The Forbidden Fruit

The poor Apple. Easily one of the tastiest of fruits, but none more controversial. Garden of Eden? The Beatles? Itunes? Get my point? All powerful symbols in history, all characterized by the apple, and all in the heat of debate.

The Beatles began the civil war among apples back in the 70's when they sued Apple for their logo and trademark issues. The Beatles, also represented by the mighty apple, declared a fruit war that continued until this year, when the courts ruled that Apple Computer has not violated any infringements, and a treaty has been signed. Now, Itunes is wooing The Beatles to put their music on Itunes. Irony or greed?

Then the whining French started another boycott on the apple trying to free the fruit so that it can be enjoyed on cheap MP3 players by all. Itunes is too restrictive, and the French threatened to boycott. Go ahead and good luck. The French triggered the revolution to the States, where boycotters in Boston (very Catholic by the way), protested Apple stores, claiming that Itunes has no right to encrypt purchased music so that it can only be played on an Ipod. Well guess what, you're wrong, and it is only jealousy of a good thing that people are complaining so much.

Apple is dominating the digital music market for one reason; their products are the best. Sure, Ipods are pricey and the accessories are ridiculously priced, but we need them, just like our cellphones. We're addicted to those all-powerful gadgets and need someone to blame for tempting us with the power of the apple. Has any of the people boycotting Apple stores ever used a Creative Mp3 player, or whatever Microsoft promotes? How about Windows Media Player? WMP is the most idiotic and frustrating excuse for a music player, and so are the devices.

Solution: Stop fighting the apple, and create something better. Simple. Until then, suck it up and remain a slave to the Ipod, until something superior comes along.