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Should Snatching an iPhone Be a Felony?
theodp writes "English comedian Russell Brand could be facing a felony conviction for snatching an iPhone from a would-be paparazzi and tossing it through a window. Singer/parolee Chris Brown also found himself in iPhone hot water after being charged with 'robbery by snatching' in a similar DIY-paparazzi-thwarting incident, which could be a misdemeanor or felony depending on the value placed on an iPhone. But in the world-of-crazy-pricing created by phone makers and wireless providers ($899 Nokia Windows Phone, anyone?), where the quoted price of an iPhone varies by a factor of 376 from the same company, should one really be charged with a felony for snatching an iPhone, especially when an iPad 2 can be had for $399 retail?"
If I connect an ipad to my desktop, windows detects it as an "entertainment device"
That is so pathetic; most people I know with iPads use theirs more for work than entertainment. I can see why Microsoft shills on this site would try to push the "it's just a toy" message, it's one of their arguable points. Doing it at the operating system level, however, is really unprofessional, but most of all desperate.
Yes, Microsoft, we get it. You want everyone to think you need Windows to do work. It's not true and everybody knows it. Try to be more subtle and you might get this into people's unconscious thinking. Point out sensible missing features and you might get people to buy both an iPad and a PC. Do it this openly and you just look out of touch.
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