Posts by aaarrrgggh

Quote:Originally Posted by noelos I only wish some (any) effort was being applied to improving the service in my region - Australia. The maps are great but the POI data is shockingly bad and reporting errors is a waste of effort....

Thought they had a 20-year lease at One Stockton. One of my favorite memories of that location was its proximity to Moscone Center, and the crowds flocking over there from WWDC and MacWorld. You have a little hill to climb to get up to...

Quote:Originally Posted by Ireland It's hard to say whether the litigious nature of these companies hinders or helps innovation. I think patents should be very strong and hold a lot of weight in court, especially software patents,...

Quote:Originally Posted by sog35 But the $60,000,000,000 buyback changes things.  What wallstreet hack would be stupid enough to try to tank Apple now?  And it won't end after 2015.  I'm pretty sure Apple will be raising the...

Quote:Originally Posted by Jim W Also, I don't want 5 or 10 boxes on my desk connected by cables. The tower may not be revolutionary, but it combines the necessary technology in one compact high speed enclosure. Fundamentally, it is...

Quote:Originally Posted by mstone The round glass is likely the only thing that has a huge premium for the project, unless they insist on having curved steel beams as well. In terms of form, they need a central "quad" either way,...

Quote:Originally Posted by lkrupp AT&T just reported that 80% of their smartphone activations were iPhones. So that portends a huge demand for the S4 that cannot be met? I don't get it. It was 80% because Samsung shot themselves in...

Quote:Originally Posted by Apple ][ Where is the logic in having these huge product release holes, and then releasing a whole crapload of stuff at once? Do you not want to spread out your product releases throughout the year,...

My two cents... I'm disappointed that Apple doesn't appear to have anything for the next 5-6 months that could be a game changer, because that is the only way the stock could get back to $600. But, I am happy about the share repurchase,...

Quote:Originally Posted by SolipsismX Lower profits and lower profit margins after an unprecedented lull between events doesn't look good.Yeah... I was disappointed they didn't do any better on Mac units with stock available. The...