Humour
This issue, at its core, is a far-reaching and serious one, overwhelming in its scope. Therefore, it doesn't hurt to smile. Laughter and a sense of humour are powerful motivators, and heartening educational and reflective tools.
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2012
iRex on Apple
CBC's The National - Rex Murphy shares his thoughts on Apple, and it's a bite the tech giant might not like.
Rex shares his thoughts on Apple, and it's a bite the tech giant might not like.
Read a transcript of this Rex Murphy episode
iRex
Thursday, March 8, 2012
"If somebody came up with a device that could (a) end world hunger, (b) forestall nuclear war for all time and (c) erase the cast of Jersey Shore from the memory of the man - I doubt that person would get the kind of "news" coverage the Apple corporation gets anytime it has a hiccup.
"From Australia to Alaska, whenever Apple has got a new product, an upgrade - in other words a re-jigged version of something it's already sold under equipped in the tens, if not hundreds of millions - every news outlet in the world: magazines, online, blogs, network news, the twitter gallery, halts to note the latest trinket from the most profitable corporation on the face of the Earth.
"It started with iPod, which was a tinkering with existing technology to produce, essentially, just a small jukebox tied to a couple of peanuts serving as headphones. Not a world-changing moment, not an advance in civilization like the Renaissance, or the invention of the wheel . . .
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