Posts by diddy

Quote: Originally Posted by ConradJoe Here's a better idea: Pay them enough so that they can afford to buy one. And make them buy their own? What if they want to learn about the device but don't want to actually own it? It's called...

Quote: Originally Posted by 801 Won't this drop the number of individual accounts with credit card numbers that apple has on file? Isn't this something that SJ always made a point of during his keynotes? I doubt the number that will...

Quote: Originally Posted by cvaldes1831 What does the stock symbol for Appell Petroleum Corporation have anything to do with this discussion? One more thing, Katy is one of the worst analysts tracking Apple. Yea... This news is...

Quote: Originally Posted by jr_b Glad to see Apple and the studios doing this for those who have hearing difficulties. It should have been done a long time ago. While this is a nice thing, I don't think Apple has much to do with...

Quote: Originally Posted by asdasd That said, if the assemlbers have been building 150K a day, as per the rumours, its still a logistical challenge to reflash them. Flashing 4.3 was part of an existing process, an aseembly line. Now...

Quote: Originally Posted by malax Right, but it's still an interesting logistical challenge. Presumably there are tens of thousands of devices already assembled that'll need the software loaded onto them. It would be cool to see how...

Quote: Originally Posted by al_bundy how does foxconn load OS X and Windows on millions of computers? surely they don't have people do it manually? I do this at work (since we really can't do image deployment - machines are too...

Quote: Originally Posted by asdasd So how do assemblers get the OS on the device? Surely not iTunes? Probably via a system image that is deployed to the drive. Same way they do it for laptops and other devices that have an OS.

Quote: Originally Posted by ConradJoe Pay up Apple. Why does IBM license the tech, even as Apple refuses? Because Apple doesn’t feel it infringes? Just because somebody pays a license doesn’t legitimize anything or mean anything of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Menno But that kind of search that occurred is unacceptable. the ONLY people that guy gave permission to search his home were the cops, and they didn't enter. How would you like it, if I showed up with the...