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Quote: Originally Posted by Hiro No. Convenient fiction means they are telling you true technical details and the things that were cited as the reasons for why the flyoff went the way it did. But the real reason is the hidden one that wasn't tal…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bill-G We need to boycott Foxconn products until they improve their labor practices! We are the ones funding the exploitation. Just testing my new .sig...
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Quote: Originally Posted by ruel24 This is pure rationalization. No wonder we ship jobs to countries like this. They exploit the workforce, and we rationalize it. We need to boycott Foxconn products until they improve their labor practices! W…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Pennywse My point was, why would 99.9% of all iPhone users want to leave AT&T just because they own an iPhone? They wouldn't, and I know this because there are many others who are not stuck with AT&T under a so…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mac_dog what about the % of people who haven't even purchased an iphone because of its exclusivity on at&t and would purchase if/when it comes to another carrier? They are not represented in the data. The onl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross 7% of what market? The cellphone market in the US.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum Does Rim have the parts, manufacturing and distribution facilities, lined up, to deliver even 100,000 per month? . Why wouldn't a company as competent as RIM have their manufacturing lined…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum I guess that history has proven you right because the only major products that Apple currently sells are the fully-baked products below: -- the 1977 Apple ][ -- the 1984 128K Macintosh -- the 2001 …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum The iP4 had no tripod mount either -- but, I have one on order: http://theglif.com/ You seem to be the kind of person that looks for reasons (excuses) that something can't be done. Thankfull…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DocNo42 I never got PIP when it started as a fad in the 80's, and I really don't get it today. I would much rather leave the content of what I am watching front and center, and do supplemental activities like search o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by LewysBlackmore So, while 61.2 million is "only" 20.9% of the total wireless market for the US (292.8million) it is still 61.2 MILLION devices. Does that number seem small to you? I was trying to figure out how this …
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider A new survey has found that more than a third of U.S. smartphone buyers on carriers other than AT&T wish they could have bought the iPhone, expressing buyer's remorse. ] 1/3 sounds like a lot, bu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum Think of an insurance adjuster, going on location with an iPad with a rear-facing camera. He could snap a few images, annotate them and prepare an estimate on the spot. Think of a Realtor listing age…
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Quote: Originally Posted by scottgoodwin I thought the same thing, but saw them in Best Buy last weekend. Very cool--I'm torn between which size to get. I like the smaller one a LOT, but want more storage and the 11" ones are limited to 128GB wi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum Who's this "we"? Steve decides -- we abides! The iPad was designed with space for at least 1 camera BTW, you can take a picture with a camera without holding it up with your hands -- tripod, sta…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum Interesting question! I would guess it will be iOS 5 -- and be used on the iPhone a few months later. I . I doubt very much that iOS will stay fragmented for that long. 4.2 was gonna be t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by palegolas I just can't see them adding a rear camera on the iPad2. It seems so out of place. Sure, it'll be easy to do it, and maybe makes sense for FaceTime, to have dual cameras... But very odd to have an additional …
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Quote: Originally Posted by mgl323 I'm still wondering which device should be my next purchase. The Macbook Air or the iPad 2?.? The Air is wonderful, while the iP2 is an unknown. Not only that, but you can get the Air right now, and it is a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Noliving No Apple does not, they do audits to see if the factories are in compliance if they are not they give a warning to the supplier, that is all that is really happening. Foxconn is still violating, for example, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum That was a decision made a year ago -- for whatever reasons. This is now! We, and Apple, have ~= 9 months of experience under our belts. Haven't you ever heard: "new and improved"; "we waite…