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Makes sense. Tech companies realize that if a customer buying one of their products/services is equated in that customers mind to inviting Big Brother to observe just about anything then their sales will suffer (or, in Apple's case, they'll care ab…
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Whoever crafted that roadmap image seemed to want to convey an early-2000's feel. Or maybe mid-90's. I'm not sure. Something about it almost reminds me of the Win 3.11 UI design language. Can't quite put my finger on it. That may seem snarky (…
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Quote: Originally Posted by einsteinbqat Am I the only one who see this as the beginning of the merger between OS X and iOS? When Cook noted that combining a toaster and a fridge was a bad idea it wasn't just a jab at MS for getting it wrong…
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Wow. That's a lot more 'big' announcements than I'd expected, honestly. Although I shouldn't have been surprised. I'm wondering what iOS 9 will do to 1-up these by the same amount that these surpass iOS 7's features. Going to have to check ou…
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And can I just say I look forward to AdBlock living natively in Safari?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ezhik So basically they ripped off a whole lot of Android features. Browser extensions were around long before Android. Widgets have been around a while in OS X. 3rd-party keyboards is the only one where you're…
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Quote: Originally Posted by asdasd Probably the aquatic theme means that Apple has learned the error of its ways with flatness and is changing OS X and iOS to aqua style UI. lol. trying to imagine iOS looking like Panther
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As John Gruber has noted, Apple likes to roll out iterative improvements. If Made for iOS is in place now, why not expand and make logical next-step improvements to expand that in new directions? I'll not be surprised if they make the push slowly …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Phone-UI-Guy If you don't see a difference between drug use and drug abuse, you have a significant bias. Abuse is using something to bad effect, or for a bad purpose, or misusing it (using the wrong way or for t…
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'on behalf of customers'. read: we know what's best for you. A near-monopoly isn't germane to free market forces where consumers vote with their dollars and the 'invisible hand' adjusts pricing to reflect the actual value of the good or service. …
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phone-ui-guy wrote: » Calling it recreational drug "abuse" just highlights your bias and shows your lack of understanding. Bias is a partiality that prevents someone from objectively considering an issue. My understanding of the nature and effe…
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love the headline
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Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ Yes, the feds are still against it, but eventually they will have to cave, because more and more states are going to jump on the legalization bandwagon. History has shown that prohibition has the opposit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ And weed is not illegal everywhere, it is legal in a few states.... Everybody should smoke weed, it's much better and less harmful than alcohol. Just because a particular state removed its laws agains…
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Very interesting. Keeping a cash reserve so large that it can 'hide' just about any acquisition is a good strategic move, and fits with the 'doubling down on secrecy' Apple promised.
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Yes. Please opt into our 'feature' that Really Really wants to know Exactly what your 'status' is. Creepy.
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Yes, I meant "bottom feeder" in the economic sense, not as an assault on anyone's character. I think lawyers* would agree that it's more of a descriptive term than a character assault. *The term …
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I've never worn one, but my eyes hurt when I look at it. Must have area damage.
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Quote: calls it 'the tablet that can replace your laptop' Dear Microsoft, You are 4 years too late with the idea that tablets replace laptops. cheers Also, loved the apples-to-surfaces comparison of a notebook to a tablet. I'm guessing the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by CogitoDexter That's two days in a row Apple Insider has posted the same mistake about the damages - and drawn conclusions from this mistake, thus making a bad situation worse. The total damages are over $1 billion!…