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Steve Jobs To Keynote WWDC iPhone Announcement
Stoobalou writes "Apple's worst-kept secret will be revealed on June 7. A press release from Apple HQ has made it almost certain that the company will announce the new iPhone 4G on June 7, in our opinion, at least. The missive from Cupertino simply states that Steve Jobs will kick off the Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 with a keynote address. The thing is, Apple's enigmatic frontman doesn't turn up to these geeky WWDC shindigs unless he has something to announce that will get the hyped-up gang of Apple fanboys and girls a-whoopin' and a-hollerin'."
We buy because it is pretty, works, and there is nothing better when you add it all up. Except for $#%%^! AT&T.
Yay! Good for you! You found a device that works great for you. The rest of the world also has devices that work for them and does what they want their phones to do.
For a large majority of people, that device is the iPhone.
Sent from your iPad.
When I buy Apple, I buy an experience. I feel like I'm getting good value for money. They charge a premium for that Apple experience, which translates into higher per-unit profits.
I look at it as a win-win.
Clearly, it doesn't work for you. There are still plenty of commodity configs and components for you to choose from, so have at it.
But please, spare us "you are getting reamed" as if we don't know better. We do know better, that's why we buy Apple.
So would you be willing to use OSX if it was just on non-Apple hardware? Would a Hackintosh suit your needs? Or is that glowing logo a necessity for you?
I could say "enjoy being a bottom-feeder and boasting about it" but I'm just too super-cool for that sort of condescension (that big word means talking down to you).
I'd rather be a bottom-feeder than someone who pays twice what I do for the same hardware and calls it an "experience".
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So, does that mean you wouldn't use OSX on non-Apple hardware?
You do realize that, at this point, Apple computers use mostly the same hardware as "PCs", right...?
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If Apple really have this much clout, how about doing something for their loyal customers? Something that has been lacking from iPhone subscription plans from the start... How about making all carriers who got exclusivity for the iPhone and iPad give users of those products free data roaming, regardless of what country they are from? Or charge a nominal fee, whatever. Maybe a $10/week charge. Just so that using Google maps in a foreign city won't bankrupt me.
If construction was anything like programming, an incorrectly fitted lock would bring down the entire building...
The animus toward Apple on Slashdot is striking. It doesn't matter what it is, how useful it is or how big or small the market share is: haters love to hate.
Haters are always looking for the "Apple killer." Whether it's the iPod-killer, Mac Mini-killer, iPhone-killer, Mac Book Air-killer or now iPad-killers. They want to see them all killed.
Also, anyone who uses an Apple anything is obviously a "fan-boy" (haters' favorite slur), who's just falling victim to marketing hype. They couldn't possibly find any simplicity, support or use for their Apple product. If only they knew how stupid they were to be spending their money on X electronic item.
Apple's done a lot of dumb things (refusing the run Flash on the iPhone/iPad, the App Store lock-in, proprietary display/data ports) but credit where credit is due: they embraced Unix, open web standards and H.264. Maybe instead of flying off the handle every time Apple is mentioned, you could RTFA and assess the thing on its merits and faults.
Keep trollin' on, haters.