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Quote: Originally Posted by ltcommander.data Apple may well have known that the 9600M GT still uses the old bump material, but may have concluded that it was an acceptable risk. The 9600M GT is produced on a 65nm process instead of 80nm like the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Seriously though, I don't know of any open, internet-based forum that uses pseudonyms that is void of these arguments. Even the etymology and non-computer tech forums I visit get it, though to a lesser extent…
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Well, gosh, this sure sucks. My early '08 MB Pro (that I just got about four weeks ago on Amazon) has an nVidia 8600M GT graphics chip in it, which would seem to be one of the defective ones. Though my early '08 MBP *is* from the end of the prod…
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Quote: Originally Posted by min_t Do we really need to cite the Enquirer for tech stories? Is there no minimum standards @ AI? Reading the story, the journalists do seem to have done their homework this time out. I don't have a problem with…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross But now that you're back... But I'm not, really. Seriously, I'm starting to understand the point behind those old stuffy exclusive New England/British men's clubs. Everyone knows each other, so they don'…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Yes, a much better description. We can just shorten that to an HF phone. Then we can stop the arguments, I hope. This thread really went downhill after I left, eh? Ah well, nothing new there. It…
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In any case guys, running the AI gauntlet has been fun, but I have things to do. Take care, and Happy Holidays. Most especially to you, Mel. ...
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Quote: Originally Posted by monstrosity No offense taken. I have a long string of innovative and forward thinking achievements thanks. I'm absolutely convinced that you do. In your own mind. And you're welcome. ...
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I've made it very clear that I'm talking about the future, not now. And I've made it very clear that I understand this and am sorta kinda agreeing with you, for some unspecified date in the future, though…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross The fact that the iPhone has the greatest growth, and has already risen to a high level says something important. Obviously no iPhone user considers MMS to be so important that they refused to buy the phone be…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I don't care abut the "now". I'm not talking about the "now". The now is only important for a short while. "A short while"? You mean, the lifetime of your average cellphone? It's a "short while" kind o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GQB As for MMS, I think that's a classic example of niche (yes I said it... 'niche') market for kids, at least at the moment. 120 billion MMSes per year and growing rapidly is not a niche. Sorry. I do like the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross All it means it that the number of phones, esp in the less developed regions have been buying phones at greater rates, which matches the industries growth. Umm... whaaa? Phones are buying phones? What are y…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell Doesn't matter how many emails are sent on phones right now. The point is that email is a larger system, more flexible, device agnostic, and free. MMS is limited to phones, limited in the type of messa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross The number of MMS's sent doesn't matter. The number of faxes sent in some years was vast as well, but has shrunk significantly since e-mail. MMS is an older technology. It's only been used because there was…
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Quote: Originally Posted by monstrosity Simply not true, I have a very good track record in predicting technological trends. But I can see why you may have difficulty in that area. No offense. Sure. This is why you're on an internet forum, r…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell I said nothing about how frequent or rare is MMS. I simply said in the time that approximately this many (30,000,000,000,000) MMS messages were sent. Approximately this many (22,630,000,000,000,000) e…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross It means nothing other than the fact that more people are getting phones. I really, really doubt it. If you check out the figures, the year-over-year growth rates in MMS traffic for many carriers are VE…
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Quote: Originally Posted by monstrosity To quote Melgross "Don't ever take what you see in the present for what you will see in the future." The problem is, no one can predict the shape of that future, or when it will come. In the meantim…
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Quote: Originally Posted by monstrosity MMS is dead folks. (Ya know, I'm still not convinced it was alive in the first place.) We have a wonderful new technology called the Interweb now. LOL. Sure. Which is why we're currently on a pace to …