Ronnie6d ago
Says the guy that literally talks about Apple and Tim Cook for hours every week on a podcast.
Show threadBen Gillam 6d ago

@Ronnie To some credit a lot of the Apple tech sphere has been very critical of recent Apple and TimApple decisions and ways of doing business.

The trouble is they forget it every time.. **ooh new shiny**

Show threadRonnie6d ago
@bengillam I’m not saying he likes Cook, or even Apple, at this point, but he does give them constant attention.
Show threadRob

@Ronnie @bengillam
I listen to ATP every week. I have multiple ATP t-shirts. I am a fan.

These are Apple fans through and through. Marco has a successful Apple-only app called Overcast.

I think it's fair to say that he is disappointed in the company leadership - especially in the way they treat developers. He is also not a fan of the way Cook bends the knee to Trump. None of them like the way Apple has acted in China, which was spearheaded by Tim Cook.

Mar 25 at 2:29pmWeb
Show threadRonnie6d ago
@rob @bengillam I never said he likes Apple or Cook, he said Tim Cook doesn’t deserve his attention. He gives Apple and Tim Cook attention every single week.
Show threadRob6d ago

@Ronnie @bengillam
Tim Cook gets negative attention. That is true.

The post is about Tim Cook. Not Apple.

Show threadRonnie6d ago
@rob @bengillam So you’re telling me he doesn’t give any attention to Tim Cook?
Show threadRonnie6d ago
@rob @bengillam If I cared enough, I would search ATP transcripts to see how many times he says Tim Cook. I bet you it’s plenty of times. Now he has never said my name. He gives me no attention because I truly don’t deserve it. 😂
Show threadRob6d ago
@Ronnie @bengillam
I guess what I am telling you is that the post has a more subtle meaning than you are assigning it.
Show threadRonnie6d ago
@rob @bengillam I’ll accept that for sure.
Show threadRob6d ago

@Ronnie @bengillam
I definitely have my issues with the podcast. Their interests can be quite narrow. And sometimes they say things that are not well-informed because lets just say that their curiosity about technology can be limited at times. But sometimes it is quite expansive, which is why I listen.

Your point of excessive Apple fawning is a point I accept. It's not something I completely agree with or am comfortable with.

Show threadRonnie6d ago
@rob @bengillam It’s not even just fawning though. That’s what I’m trying to say. Attention is attention. If you want to not give something, or someone, attention you don’t talk about them.
Show threadRob6d ago

@Ronnie @bengillam
I think it's fair to love a company's products but not people who work at the company.

One man is not Apple any more than Apple is not one man.