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marvfox
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September 18, 2011 6:20AM
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When Apple designed the new MBP recently don't you think they should have included an Ethernet Connection to ? Thanks marv
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tallest skil
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September 18, 2011 5:09PM
No, of course not. And they never will since Thunderbolt can handle Ethernet.
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the third man
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September 18, 2011 8:32PM
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Tallest Skil
No, of course not. And they never will since Thunderbolt can handle Ethernet.
If Thunderbolt gets off the ground.
FireWire and Blu-Ray, among scores of others, come to mind.
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tallest skil
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September 18, 2011 9:04PM
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If Thunderbolt gets off the ground.
Backed by Intel. It can't lose. They'll just put it on all of their motherboards and people will be forced to have it.
It's the best port we've ever had. It can't lose in its own right.
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gyorpb
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September 19, 2011 6:10AM
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marvfox
When Apple designed the new MBP recently don't you think they should have included an Ethernet Connection to ?
Assuming you are referring to the MacBook Air, an Ethernet port is physically thicker than the entire MacBook Air. You can't have it both ways.
For the few that absolutely need wired networking on an ultra-portable, there's Apple's USB Ethernet adapter.
.tsooJ
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September 19, 2011 6:19AM
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Tallest Skil
Backed by Intel. It can't lose. They'll just put it on all of their motherboards and people will be forced to have it.
It's the best port we've ever had. It can't lose in its own right.
The cable to this Thunderbolt is darn expensive.
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tallest skil
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September 19, 2011 7:33AM
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The cable to this Thunderbolt is darn expensive.
So were USB cables in 1997. It'll get better.
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the third man
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September 19, 2011 8:50AM
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people will be forced to have it.
"Forced"?
That makes me an instant opponent.
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tallest skil
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September 19, 2011 9:04AM
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"Forced"?
That makes me an instant opponent.
Go buy a motherboard without USB.
Oh, wait. You can't. You're forced to have it. Guess you're an opponent of USB.
I'm an opponent of USB because I'm forced to
still
have it.
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the third man
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September 19, 2011 9:40AM
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I'm an opponent of USB because I'm forced to
still
have it.
Ah so, you
like
being forced!
There's a word for that, I believe.
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tallest skil
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September 19, 2011 9:48AM
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Ah so, you
like
being forced!
There's a word for that, I believe.
Sorry, but your failure to understand what I've written doesn't constitute an argument.
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the third man
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September 19, 2011 10:20AM
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Sorry, but your failure to understand what I've written doesn't constitute an argument.
And vice versa...
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marvfox
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September 20, 2011 7:30AM
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So were USB cables in 1997. It'll get better.
I am implying it is over priced that is all.
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tallest skil
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September 20, 2011 8:02AM
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I am implying it is over priced that is all.
It's not, though. A thing cannot be overpriced when
1. It's the only one of its kind.
2. People are buying it. Which they are.
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the third man
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September 20, 2011 9:01AM
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It's not, though. A thing cannot be overpriced when
1. It's the only one of its kind.
Overpriced is overpriced. A.k.a. 'not worth it'.
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2. People are buying it. Which they are.
Because they have no choice: it's integral to the new machines.
So people are not buying it because they
want
to, but only because they
have
to.
I.o.w. Apple is jamming Thunderbolt down people's throats!
Like they did FireWire.
Fat lot of good that did us!
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marvfox
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September 21, 2011 7:34AM
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The Third Man
Overpriced is overpriced. A.k.a. 'not worth it'.
Because they have no choice: it's integral to the new machines.
So people are not buying it because they
want
to, but only because they
have
to.
I.o.w. Apple is jamming Thunderbolt down people's throats!
Like they did FireWire.
Fat lot of good that did us!
I agree with you completely.Apple has a monopoly on this new concept.
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tallest skil
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September 21, 2011 8:40AM
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I agree with you completely.Apple has a monopoly on this new concept.
Except nope. Because all sorts of PCs will have Thunderbolt in just a few months.
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marvfox
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September 22, 2011 7:43AM
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Except nope. Because all sorts of PCs will have Thunderbolt in just a few months.
We shall see if this will happen or not
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tallest skil
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September 22, 2011 8:10AM
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We shall see if this will happen or not
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marvfox
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September 23, 2011 6:15AM
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Sorry I doubted you.
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the third man
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September 23, 2011 12:49PM
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Sorry I doubted you.
One swallow doesn't make it summer.
FireWire and Blu-Ray, among many others, had early adopters too. Who subsequently rued the fact.
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No, of course not. And they never will since Thunderbolt can handle Ethernet.
If Thunderbolt gets off the ground.
FireWire and Blu-Ray, among scores of others, come to mind.
If Thunderbolt gets off the ground.
Backed by Intel. It can't lose. They'll just put it on all of their motherboards and people will be forced to have it.
It's the best port we've ever had. It can't lose in its own right.
When Apple designed the new MBP recently don't you think they should have included an Ethernet Connection to ?
Assuming you are referring to the MacBook Air, an Ethernet port is physically thicker than the entire MacBook Air. You can't have it both ways.
For the few that absolutely need wired networking on an ultra-portable, there's Apple's USB Ethernet adapter.
.tsooJ
Backed by Intel. It can't lose. They'll just put it on all of their motherboards and people will be forced to have it.
It's the best port we've ever had. It can't lose in its own right.
The cable to this Thunderbolt is darn expensive.
The cable to this Thunderbolt is darn expensive.
So were USB cables in 1997. It'll get better.
people will be forced to have it.
"Forced"?
That makes me an instant opponent.
"Forced"?
That makes me an instant opponent.
Go buy a motherboard without USB.
Oh, wait. You can't. You're forced to have it. Guess you're an opponent of USB.
I'm an opponent of USB because I'm forced to still have it.
I'm an opponent of USB because I'm forced to still have it.
Ah so, you like being forced!
There's a word for that, I believe.
Ah so, you like being forced!
There's a word for that, I believe.
Sorry, but your failure to understand what I've written doesn't constitute an argument.
Sorry, but your failure to understand what I've written doesn't constitute an argument.
And vice versa...
So were USB cables in 1997. It'll get better.
I am implying it is over priced that is all.
I am implying it is over priced that is all.
It's not, though. A thing cannot be overpriced when
1. It's the only one of its kind.
2. People are buying it. Which they are.
It's not, though. A thing cannot be overpriced when
1. It's the only one of its kind.
Overpriced is overpriced. A.k.a. 'not worth it'.
2. People are buying it. Which they are.
Because they have no choice: it's integral to the new machines.
So people are not buying it because they want to, but only because they have to.
I.o.w. Apple is jamming Thunderbolt down people's throats!
Like they did FireWire.
Fat lot of good that did us!
Overpriced is overpriced. A.k.a. 'not worth it'.
Because they have no choice: it's integral to the new machines.
So people are not buying it because they want to, but only because they have to.
I.o.w. Apple is jamming Thunderbolt down people's throats!
Like they did FireWire.
Fat lot of good that did us!
I agree with you completely.Apple has a monopoly on this new concept.
I agree with you completely.Apple has a monopoly on this new concept.
Except nope. Because all sorts of PCs will have Thunderbolt in just a few months.
Except nope. Because all sorts of PCs will have Thunderbolt in just a few months.
We shall see if this will happen or not
We shall see if this will happen or not
Sorry I doubted you.
Sorry I doubted you.
One swallow doesn't make it summer.
FireWire and Blu-Ray, among many others, had early adopters too. Who subsequently rued the fact.