John Stewart criticizes Apple’s handling of iPhone lawsuit like only John Stewart can. [Comedy]
Whether or not you feel Gizmodo operated outside of the law — or at the very least, outside of the ethics of journalism — regarding the circumstances surrounding the lost iPhone and their admission in paying for it, you can’t help but want to joke about it. And who better to make fun of Apple and corporate America than John Stewart…?
On last night’s episode of The Daily Show, Stewart laid into Apple and Steve Jobs, basically calling them out on turning into the exact thing they used to preach against — the man. Think about it, all the uber constrictive and tight corporate bullshit Apple used to take pride in distancing from is the very thing they now embrace. But that’s for a different day and I’m sure the flames will start flying almost immediately, so we best keep moving.
John Stewart’s message to Steve Jobs and Apple (InOtherNews):
“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?!
…I know that it is slightly agitating that a blog dedicated to technology published all that stuff about your new phone. And you didn’t order the police to bust down the doors, right? I’d be pissed too, but you didn’t have to go all Minority Report on his ass! I mean, if you wanna break down someone’s door, why don’t you start with AT&T, for God sakes? They make your amazing phone unusable as a phone! I mean, seriously! How do you drop four calls in a one-mile stretch of the West Side Highway! There’re no buildings around! What, does the open space confuse AT&T’s signal?!
…Come on, Steve. Chill out with the paranoid corporate genius stuff. Don’t go all Howard Hughes on us.”
Author: Mike Norris
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