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Old 10-30-2011, 07:44 PM  
slapass
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Originally Posted by Sly View Post
Steve Jobs was like the current day Rockefeller. Ok, maybe not that extreme, but he was very capitalistic. Which I have no problem with really. But we see stat after stat about how Apple users are both smarter and more liberal than non-Apple users.

He overcharges.

Created a mini monopoly.

Sends jobs and money overseas.

Not one hair of philanthropy on his body.

And created the preferred products of self proclaimed liberals.

How can you not laugh at that? The guy was a genius. Leading pigs to the slaughterhouse while they happily trot along.
Rockefeller created a monopoly by using thugs and coercion. Jobs built a better product. I believe you just bought an Apple product and there were other options at the time? Kerosine was not sold that way. You sold in your territory which used "security" to keep out competition. Very different business models.
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