Posts by graxspoo

Apple doesn't seem to really get online services. Look at what they did with .mac/mobileMe. First it was free, then it cost $99 a year, now maybe it will be free again. Dumb. Should have been free all along. Cloud services shouldn't...

Doesn't look appealing to me, but then, I think the iPad is dumb also. Who wants a laptop with no keyboard? Who wants a cellphone you can't fit in your pocket. Ok, all those iPad sales say I'm wrong. I guess people have more money than...

Quote: Originally Posted by timgriff84 People mention iTunes as a lock in but I disagree. I loved iTunes for years but they ruined it when they removed all the colour from the interface. But more importantly... 1. Your music is in...

Quote: Originally Posted by timgriff84 People buy new clothes not because there old ones have worn out, but because there's new ones that they like. I buy clothes because the old ones wear out and I'm still using my first gen iPhone....

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta That may be true for companies that distribute their own software, but the majority of software is still sold in brick & mortar stores, where the discount is closer to 50%. Even when you use...

One thing I'm confused about: It seems that Apps aren't allowed to install plug-ins, but they are allowed to load them? Very strange. How can you load plug-ins if you don't install them?

Quote: Originally Posted by Xian Zhu Xuande This could be very cool. Right now it seems Mac developers (heck, computer developers) have to jack their prices up quite high in order to turn the type of profit they want due to piracy and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mario This sounds like the beginning of the end of Mac as general computing platform and entry into a non-portable Mac appliance. Couple this with "auto-save" (i.e. hide file system from the user)...

Quote: Originally Posted by thompr Well, the ability to stream my own video content from my computer is a major feature for me. If Apple TV did not allow that, then I wouldn't have purchased one. So the important question: can Google...

Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody This is terribly naive. Facebook doesn't have an agenda? Facebook just want's to connect you with stuff you're interested in? What a laugh! Ping might be rudimentary at the moment, but I...