So, to use a metaphor. Let's say you have two people:
- one criminal who steals most of the time to earn a living but does not claim to do otherwise.
- one person with high moral standards, who, once in his life, resorts to stealing because he had to in a set of specific circumstances.
...it is ok to prefer the criminal just on the ground that he is faithful to himself rather than the person with high moral standards, because that one failed to keep to their ideals ?
That's a extremely contrived sense of reality.
Sorry, but even if Google do compromise in many ways lately, they are STILL more of a champion of Net Neutrality than Apple has ever been.
MG Siegler is the one that brought up net neutrality in comparing Google to Apple. If you have a problem with the comparison, talk to the guy whose article these comments are referencing.
While I think the metaphor needs a lot of work, I'd actually prefer the first guy to the second. The first guy I know where my limits are. I'm not letting him in on my alarm password, and I'm not loaning him my car for fear that he's going to take it.
Aside from that, I know exactly where the boundaries are, and I can meet him at a bar, have some drinks and have a generally good time.
...it is ok to prefer the criminal just on the ground that he is faithful to himself rather than the person with high moral standards, because that one failed to keep to their ideals ?
That's a extremely contrived sense of reality.
Sorry, but even if Google do compromise in many ways lately, they are STILL more of a champion of Net Neutrality than Apple has ever been.