Posts by Maury Markowitz

Originally Posted by Tallest Skil  Why would someone want this, though?   New features? You're joking, right?   Or perhaps you are confusing new customers with existing ones?   You...

Originally Posted by charlituna  Or not. Fact is that Apple is seen by many as a luxury brand and thus they can get away with price tactics others can't.   Oh, absolutely... but I'm not concerned about Apple's...

Margins? Who cares? Apple has what, 129 billion in the bank?   *If* the odd price of the mini *was* based on margin, then Apple is playing a losers game. They are probably the only company that *can* afford to buy share, and...

Other times, you need to make extra effort and do a web search or use a competitive maps app. But we all contribute and we all gain in the end... We call that society! Yeah great, just what the world needs, ANOTHER...

Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum  Did you report these errors?   Every single one. None have been fixed. All of Ontario is broken. Not a little broken. BROKEN.

Apple should leave the traffic exactly how it is now. Google Maps traffic is meaningless since every single road constantly flashes red every three seconds. At least you can see it. Apple's solution is almost invisible, and...

Originally Posted by retiarius  this article confirms, besides highlighting the tech, that the "mapgate" stuff is just the wannabe competitors' "scoff campaign". also, the really important bit illustrated for frisco is...

This article ignores the problems that Maps has with basic display. For instance, the color choice. That's right, color. It is a basic rule that you should use muted colors for large areas, saving bright colors for only the most...

Originally Posted by Grind  I was using spreadsheets long before the 1995 patent was issued that had all the features described in the patent.   Probably not. QuattroPro for Windows was widely regarded the...

Either you believe in a free market or you don't. It's that simple. If you believe in a free market, then the owner of an invention should be able to sell it to anyone they wish and the new owner can do whatever he wants with it....