Posts by mesomorphicman

Quote: Originally Posted by LizSandford  Jobs said a smaller iPad wouldn't work because people's fingers aren't that small. Why, then, is the even smaller display on the iPhone considered adequate? I'm 2 1/2 years on...

You say, "... tells users to "Be Bold" and use BlackBerry for business." I say "begging" people to "Be Bold." and use BlackBerry. I don't want RIM to die (people need their jobs), but they have to do better than this.

Late to this, although I live in Silicon Valley area (many Apple supporters), I see 8-15 iPads on the train every day to/from work, but at most I've seen 5-6 Amazon Fire's since beginning of the year total. I see more Kindle's and...

As employee's their options are: a) work and be grateful to have a job; b) go on strike; c) find a new job; or d) commit suicide, so when they do make things better they're not here to enjoy it and break their families hearts. And...

To me it's kind of funny and sad how everyone uses Apple to get attention, push their agenda, get website page clicks, or make a name for themselves. Examples: Greenpeace with this look at us stunt, that NPR guy, Consumer Reports,...

Quote: Originally Posted by myapplelove I read something about class from another poster here... What middle class in China, are you bs-ing us? In China it's the upper class and the dirt poor. The slave girls at Foxconn who ve never...

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulMJohnson Beta normally means you don't advertise it as a primary selling point as well. Hell, at least half of everything with a Google logo attached to it has been in Beta for years and they still...

No one cares about the TVs, but I hope these are double bolted in with a ton of security to keep a thief from yanking one out (even at gunpoint) to not only get a free iPad, but also to steal all the credit card info...

Quote: Originally Posted by Realistic Are you really that naive? Well, I can't dispute that descriptive counter point, I guess you're right. I shouldn't use their own statements to prove my point. Sorry.

Apple I love yah, but counting the UPS/FedEx person as an indirect job created by Apple is a stretch to say the least. That person would have a delivery job regardless of that iPad delivery. They just might have 2-5 (or some other small...