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Quote: Originally Posted by masternav Certainly like internet blogs - you have to be discriminating about where you source your content. Perhap Apple will have an independent section which will allow voting and commentary about indie books and au…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody A criminal is someone who breaks the law or behaviour that is illegal. Or works in banking...
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitlnoize I agree, except for the "manuscripts have to be proofread" part. That's like saying that a record company has to listen to a song before it's release. While that used to be true, it simply isn't anymore. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpotOn The only reason the iPhone is locked down is to promote the App Store and profits for Apple. You appear to have forgotten to add 'in my opinion' or some such qualifier to this bald statement. This meme is ra…
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitlnoize Regarding Publishing: I think you could see people getting their own books on iBooks. Music acts can do the same thing on iTunes and it's actually been quite profitable for Apple. They get 30%, and altho…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Motlee Starts with an "E" and ends with "ngadget" Gizmodo?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Quadra 610 I can't off the top of my head think of any site that will compromise OS X... ...yet. That's the point isn't it? Nothing out there at this time, probably won't be for a while, maybe even ever, but you nev…
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Quote: Originally Posted by allblue Firefox plus AdBlock; FlashBlock and NoScript, on a a Mac. Quote: Originally Posted by msimpson You visit a malicious website and and don't block scripts, popups and ads, you get what you deserve. I wou…
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Firefox plus AdBlock; FlashBlock and NoScript, on a a Mac. That's a pretty secure combo I reckon.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Damn_Its_Hot This sounds like it should be sold via infomercial and bundled with the in-egg-scrambler. Well I've said it before and I'll say it again. As soon as Apple get their notebooks fitted with a tea-maker th…
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As others have pointed out already, it was either a resignation matter or it wasn't, and events indicate it was the latter. If you do not resign over a matter that "disgusts" you, what would it take? Regarding the article itself, there are two types…
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Quote: Originally Posted by paxman Is there an app which lines up the lines and creates exact lengths and widths of said lines? You pick your drug and the app gives you appropriate line sizes depending on weight, height, level of addiction, gener…
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Quote: Originally Posted by reliason I envy your optimism. The big content houses; be they music, movies, books, news, whatever; will not give up their position without a fight. Your assertion is the correct, evolutionary interpretation of wh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by reliason There is probably room for a publisher - but will the role of 'publisher' be profitable? You have made some thoughtful comments in this thread, thanks. To answer the question above, the short answer is we d…
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Quote: Originally Posted by CurtisEMayle And, while biscuits might not stick on the oleophobic-coated surface, the components are ill-suited to survive a mere 30 minutes in the oven. What a ripoff! I may need to rethink my pre-order. But it wi…
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It's an interesting question about Office on the iPad, and something of a quandary for Microsoft I would have thought, particularly as they are planning on producing their own type of device. Do they undertake the costly re-engineering of Office, kn…
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The idea that Apple didn't realise the female sanitary wear allusion with the name is pretty silly, you can be sure they think these things through very carefully. iPod - iPad - they were never going to give that advantage away. They have achieved t…
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I remember about ten/ twelve years ago, not long after he'd returned to Apple, I read an interview where Jobs was talking about the future. The key word was 'convergence', and bit by bit we are seeing just that. Computer, music player, video, phone,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Also this week, MacRumors was provided a copy of one note in which Jobs told a consumer "not to worry" about a forthcoming MacBook Pro refresh. The person wrote Jobs after they said they were "losing heart…
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Quote: Originally Posted by freddych It costs alot to file a law suit and even more to file one in a jurisdiction across the country. By allowing at least one party to choose the venue, we reduce costs for participants overall, since at least one…