Posts by plovell

The Bilski case has changed the landscape and that's probably why some folks are filing now - trying to get ahead of the curve. On the other hand, suing Apple is a high-stakes game. So is suing IBM, as SCO discovered (although it's...

Apple is right to enforce its usage guidelines/rules. Otherwise they become useless and you get cruft like Windows. At the same time, it should listen to a reasonable request to amend the guidelines. Not give a pass to Camera+, but...

I agree that it shouldn't be iOS and use the App Store. There's a sensible space for the Air with Mac OS X. It can run lots of custom x86 stuff, has a keyboard with keys, etc etc. I'd like one with about a 10" screen or so -...

Rupert Murdoch's number one goal is making money. Political influence comes a close second but it's second. Accept it as fact. If you don't, read his history and then come back to the discussion. Of course, political influence (#2) is...

Quote: My Macs do not have a curated, walled App store... and yet I have never heard of a single legitimate virus/malware threat. Please don't become too cocky or shawnb will become shornb. There are threats out there. Mac OS X...

Quote: Originally Posted by dksmidtx The bottom line is that five years ago today MSFT was selling at $26 per share - same as today. APPL was $48 per share and $258 today - don't care who's on top market cap wise (but guess who's ahead...

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Symantec and McAfee are lovin' it.

Tuesday morning and all I can see on the Apple Store are the two Mac Pros that have been there for, well, ages. Quad-core and 8-core. Maybe they're selling them internationally first, for a change

If I take my iPhone to Europe, I want a local number there to call and be called by my friends there. That's easy with a pre-paid SIM if the phone is unlocked. I don't want to cancel my existing AT&T contract, and will continue to...