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Elwood P Dowd

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28. You wanted Apple to help the FBI establish a precident that could lead to future privacy issues

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #24)

Tue Jun 23, 2020, 10:51 PM

Jun 2020

in regards to the iPhone? Many of our own Dem congress people were concerned about that slippery slope and were on Apple's side. I trust Apple with Tim Cook and Al Gore when it comes to privacy issues a helluva' more than I trust the fucking FBI.

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Microsoft sucks [View all] nitpicker Jun 2020 OP

In my professional opinion, Apple is better unc70 Jun 2020 #1

LOL nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #2

lol. maybe by a wince. nt BootinUp Jun 2020 #5

I have 50+ years in the industry unc70 Jun 2020 #6

Same here, Cobol with punch cards to ipad apps with Xcode. Apple fan boys crack me up. nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #10

Hardly a fan boy unc70 Jun 2020 #16

But much of Windows MurrayDelph Jun 2020 #19

Dave Cutler would certainly imply such unc70 Jun 2020 #26

I've got more than that, but yours are older Polybius Jun 2020 #21

Are you actually saying that because someone is Indian they "mess up" computers? n/t DonaldsRump Jun 2020 #3

India has a lot of IT talent Massacure Jun 2020 #8

Bill Gates hasn't been behind the day-to-day operation of Microsoft since 2006 Silent3 Jun 2020 #4

What are you talking about? nsd Jun 2020 #7

Bill Gates left Microsoft as CEO in 2006 tinrobot Jun 2020 #9

Yes,I bought a Mac a few years ago and I will never buy a windows pc ever again tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #11

Bill Gates? Loki Liesmith Jun 2020 #12

Apple is far worse ItsjustMe Jun 2020 #13

Whoa there! Silent3 Jun 2020 #27

It's not a generalization, It's a fact. ItsjustMe Jun 2020 #30

It doesn't fit me. Silent3 Jun 2020 #31

Congratulations ItsjustMe Jun 2020 #32

You even seem to have a Trump-like concept of what constitutes "proof". n/t Silent3 Jun 2020 #33

The CEO of obnoxiousdrunk Jun 2020 #14

I feel your pain customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #15

Apple CEO Tim Cook supports Dems, raised money for Obama, raised money Elwood P Dowd Jun 2020 #17

Google up customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #20

Google up ItsjustMe Jun 2020 #23

What does that have to do customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #24

You wanted Apple to help the FBI establish a precident that could lead to future privacy issues Elwood P Dowd Jun 2020 #28

No, I don't want Apple customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #41

This rant feels so mid 90s BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #18

Microsoft saved Apple in the 90s ItsjustMe Jun 2020 #22

Ah the old days BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #25

I'm required to use Microsoft Teams instead of Zoom. Fucking hate Microsoft. Alex4Martinez Jun 2020 #29

OMG MT SUCKS Skittles Jun 2020 #34

I know, right? Alex4Martinez Jun 2020 #35

the format drives me nuts Skittles Jun 2020 #40

Our company is moving everything over to Teams as well. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #37

This is also why I still use Office 2011 instead of newer Word, Excel, etc. Alex4Martinez Jun 2020 #38

Uhm....yeah..... Xolodno Jun 2020 #36

Apples hardware sucks Betty88 Jun 2020 #39