Apple is trying hard to rival Oracle for the "most dickish technology company" slot. To recap, they've so far:
1. Partially reversed the commoditization of PC hardware, driving up prices for consumers
2. Engaged in large-scale App Store censorship
3. Gouged 30% from eBook content owners
4. Exploited Foxconn workers (possibly)
5. Are sitting on an enormous pile of cash and donate nothing to charity
And now patent trolling. I can't speak for anyone else, but I personally feel it is unethical to buy Apple products. I think the ethical tone of the company was set when Jobs screwed Woz out of the bonus for Breakout for Atari.
But hey, they made computing shinier. Yay?
1. Partially reversed the commoditization of PC hardware, driving up prices for consumers
2. Engaged in large-scale App Store censorship
3. Gouged 30% from eBook content owners
4. Exploited Foxconn workers (possibly)
5. Are sitting on an enormous pile of cash and donate nothing to charity
And now patent trolling. I can't speak for anyone else, but I personally feel it is unethical to buy Apple products. I think the ethical tone of the company was set when Jobs screwed Woz out of the bonus for Breakout for Atari.
But hey, they made computing shinier. Yay?