Posts by physguy

Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody This is such a technical victory though. Who cares? and more importantly, why write a story about it? "By revenue" is only important if you are concerned about how much money Apple...

Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I see what you’re saying. I did a Google search for “app store” and used various additions like “blackberry” and “java” with dates up to 2007 and found plenty of sites that use the term App Store. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism It’s not that single words are generic, it’s the combination that is still generic in App Store. I certainly use app store to refer to other app stores. The only variance is my capitalization of...

Quote: Quote: *snip* Quote: After years of losing smartphone market share to Apple's popular iPhone, Microsoft released a new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, along with Marketplace, its answer to Apple's App Store, last...

Quote: Originally Posted by Carl Johnson Apple cares first and foremost about margins. And design allows Apple to overcharge for underspeced devices. The Apple Mac Pro is a perfect example for an overpriced device. Even the top of the...

Let's see - I have a product I want to sell. - A third party comes along and provides a huge marketing boost so I can sell A LOT of my product - I have a capacity problem therefore... - I charge the third party for helping me...

Quote: Originally Posted by justbobf Hummm... So with still a low market share, yet making more money than any other company in the computer business, and billions of dollars in the bank, don't you think it is long past time for Apple...

Quote: Originally Posted by Firefly7475 Goes to show how much more expensive it is to go Mac 'eh? And what significantly higher value they provide.

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Too much email history (incl the family). Inertia. And, I can afford it. Why can't you move the history to Gmail?? I personally can't stand gmail. The web interface is very very klunky. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by msuberly Ever seen a working iPhone 4 that is not in a case? Yep. All of the ones around here. The form factor is just too great to put in a case. I don't baby it, I don't have a case (my wife's also)...