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Quote: Originally Posted by AaronJ Actual books have become priced out of the ability for many districts to buy in the numbers needed. Sure, if everyone somehow had unlimited resources, that would be great. But in the real world in which we l…
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I am much less concerned about the look and feel of books. Though I like the tactile nature of books I mind reading digital books. What concerns me more is what has already been mentioned about the control of "knowledge" and the updating of histo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Not necessarily. In the age of diminishing privacy, there will be money to be made by not abusing trust and violating privacy in the Google model of commoditizing persons. Apple has an opportunity to essenti…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iJohn You must be kidding. If you want to instantly kill a feature on an iPhone is to plug any sort of advertising into it. People who use Siri want unbiased answers, not what company Apple is currently hawking. iAd…
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15% doesn't seem too bad for the time Apple has been at the mobile ad game. The analysis seems rather short-sighted as it makes no mention of the potential game-changing effect that Siri will have on Google and others ability to advertise(at leas…
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My wife and I still have ours. They continue to work wonderfully. Battery life is a bit of a stinker but it always has been with this phone. Still can't decide if I want to upgrade this season or not.
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Why would it not be a netbook? Because Apple isn't calling it that. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
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Quote: Originally Posted by iPhone1982 You got a $100 credit on the Apple Store that could not be used for iTunes. I was the same sucker you were. I still have my $100 credit because there is nothing in the Apple Store for a $100 that I wan…
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Quote: Originally Posted by justbobf Sounds like we are all being a bit over-charged, here... Remember people, we live with a free-market economy(for the most part). If the iPhone were over-priced it would not be selling. Apple seems to b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by saarek What a pointless article, what does this have to do with Apple, are we going to get news flash updates every time some major company that just happens to sell Apple products decides to update it's stores? …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Capnbob Everyone knows that Apple makes the $99-299 + the AT&T subsidy ($300-400) based on the PAYG prices. No-one calling BS on your comments has suggested otherwise. It is your implication that Apple is making $…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cameronj False (all of it). Just because you type the word doesn't make it so. Apple is making more than the $199/$299 on the upfront iPhone sales. How it gets the rest and how much seems to be between AT&…
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Quote: Originally Posted by thejakill although i too would like to see the iphone available on other networks, and would like to see an end to the 2 year contract requirement, i'm not sure if exclusivity is actually "non-competitive". it could b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell Yes AT&T does subsidize the initial cost of the phone the way every mobile carrier around the world does. We know the unlocked iPhone costs $500/$700, which means AT&T is paying $300 subsidy. You…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell Can you link to any proof of this? Proof of what. AT&T is subsidizing the iPhone on top of the $199/$299 that people pay for at the register. If you are unsure of this contact AT&T or buy an iPh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac31 I thought I paid my monthly bill and plan costs to AT&T, not Apple. I love how people (pertaining to the iPhone) call it the "Apple tax" when once I walk out the door with the phone, Apple no longer gets …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Abster2core However, I have to take exception to the second last line. It may be an opinion, but one of questionable taste. Unless, that is, you understand that we are all living on borrowed time. As Thomas Full o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Abster2core You better read up on what the SEC mandates. You are so far off base, it is a travesty that you opinions are on record. Perhaps a light review is in order. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...shealth2…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bizwarrior My entitlement is due to the fact I invested hard earned money into their stock and I have a right under the law to such important information. If Apple does not want to abide by the law or wants this type o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by al_bundy Apple does it as well, we've had almost daily iPhone "leaks" for the last 6 months. some of these have been pretty blatant like the "unboxing" that was shown a week or so before WWDC where we just saw the devi…