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Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit In that case China should try botox and if more extreme measures are required then I'd suggest a face lift. So you think all China needs is a quick fix to improve the appearance?
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Quote: Originally Posted by jj.yuan Not really. The CEO of the dairy company was executed for the crime of using melamine in dairy products. More likely, he was executetd for it becoming public, resulting in China loosing face.
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Not if all wages are piece-rate, to begin with. Which is, likely, what it is. Heard about capital costs, investments, technology obsolescence etc etc ?
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Here's a likely outcome: Apple's costs may actually fall, since there is less overtime (which is usually paid at >1x of standard wages)! Ah, the irony. The unintended consequences that do-gooder…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MJ1970 First, that's not going to happen (and who on earth wants it to?!?! ) Second, why do you hate the Chinese people so much that you want to put them out of work and knock them off the ladder they're using to cl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ronmora amen! why don't we just raise prices on all goods manufactured outside U.S. so those idiots concerned about working conditions abroad are happy. It is not about making workers abroad happy, it is about makin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by agramonte Great, iOS not only dumbing down Apple now it can do the same to Photography in general This is as sad as crayons becoming the tool of choice for drawing - And they say iOS is not for the lowest common de…
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[QUOTE=AbsoluteDesignz;2063592]he never suggested otherwise. When the fifth word he uses after this sentence is "stealing", you may make the association.
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX This forum and many like it are ripe with people stating what they think is right for Apple. The problem I see is that too many state their opinions as unquestionable fact and are too often not looking at Ap…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX Let's reexamine what you disagreed with in Addabox's statement... That difference between his and your statements is that you believe that there is a market for a 7" device from Apple. He never stated if h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX Note that Addabox stated "appears to be". He didn't state that a successful 7" device wasn't possible from Apple or anyone else. He even backed up his comment with evidence to support the current trend. The …
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Quote: Originally Posted by snova Whatever Apple is doing to make them the number #1 most valuable, profitable and watched company is perfect. You can debate it all you want, its hard to take criticism from the side lines from anyone who can only…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX Nothing in the text you quoted should have led you to that conclusion. I don't understand the assumption that a 7" should be made targeting a low price. And I do react to the perception of Steve Jobs st…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Is that actually true, though? There appears to be at least somewhat of a market for cheap tablets, and for that 7" is simply a means to an end to keep production costs down. As far as there being any real en…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX I agree that Apple should expand its product range but I think they should do it because it will benefit their bottom line and help sustain growth rates. But I don't think that Apple is arrogant because they…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tipoo They were made for todays iPad resolution. The smaller one could use that same resolution. That is the real beauty of the 7 inch!
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Quote: Originally Posted by snova +1 perfect If Apple doesn't start expanding is product range, it will follow the dinosaurs, and making a 7 inch has very low development cost, and however much I like Apple, having had about 20 Macs since my f…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland So show me a music sheet app on a 7" iPad then? I don't have a clue, but I never said that the 7" was for you, however it would be pretty good for me, and I believe a lot of others, including some people who…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Slurpy I'm sorry, I can't really reconcile the 2 simultaneous desires you want for the iPad. You want it to use it for MS office, yet you want it to be smaller? And you want it to be smaller so it can.. become a Macboo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland It's not simply about what Steve felt. It's about what actually works in practice. Apple likes things to be smaller, if 7" worked they'd be more likely to make it 7" then 10". They made it 10" because it works …