BirderGuy

Lighten up artists.  It was not your kit that was destroyed. It was a cartoon.  For people like me who could never do art with paint and brushes, the idea that I could create with iPad is inspiring. The art community needs to get over itself.  It’s just an a silly ad. And I bet many of the complainers will happily create on the iPad considering the cost involved in buying art supplies.  I left York University after one year because I couldn’t stand the elitism and pretentiousness of the “artists.”

What is it people want Siri to do?  I use Siri multiple times per day and haven’t thought, oh, would be nice of Siri told me what to eat for dinner or recommended the one and only restaurant I should dine at.  I don’t need an assistant that draws me a picture of a unicorn on a unicycle balancing a plate shrimp scampi on the tip of its horn while pooping skittles.  It seems that the things other assistants do better than Siri are mostly time wasters and things for giggles and shits that no one really needs.  Like Memoji!  But I am willing to be educated and open minded.  Probably won’t be downloading ChatGPT any time soon.  My experience with that has been more underwhelming x 10 than the worst of anything from WWDC.

The burden of proof is always on the accuser. How does someone prove a negative.  Legally they must show evidence that Apple or any other manufacturer is using conflict materials.  It’s like asking someone to prove they have never spit on the sidewalk or run a red light, or stolen something from a store.  There is not much they can do about it if Apple shows them their supply chain records.  They must show evidence that the accused as commuted the infraction. Not ask for proof they didn’t.  

I’m not sure when Apple forced me to become part of their Ecosystem.  I do so of my free will.  I am also a developer with apps on both iOS and Android.  I’ve used Macs since the early days. But I’ve also used PCs and other non Apple products when that’s all that was offered to me.  Consumers have a clear choice between Android and iOS and a few other options.  Why isn’t Microsoft being sued?  If you don’t want to us Macs your only other realistic choice is Windows.  What about Google?  It’s the only real search engine in town worth using.  And as far as paying a commission to the “storefront” hosting your product, 30% is pretty standard.  I’ve sold books, art and photographs in art galleries. Guess what they take?  30%!  And I’ve done commission sales. Guess what I get paid?  Oh, right 25-30%. A world without Apple and their innovations would look vastly different.

As is always the case such as buying using iOS over Android, iPhone users also have a choice of just sticking with the App Store or purchasing from a third party store.  I’ll stick with the App Store, but those who purchase from third party stores will be aware of the potential risk and if are victims of those choices, won’t be able to come back to Apple and complain.  Choice is good. Just don’t choose poorly