Tech Savvy Satire

Filed under: blogging, economy, mobile

So it’s come to my attention that just about everyone on Twitter and Friend Feed has one thing to talk about anymore. That being the all powerful iPhone 3G edition. Personally, I have no desire to own one as they are just so expensive and it seems it all amounts to eye candy. The killer app for iPhone is…wait, I really don’t want a killer app on my phone thank you, I want to be able to call people and text, and possibly check my email. That is all I ask of a phone. However, in most of today’s tech savvy generation, that just makes me “stuck in the nineties” and obliterates any geek in me.

I am of the opinion that there are very interesting things happening other than the iPhone; things that are getting overlooked. For example, Verizon was in talks to buy out Alltel for $27 billion. That to me is horrifying, seeing as how Alltel services us down here in Hickville, Nowhere USA, where as when I came here on vacation my Verizon phone did not work at all. Verizon seems to be about supplying cities with service but neglects the country bumpkins in little towns all over the US. And with poor tact on the Customer Service end of things, I’m worried as to what is going to happen with my phone service. Will I have to make the switch back to Verizon, or will I have to go with the other mobile carrier in the area: AT&T?

Another interesting thing to me was the analysis of the latest cover of the New Yorker Magazine. Chris Farley, wrote on his blog possibly the best political/satirical wrap up of the cover and of the upcoming election. In part it says:

Rumors are circulated about Obama being a (gasp) Muslim. His middle name is Hussein, he must be related to Saddam Hussein. I think the humor is self explanatory. The New Yorker is mocking, and rightly so, the sheer stupidity of those who believe these rumors, as well as those who spread them maliciously.

I just about fell out of my chair when I read a twitter later on regarding this particular cover:

“The new yorker” is full of [expletive deleted] …. : /”

It just goes to show that some people regardless of their age can write and analyze politics on a level much higher than some of their peers. I have no desire to voice my opinions on politics, but it proves the point that the New Yorker may have done something unwise in releasing this particular cover. Too many will feel that it’s jabbing at Sen. Obama, completely missing the point of the whole article.

Lastly, Microsoft stocks fell last night 6%. Sales rose for them during the last fiscal year, but because many people are slow to adopt Vista (no wonder, I despise it) and Wall Street’s estimates were higher than Microsoft’s actual year end profit, stocks dropped. Sadly I failed to see whether or not their stock dropped on the day they discontinued XP, but in my opinion it seems likely that it would. XP was by far better than Vista, and should I ever need a new computer, I will just go for a Mac, seeing as how it seems like Vista is trying to be a knock-off edition. Perhaps it’s just the Unix lover in me, or maybe I’ve been using Linux far too long, but something about Microsoft going under in the not so distant future makes me smile.

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