People who want to change the world scare me. If you mean "make the world a better place" I'm more inclined to go along with that, but usually "change the world" means "make it into the world I think ought to be" and some very, very bad people in history fall into this category.
Bob On Sep 11, 2012, at 4:43 PM, Roger Eller wrote: > EULAs aside, I wonder what stand Apple takes on higher-level ethics and > morality, looking at themselves as an entity capable of making a > significant difference in this world. > > In this article, there could be a genuine opportunity for Apple to apply > some of massive resources toward curing at least one type of cancer (the > one that killed Steve Jobs): > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9508895/A-virus-that-kills-cancer-the-cure-thats-waiting-in-the-coldc.html > > In this article, they seem to be more focused on selling iPads to the > medical industry under the guise of helping find a cure: > http://www.cultofmac.com/147937/could-apple-help-cure-cancer-in-corporate-america/ > > I'm sure they give large sums of money to some very good causes, but why > not go all out and make a difference by really changing the world instead > of paying all those lawyers to take down Samsung? Ok, this one is > definitely over the top, and also naive, but wouldn't it be a wonderful > achievement for a company of such humble beginnings? > > ~Roger _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
