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Quote: Originally Posted by Zebra This is why many of us respect Apple as the innovator where unscrupulous competitors quickly become scum to us when they ruthlessly rip off great ideas. We first saw this with Microsoft. Now we see it with Google…
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umm...stating the obvious much? I mean, would Apple come out and say "Hey, we hire underage kids, deal with it"??? Like seriously, what would you expect them to say?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody Agreed. Unfortunately, the patent system is currently almost completely irrelevant. It's really the opposite of the "overbearing" or "interfering" or "unfair" system that most people seem to portray…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bullhead Depends how you define "make a killing". Apple makes all the profits in the computer industry. The cloners make nothing after sending huge checks to Microsoft for the pleasure of installing the bloated, insec…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ Well, I don't like junk products and netbooks qualify as junk products in my book. I'm not going to praise what I consider to be a waste of tech. Since I like Apple's computers, it is fairly obvious that devic…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ Emerging markets? I suppose that's a polite way of saying third world, poor as dirt countries, with poor as dirt people, because netbooks are pure garbage, and I guess that's the only market that makes sens…
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Mentions emerging marktes. Frankly makes perfect sense to me. Those in emerging markets wouldn't be able to afford Macbook Air's or Ultrabooks...and same goes for iPads or most Android tablets. If the netbooks and cheap tablets (Amazon Fire, Nook e…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dreyfus2 They will never learn it? How somebody, thinking about something for 5 years and unable to even get the "basics" of what his competitor is doing figured out, can be a CEO is beyond me. Look Stringer, you…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil That's a question I've had for a while. Why hasn't Adobe been sued into bankruptcy by the European Union or any American governing bodies for being a monopoly in that regard? There's nothing out there e…
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Really? Photoshop to adopt Aperture-like theme? Err..last I check, most of their product looks like...well, the new Photoshop for quite some while now. Including the ones already mentioned, I would inject that Adobe Lightroom has it as well. Corr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Negafox Nope. This article is a bit misleading as it paints a picture that Adobe might be deliberately trying to time their event the same as Apple's. Yup, pretty much. Either AI haven't done their homework or the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AdonisSMU Are you kidding me? Dreamweaver is a big fat fail. Textmate, Coda, Komodo, Cappuccino and VIM work just fine and without all of the overhead that DW has associated with it. It's a ram hog and it's slow and cr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Slurpy Way to make sure you get no media attention, Adobe. What company in their right mind would try to steal Apple's thunder on their day? That doesn't happen. Idiotic move if this was Adobe's intent, unless they pla…
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The lack of a camera is a problem? Seriously? How many people do you see walking around taking photos with their ipad without looking like a ? A front facing camera + mic, that I can understand (the ability to skype etc.). But just a normal camera? …
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Quote: Originally Posted by shen I am not sure the UI itself is the issue. We don't know (or at least i don't, maybe you are the god of android programers) how much of the performance is the actual UI and how much is the underlying system. I us…
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Quote: Originally Posted by shen I agree. A simplified Android device with a name people know and trust with a baked in reason to want it (lets get one honey, if you don't like all that app stuff at worst it is still a nice kindle) should be a n…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ash471 HP brings an interesting mix to the fray. They are behind Google in development and their phone business is almost non-existant, despite being in the market for quite some time. However, HP has enormous potent…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Michael Scrip What good is market share? Bragging rights? I see what you're saying... sell a couple million at a loss to gain mindshare with customers... but that doesn't really work with these kind of electronics…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MikeSmoke Apple has always been about quality. And they have figured out how to pull it off and make a profit. Last I heard, they are the most profitable corporation on the planet. And there are many, myself included, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by MikeSmoke But imagine, just imagine, if Apple started designing cars! They would be the most efficient and last forever. The only reason to upgrade would be to obtain more efficiency, and longer life. Umm...if they …