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Re: iTunes Ecosystem??

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Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> writes:

> On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:25:11 -0500, Davoud <star@sky.net> wrote:
> > Ecosystem: "a biological community of interacting organisms and their 
> > physical environment."
> >
> > To my finely trained ear, describing an interconnected system of 
> > inorganic machines and software as an "ecosystem" is as foul and 
> > pompous a buzzword as I have ever encountered. It's right down there 
> > with "time frame," as in "We expect to have it ready in the March time 
> > frame." Reprehensible, despicable, repugnant, opprobrious, and 
> > iniquitous.
> >
> > Suggested replacement for the execrable "iTunes ecosystem:" iTunes.
> 
> So, going forward under your updated parameters, we need to have in 
> place a streamlined frame of reference to replace the "iTunes ecosystem" 
> with a less organic yet more technically correct buzzword.  We will need 
> to identify a suitable process owner to enact the new parameters, 
> brainstorming a set of alternative terminologies which can tested among 
> representative samples of Apple's various overlapping target market 
> populations.  Once the the betas are finalized and the replacement 
> terminology is qualified we can push it out with a presumptive target 
> date of Q2 2017.  This could be a watershed moment for the Apple 
> ecosystem.

pwned.

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iTunes Ecosystem?? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-01-27 22:25 -0500
  Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-27 23:25 -0500
  Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-28 04:29 +0000
  Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-27 21:30 -0800
  Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2014-01-28 00:00 -0600
    Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-27 22:14 -0800
    Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-01-28 06:51 -0800
    Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> - 2014-01-28 09:25 -0600
    Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2014-01-28 10:26 -0500
    Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-01-28 11:01 -0500
    Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-28 16:55 +0000
      Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-01-29 01:58 +0000
      Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2014-01-28 21:53 -0600
  Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-28 07:27 -0500
  Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? rcp27g@gmail.com - 2014-01-28 08:24 -0800
    Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-01-28 18:21 -0500
      Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-28 20:38 -0700
        Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-29 15:01 +0000
          Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-29 19:34 -0600
            Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-29 23:20 -0500
  Re: iTunes Ecosystem?? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-01-28 09:41 -0800

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