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Quote: Originally Posted by L255J I think discs are more convenient than downloads. You don't have to store the wads of GBs on your HDDs and you can quickly move the disc between your computer and your home theater's DVD/BD player. Amen. Al…
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Quote: Originally Posted by stevegmu I believe it was $1800 new, which was less expensive than the competitors, and outperformed them, to boot. I can't imagine there will be any $300 netbooks running in 10 years. Actually, mint Graphite 466 SE's…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pmz How about Apple creates a super secret hybrid dual chip that connects to both CDMA and GSM simultaneously and fuels your data connection based on signal strength/speed. Best of both Att and Vrz at the same time...$…
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Quote: Originally Posted by John.B You'll never close the cost gap between Chinese and domestic workers when the Chinese Gov't keeps the Yuan artificially low. ..OBTW, this is why China has such a drastic trade surplus. Well, that also has to …
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 Any reason why Intel didn't put this out on 32nm? And why they still don't have a SoC solution? Not surprising even this latest Atom stuff from Intel will be rejected by Apple. There's a lot of reasons yo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by macarena This wont stop - just delay the inevitable. They say nothing can stop an idea whose time has come. In this case, it is just a question of time before all the parts of the equation fall in place, and Apple (or …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Blah64 I see a future in which SOMEONE (maybe Apple, maybe another company) bridges the gap between the traditional-cable/networks and YouTube. A middle ground in which quality content of 30-60 minutes (uh, make that …
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Quote: Originally Posted by cwingrav It would be nice if companies that produce the content could directly market to Apple and sell there, away from the Big 3 and Fox. Then, Apple just turns into a market for whoever thinks they are good enough t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Brian Green Quicktime X isn't bad for playback on my system, but it's missing much of the functionality that Quicktime 7 had. What is the status of Quicktime X with regard to updates and added functionality? There's …
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Quote: Originally Posted by johnwhite1000 An outrageous act by ATT. Verizon clearly and honestly states that it is "3G" capability the map refers to. So what if ATTs crappy network provides antiquated 2 g coverage. ATT needs to spend money up…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rokrad Well first is your PC more quiet than the new iMac? Second, is your screen bigger than the iMac? Third, did your PC come with a wireless Magic Mouse and wireless keyboard? Fourth, is your PC environmentally frie…
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Quote: Originally Posted by samab As I said earlier, it would only cost $5 million to design a CDMA iphone. It's not the cost to design, it's the support. Apple has a very limited number of SKUs in the market, even in the Mac business. You hav…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross The only other company Apple could deal with in the US is Verizon. Verizon is rushing LTE. They'll have it in a few cities by the end of the year. AT&T will take longer, but by 2011, both will have fairly …
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Quote: Originally Posted by christopher126 Agreed! But if Verizon had said to Apple, 'make us a CDMA iPhone as an interim measure until we complete our infrastructure to the new world standard, GSM and we (Verizon) will pay you (Apple) a fee for …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dorotea Why focus on the Macbook Air? It would be fab if I could afford it. I can't. I do know people who love it - they have more $$$ than I do. Most college students cannot afford anything. Those that buy thei…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ltcommander.data A 64-bit kernel is actually an important security feature. For one thing, the few viruses there are for OS X would presumably be written to exploit the 32-bit kernel and would break in a 64-bit OS X ke…
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Quote: Originally Posted by stonefree Doesn't the two different kernels require separate drivers for both? That could get confusing with third parties. I thought the main difference between Leopard and Snow Leopard (as far as the OS architecture)…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AIaddict In a handful of major metro areas maybe. You still need a good fallback network in the US, unless you live in a big city and never travel. Even if you live in a top 5 metro area, you still need a fallback.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by samab I don't consider it because the scale of the Alltel merger is a lot less than AT&T doing 4 mergers (cingular/at&t wireless/SBC/BellSouth) in this decade, and Alltel real merger related integration hasn't …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Sevenfeet Buying Adobe would cost a bundle (upwards of $20 billion) and only raise cash flow, not as much overall profits. That's a good point. Software-only companies have a higher operating cost in general, since …