Posts by badNameErr

The article probably should mention Geoport somewhere in it's history section. Between ADB and Firewire. It failed, but was an interesting first attempt at high bandwidth (2 Mbit/s!) serial I/O on the...

"In addition, Intel said it's working on bundling the optical fiber with copper wire so Light Peak can be used to power devices plugged into the PC, he said." From:...

Quote: Originally Posted by MacTripper Of course the problem is naturally is power with Light Peak, most Apple cables provide both data and power. So are we going to see some sort of hybrid? +1. I'm hoping it's actually 2 cables...

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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross So, other websites shouldn't mention Apple because it's done here, Macworld, MacLife etc? Linux should only be mentioned on Linux sites. Windows only on Windows sites, etc? You know that it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I'm not sure I understand. Does Apple function in a vacuum, or are they compared to other firms all over, all of the time? As they are, shouldn't that be mentioned here as well? Don't you think...

Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Most of those sites are news and technology. Of those, only Ars is really a rumors site as well. But AI is a rumors site and a news site, and is unabashedly Apple based. What would you...

Quote: Originally Posted by melgross How does one make comparisons without mentioning the thing being compared to? If only that was the case - AI has been doing much more than just "comparisons" recently. Seriously, if I...

Quote: Originally Posted by addabox How we get from there to bitter fanboy MS bashing or evidence of an obsession escapes me. Have a quick look at the main page. Two MS articles on Friday, one more on Thursday. MS is a very regular...

Quote: Originally Posted by Prince By "slinging mud" do you mean reporting relevant facts that are unflattering to Microsoft? Are you from the Ministry of Truth? Should we bend facts and lie to make it sound like Microsoft...