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Quote: Originally Posted by Quadra 610 LOL Amazon is run from Cupertino. Win. It is fine if you want to be a cheerleader for everyting Apple does, but don't call increased prices a 'Win'.
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Not surprising really. When you have multiple phones that look virtually the same and have the same user experience and the only difference is the hardware on the inside that the average consumer doesn't care about, don't expect to see huge numbers …
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It's great until you are having party and start talking to some hot chick when suddenly your AppleTV starts playing 'Nailin Palin'.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Motlee Not a gimmick. I just dont see the need for it in a lot of cases for the average iPhone user. (Although some instances would warrant a removable battery.) Fair enough. I agree with that. Just sounded like you…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland No they were not. They have been on video cameras for years, and to good effect. Result being you didn't need to have 60 physical buttons on the video camera, just an elegant touchscreen with a simple menu syst…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland No they were not. Yes, they were. Or so everyone claims. Everything is a gimmick until it finds its niche.
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Quote: Originally Posted by paxman You exaggugrate - unprobable maybe, unpossible? Not at all. I bent my wookie. Quote: Completely agree. Of all of the things on individual "wish-lists" for the iPhone, front-facing camera, and the removabl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland Video chat is a gimmick. So were touchscreens.
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Quote: Originally Posted by fishstick_kitty I can't believe nobody mentioned this...but a removable battery? No way...that makes this source uncredible. :-) It is unpossible!!!!
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Removable battery moves this to the 'Likely BS' bin.
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 It is a portable computing platform, people will judge its value based on what else can solve their problems for them. In otherwords their is no way for Apple to not compete with tablets because that is what…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 I look at it this way a tablet that costs much more than $500 needs to prove to me that it is an effective replacement for a notebook computer. Right now all the rumors lead me to believe it won't be an effe…
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Knowing AT&T they probably won't let you use your existing data plan, but I wonder if they will give a deal if you already have an iPhone data plan. Like tack on $10 extra a month instead of another 30$.
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Quote: Originally Posted by success That's irrelevant. Yes the iPod is a success. No, it's not because of music sales on iTunes. yeah but we're talking about when and what caused a more rapid increase of music sales on iTunes. It has been happ…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tonton I was an Apple nerd, and I saw the original iPod for exactly what it was. It was the MP3 device that had me sold the minute I heard about it. I posted on these very forums that it would be hugely successful. It …
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Quote: Originally Posted by tonton Just to correct you on this. Before the iPod, MP3 players were not high priced. Especially compared to the iPod, which when released, was $399 for 5GB, making it the most expensive MP3 player ever. Throughout th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Quadra 610 Forgive me for editing your post, but that right there sums up the situation perfectly. Just have the OS on as many devices as possible, whatever the outcome, and win on sheer volume of unit sales. Quani…
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Quote: Originally Posted by masternav Agreed, what few if any analysts are doing right now is trying to parse out what products are part of a convergence in Apple's future development. The focus tends to be on the product itself - not where Apple…
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Quote: Originally Posted by masternav For what it's worth, excellent response! We are in substantial agreement on your tablet point. iPod itself was not terribly innovative - which is clearly shown in it's slow uptake during the first years. It …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Quadra 610 The same conversations took place about the iPod, too. True. But to be fair, even the Apple faithful were confused on the merits of the iPod at the time. It wasn't until the iTunes store really kicked in…