why, so I will here. The reason I think they are evil is mostly because they are mostly used by people who are liberal (yeah, that’s a sweeping generality, but for the most part I think it’s true) and I’ve never met anyone who uses only Macs who doesn’t seem to think they are somehow morally superior for doing so. Yeah, Microsoft is a big evil company that is quite anti-competitive, and I being a staunch capitalist am pro competietion. I think Apple is worse though. Microsoft controls the software they make, but they don’t make the computer. Apple, on the other hand, will not allow anyone to make computers that run their software. If you want Mac OS X, it’s going to be on an Apple machine. If I get Windows XP, I can run it on a Dell, Gateway, Compaq, Toshiba, Alienware, or even a homebuilt computer. I can also get it on a machine that is less than half the cost of a competitive Apple.

As for the person who hates microsoft and doesn’t want to use their software, yeah, you can buy a mac and not run any microsoft software (aside from the operating system, I bet you do run microsoft software anyway). You can also get a PC and run Linux. That’s the system I would grant a modicum of moral superiority to. It’s all open source and most of the software you run on it can be gotten for free. The programmers are in it because they love it, not because they want to rule the world.

Please note, I am not arguing why I think Apple is evil, I’m only explaining it. This means I don’t expect the reader to agree, nor do I invite a counter argument.