Comment Have we become this cynical and ungrateful? (Score 1) 755
I've read a few comments that think Steve just did this for good PR or out of greed or that he's just trying to lay blame elsewhere. Have we really become this cynical? Can't someone actually do something good anymore? Sometimes people in positions of influence feel the weight of their responsibility and actually do the right thing! I think this is one of those times.
Let's look at his history of digging his heels in and publicly fighting the labels on tiered pricing and give him the benefit of the doubt. No one else in a similar position of influence has stuck their neck out for a fair deal for consumers. Not Microsoft, not Yahoo, not Amazon, not Napster, not Real, nor anyone else. He's asking in a very intelligent, mature and public manner for what we have all begged and pleaded and complained about. Let's just be mature and grateful rather than pissing all over him for what we assume are his motives. My Science 10 teacher taught me that when you ASSUME you make an A** out of U and ME. Ungrateful behavior like this makes me sick. He's doing what we asked him to.
I for one will do what my mother and father taught me to do when someone does something nice and/or what I asked them to. I will say:
Thank You, Steve Jobs!
Let's look at his history of digging his heels in and publicly fighting the labels on tiered pricing and give him the benefit of the doubt. No one else in a similar position of influence has stuck their neck out for a fair deal for consumers. Not Microsoft, not Yahoo, not Amazon, not Napster, not Real, nor anyone else. He's asking in a very intelligent, mature and public manner for what we have all begged and pleaded and complained about. Let's just be mature and grateful rather than pissing all over him for what we assume are his motives. My Science 10 teacher taught me that when you ASSUME you make an A** out of U and ME. Ungrateful behavior like this makes me sick. He's doing what we asked him to.
I for one will do what my mother and father taught me to do when someone does something nice and/or what I asked them to. I will say:
Thank You, Steve Jobs!
