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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland The iPhone is a phone. I predict non-geeks, teens and older people getting these as their only personal computer. On the teens front though, Apple needs to introduce background app capabilities for chat apps, t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ArticulatedArm haha WTF? All I said was that it was crazy for Jobs to let this thing turn into another Segway fiasco by letting hype build unnecessarily. That shouldn't be such a controversial statement.. the fac…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ArticulatedArm Jobs could have released the specs of the tablet before they had the keynote in an interview and said they had a good product but that people were getting a bit carried away. Most companies are not so…
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I agree, PixelDoc. Until we all have actually use an actual production iPad at an Apple Store or a borrowed one from a friend, it is very difficult and quite impossible to actually judge a product based on it's merits. All the bitching and the mo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinney57 Having thought about it, the complaint to the ITC is pretty heavy-handed by Nokia. By saying "virtually all" Apple products they are threatening to pull out a gun; and we all know how well that goes down at a …
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Quote: HOWEVER. if a company chooses to make a statement it must be a truthful one. this is the trouble that Apple is facing. folks are saying that they told half truths and lies about Jobs condition. and the 9 days is proof of this. when in fact,…
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Carniphage Before Bungie was BOUGHT by Microsoft , Halo was demoed for the Macintosh platform and the plan was that it will be cross platform game similar to Myth and Myth II and considering that Bungie was known at that time as an excellen…
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As a nurse in a medium sized Midwestern hospital , I can see both the benefits of a Mac tablet and it's disadvantages especially in battery life , weight and construction as well as security (HIPAA and all that ) . Anyway , if the mythical Apple tab…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross We care about our frozen buddies up Nothern way. It's just that it's winter, and we figured you'd all be hibernating by now. \\ Melgross That is one cold post .
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Always for the little guy , huh , here is a little hint for you , once the government gets too big , it stops differentiating who is the little guy and who is the big fat corporation when it does public policies . It may look good on paper , but it…
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Congratulations , now you know why knee jerk legislations are idiotic . Care to add more ??? Let me see , the Big Three car companies are getting their breakfast , lunch and dinner eaten by Toyota , Marshall Fields was sold to Macy's , Carson Pai…
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I distrust the motives of the government that tramples the rights of it's citizens for the "good of the people" and I heard about the British government losing sensitive data on an estimated 25 million british citizens . As for Rupert Murdoch , I o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage Wil, you seem to want me to defend the BBC. I am not sure I want to. I would prefer the beeb to evolve into something more like HBO. European, American and Asian governments have all failed to fully embrace…
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Carniphage The best example of monopoly is the BBC , you guys are still paying a TV license regardless of how you use your television set until 2017 and your public officials are considering to replace the TV tax with a computer tax . http:/…
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Don't you think I know that . Hell , I became a libertarian/conservative because of the same damn issues I have in my home country and now in the US . Free markets work and you are right , it won't be successful if the elected officials are getting …
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Quote: Originally Posted by aresee You are wrong about the landlines. The Federal government, through the courts, forces ATT to open up their landlines to third party devices. Before then ATT prohibited any device but their own (which you rented)…
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Quote: Originally Posted by southerndoc Because it's expensive and local physicians must dial a US-based number that is an international call for them. Local calls are very cheap in Africa, but international calling is incredibly expensive. A…
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Quote: Originally Posted by southerndoc Kephisto, my motive is clear. I do a lot of international work overseas and would prefer to use an unlocked SIM card while traveling overseas in countries in Africa where AT&T has no established presen…
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How about this , how about not buying any locked phones . You have a choice you know . Let the free market work , it is infinitely better than getting the government involved . The more the government is involved , the more it will get worse . An…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Saif270 Despite it being the fastest selling device ever on O2, there is considerably less buzz here in the UK than in the US. Like has already been said in the thread the are too many strings attached and it's not all…