Re: AUGD: Apple Eats Little Girl
Re: AUGD: Apple Eats Little Girl
- Subject: Re: AUGD: Apple Eats Little Girl
- From: "Bill Martens" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:42:36 +0900
Steve Jobs place a phone call to a 9 year old? Dont count on it. Heck,
come to think of it, he didnt even pay much attention to his own daughter,
Lisa, growing up until she was 17.
Those who have worked with him over the years have spelled things out
clearly for us. (For more, look up the Daniel Kotke issue). If you cant
find anything, I am sure Woz has a few notes on this one.
And speaking of Woz, Jobs wouldnt even write a forward for Woz's new book.
What makes you think that he has the time for a phone call. But that is
not news.
On the suggestion zone, Apple still welcomes the suggestions. But they
clearly state that if we as customers insist on sending them, that the idea
becomes the property of Apple. (I dont see much problem there as long as
Apple keeps coming out with the products I need.)
Bill Martens
Apple Pugestsound Program Library Exchange
President
www.callapple.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Del Missier" <email@hidden>
To: <email@hidden>; "AUGD" <email@hidden>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: AUGD: Apple Eats Little Girl
> I just hope that Steve himself made the call to the
> LittleGirl.
>
> Del Missier
> Apple Ambassador
> http://www.snag.org
>
>
>
> --- email@hidden wrote:
>
> >
> > On 17 Apr 2006, at 13:26, Richard Huggins wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > First, for anyone interedted, here's Apple's web
> > page dealing with
> > > idea submission:
> > <http://www.apple.com/legal/policipes/ideas.html>
> > >
> > > I disagree with Matt (and especially with all his
> > "grow up!" type
> > > language, as if all opinions counter to his are
> > immature...geez).
> > > Apple could have drafted a special response to
> > this child's letter.
> > > The fact that it did not should alert Apple that
> > there are
> > > deficiencies in its response system, that, in
> > fact, there was no
> > > one at the underling level who either had the
> > presence of mind that
> > > the form response wouldn't do OR who was not
> > empowered to deviate
> > > from a certain policy (I doubt a lawyer ever saw
> > the girls' letter;
> > > more likely an admin. assistant merely pulled
> > form letter 113 from
> > > the bin and sent it).
> >
> > Protecting itself from exactly this sort of woolly
> > minded thinking is
> > why Apple has the boilerplate.
> >
> > I think User Group Leaders need to read and
> > understand this posting,
> > especially with respect to fanaticism.
> >
> > http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=node/view/19663
> >
> > Apple is a corporation. Nicer than most. But
> > weighing the potential
> > costs of:
> >
> > . staffing the "hug" department so Mac users get
> > their "entitlement"
> >
> > and
> >
> > . fighting the lawsuits because someone "suggested"
> > something and
> > later Apple releases something similar
> >
> > means that it IS time to grow up. This "article"
> > isn't even news.
> >
> >
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