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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismY No it's not. Is that right? Ok, show me on Apple site where they explain this in more detail.
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Winning a lawsuit won't fix stupidity and consumer sloth. Again, I'm not in favor of the lawsuit, but if they win they would fix Apple "sloth" and cause them to be more forthcoming. Are you really argu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismY I think it's the oddest thing that we have polysemes for two different, but similar scientific systems of measurement. I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I try to use *bibytes for BASE-2 and *gabytes fo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Any excuse for a lawsuit, eh? Crybabies and ambulance chasers everywhere. I'm not defending the lawsuit. But do I think they have a point and that Apple should be more forthright? Yes. The fact …
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Quote: Originally Posted by TheRealTom Pretty sure it discusses this in the small print. That's what I thought. But all you get is "actual formatted capacity less" in a footnote.
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Quote: Originally Posted by GregInPrague Where is it said that Apple has to tell them the exact percentage of space used by the OS? All smartphones have a portion of storage used by the OS. Can you show me a company that is publishing how muc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lkrupp Bzzzzt! Wrong again. From the article over at siliconbeat.com... "Apple has fended off such claims before, beating back a Canadian case in 2012 that alleged the company misled consumers about the amount of…
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Before you jump in with "Apple makes it very clear that some of the 16GB is used for the OS on their Web site" you might want to check the site. I assumed I would be able to find some clear language that would cover Apple, but the closest thing I c…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Slurpy Meanwhile, Tim Cook always rejects his bonuses and extra stock, no matter how many financial and performance records Apple smashed that quarter/year. Are you being sarcastic? I don't remember any examples o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost Then it was apt that he received no bonus during 2014, in the light of iOS 8.0.1. If you're a supervisor I expect you say things like "No raise for you this year, since you came to work a half hour …
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Quote: Originally Posted by UKBrooklyn the decision, penned by Justice Clarence Thomas, said the process was not "integral and indispensable" to their jobs. In that case when the workers knock off for the day they should simply walk out. If t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DewMe Employers could simply reclassify these workers as salaried exempt and then they'd be expected to work overtime, weekends, travel for weeks on end away from their families, spent copious amounts of their person…
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nairb wrote: » So what you are saying is that you do not think that Apple's systems are as robust as those from Google and Microsoft? I'm not the "you" you're addressing but I have no doubt that Google's internet services are more robust than App…
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hexclock wrote: » So now that Xbox live and the Playstation network are being hacked, are we still crying that iTunes didn't host the movie? I think not. Exactly. The tech headlines Christmas Day were about Playstation and Xbox owners being una…
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anantksundaram wrote: » On a broader topic, does anyone else have trouble believing that N Korea -- a podunk, IT-challenged country with perhaps no more than a 1,000 IP addresses -- was able to do something like this? And, if it was indeed the …
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sog35 wrote: » Bottom line: Risk is not worth the Reward Exactly right. What's the upside for Apple? Massive sales of one movie on one of their busiest days of the year: maybe 20 million sales @ $3 for Apple = $60 million. Plus some vague "…
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solipsismy wrote: » How would one offensively assert their patent? Cease and desist letters warning you to not violate their patents at some future time? Isn't all so called patent litigation taking a defensive stance in the eyes of the law, even …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 You have no idea about that. Spouting lies again I see. The most logical 'new' 4 inch phone would be TouchID/A8 inside a 5C case. Good night. There is no reason for Apple to spend millions on millions to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gluben I still think that the iPhone and iPad models should be produced like this: iPhone S - 4 inches (small) iPhone M - 4.7 inches (medium) iPhone L - 5.5 inches (large) iPad S - 7.9 inches (small) iPad M - 9.7…
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Quote: Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee If so, then what's the benefit of even joining RPX? Just find out what patents they hold and start using them for FREE, since RPX won't ever go after you for using them. Excellent question. Here's…