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Quote: Originally Posted by poke I think the 'hardware keyboard' thing is overblown. Typing hasn't been a popular activity for long. Less than a generation ago everything was handwritten. Most people aren't fast typists and have no need to be. On…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ecphorizer Hate Apple and its strategies much? Thanks for venting your spleen here. It seems that whatever you feel about Apple and its strategies, millions and millions of satisfied users can't be wrong. I'd source…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rtm135 lol you people crack me up. what would be SO bad about Apple adding a USB port to iPad? it would provide an easy way to offload data. what's the downside? You're on track regarding the offloading of data. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Haggar Other than generating licensing fees and additional cables/adapters purchases, what is the iPod dock connector capable of that a USB connector is not? I'm not sure I understand your ? .... The Dock connect…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wiggin I believe you are incorrect about meeting the EU's requirement. The purpose of the requirement was to allow any charger to work with any phone. Thus you reduce cost having to buy new chargers every time you get …
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Quote: Originally Posted by -AG- When was the last time you saw a Google product that a) wasn't bought from a 3rd party b) Some other company like Apple hadn't created and created well first. or c) Wasn't poorly built/beta and then allowed …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I don't see Location Services themselves being a big issue.... It's two things that bug me which I consider "big issues": (1) Apple tells people they can OPT OUT when quite clearly no one can ever OPT O…
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Quote: Originally Posted by charlituna An iAd sending my serial back to Apple is not the same as a google ad sending it to who knows whom I don't trust either one of them. You can try to OPT OUT of IAds Location tracking but it still doesn't s…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Futuristic Well, my feeling is that everything will shift toward that paradigm. It's not so much that we'll be paying over and over again for access to our own apps and content, but more that we're paying Apple to safe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Futuristic I'm speculating, based on what Steve Jobs said about the new MBAs pointing to "the future of mobile computing", (or something to that effect) that the next generation (generation, not iteration) of MacBooks …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I don’t get this line of thinking at all. Who would by a ultra-portable and expect it to have massive internal storage that is found in a notebook or desktop HDD. As for your comment that these limitations…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Core2 USB Dongles are so cheap nowadays, they were the prime giveaway at GSMA last year with the companies marketing docs on them. I would assume that if apple buys millions, they can get them cheaper than what I can …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sheff Air is about ultimate mobility. You want something that won't do much more then web and office then air is perfect for you. Intended Audience would be journalists, bloggers, and frequent travalers (though bettery…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mjtomlin Nobody had issues with this method on the iPhone or iPad, so there's no reason for it to be in issue on the Mac. Why does my new Mac have to look and operate like my phone? That's plain nuts. My TV doesn't …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bigdaddyp The one thing that worries me about the possible 11.6" is how short the screen would be if it's 16:10 or 16:9. To me that seems like it would be hard to read a webpage or spreadsheet on it. Then again I …
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 But will it be magical? Hell if I'm buyin somethin that ain't. I haven't been this excited since my PowerBook Duo 2300 followed me home Been waiting for years for a real computing travel companion fr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by emacs72 of all the things that will / may get announced on October 20, i'm most keen on Mac OS X 10.7; should be an interesting event for sure. Yes, it's going to be remarkable. Apple will announce a revolutionary n…
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Maybe they'll finally fix the Finder bug where you can't throw something away because it's "in use" - even when it's clearly not. Quitting an application just so you can empty the Trash is not the hallmark of an advanced OS. I also wish they'd ad…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iGuessSo Steve to security guy: "You're holding it wrong." Well done. Hilarious!
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Quote: Originally Posted by hittrj01 It's the principle of the thing. It's his own plane, and like he said, what sense does it make for him to hijack his own plane? OTOH, I can see the precedent being set for future incidents. If Steve Jobs is…