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Quote: Originally Posted by bigpics It happens. Check out the later-in-life philanthropic activities of "robber barons" like J.P. Morgan, the Rockefellers, the Ford Foundation and others who began to have "Out, out damn spot" pangs of guilt. He…
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Quote: Originally Posted by thegreatbosan \ I think tjwal and Slappy are related somehow Nope, I only commented on the margin which is extremely high for a hardware maker. You can call it a profit, tax or anything you like. Whether it is…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Because it's not the 90s anymore and there isn't one. Come off it. With a margin of 44% the apple tax is alive and well.
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Quote: Originally Posted by MacTac Both my daughters were straight A students in middle school and were in top 5%. How much better might they have been if they had iPads? My son was never very good in math. If there would have been an iPad o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by techguy911 I think that's exactly right. An excellent teacher could do a better job than even the best designed interactive book. Also, a very motivated and smart student could learn everything they need from a tradi…
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It's about time someone made a waterproof phone. Waterproof watches have been around for ages. All it takes is a little rubber gasket.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss I questioned whether networked computers can be called as important historically as the invention of the printing press. The significance of Steve Jobs was added by Woodlink. I can't be expected to defend t…
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And my projection for 2012 is a minor upgraded iPad2s with retina display and a lower priced iPad 2 in March. Followed by full blown upgraded iPad3 with a bazillion cores in October.
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It's hard for a small develop to go after pirates so Apple going after them certainly adds a lot of value to the app store.
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Quote: Originally Posted by GoodGrief Ya, that's great, but the piece was about app theft, not jailbreaking. The only mention of jailbreaking was that it was a requirement to install an app used for loading pirated apps. Nobody said anything else…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GalaxyTab I applaud Apple for doing this. It has always struck me as odd that people would buy such an expensive gadget or sign up to an expensive calling plan to then jailbreak and pirate 99c apps. There are oth…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Lafe So which part is this? It's obviously the front and back of the same part, but the article is vague on whether this is the new part or the old. From what little description is given, this appears to be the iPad2 p…
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There may be a jump in iPad sales early in the new year when disgruntled users return their Fires and decide the extra cost is worth it.
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Not in the slightest. Does XBMC include a browser? Does Boxee? Does Roku? Do ANY of the services that actually compete with the Apple TV other than Google, which HAS TO because that's their business model? Have you even used a Google TV? That wr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by akhomerun Yeah right. My state even has a picture of their ID on their own web site (it's low quality, but I'm sure some state has a higher quality image of their ID on their site). My scanner can aid in making a co…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil So you just have your local channels you get for free, then? Around here they're called the "Farmer Five". Having said that, there's really not much good on TV anymore; you're right. Yes, HD over th…
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I still don't understand why anyone would pay to watch a TV show.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Pendergast Sigh. Do people understand how the western world's chosen economic system works? The price to a consumer has NOTHING to do with cost. The price, at a macro level, is set by market forces; basically, the pric…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta You left off one thing: Apple lets the authors/publishers set whatever price they want and is not involved in setting prices. So how is Apple guilty of anti-competitive actions? Seems to me that letting …
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Quote: Originally Posted by nht You two should actually read the article. The statement was on mobile sites the 7" form factor was very nice. On FULL sites it didn't work very well. Do you surf using full sites on your phone? I don't even o…