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• I never thought I'd see the day when I'd read an Apple exec using the term "much respeck". Seriously? Street parlance has no place in a press release; it only legitimizes gutter-speak.

  in Apple Music signs partnership deal with Cash Money Records [u] Comment by rpeters August 2016
• Apple certainly promotes a lot of rubbish "music" these days. At least Jobs had some taste.

  in Rapper Travis Scott confirms Apple Music deal ahead of new album release Comment by rpeters July 2016
• Shouldn't that be "November 13"?

  in Apple's iPad Pro up for preorder at MacMall with slight discount Comment by rpeters November 2015
• Quote: Originally Posted by tmay    The first MCAD package that I am aware that supports the iPad Pro (they are committed to it) is a cloud based package called Onshape;   https://www.onshape.com/features-and-pricing   I'm moving from SolidWorks to…

  in Japan's major architecture, engineering firms going "all iPad" in support of Apple, Inc. iOS enterpr Comment by rpeters October 2015
• People still install Flash? That's akin to emulating Bruce Willis' character north of 125th Street in Die Hard III.

  in Adobe identifies major Flash Player vulnerability, says exploit being used in real-world attacks Comment by rpeters October 2015
• Because Lenovo makes high quality notebooks. I'm actually surprised Apple's PC hardware business is still growing: if they keep making idiotic decisions, people who use them in a non-design, professional environment will desert them en masse. Lo…

  in Mac gains marketshare in third quarter amid continued PC market slide Comment by rpeters October 2015
• Quote: Originally Posted by SirLance99  Agreed as well I couldn't have put it better myself.  The rubbish experience that is Apple Music wouldn't be acceptable if Microsoft would have done it.  In 2000.   As part of Windows ME.  

  in Jimmy Iovine rails against 'freemium' price model, says most tech companies are 'culturally inept' Comment by rpeters October 2015
• Wow ... the Apple zealots just can't see past their fanaticism. It's little wonder that fanboys (tm) are looked upon with such disdain by those who are more sane.

  in Apple's Tim Cook, Jony Ive slip to fourth on Vanity Fair 'New Establishment' list Comment by rpeters September 2015
• Seems like a fairly lacklustre update this time around.  Might not "upgrade" phones for the first time since the iPhone 4s.

  in Purported 'iPhone 6s' box suggests Apple will keep entry-level capacity at 16GB Comment by rpeters August 2015
• I swear Apple is hiring DeVry grads for coders. 10.10.4 wrecked one of my Mail accounts and I can't seem to stream more than seven or eight songs in Apple Music without it cutting out. I cannot wait for July 29th and Windows 10.

  in Apple Music users complain iCloud Music Library deletes, renames iTunes content Comment by rpeters July 2015
• Quote: Originally Posted by TheWhiteFalcon  I await the "Apps of Faith" section next month. But I won't hold my breath. Apple has already demonstrated that they won't abide by symbols of hate, so I wouldn't expect a christian promotion any…

  in Apple highlights LGBT content with special curated App Store section Comment by rpeters June 2015
• Quote: Originally Posted by sestewart      The LGBT Pride flag plastered all over iTunes and the App Store each month is offensive to me and other Christians, yet Tim Cook won't support our moral standards. The christian cross is offensive as …

  in Apple confirms Confederate flag ban in App Store, says war games have to change art Comment by rpeters June 2015
• Quote: Originally Posted by Macky the Macky  B&O is a great old name that is mostly known to the Baby Boom set who have lost most of their hair and part of their hearing.... ... and who can actually afford quality audio equipment; we don'…

  in HP to replace audio vendor Beats with Bang & Olufsen Comment by rpeters March 2015
• Quote: Originally Posted by TheWhiteFalcon    Did you know Apple recently fired a lobbyist because when he was in government, he passed a resolution recognizing someone who stood up for traditional marriage? Sounds rather tolerant of them, doesn't…

  in Apple, Google, hundreds of other US companies file court brief in support of same-sex marriage Comment by rpeters March 2015
• Quote: Originally Posted by Smurfman  This says a lot about the mentality of the liberal "progressive". If I believe homosexual behavior is not only wrong but an offense against even the basic laws of nature, I'm labeled a conservative wacko. …

  in Apple, Google, hundreds of other US companies file court brief in support of same-sex marriage Comment by rpeters March 2015