Posts by frugality

Quote: Originally Posted by cloudgazer You misunderstand, App was generic, there's no dispute, but App Store wasn't. Combining two generic words doesn't produce a generic word - cheesecake and factory are both generic, but 'Cheesecake...

Quote: Originally Posted by cloudgazer Unfortunately for Apple the term genericized at lightning speed,... The term 'app' wasn't coined by Apple. It was in use before Apple. Apple did make it popular with the popularity of iOS...

Would Apple need to file with the FCC if there was no inherent difference between this version of Airport Extreme and the previous one? I doubt it. There must be something more substantially changed than Apple is letting on. Looking...

greed gotta love it....

I was hoping that the Time Capsule would become more NAS-like. I'd like something that could run my Logitech Squeezebox jukebox software. Imagine that a Time Capsule ran iOS and you could control Apps on it via an iPad. Plus having it...

On the one hand, it'd be very easy to upgrade to Lion via the App Store, so delaying hardware doesn't make sense in that regard. On the other hand, Apple may want you to have your new machine with 'the whole new experience' -- so that...

Ethics is different in China. Think about the copying of software that we call 'piracy', but many over there feel is just fine. It's interesting to watch these things play out on the global stage. Does 'The West' have a right to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ Apple should reorganize it's entire laptop line. Dump the white plastic macbook, get rid of it completely. And then Apple should merge the Macbook pro line with the Macbook Air line. Steve Jobs has...

I, too, have been waiting for this refresh to buy a top-end Air to replace my 2008 MBP.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bear Not directly, but we do use petroleum for moving coal to power plants. Actually, there's a diesel-powered electrical power plant in my town. But it's small, and usually kicks in only on summer days...