While I have had little interaction with AppleScruff1, to date, our conversations have reflected common courtesy so I won't besmirch his reputation. However, I agree with you that, from what I've read of his posts here and there, he is not the biggest fan when it comes to
.
As for many other MacRumor regulars who use even the smallest opportunity to throw barbs at Apple, you would think that for all their hate they would avoid anything Apple related including posting in a forum for a site called MacRumors. When I finally completely abandoned Palm after years of using their devices and with no hope of them turning things around, I also abandoned all of the Palm-related forums I use to frequent; I believe I can better make use of my time and, out of common courtesy, do not wish to tread on those that still love the Palm brand. Don't get me wrong, as I believe in constructive criticism of Apple on times when they deserve it and don't hesitate to post about things the company does of which I don't approve (ex.
Watson). Besides, like any company, Apple needs feedback from their customer base. However, this forum is more for Apple-enthusiasts to share their opinion and not really to get Apple's attention.
Finally, you have "the haters" to whom you refer. They post in the forums numerous times a day, but even that doesn't get under my skin (except when their posts are hardly constructive - ex. "APPLE SUX!"). What does bother me is that they don't reserve their gibes for Apple but also direct them at anyone that uses Apple products. You won't find me habitually in the forums at winrumors.com or androidcommunity.com pissing on people's legs there for preferring their related products/brands.
It is an amazing turn of events, no? Even with 400,000,000 copies of Windows 7 sold and the third largest market capitalization in the US (and ~10th in the world), now many perceive Microsoft as an underdog. Meanwhile, many in the tech community look to open source and/or whatever Google is trying to pass off as open source these days (among them Cory Doctrow, Leo Laporte, and many of my friends) as the new bastion of purity. Apple's recent years of success and spearheading change by taking a stand against things like Flash and moving away from physical media has come at the cost of a lot of goodwill among a segment of the technorati (Ironic since many consider what makes Apple is a success is that it knows when to say "NO" when everyone else in the industry is screaming "YES."). It may also be human nature's predilection to see people fall once they reach the top. I think that we are already beginning to see signs that the bloom is off the rose when it comes to Google with many calling into question both their
motives, hypocrisy and
business practices, so I cannot agree more abut the cyclical nature of popularity perception. I've lately stopped listening to the color commentary from most avenues and now just look at Apple's earnings each quarter to see what is their true perception by the public.
As for Samsung, you don't need to be a patent and trademark attorney to see TouchWiz is a blatant ripoff of iOS. Fragmentoid is going to get forked and then borked by its
upset partners one day when they decide they don't want
Google calling the shots. In some respects, it may have
already begun. Now cue the
malware.
