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Quote: Originally Posted by focher That appears to be what Cook was addressing, that iPad buyers have longer upgrade cycles. If you use the first time buyers numbers that he cited (50%, even 70% in some markets) that means there's a lot of new …
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I've worked for about 5 different retailers and most of them required bag checks. I never waited 10-15 minutes and they don't take 5 minutes. You wait less time than that at airport security let alone a retail store.
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13" iPad would be amazing for enterprise (by that I mean the workplace, not the starship).
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So the 'uniquely Google approach' is to charge 2.5x what a Pandora subscription costs?
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The only winners in all this back and forth litigation are the lawyers, who are laughing all the way to the bank.
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I don't think the PC market is shrinking, just changing. Sales of the overall PC market have been dropping since the iPad was released, but I'd be more interested in seeing usage statistics (if they even exist). Upgrade cycles for PC's are getting…
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Nokia should have gone the Samsung route and made decent-ish hardware running whatever OS consumers want to buy when they can't afford an iPhone. A Lumia running Andriod would sell a lot better than a Lumia running Windows phone.
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The current 360 UI is the Metro interface. It basically looks like a giant advert, it's horrible.
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I'm excited by the potential of the Ouya system. Bringing the mobile pricing structure and ease of development to the TV with a physical controller is a niche that no one has exploited yet (and no, plugging your phone into a TV doesn't count). The O…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram LOL. Remember all the breathless 'iPad killer' nonsense from tech press last October!? What a bunch of dweebs (I mean the technorati too). I must have missed that. General …
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Quote: Originally Posted by mvigod Apple knows it needs all that money to survive the coming competition and margin compression Not sure if serious..
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX Maybe that's what Apple is trying to get them to agree to. Let's hope so. It is the sort of deal that needs to happen to break the stranglehold the cable companies have over TV.
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Quote: Originally Posted by KazKam I still rock an iPod touch and a TracFone. Why? It's not because the iPhone is too expensive. It's because the PLANS ARE (subsidized or not)! Making a cheaper iPhone won't make me buy one. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by pedromartins You are missing the point. Please re-read my previous posts. My problem is that despite the fact that Apple has 46% of Verizon's sales, 77% of AT&T sales, 75% of Sprint's sales, G…
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Quote: Originally Posted by kent909 The picture says it all for me. I will never pay $2.99 for a single episode of a TV show ever. My limit is $1.00 for a first run show in HD. For a long time I thought I was on my way to being a cord…
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Should be a good buying opportunity in the next few weeks.
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Quote: Originally Posted by macxpress Maybe its not the end of Microsoft, but a loss is a loss. It doesn't matter how you try and spin it. If you overdraw your bank account by $10, it doesn't matter how you do it. Its still $-10…
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So earnings were up 4c from 69c to 73c over LY, excluding accounting shenanigans which means they will pay less tax on their increased earnings? Looks like that's what most are taking away from this, hence the reaction on the street.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Blastdoor It's really becoming very hard to see how Windows Phone ever gets anywhere. I'm starting to wonder if all the tech reviewers who fawn over the Metro interface are just totally out of touch with mainstream…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JJJameson Because of their push for Thunderbolt so heavily. Including USB 3.0 at the same time would do nothing but diminish any reason to go to Thunderbolt. At least in the case of having USB 2.0 and Thunderbolt you…