In the days of yore, Apple Evangelistas used to be people who would
send crippling amounts of email (that was maybe 10 or 20 emails in
1995) to people who wrote negative things about Our Beloved Platform.
The Wrath of Guy descended upon anyone who presented an unbalanced view
of the computing world, and everyone knew their place in the world. You
were either Fer Us or Agin Us - with no gray area between.
These days, however, we're seeing signs that the Evangelista as such
may be fading from the general computer user's lexicon. This may be due
to the growing maturity of the Apple camp, or because of the
disintegration of the once-mighty Evangelist into the strange-but-true
mess that Shane Anderson finds himself the focal point of; but it is
more likely because there is less and less to defend. Apple's newfound
musical success is driving its performances on a stage larger than
operating system preference, and while they've historically paid little
attention to those sites that helped them through the Dark Times, Apple
has even started shipping iTunes for Windows (fer cryin' out loud).
These are dangerous times, because grassroots support is needed more
than ever. Gather round your MUGS and raise a cold one to those lonely
diehards who still Fight the Good Fight,™ maintaining creative
and competitive diversity so the DNA of computing doesn't become
stagnant.
That said, the Lite Side is proud and honored to present
Why We Still Need To Fight the Good Fight
10. The Mac
Observer's Death Knell Counter Keeps on Ticking
9. Rob
Enderle Continues to Raise Himself from the Grave Each Day
8. Superintendendos
of Education Keep Getting Bad
Advice
7. The Future of
Computing Is at Stake
6. Somebody
Needs to Write a Press Release About This Guy and Post It
Everywhere
5. Apple's Advertising Never
Really Addresses Popular Anti-Mac Mythology . . . except on their
website.
4. Microsoft
Still Owns All the Properties Except Kentucky Avenue
3. Someone Needs to
Innovate so Apple Has Someone to Emulate
Apple, we love ya, but sometimes, sometimes, you get on our nerves. The
Mac Web isn't quite as blinded by the Reality Distortion Field as
people think it is. Isn't that as much of the Good Fight as opposing
the Dark Side?
2. Someone
Needs to Innovate so Microsoft Has Someone to Emulate
1. The Mac is still a better platform than the PC! It doesn't
deserve a fade into obscurity.
So don't give up the Good Fight. We need you!
