Apple's Dark Side
In 2009 and especially in 2010 (when
Apple vs HTC|started suing Android), we began accumulating past posts demonstrating the ugly side of of
Apple. This page was habitually updated after 2010, albeit not frequently.
2009
If You Care About Freedom, Don’t Support Apple
Apple Does it Again (Epic Fail)
‘Open’ Apple
Apple Mimics “Shovelware” Tactics from Microsoft, European Commission Unable to Mitigate Impact
Eye on Apple, Microsoft: Bullying and More Black Screens of Death
2010
Microsoft Catch-up, Apple Lock-up, and GNU/Linux Freedom
What Apple Teaches Us About Mono and Moonlight
Eye on Apple: Foxconn’s Crimes, iPad Trouble, Flash, Censorship, and Support
Apple Makes Toys, GNU/Linux Still Ahead of It
Apple is Bad for Sharing, Forbids Mentioning Linux
Are Proprietary Software Users Too Dangerous for Copying and Pasting?
Apple is Part of the Proprietary Thought Police
Apple Gets Sued (Again) for Poor Quality Hardware and Denial of Liability/Warranty
Microsoft’s Phone Business as Dead as Zune, But Apple Too Loses Its Mind
Does Android’s Chief Compare Steve Jobs to North Korea’s Dead Leader (Kim Il-sung)?
Symptoms of the Sickness of the Patent System and Apple’s Infinite Greed
When Brands Become Cults
Is Apple Trademark-Bullying Linux Competition, Again?
Bad Apple, Part IV: Betraying the Fools Who Make It Richer
Apple Spits on Software Freedom
Why the Free Software/Open Source Community Does Not Love Apple and is Already Ahead of Apple
Let Them Eat WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
Government Investigation Into Apple’s Practices Goes Deeper, Microsoft Pushes for Similar Action Against Google
Prisoners of Apple Hype
Apple is Finally Sharing… People’s Personal Data; Apple’s Lies and Freedom Hatred Take Their Toll
Apple Exploits Free Software, Then Bans Free Software and Also Bans Competition (and FTC Investigation Launched Against Apple)
Harald Welte Supports Apple in Enforcement Against Apple and Freedom-Hostile Apple Sympathisers Withdraw From GNOME
Apple Sued (Class Action) for Producing a Defective hypePhone 4
Microsoft and Apple Both Sued (Class Action) for Mobile Phone Disasters, Sidekick May Die Like KIN
Apple Spies on Users, Sued for Alleged Defect in hypePad, Even Tries to Break Existing Laws
Intellectual Ventures Revisited as Facebook is Hoarding Patents; Apple Patents Other People’s Ideas/Implementations
hypePods Are Exploding, Apple Forced to Post Warnings in Japan, Shares Decline
Apple Monogamy: How Apple Retaliated Against Partner That ‘Dared’ to Explore Linux
Apple Corruption and Meltdown in Asia
Apple is Still Attacking GNU Linux and the GPL
Why End Users and Developers Need to Shun Apple
Ninja Steve Jobs Tells Young Journalist: “Leave Us Alone.”
Linux Gets the ‘Wikileaks Treatment’ From Apple
Apple is Bullying Competitors — Including Linux — Using Software Patents
Apple Attacks Free Speech by Removing Wikileaks, Just Like Amazon
Thumbs Up to Linux Phones for Rejecting Apple-esque Censorship
2011
Owning Jobs
Sociopaths at Apple
Apple Makes Free/Open Source Software Look Bad, Illegal
Apple is Increasingly an Embargo Company, Not a Technology Company
Apple is Killing Jobs, Killing Products