Posts by replicant

Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss You are assuming that ending carrier exclusivity would lower the cost of ownership significantly. Where is the evidence for this?. Finally, nobody has to "prevail" in the market. If...

Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse I also don't think it's essential for Apple to maintain simple numerical dominance in handsets to continue to attract developers or customers. I guess this is where our views differ. Market share...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss I don't get it. Apple doesn't set rates, AT&T does. Apple can affect TCO only marginally. AT&T's lowering of the data rates is going to pull a lot of new people into the market, much more...

Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Well, contrary to popular belief, and unlike Google, and Microsoft before them, I don't think Apple is necessarily interested in World Domination. Perhaps more importantly, analogies with Mac OS...

"Huberty has also been a proponent of Apple and carriers offering a lower cost of ownership for the iPhone. " Agreed. This goes against Apple's philosophy of being a niche/high-end product but I think one very important...

Cool, another reason to go visit Shanghai

Quote: Originally Posted by christopher126 I personally would like to see more aluminum than plastic....I would like to see Apple make the TimeCapsule/Router in recyclable aluminum rather than the current plastic as well. It's the...

A bit too expensive IMHO. I think the target market for this would rather purchase a cheap PC for half the price even if it's less reliable and doesn't pack the software goodies of a mac. And why did Apple put an aluminum unibody...

Quote: Originally Posted by benice I just hope it's not a year for them to get it done. I hope so too. A 12 months release cycle for iOS seems very long if you compare to Android's 6 months. Regardless, how can the dev team at Apple...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mazda 3s What the iOS interface needs is: 1) Improved notifications 2) Daily Events, Weather, etc. on the lock screen (as an option of course) 3) Quick access to turn on/off GPS/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/3G from...