Apple court filing takes HTC to task over superflous comma

2

Comments

  • Reply 21 of 44
    stelligentstelligent Posts: 2,680member
    What is a "superflous" comma?



    Sorry, I couldn't resist. I guess dropping a U is better leaving out an M. We could have had this as a headline: "Apple court filing takes HTC to task over superfluous coma"
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 22 of 44
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post


    WOW, I was just in time!







    You must be a lawyer
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 23 of 44
    solipsismsolipsism Posts: 25,726member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tussmuss View Post


    Haha! But maybe they should consider putting more money into improving their software, rather than hiring so many expensive lawyers and filing these frivolous lawsuits.



    You keep acting like the two are mutually exclusive, but they aren't. Apple clearly puts in plenty effort to their software.



    You have to determine if the issues you have/had with betas of iOS are the exact cause as you had with your sole device.



    You also have to determine if Apple is doing worse or better as they grow. You can't say there are x-many posts on a forum to claim proof of a widespread issue when Apple's mindshare and unit sales are more than increasing. If Apple has 50% more bad units hitting the streets over the iPhone 4 launch but is selling twice as many units than before that would be a decrease in the percentage of users with issues. That's a plus, especially as a company grows in scale and has to source components from different vendors.



    Quote:

    I am referring directly to:

    Quote:
    Quote:

    Attention to detail on all things, including, as in this case, an incorrect comma, is of course a defining characteristic of Apple products.





    Not everything should be taken literally. You could say that Apple should never need to update their HW, SW, or even release Betas to devs because they are always perfect and it "just works" but we both know that is talking about the philosophy of ease of use, not from never having a bug in the code.





    I have the battery drain issue with my 4S but never did I think Apple was someone cheating me by not having software engineers to write and debug code, cutting corners by not dealing with QA checks, or siphoning money from engineering departments to pay for their lawyers. It's a computer, it's CE, there will be some with issues. Even if you had a physical person check each and every model for a day (you should know this is unrealistic) there would still be plenty of units that are shipped out with a built-in issue of some sort.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 24 of 44
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Apple ][ View Post


    That's one of the biggest and most common errors that people make when typing.



    Ignorant people who don't even know the difference between "their" and "there" are everywhere. And don't get me started on "Your" and "You're". There are so many ignorant people around, it's a wonder that they are even able to connect to the internet.



    I can't take anybody seriously when they type like a uneducated child or an illiterate homeless bum. And now with smartphones everywhere and auto-correct, the younger generations are only getting dumber and dumber. In the near future, it will be a miracle if these ignorant people will even be able to spell their own name correctly.



    Or how about when some on this forum use the spelling looser instead of loser when they're calling someone a loser or talking about Apple being the loser of a patent fight.



    Talk about being a lewzer!
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 25 of 44
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AppleInsider View Post


    Attention to detail on all things, including, as in this case, an incorrect comma, is of course a defining characteristic of Apple products. The trait was instilled in the company by its late co-founder, Steve Jobs, who amassed a portfolio of over 300 patents in his time at the company. sale of HTC Android hardware, though Jobs himself suggested Apple has no intention of settling.



    Hello AI?



    Please make Steve proud..... please hire a good copy-editor.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 26 of 44
    macrulezmacrulez Posts: 2,455member
    deleted
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 27 of 44
    Better for one to miss a comma than for one to miss a period.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 28 of 44
    Quote:

    Not everything should be taken literally. You could say that Apple should never need to update their HW, SW, or even release Betas to devs because they are always perfect and it "just works" but we both know that is talking about the philosophy of ease of use, not from never having a bug in the code.



    It's just that they believe they are perfect. That's what I take issue with, when clearly their software is laden with bugs and performance issues. I've filed upwards of 10 bug reports for iOS5 (including the battery drain issue), and only 2 were actually addressed. Apple should strive to be the best in the market; they have a great product and a good vision. It would do them a bit of good to learn some humility, though.



    Quote:

    Not everything should be taken literally.



    Which is exactly why the whole comma omission issue is so frivolous!
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 29 of 44
    stelligentstelligent Posts: 2,680member
    I can't help but be reminded of Google's *funny* bids on the Nortel patents. This comma incident is a page off the same playbook to me.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 30 of 44
    It's not like they graded the paper with a red pen and sent it back for improper grammar or punctuation, their name was spelled wrong. How many of you if you were served with papers and your name was misspelled would point that out? I certainly would. I don't think this is an issue of attention to detail at all. It was pointing out an obvious mistake that could have legal ramifications.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 31 of 44
    solipsismsolipsism Posts: 25,726member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tussmuss View Post


    It's just that they believe they are perfect.



    Really? You actually believe Apple thinks everything they do is perfect despite the facts I've given that prove they don't think or act like they are perfect. Here's another: They let you submit bugs! A logical person would realize that if they thought they were perfect they wouldn't have a way for you to submit knowledge of how they aren't perfect because there would be no need for it. This isn't rocket surgery here.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 32 of 44
    conradjoeconradjoe Posts: 1,887member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by decpersona View Post


    Isn't it spelt 'superfluous'? Not 'superflous'. I just checked on the dictionary on my iPad.





    AI considers the extra "u" to be superfluous.



     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 33 of 44
    stelligentstelligent Posts: 2,680member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by solipsism View Post


    They let you submit bugs!



    Apple lets us submit bugs? Why, they are too perfect to include bugs themselves in the software?
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 34 of 44
    stelligentstelligent Posts: 2,680member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by VisualZone View Post


    Better for one to miss a comma than for one to miss a period.



    Now that's a good one!
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 35 of 44
    solipsismsolipsism Posts: 25,726member
    Reminds of this scene from Blackadder Goes Forth, episode Corporal Punishment, arguably the best episode of all 4 series, where Captain Blackadder gets a telegram. You also get to see Hugh Laurie from 25 years ago.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 36 of 44
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Apple ][ View Post


    That's one of the biggest and most common errors that people make when typing.



    Ignorant people who don't even know the difference between "their" and "there" are everywhere. And don't get me started on "Your" and "You're". There are so many ignorant people around, it's a wonder that they are even able to connect to the internet.



    I can't take anybody seriously when they type like a uneducated child or an illiterate homeless bum. And now with smartphones everywhere and auto-correct, the younger generations are only getting dumber and dumber. In the near future, it will be a miracle if these ignorant people will even be able to spell their own name correctly.



    Most of these people are probably high school graduates. You don't really expect literacy in those who get their education in government schools, do you?

    John
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 37 of 44
    apple ][apple ][ Posts: 9,233member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jbaugh View Post


    Most of these people are probably high school graduates. You don't really expect literacy in those who get their education in government schools, do you?

    John



    Actually, yes I do. I never went to any private schools and neither did most of my friends, and they all know how to properly communicate.



    By the way, Steve Jobs was very much against the teacher's unions and I agree with him.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 38 of 44
    Eats shoots and leaves.



    Eats, shoots and leaves.



    Eats, shoots, and leaves.



    Eats shoots, and leaves.



    Punctuation is important!
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 39 of 44
    galbigalbi Posts: 968member
    Quote:

    The trait was instilled in the company by its late co-founder, Steve Jobs, who amassed a portfolio of over 300 patents in his time at Apple.







    Hey AI, I guess you people didnt read the biography.



    He was more of a tweater than an inventor



    AI acting as if they work within Apple.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 40 of 44
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Galbi View Post


    He was more of a tweater than an inventor



    Could you clarify on what a 'tweater' is? I think I have an idea of what you're trying to get across.



    And Lion autocorrects it to 'tweeter', but that's not what you mean.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
Sign In or Register to comment.