Posts by jakeb

Quote: "doing a commercial for the 'Big Plate' featuring the 'San Francisco Fifty-Minus-One-ers' and the 'Baltimore Blackbirds.'"   Very similar to their product strategy. Changing things just enough to sneak by...

I just don't understand HBO's position on this. Obviously I'm not alone. But why, why, why would they not want me to pay them to watch HBO shows online? 

Quote: Originally Posted by monstrosity  My advice is to not read Seeking Alpha ! Second most full-of-shit site on the net. #1 is... digitimes?

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil    Locked to a carrier… carrier forces data anyway…    I just don't get the point of a "cheaper" device.   For post-paid carriers,...

I believe they can make a cheaper phone with a premium feel. The last round of plastic MacBooks were really nice. Imagine a sharp-looking plastic case with the internals of the 4s for $199 no contract. I think people will feel happier...

Share buybacks and dividends (or sale of the company) are ultimately what gives stocks on the stock market value. Everything else is a game of musical chairs / greater fool theory. Most investors don't realize this, but they're jockeying...

UGH.

If anyone else did this, I'd think it was truly terrible. And it is. But Steve did it with such flair. How can you be mad?

I don't think it's such heresy for Apple to offer different screen sizes. Just because I personally think that a 13in screen is the "perfect" laptop screen size, I would never suggest that Apple only sell 13in laptops. There are plenty...

Seems to make more sense on the screen. Reads your fingerprint when you swipe to unlock. If it can't read the fingerprint for some reason (wearing winter touchscreen-compatible gloves maybe) the traditional keypad appears asking for your...