An open challenge to you Apple users & lovers

**gumdrop** · 03-01-2012, 09:55 AM

You so love Chinese products like Apple.

China’s repressive policies since it occupied Tibet 60 years ago have created a crisis in Tibet, provoking an unprecedented wave of self-immolations by Tibetan monks, nuns and laypeople.

23 Tibetans have set fire to themselves in eastern Tibet; ten since 6 January 2012. At least 16 have died.

In January 2012 a new wave of protests broke out with demonstrators calling for freedom in Tibet and the return of the Dalai Lama. Chinese security forces have responded to these peaceful protests by opening fire on demonstrators, killing at least five Tibetans and seriously injuring many more

Sign the pledge:

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**x0pa** · 03-01-2012, 10:27 AM

its not really a challenge...

but thank you for bringing attention to the pledge:mopping:

**gumdrop** · 03-01-2012, 10:35 AM

A matter of interpretation I suppose.:bunnypancake:

**nickbaer** · 03-01-2012, 11:43 AM

The constant Gumdrop anti-Apple drib, drib, drib, casts a sour shadow on GWW's usefulness, and credibility.

**gumdrop** · 03-01-2012, 11:45 AM

Well the constant Apple hype does the same.:cloud:

Originally Posted by nickbaer

The constant Gumdrop anti-Apple drib, drib, drib, casts a sour shadow on GWW's usefulness, and credibility.

**abostonboy** · 03-01-2012, 03:05 PM

Blame it all on Apple...

Anyone that is using anything with a microprocessor that uses electric current is most likely using something that is from China.

It must really bother gumdrop to type on that dell keyboard or use that RIM Playbook.

Or even do something as relaxing as watching a movie on an HD tv set.

**gumdrop** · 03-01-2012, 04:29 PM

LOL! I love you too Lloyd. And as I said before two wrongs don't make a right.
There seems to be a predominant amount of Apple-istas in this forum. Expounding on their Apple-isms. I'm tired of the iLifestyle and their overpriced crap along with the arrogance that goes along with it.:img116:

:shitpoke:

Let's feed the poor instead some overpriced capitalist machine.

Originally Posted by abostonboy

Blame it all on Apple...

Anyone that is using anything with a microprocessor that uses electric current is most likely using something that is from China.

It must really bother gumdrop to type on that dell keyboard or use that RIM Playbook.

Or even do something as relaxing as watching a movie on an HD tv set.

**Mansized** · 03-02-2012, 02:37 AM

Oh good grief. I can't believe all of this crap.
No one wants to admit to seeing the elephant that's in the room obviously.

It's time we ALL admit that down deep, what we REALLY love is..

AN ATARI!!
P.S.

DIE YOU COMMIE COMMODORES!

**abostonboy** · 03-02-2012, 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by Mansized

AN ATARI!!
P.S.

DIE YOU COMMIE COMMODORES!

Oh wow! I am a huge retro gamer player and collector!

Let's not get in a debate about which 8 bit system is better. Each one has games that are way better on one platform than the other.

Nothing beats playing Space Dungeon on the Atari 5200 and Star Raiders on the a8 line is amazing.

**abostonboy** · 03-02-2012, 03:07 AM

Originally Posted by gumdrop

LOL! I love you too Lloyd. And as I said before two wrongs don't make a right.

Two wrongs don't make a right. I agree.

But just pointing out that Apple products are made in China is like telling only 2% of the story...

Everything is made in China now, including the clothes that most people are wearing now. Maybe we should all go naked to boycott "Made In China". I like that idea...

As for Apple being over priced, I am still waiting for the Wintel market to compete with Apple's price on ultra thin laptops. They are having a real tough time on that one.

**gumdrop** · 03-02-2012, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by Mansized

Oh good grief. I can't believe all of this crap.
No one wants to admit to seeing the elephant that's in the room obviously.

It's time we ALL admit that down deep, what we REALLY love is..

AN ATARI!!
P.S.

DIE YOU COMMIE COMMODORES!

**gumdrop** · 03-02-2012, 10:00 AM

Yes, it's time for us all to take a hard look at things. Rid ourselves of the iLifeStyle. Practice things like the 100 mile diet, etc. Buy locally and shun the Wally Worlds that have sprung up like festering boils on our surrounding landscapes.

sychedelic:

Originally Posted by abostonboy

Two wrongs don't make a right. I agree.

But just pointing out that Apple products are made in China is like telling only 2% of the story...

Everything is made in China now, including the clothes that most people are wearing now. Maybe we should all go naked to boycott "Made In China". I like that idea...

As for Apple being over priced, I am still waiting for the Wintel market to compete with Apple's price on ultra thin laptops. They are having a real tough time on that one.

**Mansized** · 03-03-2012, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by abostonboy

Oh wow! I am a huge retro gamer player and collector!

Let's not get in a debate about which 8 bit system is better. Each one has games that are way better on one platform than the other.

Nothing beats playing Space Dungeon on the Atari 5200 and Star Raiders on the a8 line is amazing.

My all time favorite game for those systems (and still ranks way up there for all games) was M.U.L.E. !
On the old Atari 800, it had 4 joy stick ports, so we would get together on the weekends and have marathon games with 4 people at a time trying to get the highest score on MULE. I've got it for the atari emulator that runs on the pc..but the funniest thing is that when you play it on the emulator..it goes SO FAST that you can't keep up with the game..like all the "mules" are on speed!

And when those Commies would brag about how there were more games available for the commie, I'd say "Yeah..maybe..but it only takes my machine a couple of minutes to load!" The commies were notorious in taking forever to load anything.