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Quote: Originally Posted by Menno You'd be surprised by the number of everyday customers (aka, people who don't know that sites like Engadget and BGR exist, much less this one) that are sick and tired of apple. Not for the app store, not for the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dish Seriously? You really can't see the similarities? I hope you're joking. Not an exact copy that would be plagiarism, but the reference is crystal clear, its even portrayed further when the main character is read…
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Re post from Poke: People forget the circumstances of the 1984 commercial. IBM moved into the personal computer market in 1981 in response to the success of the Apple II and Commadore PET. Microsoft produced DOS the same year but was an insigni…
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Quote: Originally Posted by poke people forget the circumstances of the 1984 commercial. Ibm moved into the personal computer market in 1981 in response to the success of the apple ii and commadore pet. Microsoft produced dos the same year but wa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Voight-Kampff Some of you guys aren't thinking as much as you should, if you think they're "copying" the 1984 ad. They're alluding to it, to make fun of the fact that the image portrayed in that ad is *exactly* what Ap…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Menno You missed the point of the entire commercial then, and by extension the 1984 original ad. By your reasoning, everyone chose IBM because it was the best choice for consumers, and no one except one person wante…
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Quote: Originally Posted by frugality The iPad is slow, doesn't play flash, and you're limited to buying your programs from Big Brother via the App store. I don't think the iPad is a slam-dunk by any means. More options are good. Apple is be…
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Quote: Originally Posted by davesw this is how android forums look like (androidforums.com) each phone has it's own subforum!! With different set of issues, problems, etc!!! it's ridiculous!! --- android developers have to make sure the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Blackintosh I guess this article is centered on the Mac. That would explain omitting the iPhone and the embarrassment of the antenna issue which I believe caused more than a few people to be less than satisfied. …
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This is no surprise to me! For years I been wondering why people would prefer to replace there desktop which clearly more powerful, more bang for the buck, and much more real-estate than laptops. But I guess it's because people wanted portable compu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM It looked to me that post was about clearing up misconceptions, not getting people to like it. I think there is a difference between the two. Holding up false facts as reasons for not liking something just loo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jfanning Does it? The article states there are 160 million iTunes users, so one million using the ping service is only, what, 0.6%? Which doesn't look that many. I believe they are touting over the amount of peopl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DaHarder As I am holding my iPad in my hands at this moment, N O N E of the books I have purchased through the Kindle app can be read in iBooks, nor can A N Y of the books I have purchased through Apple's iBook Store b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Postulant ... and a 'well implemented subscription service'. Later guys! I'm off to download a few tracks for my new iPhone 4. Ping me! Whats your name on ping?
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Quote: Originally Posted by DaHarder As I am holding my iPad in my hands at this moment, N O N E of the books I have purchased through the Kindle app can be read in iBooks, nor can A N Y of the books I have purchased through Apple's iBook Store b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DaHarder The Zune Pass is a music rental service, with the 'option' of keeping 10 DRM-free/MP3 songs a month if the subscriber so chooses. Any/all songs downloaded as a rental will be readily available to the subscr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by daharder what aren't you comprehending here? No they can't... No more than apps purchased from apple's app store can play back on android, webos, symbian/etc. Devices, or books purchased from amazon's kindle store c…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DaHarder What Aren't You Comprehending Here? No They Can't... No more than Apps purchased from Apple's App Store can play back on Android, WebOS, Symbian/etc. devices, or books purchased from Amazon's Kindle store c…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Postulant I can play them on my iMac, though... On days I feel like listening to the other 'million' songs, I guess I could lug my iMac around with me. Bet that'll put some meat on my skinny calves. LOL. Nice
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Quote: Originally Posted by DaHarder Please go back and read our previous posts, as I have made it extremely clear that the 10 songs a month are MP3/DRM-free, which means that they will play on any device that supports the MP3 file format... Fore…