Comments on: Apple – Thinking Different Again

By: Barry Bowen

Barry Bowen — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:08:03 +0000

Apple also posted a memorial message after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the 2004 tsunami and the 2003 Columbia Space Shuttle explosion IIRC. The Internet Archive has one memorial home page saved:

http://web.archive.org/web/20010916222653/http://www.apple.com/

By: Mike Evangelist

Mike Evangelist — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:07:51 +0000

Hi Craig – I was born in 1954, so I was only one year old when Rosa did her thing.

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:00:53 +0000

I’m just wondering what “generation” you’re from if George Harrison was so pivotal to you and yet you had only cursory understanding of Rosa Parks prior to her death last week.

By: juan

juan — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 05:06:52 +0000

Wow you were the one to get ol George Harrison on the homepage?
what an honor that must have felt, to have in some way shown respect to a great human being(george is my favorite beatle), this is something i really like about Apple, it has respect for the arts, it puts a smile on my face that APPLE is full of beatle freaks!, heres hopeing one day the beatles music will find a home on itunes……do you think that will ever happen?

By: Vincent

Vincent — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:20:57 +0000

I chucked my HP and switched to Mac not because Apple is “Different”, not because Macs are supposed to be beautifully designed and not because of any cult status, but because I was fed up! However, I understand all this zealotry a little more now, I certainly did not see any of this admiration with HP users, nor with Windows users. I respect a fanboy’s right to admire this company and what it might stand for, and I am glad I learned a little more about Rosa Parks because of Apple’s website. For me its just a computer, one that works well mind you! I guess this is where I will park it, to learn more about Apple. Who knows, me becoming fanboy? Naaaah.

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:29:52 +0000

I certainly have nothing against Rosa Parks, but I find it interesting that the only people that Apple pays these tributes to are those that have the same politics as Mr Jobs…

By: The Andrew Hamann Blog » Blog Archive » Rosa Parks, 1913-2005

The Andrew Hamann Blog » Blog Archive » Rosa Parks, 1913-2005 — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:25:04 +0000

[...] aced a simple picture commemorating the life of Rosa Parks on its front page. This is very reminiscent of Apple’s rembrance of Beatle George Harrison upon his death in 2001. [...]

By: I rather dislike Apple

I rather dislike Apple — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 20:25:23 +0000

It’s tasteless. The logo is the key – what’s the connection between Apple and the civil rights movement? Why should Apple be allowed to get away with this sort of cheesy marketing?

I can sort of understand it if Apple pay a tribute to George Harrison – Apple are associated with producing music, and heh! he’s a dead hippy and can’t complain! Using Johnny Cash is sacriligeous, offensive – the man wore black to mourn for the poor and dispossesed, not the urban yuppie who can afford an iBook. But what has Rosa Parks got to do with Apple? Even if we accept that Apple merely wants to tell us something, what right has it got to take on the role of ‘educator’?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:47:14 +0000

Haven’t you ever liked a T.V. show so much that you wanted all of you friends to watch it so you could share in its depth and greatness. That is how I feel about Apple. I don’t idealize Steve Jobs or the company, I just admire what they do.

Apple has an attention to detail that is unmatched in the technology industry. Things that most people won’t even notice are planned down to the most miniscule element. Every thought process comes from countless hours of discussion and examination of the subject at hand. When I purchase an Apple product I know that removing it from the package I will get everything I need in the order that it is needed. These are the things that set Apple apart and make people talk about Apple and their products.

All companies make mistakes, including Apple. But when Apple does it it receives more press. Creative shipped hundreds of virus infected CD’s with one of their players and hardly anyone knew about it. Apple ships a product with a manufacturing defect and it receives as much press as the Pope would if caught cursing. People expect more out of Apple – plain and simple.

By: Apple IS a different company at ericl.journal

Apple IS a different company at ericl.journal — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:26:10 +0000

[...] fference, reflection. Was reading a fantastic article by Mike Evangelist about Apple and it’s Think Different campaign. Just recently Apple breathed new life to t [...]