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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin No but it's probably going to affect international users more. They will have cultures that drive them to different store models with different content and they will take some of the popular apps, inject them wi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips Partial quote: Great on the spot psychoanalysis. I'll second that great comeback. I can't believe people are out trolling a story that clearly establishes Amazon has to take losses on speci…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Alfiejr come on folks. it's utterly obvious MS is getting panicked about Google's Chrome OS, not the iPad. if Chrome succeeds big time (i doubt it) it poses a mortal threat to Windows - the beginning of the end of the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jmbarry They got the 9,000 number from the widely quoted number of 5,000 produced and 9,000 ordered which produced a sell out and a backorder. Here is one source: http://www.wirejacked.com/index.php/...production-run…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Firefly7475 Seriously AI? If you can't even get the most basic factual content of the article correct then why even bother reporting on non-Apple products? All you achieve with this is to make your readers look lik…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tjw I agree. AppleInsider is more like a cult than a technology blog. The reason they are so worked up is because apple fan boys are used to being the 'cool' little guy in the corner. With the iPhone and iOS they ha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lamewing I bought the Win 7 phone to replace my iPhone 3GS (which is now relegated to iPod Touch status). Android did not really seem that great; everything seemed so kludgy. The Win 7 OS is NOT in any way kludgy and u…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mactoid Great Prof., blame the victim. I know it's just your psychological defense so you can go on believing that "it happened to him, but it can't happen to me". Guess what...you ARE going to die of something...…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Firefly7475 You have to understand the confusion though, right? I would suggest a majority of readers view the news feed on AI as news, not a collection of opinion pieces. It's no surprise either as the articles are…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Firefly7475 I'm not surprised. AI is great for breaking stories and finding new information about Apple products, which is the reason I'm a regular. When it comes to competitors though AI may as well make stories u…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bettieblue Tie them in a not? That's a "knot," you ignorant sod.
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Quote: Originally Posted by sacrilegend Agreed. This is a really sad affair, as I think Android has become a pretty spectaular platform overall. While Apple might offer the most stable platform, they sure could learn a few things by emulating …
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You guys seen HP's "Envy" line of laptops -- cheap copies of Apple's Macbook Pro. Hey, you wanna walk around with a PC laptop fine, but you walk around with a direct Mac copy, that's just sad. Check the place for bugs, Apple!!
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Quote: Originally Posted by LuisDias I wasn't talking about the Slate. Dude, pay attention. I was speaking about the Tab. Now you can make an argument that iPads are still not selling in Portugal because apple is having trouble in shipping the…
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Exactly right. Like what kind of moron would you have to be to put millions into a phone, oh, let's call it a Kin, for example, and then kill it a month later? I mean, NOBODY would do that. Therefore don't believe the HP figures.
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A couple of points. First, those who say Blu Ray adoption is faster than DVD adoption are simply wrong. Blu Ray (both player and media) sales are stagnant, the numbers buoyed slightly by PS3 sales. Read Variety. If you're in the entertainment bus…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jeffharris That's really a poor excuse to justify piracy. Teach them the proper way to handle disks or they can't use it. I've trained numerous house guests and girlfriends with that method. Well said, Jeff. I…
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Quote: Originally Posted by biggarthomas The smart thing to do is to respect all competition. Arrogance breeds complacency and ultimate defeat. Apple needs to study this RIM product very carefully and work to counter any advantages that it may ha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by barthrh I don't see anything wrong with the comparison. If I say the iPad is the best thing since sliced bread, it doesn't imply that I believe that it is in any way a substitute for sliced bread. Perhaps ham, maybe ch…
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Serious question -- how do you block certain posters so you never see what they post? And could the rest of the AppleInsider community help out by then not quoting those trolls? Thanks in advance.