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• This survey was completed by the firm of Captain Obvious & Associates. I realize this type of data is important to some people, but it's like hiring a consultant to tell you what you already know.

  in iPad eating up use of PC, TV, radio, book reading Comment by axual April 2011
• Seriously, none of this Gartner nonsense matters except to Gartner.

  in Gartner's iPhone, Android predictions radically revised in a year and a half Comment by axual April 2011
• I don't care about any of your predictions, and can't name anyone else who cares either.

  in Android to be on 49% of smartphones by 2012, leaving Apple's iOS with 19%, Gartner predicts Comment by axual April 2011
• Look at Xoom hardware compared to iPad hardware side by side. Look at Xoom software compared to iPad software side by side. But importantly, when you watch a Xoom commercial and compare it to iPad commercials, who would ever buy a Xoom? App…

  in Motorola's Android 3.0 Honeycomb Xoom sales forecast slashed to 100,000 units Comment by axual April 2011
• Mr. Anderson: Whuuuut? There are other tablets on the market? Agent Smith: Uh, oh ... ummmm ... yea, I guess ... Mr. Anderson.

  in Consumer Reports ranks Apple's iPad 2 best tablet on the market Comment by axual April 2011
• Microsoft may want to check it's vetting process for "Chief Strategy and Research Officer" ... shouldn't the chief of strategy and research kind of know whether tablets will be viable long term? So I suppose he doesn't see the iPad being used in …

  in Microsoft exec says tablets like Apple's iPad may be just a fad Comment by axual March 2011
• Seems labor unions have far more important issues to address than Steve Jobs position on Disney's board. It's a new century. Apple pointedly told the world after Steve Jobs returned to Apple to start the unprecedented run of success, an insane…

  in Despite opposition, Apple CEO Steve Jobs re-elected to Disney's board Comment by axual March 2011
• Keep in mind that analysts are trained to ask questions, generally based on data. But what they can't do is predict the future with a high level of accuracy because there are many variables which are themselves hard to predict with accuracy. The…

  in Sellout of latest iPad 2 shipment raises questions about Apple's international launch Comment by axual March 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by phalanx I liked Zune software much better than iTunes!!!! Please Apple, fix that "user experience"!!!!! Evidently, you were in a very tiny minority.

  in Microsoft abandons Zune media players in iPod defeat Comment by axual March 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by addabox I know a lot of Android partisans are confident that Android based tablets will "take over" soon enough, "just like they did with phones." But the tablet market is different from the phone market in several ke…

  in JP Morgan: Apple's iPad 2 could cause 'bubble burst' for rival tablets Comment by axual March 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by ascii Maps and such should be built in to the airplane cockpit displays, not on an iPad. And emergency procedures should be on paper (even if they are on iPad also) in case the battery is flat. Maps are built in, bu…

  in Commercial airlines look to Apple's iPad for paperless cockpits Comment by axual March 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by a_greer First off, for what it is, the ipad and ipad 2 are very cool, that said, is anyone else alarmed about how fast people seem to be saying that this is the new computing? these "tablet and smartphones will kill PC…

  in Gartner lowers PC sales forecast, says Apple's iPad 'redefining' computing Comment by axual March 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by Povilas Not bad for a big iPod touch huh. Indeed, you are correct.

  in Gartner lowers PC sales forecast, says Apple's iPad 'redefining' computing Comment by axual March 2011
• T-Mobile evidently is confused ... but I could not care less.

  in T-Mobile pans lack of 4G in Apple iPhone; more evidence of Android apps for RIM PlayBook Comment by axual February 2011
• Apple products are priced fine ... I am not rich, and own a bunch of Apple products. I would however like to ask why AT&T charges so much for their service. They have an inferior network, inferior 3G coverage, inferior support and their netw…

  in Comments from Apple exec Tim Cook hint at lower-priced iPhone options Comment by axual February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by JakeTheRock Am I the only one who thinks that dumbing down a system for people who don't want to learn how to use their computer is bad? Yes, you're the only one. It's not dumbing down, it's simplifying things (ge…

  in Inside Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: New Dock, Finder & Desktop Comment by axual February 2011
• All of these are excellent improvements to the UI and whole experience. Apple continues to fire on all cylinders, including the fundamentals of using your computer.

  in Inside Mac OS X Lion: New Window Controls & Gestures Comment by axual February 2011
• "... proposed online services aimed at acting as a convenient option for users to store their purchased music in the cloud for network access while mobile". Isn't mobile using an iPhone or iPod, which are mobile devices, which store all the music…

  in Apple clarifies cloud strategy for music labels Comment by axual February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by troehl I'm confused by the new tab control... is the currently selected tab raised and the tab options dimmed and set into the background? That seems exactly opposite of the way that they should behave. If I was first …

  in Sources reveal Apple's new-look interface for Mac OS X Lion's Finder, Mail, and other apps Comment by axual February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by noexpectations "Secure Remote" is an oxymoron. As soon as your most valuable data is on a remote server, people unknown to you (administrators, government) have access to it. They may have access to files, but if f…

  in Apple's 'Safe Deposit Box' could offer file security with cloud backup Comment by axual February 2011
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