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Quote: Originally Posted by Alfiejr as many have noted, the definition of "smartphone" used for this "study" is preposterous. it includes many phones that are primitive compared to "super" smartphones from Apple, Android, RIM, and Palm. ok throw…
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Quote: Originally Posted by caliminius No printing fees. Low distributions fees (shipping and all that). DRM so they can't be shared. And sharing books is an issue! Nook reader from Barnes and Nobles will allow some kind of sharing. But if I b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pmz Books that cost $26 in stores, will cost half that on iBooks and Amazon. HALF. Its the same BOOK! No you can't lug it around, or ruin in with your hands, or re-sell it (only downfall of ebooks), or keep it and star…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage But uses little resources according to who? Perhaps the app we are talking about, is not a music player, but a videogame. It uses all the resources available and then some. It wants to continue to play musi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by azzurri What exactly do you need to multitask? People keep saying that but take a moment and think about it in a practical sense. Are you going to play a game while listening to music... editing a document and watching…
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Quote: Originally Posted by estyle Didn't google state that they are working on dropping flash and going to HTML5? I use HTML5 version of YouTube in my Chrome browser, but it's a looong way to get all features implemented properly (codecs, etc)
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Quote: Originally Posted by pmz That's entirely YOUR opinion that Flash makes for a FULL web experience. I do not use or see Flash at all in entire day of work or goofing off. Maybe a few old websites and i miss some low quality video clip or s…
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Hmmm... Very interesting article. I think it can delay the delivery of iPads Fujitsu, which applied for an iPad trademark in 2003, is claiming first dibs, setting up a fight with Apple over the name of the new tablet device that Apple plans to se…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AsianBob Plenty of websites out there with fun Flash-based games to kill a little or a lot of time. You wouldn't need to buy a game from the App Store. Just point the browser to one of these many free sites and play …
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Guys! It's an awesome device! Just buy it and spend you money in App Store buying more application! I'm as an iPhone developer will be glad to get your money
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Quote: Originally Posted by zindako The numbers will work themselves out, all the other products on the market, your Archos, Joojoo's, we'll see which product takes off and moves the market, will it be the iPad? only time will tell. If there is a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 In my country, in the past decade the main newspapers that used to be the vanguard of intelligent writing and reporting have fallen to the wayside with propaganda and all sorts of uninteresting stuff. Wha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by marielox Verizon would never work with an apple device because of the restriction they would want or the control they want with the device. For example, verizon won't let apple make billions of dollars on their itunes …
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Quote: Originally Posted by MacTripper I'm assuming the most jail broken and pirated apps occur in China, where street vendors compete with each other who has the most to offer. A 20lb bag of rice that can make 1000 meals sells for $10 in the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Those can be faked without providing the correct data. Piracy seems much easier. I don't thinknot's going to be your entire library specifically because of the possibility of giving away streaming to pirates.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ktappe Seems to me you pulled that number out of an orifice. It assumes (as did another poster) that somehow assembly costs are a very significant portion of the cost of each iPhone, something I would strongly refute. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by wtbard For the labor pendulum to swing back to the US somewhat, US labor cost will need to stop rising or decline somewhat. Perhaps in the US there might be company provided housing and healthcare in exchange for low p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Swift As nearly as I can figure out, the main cost of American cell phones is in the fact that Verizon, AT&T and all the rest have had to put up their own antennas, working on different data standards, to cover the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism So much hate, so little truth. Have you ever been in Moscow? I was. Have you used a cellphone service there? I did Do you speak Russian and read about Russian celluar carriers? I do.
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism That has nothing to do with Verizon or the original comment. I know you just to be negative toward Apple and AT&T but try to stay on track. Because I DO use AT&T service in Bay Area and I know what…