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melgross said:

the only thing I'm not sure I like is the new "copy" command. When I want a copy, I want a real copy. I haven't read anything yet that says you can do that.

I read somewhere that the copy is essentially a fancy alias, that any further revisions are stored separately. So it seems to me it's probably an offshoot of versioning and your original would stay intact, like any other version, and always available, with modifications forked for both 'copies'. If that's the case, it would be a clever use of Versions.

I've been wanting Games seperately for almost as long as the App Store. From a developer's POV, they're all apps built with essentially the same tools, but from a consumer's POV, games are not apps, they're games. When searching for apps or looking at lists like Top Charts, Paid, Free, Top Grossing etc. or doing a search, all kinds of games would overwhelm and skew results with clutter.

I've got nothing against games, I have a few and tried many more, but they're not just another category of apps and it will be nice to get them out of the way and have dedicated lists by purpose, either business or pleasure. And for those looking specifically for top games or the latest craze, I'm sure they'll be happy too as will the developers I would imagine.

lkrupp said:

I remember Microsoft’s tactic. After a startup announced or released a new product Microsoft would immediately announce that they were working on the same thing and that it would be better. Consumers then often waited for the Microsoft product instead of buying the startup’s product. Microsoft would then buy out the now failing startup and release the original product as its own. Evil personified but it worked for a long time, along with the equally evil “embrace and extend” policy that suffocated innovative software.

Yep. And that was another old technique that Microsoft stole from IBM.
Back in the 60s during the CDC 6600’s Five Year Reign :

freeper said:

fallenjt said:

But still doomed?

Name a single person who has said that Apple is doomed since 2009. Provide a name or a link.

Some recent ones :

Peter Thiel says 'age of Apple' at its end
We've reached – maybe passed – peak Apple: Why the narrative needs to change
IPhone Demand Drives Apple Profit, but Outlook Is Muted - The New York Times
"They only have 60 days left to either come up with something or they will disappear," said Trip Chowdhry, managing director at Global Equities Research. Time is ticking for Apple to announce an iWatch, say analysts

Some compilations :

Apple Death Knell Counter - The Mac Observer
The Macalope Special Edition: Fools of the Year | Macworld
iPad Death Watch
7 Reasons Apple is More Doomed Than You Think
6 Reasons Apple Is Still More Doomed Than You Think
Apple doomed - Bing

And who could forget :

Was Mike Daisey right about Apple being doomed?


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watto_cobra said:

avon b7 said:

jony0 said:

avon b7 said:

sflocal said:

Hmm... Fandroids infesting this site seem to be conveniently quiet at the moment.  They must be firing-up their spinning machines to fabricate some kind of fake-news on how this benchmark is somehow flawed or staged.

LOL.
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The results are useful for Android users to compare Android phones. The iPhone numbers just is unrequited envy for them.

Fixed that for ya.

But you didn't. You fixed it for yourself perhaps but not for me. Perhaps you feel better for it? I went from iPhone to Android so my envy just doesn't exist. Sorry if I'm bursting your bubble but the envy you speak of is non-existent among Android users. 

Fixed it for everyone who doesn't want your fragmented, malware-infested, insecure, poorly performing iKnockoffs. You've been trolling/shilling for a while now on this site. I've seen plenty of Android shills come and go here, but your comments are like something that just won't flush and go away.

And I thought his avatar was a reference to those nagging Avon ladies of yore that kept ringing door bells insistently trying to sell you some cheap knockoffs you won't ever want. And as his ilk is prone to do, he used anecdotal observations of his surroundings again to speak for "them". Your analogy is closer to the source.