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Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody This statement goes way too far IMO. I think you are either going off the deep end in an attempt to make your point, or you are a strong racist (or at least inclined that way) yourself. Black peop…
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Quote: Originally Posted by xSamplex Just because they sell these things (with like a 9% market share) does not mean they are fairly priced. They are expensive, and that is reflected in the market share. I'm continually baffled by this argume…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Robin Huber I was planning to await Lion before upgrading my iMac, but since I heard that Apple is doing away with iWeb and hosting, I may have to keep my old iMac and not upgrade OS or hardware. I can always find anot…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Me too. This just in: Execs from companies are overtly optimistic to media about their products even if they think they are complete shit. You do realize that Apple execs are usually VERY reserved wit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by [Greg] I bet this was pretty inexpensive for Apple to do, as well. Compared to the retail iPad, there are probably no cameras, no speakers, no battery, a smaller hd, possibly less RAM (only the one app to run at a time…
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Quote: Originally Posted by charlituna Yep that is what they are claiming. So lets see the paperwork, it is possible that that licensing actually does give Apple the right for developers to use the tech without also paying. After all that is why …
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Quote: Originally Posted by lkrupp until the xoom utterly destroys it and takes over. 2015?
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Hard to see it as available on March 11 if you can't order it until March 11 - which is what the apple store now says???
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox You're right, that's the perfect example making my point. I'm too busy to do the old climate change two step today, if your'e actually interested in looking at the scientific literature instead of relying on o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Which absolutely untrue items of faith are current among "liberals"? Also, there aren't "two sides." There are any number of interpretive filters, ideologies, etc. What there is, however, is verifiable it…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Right, "worldview." Things like the fact that the President is not a Muslim, is a US citizen, has not conspired to murder old people, is not a socialist, communist nor fascist, that there is such a thing as sc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Shogun Color me confused, but I really want this. I never picked up an iPad 1 because of weight, screen refresh rates, no FaceTime, and the fact that I have an iPhone 4, a new MBP at home, and an iMac at work... Al…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AIaddict Uh no. Investors look at reward vs risk. They invest a tremendous ammount of money in low return, low risk investments like government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, utilities and so forth. Things…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody This is such a technical victory though. Who cares? and more importantly, why write a story about it? "By revenue" is only important if you are concerned about how much money Apple is making and runnin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I see what you?re saying. I did a Google search for ?app store? and used various additions like ?blackberry? and ?java? with dates up to 2007 and found plenty of sites that use the term App Store. I can?t say…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism It?s not that single words are generic, it?s the combination that is still generic in App Store. I certainly use app store to refer to other app stores. The only variance is my capitalization of Apple?s App S…
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Quote: Quote: *snip* Quote: After years of losing smartphone market share to Apple's popular iPhone, Microsoft released a new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, along with Marketplace, its answer to Apple's App Store, last fall. At the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carl Johnson Apple cares first and foremost about margins. And design allows Apple to overcharge for underspeced devices. The Apple Mac Pro is a perfect example for an overpriced device. Even the top of the line vide…
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Let's see - I have a product I want to sell. - A third party comes along and provides a huge marketing boost so I can sell A LOT of my product - I have a capacity problem therefore... - I charge the third party for helping me out?????? This…
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Quote: Originally Posted by justbobf Hummm... So with still a low market share, yet making more money than any other company in the computer business, and billions of dollars in the bank, don't you think it is long past time for Apple to lower th…