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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism This is obviously used in a different manner, that is made clear by the text and supported by the definitions of the words. Got a definition handy that agrees with AI's usage? That is the only real resp…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bikertwin It's annoying when AI writers try to sound all high-falutin' because they use a word or phrase they heard banged around on the internet without having any fucking clue what it means. That is annoying. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I know some can only see things in black or white, but the Mac is a very important part of Apple's business and will continue to be so for a very long time. That itself is black or white. The Mac is d…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism That is one way you can interpret it, but you need to realize that language often has more than one definition and evolves more quickly than technology. English, in particular, is a funny language that way. Y…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta I'm simply pointing out that 'anticompetitive' is not a term that is used in antitrust laws because it is a meaningless term. It is a term rich with meaning. Use a frigging dictionary to clear up your mu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DavidW It becomes anticompetitive if it cost you, say, $150. But you sell it at a lost for $10 to drive your smaller competitors out of business. Since you know you can take the lost because you have enough cash on han…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta Not true. Let's say I invent a new microprocessor that offers 20 times the performance of Intel's top processor, uses 5% as much energy and costs $10 each. That processor would put Intel, AMD and other proc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism If it's anticompetitive then it's illegal. If it's legal it's not anti-competitive. It is not generally illegal to employ anticompetitive tactics. You may want to look up the word in a dictionary, or bett…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ChiA I find this argument rather inane: until we become infinitely powerful beings, we're all limited by whatever choices we make. By your argument my house must be a locked down prison as there are substantial swit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta You claim in other threads that Flash is such an easy development tool that anyone can use it - and that zillions of developers already know how to use Flash. Never have I said anything even remotely l…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta I see. So let's see if I understand your position. You misunderstand completely. Read this: In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in, or customer lock-in, makes a customer depe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Then explain it to us. How are developers locked into iOS dev platform? How is the coat so much more expensive than other dev platforms? Are you stating that iOS devs aren't allowed to develop for any other p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Apple's trying to grab as much market as they can within their business model, I think that is incorrect. Apple is duty-bound to grab as much total profit as they can, and to adjust their business mod…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Smallwheels Configure a basic Mini and a basic Slimline HP and the HP is less expensive. That is irrelevant. Macs never ever win on bang for buck. If you are looking for raw power at a good price, you need n…
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Quote: Originally Posted by kotatsu Interesting, no? What does all that extra money get you beyond a nice metal case, a faster CPU, a smaller hard drive, and a missing BD drive? (and also no equivalent for Windows Media Centre) I'm not really s…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta I see. So you have some magical power to be able to determine what computer hardware someone needs for their application without having any idea whatsoever what their requirement is? Amazing. Please st…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lkrupp That's a completely ignorant statement to make. Developers are not "locked in " to the iPhone. They can develop for any platform they choose. If you really believe that, you might be using the quoted term in …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac Voyer I'm confused. I thought developers were leaving Apple's locked down, closed, walled garden prison for the "anything goes" greener pastures of Android. What gives? I think you are remembering that several…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addicted44 If Apple is accused of anti-competitive behavior, expect Nintendo's stock price to plummet, since they have a much bigger marketshare with the Wii, and their policies are far more draconian and closed. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody they are doing the exact same thing that many other players have done in the past. The whole idea that this is somehow "anticompetitive" is just faulty. What they are doing is certainly anti-competiti…