Here, let me help you:
The people whom lost their life or no longer have quality of life because of the companies Apple contracts to build their products.
Chinese workers urge Apple to act on n-hexane poisoning
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/22/chinese-workers-apple-nhexane-poisoning
The people that live in polluted areas thanks to the lack of environment friendly processes used to build these devices.
Apple Cited as Adding to Pollution in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/technology/apple-suppliers-causing-environmental-problems-chinese-group-says.html
You and your kids lose because Apple designs products that do not support having a lithium ion battery replaceable without voiding the warranty... so landfill is the supported option.
Retina MacBook Pro 'least-repairable' notebook ever, says iFixit
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228070/Retina_MacBook_Pro_least_repairable_notebook_ever_says_iFixit
How about Apple being named the 'Least Green' tech company in history.
Apple Named Least ‘Green’ Tech Company
http://techland.time.com/2011/04/21/apple-named-least-green-company/
The agreement was that Apple would drop the "look and feel" long standing lawsuit... It had nothing to do with the antitrust case the Feds and EU had against Microsoft.
Aug. 6, 1997: Apple Rescued — by Microsoft
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/08/dayintech_0806/
How would Apple dictate the outcome of a government probe especially when Apple and Steve Jobs were flat out broke?
Apple was not ruler of the free world in 1997... You can Google or Bing this if you like (does Apple have a search engine yet?)
Microsoft further won because of the agreements Apple made with MS Office for Mac.
This also included a five year agreement that Apple would ship Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac as the Default Browser on MacOS and OSX.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_for_Mac
I'm not going to sit here name calling with you. I'm just stating the facts. If you want to sit there posting how awful Microsoft and Google are, the least you can be is fair when it comes to Apple. They are no different. If you like the functionality of your iDevice... great. I think the products are very functional. But Google and Microsoft make some terrific products too. There is good and bad with every technology company - plain and simple. You just paint Apple as this wonderful, innovative company that had a saint as a lead man. The fact is, it isn't and didn't. I'm not here to shit up your thread, just placing blame where it needs to be placed.
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