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• Quote: Originally Posted by Mac_128  You know what would have been cool? Seeing the kid put the phone down after getting the shot and joining the family fun.   Yeah, and then all join together in break dancing, making clicking sounds. We all mis…

  in Apple updates homepage to feature new holiday ad Comment by plagen December 2013
• bandman999 wrote: » I'm still convinced the whole "iWatch" rumor is a ruse by Apple designed to get Samsung et al to waste resources developing something nobody really wants. That, and also to trace and pin down the leak sources.

  in Apple's rumored 'iWatch' said to have different screen sizes for men, women Comment by plagen November 2013
• Slightly off topic but after I purchased iPad Air, I don't think I will be waiting for the Mini. The improvements in terms of size, weight, and handling are enormous.  

  in Rumor: Delayed Retina iPad mini launch blamed on LCD burn-in issues Comment by plagen November 2013
• Has SugarSync resolved a problem of a safely syncing Mac packages/bundles - Keynote files and such? 

  in Google Drive and SugarSync cloud storage iOS apps updated with new features Comment by plagen November 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by Corvus  I've purchased about two dozen iPads and a dozen iPhones since 2010, and have personally seen each of the defects I listed above. Out of all of those devices only three had no noticeable screen issues, …

  in Rumor: Delayed Retina iPad mini launch blamed on LCD burn-in issues Comment by plagen November 2013
• So why is there no shortage with the larger iPad Air displays? And why couldn't they adjust the manufacturing to allot more production power to the mini displays and decrease the production of the larger displays?   People will be delaying their pur…

  in Apple reportedly taps Samsung for Retina iPad mini panels due to supply shortage Comment by plagen November 2013
• They just need to make it less slippery. The backside aluminum has almost no friction, that's why it's so hard to hold. With less slippery surface, a narrow bezel is not going to be a problem.

  in Schematics show expected thinner-bezel design of Apple's fifth-gen iPad Comment by plagen September 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta  That's not even close to what that lawsuit is about. Please read before making silly claims. The lawsuit is about misrepresenting the actual sales data. In reality, MS never disclosed …

  in Smartphones outsell feature phones for first time, while Apple's iPhone loses market share - Gartner Comment by plagen August 2013
• Well, Microsoft is already being sued for misrepresentation of Surface sales results: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2423022,00.asp "Microsoft's foray into the tablet market was an unmitigated disaster, which left it with a large accumulatio…

  in Smartphones outsell feature phones for first time, while Apple's iPhone loses market share - Gartner Comment by plagen August 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by MistyChandra  Do you think this petition on We the People would help? The response from the DOJ seems to be escalating out of proportion to the crime (if one did occur) and perhaps getting this visible to mor…

  in DOJ accuses Apple and publishers of conspiring again after e-book ruling Comment by plagen August 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by KDarling    Good questions, and you actually answered them with your guesses.   (The reason this is so late, is that I originally wrote up a long and detailed response.  However, I don't think pe…

  in Samsung gets a boost with USPTO's 'final' rejection of Apple's pinch-to-zoom patent Comment by plagen August 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by Stevel  what a shameful act of injustice. If you can't beat them with innovation in the market place, and if you can't beat them with litigation in the courtroom, then go running to your President for the hop…

  in President Obama vetoes Samsung ban on Apple, Inc. iPhones, iPads Comment by plagen August 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by KDarling    It's not about being "against Apple".  It's about the fact that the USPTO got overwhelmed, and was more concerned with quantity than quality.  Now the mess has to be cleaned up.     …

  in Samsung gets a boost with USPTO's 'final' rejection of Apple's pinch-to-zoom patent Comment by plagen July 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy  Not that I know of but there's apparently at least one poster who rather than form a coherent counter-argument instead thinks attacking another AI member with insults is the proper response. …

  in Samsung gets a boost with USPTO's 'final' rejection of Apple's pinch-to-zoom patent Comment by plagen July 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by MFPrice  In 1992 the movie Starfire showed pinch to zoom and in 1997 the Tandy T3 had working pinch to zoom. Two handed had been done since 1963 by MIT's SketchPad (Apple is just a copier 45 years later, much…

  in Samsung gets a boost with USPTO's 'final' rejection of Apple's pinch-to-zoom patent Comment by plagen July 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by Sonysexual  I'd be happy to show you some code that I've written and show just how terribly Macs run it.   I think you have pinpointed the problem, congratulations!   Where did all the smart trolls go? …

  in Samsung gets a boost with USPTO's 'final' rejection of Apple's pinch-to-zoom patent Comment by plagen July 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by Sonysexual      Apple has pretty bad engineers. Well, if you hire Americans to do complicated things, you get something like Maps which kills people daily.  It looks like estimating your IQ at 2…

  in Samsung gets a boost with USPTO's 'final' rejection of Apple's pinch-to-zoom patent Comment by plagen July 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by Sonysexual  How about you tell us the specific engineering method you use to make a time machine or a lethal light saber?   Apple patents generic designs that anyone with an IQ over 50 could think of…

  in Samsung gets a boost with USPTO's 'final' rejection of Apple's pinch-to-zoom patent Comment by plagen July 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by herbapou    They need a NEW lower cost iphone, its that simple. And not just for China. Getting China mobile will help, but the high end phone will quickly saturated. I like the rumor about Apple doing t…

  in Cook cool on China troubles: still 'a huge opportunity for Apple' Comment by plagen July 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by gwmac  I don't think the decline is simply due to more tablet and smart phones sales. Macs and PC's sold in the last few years are simply still fast enough to do everything anyone needs. Go back a decade and …

  in PC shipments dropped 11% worldwide in Q2, Apple's US growth slows 4.3% [u] Comment by plagen July 2013
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