Update iTunes, get the Safari browser by default. I'm not amused. You suckered me into installing it on one machine, but no more. It's fine if you want to offer me the browser, but I'm trying to reign in the extra crap installed on my computer. Until now I just went along with what Apple asked. No more.
This reminds of the time I heard from an old high school buddy who wanted to stop by and say hi. I was pretty excited to talk to him, but all he wanted to do was sell me life insurance.
Steve, are you selling life insurance to me? You killed the Newton, kill this behavior. Please.
Funny, I was just reading one of Tom Peters' books where he notes the ONE thing we absolutely positively must have for success is TRUST!!! IT's PEOPLE! PEOPLE WHO TRUST! EACH OTHER!!! (Well, that's the way Mr. P. writes.)
Everyone hates being suckered - your old friend selling insurance reminds of a time long ago when my boss invited me to come out to his house (waayyyy south of Dallas - well over an hour's drive through killer traffic from my place) to have dinner and talk about something really exciting! A great opportunity! No, no, he wouldn't tell me what it was - I'd have to wait until I got there.
Turns out it was an Amway recruitment party. Needless to say I was stuck (he was my boss after all) - I had to stay for a while...and smile...and buy one bottle of some crap...but I didn't sign up either.
The question for Apple (as for the network marketers) should be:
"How many friends do you have? Now, how many friend do you NOT want to have?"
(Well, Dang, I just wasted a perfectly good blog post on a comment. ;-)
Posted by: Mary Schmidt | 26 March 2008 at 08:00 AM