Posts by allblue

There is one area of business Apple is more than capable of moving into, namely a PoS set-up for retailers. With the iPod Touch, iPad and Mini Server already in place, all it would take is a card-swipe attachment plus software to tie it...

Quote: Originally Posted by applecored Now Sony get to exploit the Beatles back catalogue in anyway they like... ringtones, adverts etc... Can't buy your love though eh.

Cookies are only part of this tracking issue, there are also Local Shared Objects (LSO), aka Flash cookies. These ignore browser settings and secrete themselves in the Flash player folder in your library. I use Firefox as my main browser...

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram I've been an Apple customer since 1984, through thick and thin, good days and bad, and people like me kept the company afloat through its 'dark days'. So does that mean that Apple should...

Apple does have a ruthless side these days. Back in the dark days it was the resellers that kept Apple alive.

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX I found the UK to be more messed up with it came to measurements. They use imperial units and metrics, MPH and KPH for road speed, F and C for temp depending on which sounds more extreme, and still...

I could never understand why Windows was allowed a free run of things throughout the PC revolution. There was Apple of course, but in the big picture they were a niche player, but why so many big wealthy corporations meekly tied...

Apple to hold 'strange' event in Feb... Perhaps they are getting Steve Ballmer as a guest presenter. Now that would be strange.

Here's another vote condemning the horrible experience of Dixon's. The response here so far shows that this is a widely held view, and in fact the push by sales staff who knew nothing about the products to sell their extended warranty...

Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark the average PC life lasts until the warranty expires. My Mac is 6.5 years old and will probably be replaced this year if a new iMac comes out. My G4 iMac lasted 9 years of pretty much daily use. I...