Posts by 4miler

Recently my iPhone and I were caught in a torrential downpour soaking me to the core, and the iPhone was drenched. The phone was in a bag, but the bag got soaked through. Naturally the water-damage repair was not covered by AppleCare....

A possible scernario: Windows 8 makes a marginal hit, but given the 95+% marketshare of Windows, it is a significant impact to the market. In parallel, Nokia brings out its Windows Phones. Now, all you Apple people out there, the big...

My reasons for not updating to Lion, and even thinking of skipping Lion totally: - I want to have control of when I save documents, and sometimes decide NOT to save a document. I want a SAVE AS feature which I use a lot. - I have a...

It's quite possible that if/when Windows 8 takes off among people that need content-creation pads, rather than one primarily focused on content-consumption, there may be a halo-effect where people will be attracted to Windows...

Quote: Originally Posted by SwissMac2 As a writer I am surprised you haven't heard of Chapters for the iPad. Whenever I am away from the office eg in a waiting room for dentist or doctor and so on I can slip out my iPad, write a couple...

There are two opposite paradigms, and depending on which one you're from, you'll either love or hate Windows 8 for tablet. Speaking as a Mac user since the 512K Mac, and being a Mac evangelist for all of that time -- I actually am...

Either Microsoft or Google Android should just buy up the WebOS team and IP, more likely Google. It'd be exciting if Google bought up the WebOS hardware side as well and integrated it with its Motorola hardware capability. That would...

Back to topic. I was furious when I read Apple's legal action against HyperMac. I have a long-life HyperMac battery. Said to last around 10-12 hours. If Apple does not allow other manufacturers to make these products for the Mac --...

I just wanted an OSX tiny netbook with keyboard. Sure, no great leap in innovation -- but very useful for helping me get things done. I'm not getting an iPad. Plus, I do not want to type on glass when doing serious work for lengthy...

Quote: Originally Posted by patroll Apple is extremely successful financially and demonstrates time and again that it understands the market (public information). It seems implausible that they would risk their financial success by...