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Quote: Originally Posted by paxman A score card tends to be a silly metric for devices designed to do so many different things. But my point was that it is ridiculous to give an otherwise perfect cordless mouse 4.5 stars because it requires the u…
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Quote: Originally Posted by callumacrae I heard a couple people saying that 15 pixels on the 21.5" iMac was too much. Is it just me, or is 15 pixels 0.00072337963% of all the pixels? ~Callum It's not about the percentage, it's about being a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse AppleCare plans for iOS devices are for 2 years, something one would think you would know if you had actually purchased it. My apologies I was referring to my MBP's Apple Care which is 3 years. Neverthele…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I wholeheartedly agree that Apple should allow some downgrade of iOS if a version isn?t working out, but these users could have gotten a phone that worked simply by taking their complaint to someone that coul…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Out of curiosity, has MS ever been sued for selling a new version of Windows that was deemed ?acceptable? by the HCL and spec sheet, but subsequently made it run slower than the previous version of Windows? F…
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Did anyone actually read the law suit? I think a lot of you are being misled as to the intent of the lawsuit. The lawsuit is explaining that Apple misled users into believing that iOS 4.0 was going to enhance the 3G when in fact it didn't (accord…
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I can see where other people are coming from that the mute-button is an advantage under some circumstances. However, I think for the majority of people those situations are simply not likely to happen to them. I use my iPad strictly at home and have…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta First, it's worth noting that if you're concerned about $99, you're not much of a developer. More importantly, NONE of the things you've listed are the important thing. For a developer hoping to make money,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rind I went from a iPhone 3G to the Droid X. Soon as the Holidays are over and I recover from the spending spree, I will pay the ETF and go back to the 3G. Buggy UI , Crashing Apps, Forced Updates .... Tried it bu…
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These market share numbers are only relevant to developers. If you aren't a developer then all you're doing shouting "This wins over that due to xxx" is being stupid. As a developer here's my pro's and con's to develop in either ecosystem: iOS…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I read that, as well as everything else you wrote in that post along with the comment you responded to. My comment stands, Apple was pushing the standard to become a standard before the original iPhone was re…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Oh yeah? Well then explain Apple’s presence with W3 to ratify HTML5 and their open source WebKit browser engine pushing HTML5 as far back as 2007 if they are only “pushing the standard” “after that article”? …
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox And they're using that to make a big deal of how Android handsets do the "full internet" are they? Google and the HTML 5 consortium like to show up together in public and talk about how they're best buddies? …
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox So while the "open" and standards loving Google continues to flout the proprietary, closed Flash as a differentiator for their Android platform, the "closed" and controlling, hates the open Web Apple is actuall…
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Don't see myself wanting one... I think right now buyers of the Air will be impulse buyers that want latest and greatest. It just doesn't make sense otherwise. For the same price, you get a full computer that has better life, and it's still su…
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LOL, wow this was the most entertain thing to read all week. So many uninformed posters as well as the most utterly biased article written. First off, WP7 is NOT a successor of 6.5. Don't say "oh they're both based on Windows CE." Please take an …
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 Yeah the lack of real aggresive competition is a huge problem. I have to wonder how many pennys it cost the cell companies to transmit 5GB of data. There are all sorts of reasons really. For example:Be…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bosman It seems counter intuitive to let verizon have the pad since now you have to have two components for one device. So old school man! The point of the pad is its simplicity. Droid phones get GPS on verizon, its a …
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Quote: Originally Posted by KingKuei That's quite an expensive proposition considering you're shelling out $130 for the MiFi unit, which as far as I can tell, doesn't work with any other carriers service here. So if you "try" it as you say, and t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by KingKuei I'm sorry I fail to see the point then as VZ's bundle is $30 more expensive than buying both devices separately, which you already have. The only advantage of the bundle is the lack of a contract. But if you h…