Walsingham Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7017660.stm Hush now, what's that sound? It sounds like a vigorous thumping rolling noise, caused by Apple careening down the slopes of the moral high ground. Correct me if I'm wrong but a significant portion of apple-owners snootiness has always stemmed from the perception that Apple are not as evil as Microsoft. Surely behaviour like this undermines a key selling point? I admit I pay little attention to such stories ordinarily. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
ghosta Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 i also heard that the iphone battery dies really quick and can only be charged at an i store, but thats just heresay. I do agree Apple is quit stuck up. Maybe you remmember those mac attack adds on the windows pc, the one's with the two giys in the white room. Your not all ways being honest when your telling the truth. Everything slows down when water's around.
Tale Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 I thought the key selling point was the brand name and and the design that's universal to all the things they produce. It's pop culture. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Kaftan Barlast Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 a significant portion of apple-owners snootiness has always stemmed from the perception that Apple are not as evil as Microsoft. Surely behaviour like this undermines a key selling point? Apple runs a strict monopoly and go absolutely ape when someones does something to their products that they cant control. If they had won the PC war, every single piece of computer hardware or software would be Apple. There would be no Dell, no Alienware, no Adobe, no GNU, no Linux.. nothing. Open source software would be criminal and the internet would be known as Applenet and it would be like a gigantic iTunes store DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
Walsingham Posted September 28, 2007 Author Posted September 28, 2007 I thought as much. Is it REALLY too mcgh to askk that we could have a normal company just once? One that - and I know I'm being a mad old fuddy duddy - works with its customers to produce good products and doesn't seek to control all mankind? "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
Kor Qel Droma Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 I thought as much. Is it REALLY too mcgh to askk that we could have a normal company just once? One that - and I know I'm being a mad old fuddy duddy - works with its customers to produce good products and doesn't seek to control all mankind? Yes. Jaguars4ever is still alive. No word of a lie.
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 a significant portion of apple-owners snootiness has always stemmed from the perception that Apple are not as evil as Microsoft. Surely behaviour like this undermines a key selling point? Apple runs a strict monopoly and go absolutely ape when someones does something to their products that they cant control. If they had won the PC war, every single piece of computer hardware or software would be Apple. There would be no Dell, no Alienware, no Adobe, no GNU, no Linux.. nothing. Open source software would be criminal and the internet would be known as Applenet and it would be like a gigantic iTunes store YEAH... I agree! "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me
Pop Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Apple's DRM record is pretty shoddy. That you have limited control over something you've bought means that you haven't really bought it in the sense that you own it, you've borrowed it and paid for the priviledge. Itunes is a music rental service. But this isn't illegal, just wildly anti-consumerist. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
thepixiesrock Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Is updating your phone nessesary? Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.
Tigranes Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Amusingly, vodafone - the only major telecommunications company in New Zealand that could support the hijinks of iPhone - has said there are no plans at all to sign a contract, therefore basically ruling out an official iphone entry into the country for the foreseeable future. Yet two local distributors have already risen into prominence, 'garage sellers', one of whom import 'raw' iphones and another who manufacture and sell modified sim-cards that allow the iphone to be used with traditional telecommunications networks in the country. The said mod-cards will undoubtedly be updated and reissued within weeks to compensate for this newest development, but it just goes to show - what are your options if you live in a country that the iPhone does not sell to? Anyway, there's a reason I have never bought an iPod (instead one of its dopplegangers that don't look as nice but certainly are free of idiotic iTunes). Making good products and brands is never the whole story, and one must hope that the outrage amongst the U.S - often the only market analysts really look at for things like this - and put Apple back in its place. Heh. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress)
Guard Dog Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 A little "inside info" on the iPhone, here are four true sentences. They are selling a little better than the projected rate. The are not the utter POS I thought they would be. They do make effective use of EDGE (and they have been given a TON of bandwidth to use). They only real design flaw to come to light so far are cracked touch screens but so far they only account for 3% of returns. But it is a little dumb that you cannot dload direct from iTunes. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Kaftan Barlast Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 But then you could just buy a Nokia or Sony/Ericsson phone with just as many sweet features but without all the annoying DRM schemes and general Apple bastard idiocy Its like the iPod, you can find players just as good for half the price of an iPod but people are idiots who buy into the hype. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
Guard Dog Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 But then you could just buy a Nokia or Sony/Ericsson phone with just as many sweet features but without all the annoying DRM schemes and general Apple bastard idiocy Its like the iPod, you can find players just as good for half the price of an iPod but people are idiots who buy into the hype. Not quite. The iPhone is the only handheld on the market right now that is fully interent capable. It is the only one that accepts full HTML, Java, Flash, etc. And it accepts cookies. I've used one to visit this very forum. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Meshugger Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Maddox has opinions about the iPhone as well. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
Guard Dog Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Maddox has opinions about the iPhone as well. Great link. I sent that to everyone at work... it killed! "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Pidesco Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 That whole site is beyond awesome. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Maddox's Article son children drawings are hilarious. And classics. Seriously, this guy is amazingly funny. And popular. "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!"
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