Posts by orthorim

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Really? I think it looks hideous and it badly affects the form factor of the device for no justifiable reason. I think the Apple design team could do a far better job than anything Starck could come up...

Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ If somebody actually was working on some sort of revolutionary project with Apple, I doubt that they'd be so stupid as to actually mention anything about that in interviews which they give, like some...

Looking forward to that Apple not-a-TV set. Could be good. I don't think Apple will do a car product - even though every time I use my car stereo, or in fact when I buy a new one, I think "I wish Apple made one because these all...

Quote: Originally Posted by tooltalk wonder if Apple fanbois said the same thing about Android phones taking over the smartphone market share. Winning! Google makes next to no money on the OS they give away for free. Further...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mightymike Google realizes that it's not a tablet market but an iPad market at the high end and retail market can only be found at the low end. Watch out for Google to leverage their Android OS to squeeze out...

Quote: Originally Posted by bullhead their best bet would have been to buy time with some Android devices, at least people buy them. All the while, revamp Symbian into something shiny so they can be innovative rather than just another...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX And the Titanic was mostly above the water when people were jumping ship. So where is your prof that Elop is the one that sank Nokia? Elop was part of the MS deal that's currently destroying...

The problem is there just isn't room for another smartphone OS. It wouldn't matter if WP blew the others out of the water - it would still be the largely irrelevant outsider. The other problem is WP is far from blowing anything out of...

Ad Mac Pro: If it makes profits they'll keep it. If it makes losses, they'll can it. It's that simple. Obviously it's good to keep a high end / prestige model around even if unit sales are low. As long as it's profitable overall. But...

Quote: Originally Posted by d-range We've long passed the point that development work requires extreme high-end hardware. Depends on what you're developing. I was doing Java / Eclipse and thought the same. Then I started using...