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Quote: Originally Posted by popnfresh Jailbreaking should absolutely be kept legal. You bought the thing, and it's nobody's business, not even Apple's, what you do with it. If you want to install Flash on it or make it run Android, that's your bu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by airnerd So you never speed, jaywalk, curse, or anything like that? Morally wrong? Thanks for the laugh. Remind me never to make a bargain with you. Apparently your word is worthless. The idea of morality j…
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I know I've posted this before, but please forgive me. Whether legal or illegal, jailbreaking your phone is immoral. You agreed to a EULA, then broke your word. You're just morally wrong to jailbreak your phone. Sorry for the rant.
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Quote: ... allow Apple to properly seal its devices and make it more difficult for moisture to damage the valuable electronics. So how are speakers and microphones handled? Are they in separate compartments than the main system?
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Quote: Originally Posted by kresh how about bringing it home and paying their taxes Please remember that Apple is not just an American company, but an International one. I'm sure they pay their taxes wherever their income is derived. Why wo…
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I hate hearing about things that I care about - Apple, being associated with politics. It's all dirty. Now I'll be thinking about Apple that way.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Yes, yes, redesign, yes, yes, 5" screen. Yes, yes, LTE. Yes, yes, wider, thinner, and with an aluminum back; let's get this all out of the way. Gotta space these threads out, guys. We have until Octo…
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I just wish they'd build one with 8 LAN ports. But of course, Apple would never do such a thing. Form must always win over function.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kalvin And I always thought Hugo Chavez is ruling Venezuela and not Argentina. No, they've got Cristina Kirchner - whose first act after being elected was to seize the presses. Socialists can't stand a free press.…
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"without violating any copyright laws" There's legal, and then there's ethical. This fails the second test. I wish these hackers would put their skills to better use.
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Quote: Originally Posted by ClemyNX Just as a reminder to anyone saying that the EU is in a big shit. It's true, but it's the US with their dramatic lack of regulation that put us into this, and the only reason the US are not in a crisis is becau…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ClemyNX That regulation actually applies to all EU countries. And in EU we can do whatever law we want, no need for your approval, thanks. Apart from all the racist diminishing bigotry in here, Apple didn't respect …
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips If you think this through then the same argument can be extended ... there would be no safety standards, no quality standard ... and so on. Yes it can go too far but it could also not go far enough. Isn…
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No government should have the right to tell any business how they must warrant their products. Yet another example of TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT.
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Quote: Originally Posted by rkevwill Agree. I seriously doubt if that OS update will ever see the light of day. Fingers crossed for 2.0. I decided to take the gamble. $200 isn't chump change, but it's not that much either. Bought a PlayBook…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ThePixelDoc c) and I am EXSTATIC that those 2 fools at the top, and a number of upper-level managers that I had the unfortunate opportunity to meet... will be made to eat crow if I ever see them again! While it's ea…
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Quote: Originally Posted by knightlie Get some grammar and spelling lessons while you're there. Perhaps English is not his first language? Perhaps he's French Canadian? Could you post on a French website? Give the kid a break - at least …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark RIM lost its way. The two-headed monster of CEO put RIM in the position it's in. They were caught with their pants down when the iPhone was announced and did not have (and still doesn't have) a viable competit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider "the simplest user interface you could imagine." So brain waves, then. That's the simplest thing I can imagine. Just think what you want to watch and presto!
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Quote: Originally Posted by lilgto64 I have tried the new Tiles interface - although in a VM on a Mac - perhaps the experience is entirely different on a touch screen device - but on a computer it doesn't impress me. I gotta admit, the Start s…