djsherly

StrangeDays said:

djsherly said:

StrangeDays said:

djsherly said:

boltsfan17 said:

Pumpkin Escobar said:

Dang, somebody got paid for writing an article...

With your logic, I guess no one can write a positive article about a product they really liked. 

I'm sure they're amazing headphones, but effusive isn't the word I'd use for this article. Fawning might be a better one. 

Why? Because he really liked the product? The product that has people lining up outside of stores for? If he found it to be as good as hope, why on earth wouldn't be enthusiastic in his article? Should he throw in some made-up negatives in an attempt to be perceived as "fair & balanced"? I think that would be disingenuous..

Allow me to go back... 

"I'm sure they're amazing headphones"

It's a comment on his writing style, his assessment that these headphones cancelled out all the bad of 2016 (I don't think he meant solely from an Apple perspective, btw) was particularly ridiculous. It's one of those things I'm sure he'll read in a few years and cringe. 

Btw he messed up a statement. I'm pretty sure it's the "intersection of technology and the liberal arts", not the "corner".

at 0:50

That's your criticism? Corner vs intersection? Try harder man. 

boltsfan17 said:

Pumpkin Escobar said:

Dang, somebody got paid for writing an article...

With your logic, I guess no one can write a positive article about a product they really liked. 

apple jockey said:

Or how about, "Thank you for the TShirt and the Apple Credo". Also, "thank you for reminding me that I work for a wonderful company, with good ethics and that cares about all its employees. Thanks for all the other perks I get throughout the year. And, Apple I understand that you can't get extravagant with the gifts, considering you have tens of thousands of employees and a fiduciary responsibility to the investor/owners.
And, especially, thanks for the job!".

that would be my approach.

maestro64 said:

The important thing to remember MS has long history of promising great things and failing to deliver on them. I willing to put this product concept in the same bucket.

This is why I always liked Apple, they never showed up what was not already possible, they delivered exactly what they demo. MS and other show these great ideas and we wait years only to find out they could not make it work as they claim they would.

spacekid said:

bomeandean said:

The thing you guys don't realise is that all the US corporations set up in Ireland because it's a way for them to avoid paying their due taxes in other European countries. It's not just Apple, it's Google, Facebook, Starbucks etc. It's absolutely disgraceful the amount of tax they get away with. You should do some research into it before saying it's a money grab from other EU states. Stackbucks for example paid just £8.6m over 14 years to the UK with £3billion in sales during that period. They're able to do this because of dodgy tax systems that Ireland has set up. It's not right and none of us should be supporting Apple or any other company that does this. Americans might be allergic to tax, hence the reason your public services are non-existent, but even you should be able to recognise this is messed up.

A more sensible response would have been to require Ireland (and all EU countries) to collect some minimum tax from this point forward. I'm not aware that Ireland's tax rate was a secret. Making retroactive changes for legal laws the EU doesn't like doesn't seem like the best thing to do.