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Quote: Originally Posted by DoctorBenway The Irish make better beer. All this talk is only relevant as long as one does not know Leffe, or Hoegaarden, or Kwak.
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Quote: Originally Posted by ThePixelDoc Hey ya jerk! What ya doin' posted our secrets around the internets for? Not only does Germany have some of the most gorgeous down-to-earth-take-home-to-meet-mom girls on the planet *.... ...but even…
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'Jesus Diaz'? German beer ... This whole story looks so fake now.
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It looks like a LG or Samsung from 2006. Don't like it.
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 Yeah, the forex charts will show some sense to Apple pricing movement. It's also to discourage grey market imports of Apple products from more favourably-priced countries, I think. Still, adjusting for all t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by allblue By my (rough) calculation we are paying a slight premium in the UK at present, but to be fair to Apple, a couple of years back there was something like a 10-12% discount paying in Sterling. It is closely relate…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gotApple Anyway, LOL, I forgot that they add all those taxes at the counter in the USA. The prices you see on the shelves are not what you pay, which is pretty evil. I remember when I visited New York and bought a came…
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Quote: Originally Posted by zunx iWork files created on a Mac are not compatible with iWork on iPad and vice versa. Just try files with movies, animations, transitions, backgrounds, tables, special fonts, audio, etc. Google for it to find more in…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism And import taxes, and additional testing costs, and lack of economy of scale found in the US, etc. I don't think Apple has ever netted a disproportionate profit in other countries over the US. The biggest fac…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gotApple Lower price tag? Where? Here in Europe the 17" MBP costs 2249 euros. That is around 2900USD... In the States it costs 2299USD. So 600USD less than here in Europe. Why is that? Maybe partly because the US pr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by zunx The truth is that the Mac and the iPad are not compatible when working with Apple iWork and with Microsoft Office files. What do you mean? Are there conversion issues with keynote (or pages) files on the iPad a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism The iPhone is a standalone device but the iPad isn't? I'm not following. Both are well suited for their usage but both are still satellite computing devices to supplement PC usage. I'm talking about the po…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism iPad complemented by computing needs in ways I hadn't thought of. Bathroom use for starters. let's not forget that it's also the first true computer for cats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9NP-AeKX40
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I think that is bit of strawman. I recall a similar argument against the iPhone in early 2007 after it was introduced. "Screen too small to do adequately use for the internet..." "I have a basic cellphone for…
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And what about having one 15" Macbook Pro that does everything, rather than buying a more expensive 17" + an iPad to compensate for its lesser portability?
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism 1) Isreal's issue with the iPad is in regards to WiFi, not 3G which isn't even shipping yet. Specifically it's the broadcast power levels of the WiFi. Here is the original article explaining the ban.? http://…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cgc0202 As far as I know, many Americans who travel a lot like the iPhone because they can use their iPhone abroad, e.g., Canada, in many countries in Europe, Asia, etc. I assume, it would work the other way around. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Onhka The iPad features/specs should be no different as are Apple's Macs. The iPad is not restricted to one operator. More operators does not equal lower plan costs. We have 4 in Canada and nothing changed. B…
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Is U.S. 3G iPad going to be different from the European models? If not, I would consider buying one when in NY in 2 weeks ... It is likely Apple will have legal problems in Europe if they place hardware limitations to restrict the contract to one…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Quadra 610 Imagine if the Store isn't actually down for a refresh but for, say, software updates. AppleInsider would explode. Appleinsider sources (China??) have so far been rather accurate in these matters ... )…