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Quote: Originally Posted by Flaneur Like I said, we're getting somewhere with you. This is all about cultures you are ignorant of, and afraid of. You've shown yourself to be a puritanical white dude who lacks the basic empathy needed to und…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark Remember when steve jobs would answer the media when deals were prematurely announced? Neither do I. In fact, as linked to earlier in the comments (in this or another Beats thread) all references to the off…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark You don't know Cook. Don't pretend you do. Afraid to talk to the media? He doesn't have to nor is this transaction confirmed. Every generation has "problem" music. Drug use was prevalent in the 60s and w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark You don't know Cook. Don't pretend you do. Afraid to talk to the media? He doesn't have to nor is this transaction confirmed. Every generation has "problem" music. Drug use was prevalent in the 60s and w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil I believe that self-driving cars will be a spectacular asset for people convicted of drunk driving or other license-revoking crimes who try to use the excuse “I need a car to get to work.” They’ll be g…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost You've hit the nail on the head. As a driver, how do you know what a pedestrian is going to do? You go by instinct. How do you teach a computer that? It's an incredibly complex thing, anticipating…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Flaneur Now we're getting somewhere. I'm pretty sure you meant to say "not positive" in that last sentence. But I disagree with you. The Dead weren't promoting acid and that culture, but they were celebrating it, a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Fix I'd like to know how many of these go out the door every day? 10? 100? 1000? or? I would probably say in the thousands. Just my personal gut feeling. Remember, there was a huge pent up demand for them. I…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleSauce007 Yes. Big time. I personally have an iMac, a Mac Mini, 2 iPads, an iPhones and 5 AppleTVs. (not to mention retired hardware and what I purchase for others.) I think it's OK not to lookup to someone…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dreyfus2 Art is the result from a society, it's rarely ever forming societies. People did not only start shooting Indians after seeing a Western, there were mass murderers before film was even invented, there was ch…
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Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit I rest my case. You didn't have a case in the first place. I think it would be hilarious is Apple didn't buy Beats, went to Monster to help them design and mfg a line of headphones (spending only …
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Quote:Originally Posted by Tallest Skil So Moore’s law is implicitly a concern for consumers. You’re contradicting yourself. welshdog wrote: » I worked for a post production company and we bought the old Mac Pros for between $5k and $8k typic…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleSauce007 Actually I am not a big fan of rap music, but I can respect where the lyrics and the music come from; vulgarism included. I actually appreciate some rap music because I think the world needs to hear i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleSauce007 Actually I am not a big fan of rap music, but I can respect where the lyrics and the music come from; vulgarism included. I actually appreciate some rap music because I think the world needs to hear i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AICow Your entire story makes no sense at all. Why does Apple want to get into the headphone business? For the profits and revenue, or to make a great product? I doubt they want to sell oversized headphones so much t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AICow Wow Wow. I've learned my lesson to always indicate sarcasm... There wasn't any sarcasm involved in this. It's just the facts about this industry. Apple created iTunes which is the most successful digital d…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AICow Why not get Alicia Keys, she's done wonders for BlackBerry. The only reason why Apple would hire those two numbskulls is because it's part of the buyout deal. Apple may have delayed the deal because MAYBE the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AICow Why not get Alicia Keys, she's done wonders for BlackBerry. What are you talking about? If Apple NEEDED celebrities to help market their product, I think that Apple would get a variety of different well resp…
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Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit You go on and on and on... as if you actually know the deal... as if you actually know Beats... and Billboard... ... and yet, on the other hand, you also continue to tell us that Billboard would…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleSauce007 Your childish opinion does not matter. He is what he is, so grow up and deal with it. Apple can most certainly use a man with Dr. Dre's credentials. He has been on the various sides of the media indus…