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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 What a killer line up: iPhone 6S+ $299 iPhone 6S $199 iPhone 6+ - 32GB - $249 iPhone 6+ - 16GB - $199 iPhone 6 - 32 GB - $149 iPhone 6 - 16 GB - $99 iPhone 5S - 16 GB - $0 Wow. Damn. Loving it. Cover…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lkrupp The only question is how much it will cost. $99? I’m betting $149 or $199 Apple TV? Unless it comes with a touch screen controller it will be $69 or less. The big deal is a package of shows to replace ca…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 LOL. Amazon - failed Samsung - failing Microsoft - failed with Nokia Google - failed with Motorolla LG - about to go bankrupt Sony - about to close phone division HTC - about to go bankrupt All the big boys…
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I would not want one, but it was never really discounted heavily. Dropping the price from $750 to $550 (to make a zero dollar subsidized phone) is not going to move the phone in the low cost markets or to people who want a phone bought outright. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 Profit margin was 22% last fiscal year holmes. That profit margin is lower than Google and Microsoft. Profit margin is just one statistic. What is good for Microsoft and Google (both software/services …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 It is a ripoff. Gazelle is offering $480 for my perfect condition iPhone6+ Amazon is offering $600. I can sell it on ebay easily for $600+ You can get more for it on eBay, but eBay is a buyers market. B…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismY 1) How is it a ripoff? If you can sell it someone else for more money then do it. If you can buy it somewhere else for less money then do it? 2) Did you consider other costs for Gazelle's business? Th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nagromme My policy on Mac, which I hope to replicate with iOS, is not a universal ad block that kills the paychecks behind content I want, but more targeted: - Block ads except from sites I frequent (gotta keep AI …
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Quote: Originally Posted by MacVicta I hope this includes those redirects to the App Store. That is the absolute worst. On many of those ads with FORCED re-directs to the App store I do indeed download the app, and rate it one star with a ba…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan It just shows how short sighted his research note is. Yeah maybe not many 6 owners will upgrade but a large portion of the install base is still using 5/5S or even 4S. They don't need force touch to get th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismY I came across a site yesterday that told me why Flash was out of date and then it downloaded a DMG onto my desktop. I don't have Flash installed on Safari not would I be likely to click on that DMG, b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lkrupp And this means what exactly? The 'feature phone' category is shrinking fast. It is really not big news to Apple because there are no profits down there and most of those people will buy a cheapo Android. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by pmz The joys of an "open" OS. Android for the most part is not open. Most people do not have root nor complete source code for what is in their phones. Ubuntu is an example of an open platform. If this were a …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Due to "Stagefright"? Apparently no one (yet?). FWIW the webview exploit AI reported months ago that supposedly exposed 900M Google Android smartphones to attack hasn't actually resulted in any attacks eit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone Surely the exploit can do more than delete its own MMS message. Does the attacker get control of the device? They get control of the privileges of the preview section which is substantial including microph…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lkrupp AAPL slip sliding away with the rest of the market this past week. Chinese markets in retreat today. Greece fails, if the EU collapses you can kiss $170 goodby. You might even kiss $100 goodby. And of course y…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Anyone with eyeballs can clearly see they are near identical designs. Yes, but it is not a direct copy. The curves are different. Apple does not own the concept of a stylized fingerprint, it has b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by stargazerCT As an Apple stockholder, I completely condone this type of behavior and encourage it for every wealthy person with a dog. Yea. Or 4 watches because the rear legs need them too so it can be a proper 'w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69 Bad example. The car can function without ever using it. It's not a integral part of the car. How about in a Tesla, a car that has had its performance upgraded via the cellular network and is more integ…
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I read the first of the three patents they allege and it is about access control. I do not see how it applies to Apple. The patents are probably valid (but hopefully not) but they don't seem to apply to AppleTV.