--- Dennis Reeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I initially found it a bit disturbing hearing that > Apple would not > permit unhindered discussion of their products. > However, on > reflection, the list belongs to Apple. Imagine a > bulletin board > inside an Apple store where consumers can post > messages. Why should > Apple (as a huge profitable powerful corporation) > allow any > discussion to appear on that bulletin board that > didn't enhance their > image and contribute to their bottom line? This is > definitely not > Russia 1948! In the former USSR a capitalist firm > such as Apple > would not be permitted to exist, not permitted to > innovate, not > permitted to compete nor would individuals be > permitted any > opportunity to criticize an industry. For crying out > loud you are > complaining about a corporations right to manage its > image. You > don't like it tough. Start your own company. Your > freedom of speech > has not be infringed by an agency of the United > States government. > Cries of censorship are out of line. You are > absolutely free to > discuss/praise/criticize Apple, Microsoft, Ford > Motor Company and > Joe's Carryout Store on your own list. Or this > list. Or your very > own newspaper or e'zine. Why do you want to abridge > Apple's freedom > to operate their business as they see fit? Your > right to free > speech and assembly is guaranteed by the United > States Consitution > not Apples papers of incorporation. Look, I love my > Mac but I have > no illusions about Apple as a corporation. They > want to make a > profit, as big a profit as possible. Good for them. > I wish them all > the success in the world. Caveat emptor.
Ill tell you why I have a right to complain. Because I bought one of Apples products and as a consumer of "a huge, profitable, powerful CAPITALIST corporation"'s (in your own words) product, consumers like me call the shots, not the corporations themselves. A products quality makes or breaks a company, not the companies rules and regulations concerning the ability to discuss it or not. In this particular case, I believe a discussion about the speed of a product that I paid $1799.00 for is a valid point to share with other consumers who may or may not be researching the strengths/weaknesses of a particular product. Someone coming to Apple's CONSUMER based discussion board would assume that it's a forum for users of that product to discuss not only the pros of a particular product, but also consumers TRUE experiences in the real world. Apple saying that that is not an "acceptable" topic is censorship in my opinion and I stick by that. But you're entitled to your opinion also. Scott __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
