Can Apple ever be cool again?
You know Apple’s “coolness” factor is in serious jeopardy when you’ve become the target of ridicule on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. A partial transcript:
“Apple – you guys were the rebels, man, the underdogs. People believed in you. But now, are you becoming the man? Remember back in 1984, you had those awesome ads about overthrowing Big Brother? Look in the mirror, man! …It wasn’t supposed to be this way – Microsoft was supposed to be the evil one! But you guys are busting down doors in Palo Alto while Commandant Gates is ridding the world of mosquitoes! What the fuck is going on?!”
It’s becoming more and more clear that Apple has become arrogant and out of touch. Case in point, Steve Jobs actually had the gall to state that one of the main reasons Apple won’t allow Adobe Flash on the iPhone is because Flash is “not open”.
Let me get this straight… You won’t allow Flash on your completely closed and proprietary iPhone platform because Flash is closed and proprietary?!? Only someone who is completely oblivious to the way Apple acts and is perceived in the real world would make a statement that ridiculous.
So if Steve believes Adobe Flash is doomed because it’s closed and proprietary, what is he predicting for Apple? Again, clear evidence he is out of touch.
