Posts by shadash

Quote: Originally Posted by hill60 Google Navigation and software programs like it kill developer opportunities and decrease "stickiness" and reliance on purchased software. An example, I bought GPS software for $15 over a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ racist comment removed This is the stupidest comment I have ever seen on these boards, and that is saying something.

While maybe weaker, since Android users tend to purchase less than iOS users, "stickiness" on the part of Android users is presumably still there also. Perhaps Apple should have done more to thwart the dramatic growth of...

Quote: Originally Posted by sflocal They don't need to. The success of the iPhone clearly points to them having the correct price point. They are not going to go trawling the bottom of the barrel to compete with Android. They don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by cloudgazer ...What to do about the 3GS? The 3GS has supply all set up and plant running. Building a new phone from scratch entails organising more of both, and that comes at a cost. Given those sunk costs...

Twelve months ago, there sure were a lot of people saying Apple should/would never release a Verizon iPhone. Apparently those people are now MIA. Now its that Apple should/would never release a cheaper iPhone (a la the iPod...

Quote: Originally Posted by AppleZilla No kidding. There is never going to be a 'low-end' iPhone. Why water down the device when it is selling so well. The last gen iPhone becomes the 'low-end' iPhone. Why change? Lots of people...

Quote: Originally Posted by libertyforall Typical bureaucrats -- think the nanny state is the only way to solve problems. Just watch all the unintended consequences. Enough is enough government involvement in EVERYTHING! ...

I am very surprised at the objections so far to this proposal. Google's ad-serving relies in part on tracking the user's location. It is just another breach of policy by the company that's not "evil." The use of that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Michael Scrip If you buy a Mac.... Apple gets money from both the hardware sale as well as the software. When you buy a Dell... only Dell gets the hardware sale... while Microsoft gets a small license fee...