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Quote: Originally Posted by Moloch Apple is like the rich man who lives at the top of a hill. But instead of being noble and kind, he keeps sending his attack dogs to maul anyone who tries to come up to greet him. "To greet him?" I think you m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland I'm convinced digital book files should be "FAR" cheaper than paper books. Because they are so quick and simple to get and cheap to produce, they should be cheap and instant While I would also like books to …
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Unfortunately, this mental exercise didn't hold up for me. I tried it, tungsten carbide and aluminum oxide both scratch the glass at much less pressure than is required to penetrate a thin piece of clear plasti…
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Quote: Originally Posted by oxygenhose Now try and defend the logic that scratch resistant products are a fraud. Okie doke, I'll give it a shot. Let us start with two fundamental assumptions. First assumption: Anything that can scratch glas…
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Quote: Originally Posted by astroturf1 One speck of 7+ hardness dust in your pocket when you slide it in or dropping it on concrete (which I have done a couple of times) you'll scratch the screen. Okay, good point. Under ideal (or I guess nigh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymous guy What people don't seem to understand is that experience with scratches and wear is completely different from user to user. While there's certainly a kernel of truth to that, there's also a rich, chocol…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymous guy Whatever happened to healthy criticism? It got drowned out by morons. Seriously, for every person who's ever expressed a thoughtful, considered opinion about Apple's products or company strategy, th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by popnfresh I guess that must be why the iPhone's marketshare is declining and Android's is increasing, huh. Ooh! Is this one of those "don't feed the troll" things I've read so much about? Just in case it's not, a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by knightlie Utter nonsense. Friendly tip? It's kind of customary to follow an interjection like that with something substantive. Otherwise you leave your audience hanging. Quote: Would I have? I don't know, but f…
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Quote: Originally Posted by popnfresh More and more, Apple seems to be ignoring what people want in favor of what Steve Jobs is convinced they should want--Flash on the iPhone/Touch/iPad, user-replaceable batteries, support for more audio and vid…
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Quote: Originally Posted by RidleyGriff Because it's not simply about one product. No, this is just about one product. Well, one type of product, but still. Quote: As I said, it's the impression that the Apple Store is a one-stop shop for …
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Quote: Originally Posted by RidleyGriff One of the Apple Store's strength is that you can get anything you need to deal with Apple products there. I put the emphasis in there to prove a point. Besides, what's the harm? If Apple chooses not to …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bilbo63 Apple's censors are hard at work "Censors?" That's a bit rich, isn't it? In this context, they're a pure retailer. If the screens don't sell, Apple is wise not to bother stocking them. If they sell but don't…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mitchelljd Apple is blocking out Blu-Ray to protect itunes movie store. That's nonsense. Apple's "blocking out Blu-Ray" because Blu-Ray volume licensing costs are really high, because the software (and hardware!) su…
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Quote: Originally Posted by thismarty IMHO, absent collaborative features, iWork.com is still more an impressive curiosity than a useful Web-application. Unfortunately I have to agree. I recently did some freelance work for a client who had so…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone There are more in the tutorials section but I don't care to list them all out for you. Sorry, but I'm not seeing any Flash on that site either. I've got Click to Flash installed, so if it were there I'd see b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rob55 Personal Media Player incase you haven't figured it out already. Or were you being sarcastic? No, I was totally serious. I have never heard that phrase before in my life. What does that mean, anyway? "Persona…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ifail It's pretty unanimous that ZHD is a better PMP What does "PMP" stand for? I gather that "ZHD" means "Zune," but I'm drawing a blank on your other three-letter acronym.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rob55 Agreed, Apple definitely needs to open the iPhone up to Verizon or Sprint. Seems like win win to me. If only it were that simple. AT&T uses GSM, which is by far the most common technology for mobile dev…
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Quote: Originally Posted by davesmall Will analysts like Gartner count it as a computer? Man, I hope not. The analysts are already doing a pretty lousy job of talking about technology in general because they lump drastically different market s…