Z:gnu-www-ja-why-call-it-the-swindle--08cddc-I go out of my way to call nas/en

I go out of my way to call nasty things by names that criticize them. I call Apple's user-subjugating computers the &ldquo;iThings,&rdquo; and Amazon's abusive e-reader the &ldquo;Swindle.&rdquo; Sometimes I refer to Microsoft's operating system as &ldquo;Losedows&rdquo;; I referred to Microsoft's first operating system as &ldquo;MS-Dog.&rdquo;[1] Of course, I do this to vent my feelings and have fun. But this fun is more than personal; it serves an important purpose. Mocking our enemies recruits the power of humor into our cause.