Blackmoor Vituperative

Apple is suing people who use the word “pod” in their product. Ridiculous, you say? Outrageous, you say? Absolute evidence that Apple is to Microsoft as Fascist Italy was to Stalinist Ruissia? Why… yes. Yes, it is.

But of course, it is also an opportunity for Apple’s customers to demonstrate their manifest gullibility:

But perhaps the most interesting subtext to this story is that Wilson doesn’t harbor enough ill-will against Apple to stop buying the company’s products. She has owned about 10 Macs over the years and is currently surrounded by four of them and says she’ll buy more. In some ways, that’s one of the most ironic things about this story. Not only is Apple bullying people for the use of the word “pod,” it’s bullying its own customers.

(from ZDNet, Another cease and desist letter from Apple regarding usage of “pod” turns up)