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Eco-friendly electromagnetic superbikes, miniskirts, and hi-gloss white boots:

(TreeHugger article, manufacturer’s website)

Fake Steve Jobs on Google’s mobile phone platform thing:

“Also, whenever you see companies start talking about being “open,” it means they’re getting their ass kicked. You think Google will be forming an OpenSearch alliance any time soon, to help also-rans in search get a share of the spoils? Me neither.”

Ouch.

I imagine the marketing-psychology stuff runs pretty deep here: I present for comparison a current Dell advertisement for their video chat system, and two Apple promotional screenshots of their video chat sytem:

Dell

Apple

And, to add some politics into the mix, I’ll just note that (allegedly) Michael Dell’s political donations are 89.4% Republican, while Steve Jobs’s are 99.6% Democratic.