I worked in Switzerland for 8 years, had a great time, the standard of living there is amazing and all I can say is Switzerland has nothing to fear from Apple in terms of a watch. You do reliaze that there are several very large companies based in Switzerland including the BISS bank. Probably the most powerful institution in the whole world. Oh and Switzerland is not neutral, it runs the world.
I worked in Switzerland for 8 years, had a great time, the standard of living there is amazing and all I can say is Switzerland has nothing to fear from Apple in terms of a watch. You do reliaze that there are several very large companies based in Switzerland including the BISS bank. Probably the most powerful institution in the whole world. Oh and Switzerland is not neutral, it runs the world.
It sounds like something I would have heard around the early 21th century…
"I worked in [Redmond] for 8 years, had a great time, the standard of living there is amazing and all I can say is [Microsoft] has nothing to fear from Apple in terms of [competition]. You do reliaze that there are several very large companies based in [North America] including [Research in Motion]. Probably the most powerful institutions in the whole world. Oh and Microsoft is not [crap], it runs the world."
Having a Swiss watch (not a very expensive one), I cannot see a watch with a battery threatening Swiss horologists. A Swiss watch is for life- an Apple iwatch (which will no doubt be really cool) is only good until the battery becomes weedy or until the newest version comes out. An horologists can repair your watch, Apple will eventually stop repairing old Iwatches, if they repair them at all.
Sooo, anyone think Apple would use that Swiss railway clock design they licensed a couple years ago for their main watch face? Wikipedia says Apple paid $22.4 million USD in January of this year despite the design being removed from iOS 7 last year.
Does Ive ever comment on anything, especially on something that is not released yet?
If Jony Ive is saying something to the effect that the entire country of Switzerland is in trouble, then this sounds freaking awesome! The iWatch will be huge!
Let's crush Switzerland! Apple will lead the way! I never did care much for "neutral" countries anyhow. It's a bit of a cop out, and pretty cowardly, if you ask me.
We may not always agree, but we should always agree to allow freedom of speech.
Of course, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. If one's comments are insulting and/or abusive, one should expect to face angry responses.
If one is free to post inflammatory rhetoric, others must also be free to post their response to it. Such responses may include a request that the poster stop it.
Of course, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. If one's comments are insulting and/or abusive, one should expect to face angry responses.
If one is free to post inflammatory rhetoric, others must also be free to post their response to it. Such responses may include a request that the poster stop it.
Did I mention that I have a double-edged 10 inch sword?
I'm not too familiar with Swiss women, the check box on my conquest list for Swiss women is still empty, but I'm sure that they're ok. Perhaps I will find out one day.
But you didn't just not 'attack that person'. You supported them.
So, I assume you approve of attempts to censor those with different opinions?
With utmost respect, censorship has a place in the world. In this particular instance I, and several others, are of the opinion that if an adult isn't mature enough to express an opinion without inciting hatred, spreading xenophobia & just being a douche, then they should be censored. Sometimes the world would be a better place without some opinions ever being expressed. The original comment by Apple][ contributed nothing to the forum, & even less to making the world a better place.
With utmost respect, censorship has a place in the world. In this particular instance I, and several others, are of the opinion that if an adult isn't mature enough to express an opinion without inciting hatred, spreading xenophobia & just being a douche, then they should be censored. Sometimes the world would be a better place without some opinions ever being expressed. The original comment by Apple][ contributed nothing to the forum, & even less to making the world a better place.
Some of us care about those things.
I don't see how Switzerland Swiss industry is going to be in trouble because of the iWatch. There will be always a market for very expensive $1000 and over of classic watches. Now if the consumer is looking for a "connected" device or monitoring device as it seems that it is the way of the future, then they will adapt and follow by investing in sensor technology as did the jawbone, misfit, nike and so on to put them in their "platinum casings"
Yep, sure. It doesn't change the fact that those words are already out there. It doesn't change or explain the motivation for having written them.
For all of the well-reasoned posts by Apple][, the increasing frequency of ones like this are unnecessary & disappointing.
Cheers mate.
They may be unnecessary and disappointing by your standards but the moderators of this forum seem to think the content is not worth removing, warning, or banning anybody over.
Learn to ignore content you disagree with. Or failing that, use the technical option to do so.
One of the best features about this forum is in seeing verbal jousters like Slurpy give some deserving yahoo a tongue lashing. If you have the usual suspect on ignore, you miss the reason for the exchange. Ignoring has always seemed like a cop-out to me, but i'd stress that "to me," because others have no interest in the brawls here.
Usually I stay away from the obvious political topics, because I know that ][ is going to be bellowing like a stuck pig, and it's the equivalent of watching TV wrestling. Very high sweaty male "ick" factor, but I would never tell somebody to use the ignore feature.
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Apple's PR team are showing their chops. This jacks the iWatch hype to 11.
It sounds like something I would have heard around the early 21th century…
An horologists can repair your watch, Apple will eventually stop repairing old Iwatches, if they repair them at all.
According to an unnamed source working on Ive's team, the design guru said Switzerland is in trouble ...
Oh well, there's always tourism, cuckoo clocks, cheese, chocolate, and Swiss Army Knives to fall back on.
And raclette too. Rustic yet extremely yummy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raclette
Woah! This is big!
Does Ive ever comment on anything, especially on something that is not released yet?
If Jony Ive is saying something to the effect that the entire country of Switzerland is in trouble, then this sounds freaking awesome! The iWatch will be huge!
Let's crush Switzerland! Apple will lead the way! I never did care much for "neutral" countries anyhow. It's a bit of a cop out, and pretty cowardly, if you ask me.
Their chocolate and women are pretty good
We may not always agree, but we should always agree to allow freedom of speech.
Of course, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. If one's comments are insulting and/or abusive, one should expect to face angry responses.
If one is free to post inflammatory rhetoric, others must also be free to post their response to it. Such responses may include a request that the poster stop it.
Did I mention that I have a double-edged 10 inch sword?
Their chocolate and women are pretty good
No doubt. I like chocolate a lot.
I'm not too familiar with Swiss women, the check box on my conquest list for Swiss women is still empty, but I'm sure that they're ok. Perhaps I will find out one day.
But you didn't just not 'attack that person'. You supported them.
So, I assume you approve of attempts to censor those with different opinions?
With utmost respect, censorship has a place in the world. In this particular instance I, and several others, are of the opinion that if an adult isn't mature enough to express an opinion without inciting hatred, spreading xenophobia & just being a douche, then they should be censored. Sometimes the world would be a better place without some opinions ever being expressed. The original comment by Apple][ contributed nothing to the forum, & even less to making the world a better place.
Some of us care about those things.
Then feel free to use the 'Ignore' feature.
Then feel free the 'Ignore' feature.
Yep, sure. It doesn't change the fact that those words are already out there. It doesn't change or explain the motivation for having written them.
For all of the well-reasoned posts by Apple][, the increasing frequency of ones like this are unnecessary & disappointing.
Cheers mate.
They may be unnecessary and disappointing by your standards but the moderators of this forum seem to think the content is not worth removing, warning, or banning anybody over.
Learn to ignore content you disagree with. Or failing that, use the technical option to do so.
We don't fight here in Australia,
We just don't throw shrimps on each other's BBQ's for a while.
One of the best features about this forum is in seeing verbal jousters like Slurpy give some deserving yahoo a tongue lashing. If you have the usual suspect on ignore, you miss the reason for the exchange. Ignoring has always seemed like a cop-out to me, but i'd stress that "to me," because others have no interest in the brawls here.
Usually I stay away from the obvious political topics, because I know that ][ is going to be bellowing like a stuck pig, and it's the equivalent of watching TV wrestling. Very high sweaty male "ick" factor, but I would never tell somebody to use the ignore feature.
I'm sure that Switzerland will be just fine until Apple perfects the iChocolate.
The original comment by Apple][ contributed nothing to the forum, & even less to making the world a better place.
Some of us care about those things.
Hey fascist asshat.
You don't get to decide what constitutes contributing to this forum and you also don't get to decide what makes the world a better place.
I make the world a better place, you do not. Go join stormfront, where others of your kind can be found.