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The digital divide is a classy way of describing the true meaning in all facets of the digital world. When the word digital comes up in conversation and or technology, many people have differing perspectives of its meaning. Ranging from cultural barriers, age, personalities, and opinions create a whole new realm of technology as well as our digital advancement. In other words, various people that are made up in differing cultures all view technology as a different identity. Obviously the age of 30 and younger is an excellent age for entirely grasping the marketing side, personalizations, and digital advancements. The Iphone, like discussed heavily in class whether or not it’s a phone or a computer is an annoying way to dig so deep into something for a pointless solution. The Iphone is a phone end of story, it says so in the name. I understand the technicality involved with it, and other programs, but it’s a phone… Other than that, I feel as though the digital divide is a definition can describe an endless world of technology and advancements in our lightning fast world we live in today.
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For companies like apple, Microsoft, and windows, the core marketing techniques are made up to appeal to all ages, especially demonstrating the ease of use for these machines and or products. I found a website that has the perfect example of the fued between these super powers.. Enjoy..
“Macistan is the dictatorship I choose to live in because the trains run on time.
It’s beautiful, vibrant, growing, simple, and there is virtually no crime. You don’t need to worry too much about security; daily maintenance is basically nonexistent; and when you need something fixed, there is a government sanctioned organization to deal with the problem. The trouble with Macistan is that it has a crazy, egotistical, and self-important dictator. He rules Macistan with an iron fist, and if you don’t play by his rules, he will excommunicate you. The government repair station is far from perfect, in spite of outside appearances. These sanctioned experts are frequently bureaucrats without useful skills, knowledge, or the ability to actually help. It’s also expensive to live in paradise. The costs are high in both money, and the loss of freedom. You can only install the software that is OK with the authorities, and the authorities are becoming prone to censorship of “obscenity” as they define it this week. It’s a nice and easy life, but freedom is dwindling in Macistan. Eventually it will probably become too oppressive to abide.
Windowsland is the land of the established superpower.There is an overabundance of just about everything in Windowsland: software, population, productivity, and crime.There are some costs associated with living in Windowsland, but they aren’t astronomical, you can actually live fairly well without spending much money. You also have a fair amount of freedom to do as you wish, there are restrictions, but they aren’t too heinous.The main problems with living in Windowsland is the insane crime-rate. As a result of the freedom and immense population, Windowsland is hive of scum and villainy. There is a sizable population of jerks looking to profit off of the ignorance and misfortune of others. The other issue with Windowsland is that the government is slow to improve the infrastructure of the country. The government is constantly struggling to be all things to everyone. As a result, everyone suffers. In Windowsland a lot can go wrong, but the taxes are low, and there is quite a bit of freedom.”
I lol’d when reading this because it lays out the hilarious counterpoints that people can understand in an everyday culture.
Hope you enjoyed, it's all digital after all..
-Bruce
Spira, David. "windows vs. mac vs. linux explained in metaphor." Macistan / Windowsland 21 March 2010: n. pag. Web. 1 Sep 2010. <http://geekwhisperin.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/windows-vs-mac-vs-linux/>.
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