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OR, Apple could just give us a damn mid-tower for the same cost as this mythical Apple TV with BD, DVR, 5.1 blah blah blah and we could do it ourselves in OSX. Here are the real issues: 1: The AppleTV is not ahead of it's time. It's lack of featur…
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ahahah i swear... we are undoing ourselves while the Asian manufacturers kick our collective dum-basses, laughing all the way to the tech bank.
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Quote: Originally Posted by BRussell It's nice that a company like Vodaphone can use the law to try to harm another company, rather than just try to compete. Right, it's about time the rest of the world learned the destructive 'business' pract…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sequitur I don't understand why some of you are thanking Jobs and Apple for the iMac freezing fix. It should have been fixed before it went on sale. Doesn't Apple check new products for bugs? Thanking Jobs is like…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JulesLt If it's the fault of the GPU, it won't be Apple who pay the expense. Isn't it ironic that the one weakness of the entire Apple lineup is poor graphics performance and here we have a video card being overtaxe…
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Just when I thought iTunes was going to skip a week asking me to update to the latest version... Feels like a windows update world.
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Quote: Originally Posted by ranum And when I rent the DVDs, the studios don't get another dime for the DVDs after they have been initially purchased by the video store. Are you sure about that? I would think movie rentals are structured in suc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by aegisdesign I've worked in computer companies since 1987 and I've never once had the IT department round to upgrade my PC. It just doesn't happen. Instead I'll get a new PC every few years when the lease is up. It may …
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Quote: Originally Posted by alandail By your definition, a Mac Mini is all 90% of the market wants or needs. Why aren't they selling like crazy then? Those same mythical 90% don't need slots and they don't need a mini-tower. if the sub $1000 c…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mdriftmeyer Computers are LESS EXPENSIVE TODAY THAN THEY HAVE BEEN AT ANY TIME. mdriftmeyer... yes, computers are cheaper than at any time before. Macs are not. I remember macs for under $1k not too long ago, and …
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a question... WHO THE HELL IS BUYING ALL THESE MACHINES? They cost more than they have in years, and as far as I know, more people are hurting financially these days then were hurting a few years ago. I can't imagine people are losing their homes/jo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mattjumbo Let's face it "PC" gaming is dead anyway. Dedicated consoles are just too good. PC gaming IS likely dead due to consoles but it's not because consoles are 'just too good.' Unfortunately, console users are …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Great argument! You just stated that change brings complications and so we stay away from it. Apple is a witch, we should burn it to the ground! Or, since the codec required DRM by the RIAA, had less lice…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rtdunham ATT says they know of the signal problem and are trying "to re-aim a tower" but they've been saying that for several months. That sounds like a mechanical fix you either do, or don't do, quickly. And th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ouragan Let's hope it all becomes true. If so, I'll take a brand new Quad-core Penryn iMac with a Blue-ray drive. That would definitely bring back the WOW! factor in the iMac brand. Impress me, Apple! Go Intel, g…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Abster2core There is no need for the offensive nature of your remarks. This is supposed to be a forum to discuss Apple and its products. Not a podium to spew, defend, explain or prolaim derogatory, inflammatory, dispa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM As far as I know, except for one, nobody uses the other words you suggested, I think because they are stupid words to use. I really don't care how you justify it, AppleInsider is not the place for it. If th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Sony does not own or control the Blu-Ray standard. They were always but one member in the Blu-Ray consortium. Are you under the misconception that Sony is a small-fry in the Blu-Ray/DVD-HD war? They will be,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by RealAppleIcon It is sony that has closed their systems off to the world for so long memory stick memory stick pro UMD the minidisc (which was different from the UMD) their laptops finally accept SD sony plays st…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider On the other hand, the analyst said his Mac growth estimates of 25 percent year-over-year to 1.66 million could prove conservative, especially given the new notebooks and strong demand witnessed across the…