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Quote: Originally Posted by mycatsnameis Is the airport issue mentioned related to the notorious MacBook dropped wireless issue (although also seen in MBPs I believe)? Hundreds of posts over in the support forums for that one dating back well ov…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bigmc6000 It's a bit hard to compare different countries as there are a number of factors at play - not the least of which is the value of the currency. And yeah, considering they are in CA and this guy has been w/ th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Hudson1 I agree with you about the desirability of tablet computers. Well, at least I don't think I want one. Back to OS X... Yes, I can understand that there's probably a demand for the product apart from Apple co…
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Quote: Originally Posted by paprochy That is just rebranding. No, that is licensing their hardware to 3rd parties to sell and make a profit on and HTC gets a piece of. The very same argument that some of us support for OS X, just on hardware i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by paprochy Apple makes probably the highest margins on hardware than any other computer manufacturer. So obviously the high cost is still worth it. Remember that it's not always about volume, sometimes higher margins are…
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Quote: Originally Posted by paprochy Ok. So if apple can't make more money in volume by making OSX available on anything, then why would they lisence only to Dell or HP in a limited fashion, if they can just do the same exact thing on their own, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by wobegon ...Apple can't bundle their OS with Apple-certified third party hardware vendors because that's both illegal and nearly impossible, which is why desktop Linux distros haven't made any major headway... Your c…
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Ok one more somewhat out of left field possibility, one that I've yet seen mentioned... Rosetta for Windows Applications This would allow Mac users to run native Windows applications on OS X. The development costs of which would definately …
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How about a twist on the OS X licensing gambit... We know Apple likes to control their designs, but they don't actually build them anymore... Dell will sell anything that includes a Dell logo on it (PDAs, mp3 players, printers, etc...)... D…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bigmc6000 Apple partnering with Dell is about as believable as saying the world is flat. That's what they said about Apple switching to Intel chips...
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I didn't have time to go through all the posts, but I'm sure it has been suggested. I believe Apple will license OS X to specific PC manufacturers. Licensing software to a specified distributer is the only way you could shut out competition - …
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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder You do realize they ARE modifying OSX, right? You do realize 80% of Mac OS X is Open Source code don't you? This means anyone has the right to modify and distribute most parts of Mac OS X. Whether or no…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dr_lha We only have an specification list for the Developer Preview though, not Snow Leopard itself. I personally won't believe it until its listed on the Apple Snow Leopard page that its Intel only, anything up to the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hmurchison Hey...the "insider" in the name ain't there for just show. Just saying, there is a difference in reporting rumors and blantantly posting legally protected material, just ask ThinkSecret.
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Don't remember seeing an official press release from Adobe on this, and I attended the Adobe Partners presentation on this that clearly stated this info was under NDA. Nice job AI.
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Ummm, no. Repackaging an O/S with a different GUI and other components doesn't make the whole your IP. Only the parts you invented are your IP. OS X is a trademark. The parts you mentioned are indeed Apple IP. But what you are saying, as a compariso…
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Wasn't my point, I was correcting your assumption that all of OS X is Apple's IP, which it is not. Whether what this guy is doing violates Apple's IP is up to the courts to decide. With the intermingling of proprietary and open source code, there…
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Quote: Originally Posted by skottichan First, it's fanGIRL. Secondly, I was only bashing your inability to use the correct words, for what you were trying to say. Thirdly, OS X is Apple's intellectual property. If I found someone using my d…
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I saw the update pop-up on my MacBook last night but didn't have a chance to install it. I hopes it fixes the wireless issues I continue to have with my MacBook. Every 5 minutes my wireless network connection will drop out and I have to shut off the…
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All this talk about Newtons and tablet PCs has me wishing Apple would just make the MacBook line into convertible tablet PCs. The best ones I've tried to date were - the now discontinued - Acer Travelmate series tablet PCs. They had the best mix of …