Posts by diddy

I’m taking this with as much salt as any other random tech pundant. Think about it - if Samsung knew something (as a component maker), they would be under NDA and their legal team (busy with lawsuits) isn’t going to want the...

Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse I look forward to your explanation of how my previous post was not grammatically correct. I think your post was grammatically correct and you probably have a better grasp of what censorship...

Quote: Originally Posted by enjourni It sucks, but this is the way apple does things, and I seriously doubt it's ever going to change. It's also pretty much the way that every retailer works - to some degree they restrict what is...

Quote: Originally Posted by pilgrim850 If Godin were to remove the links, Apple would accept the book. You know how this works. It is, in essence, censoring that material from Godin's book. Why can't you accept this fact? But he...

Indeed - we can (and have) criticized Apples (and other companies) decisions. Heck, it's encouraged around here. Nobody wants this to be an area where we just cheer Apple on or just disparage the competition and nothing else. Nobody...

Quote: Originally Posted by pilgrim850 Seth Godin is a technology and internet-cultural writer. He is the exact type of writer than the iBookstore exists to publish. It isn't about selling pornography, or mysteries in a feminist...

Quote: Originally Posted by pilgrim850 Apple should not be in the book business if it can't accept an eBook as having the same authorial rights as a printed book. The links were the author's choice. That 99% of you choose to view...

Quote: Originally Posted by pilgrim850 If you're trying to be an Apple customer, and use iBooks as you do iTunes, then no, you can't access the book. Apple is not providing it to you, for a business-conflict reason that has nothing to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil No, I know that; I'm just saying. And yeah, they likely wouldn't get one, then. Hopefully Apple has a way of doing that or Adobe can work around it somehow. There has to be a way - but I don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Ah, yes, of course. Yeah, they'll NEVER actually write Mac applications, so they'll never be in the Store. Never mind that they're whiny morons and wouldn't do it anyway because of the cut Apple...