Ok, this is probably the last thing I'll add: how many people change the bulbs on their cars themselves? How many people mess with anything on their cars beyond setting some presets on the radio? Most people gladly pay to have something fixed or replaced on whatever they have. Why is the iPhone any different? It is sold among devices that typically have user-replaceable batteries. I think it is plain to see, even if you hate Apple, that the iPhone isn't exactly a typical phone.
Those were terrible analogies. In just about every one of your analogies you liken the battery not being replaceable to something not having a critical component.
You have to have the latest version because only it has the things necessary to talk to Outlook and such. As far as I know, the requirement is 7.3, not the latest one. 7.3 just happens to be the latest one.
Solder also allows the battery to connect to the phone and is much more durable and compact. I almost know for a fact that my phone will break before the battery needs to be replaced. Not only that, I already want to upgrade. In addition, the iPhone is not targeted at people that have to have their phone working at all times. I've never replaced the battery on any of my phones, ever. I also don't know anybody else that has, either.
Fine. Let's compare standby times. With both phones just sitting there waiting for a call, something the iPhone will probably do more frequently than you think, the iPhone will probably win. I do understand what you are saying. Unfortunately, shitty phones just aren't that shitty anymore. They actually often have useful features besides making phone calls. My phone was free and it does everything the iPhone does that doesn't require a touchscreen.
That's not even what you were talking about! You were comparing the heavy-use life of the iPhone battery to the practically no-use life of a shitty phone. That isn't a valid comparison. Do you understand why?
Cellphones have replaceable batteries for a REASON! That reason being they don't hold a charge for very long, unlike the iPhone. 10 days of standby is almost double that of my phone.
The iPhone's used differently from a typical phone. Even a shitty phone will go 3 days without a recharge. The iPhone, if used for lots of audio etc, can end up requiring a recharge every night.
Guess what? A shitty phone will also require frequent recharges if used like an iPhone and the iPhone will easily go 3 days if used like a shitty phone.
I read the EULA. It clearly state that you have to pay the full license or uninstall it if you DON'T graduate. If you DO graduate, the software is yours to keep.
Where do you turn when your Open Source programs fail in some way? I don't use any major Open Source programs but I imagine one would go to a forum somewhere and ask. That presents all kinds of problems from incorrect or contradictory answers to no reply at all! Where do you go if your Microsoft product breaks? Microsoft. They most likely know the answer and won't call your question stupid.
Also, it may not be that expensive for the school. I have Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 Enterprise only because they are $15 each through my university bookstore. I know that Vista and Office 2007 are being installed on every computer around the campus. It must not cost as much as you think it does, especially with volume licenses.
Personally, I believe a clock should always be visible no matter where in the OS you are. There's the clock gadget and clock in the taskbar but why should you have to log in to see the time? All they have to do is replace Vista [version] with the clock. Who cares what version it is?
You want another bit of the iceberg? Some of Microsoft's users are just as bad. I ran across a smart suggestion to include a clock on the Login screen and several people couldn't see any reason to have one. They werea all "That's stupid. I have a clock on my cellphone." This guy got totally shot down for a smart suggestion, not by Microsoft, but by Microsoft users.
What would a TV mast look like. the sun? A cellphone is what, 1 or 2 watts max? Check out some of your local radio and TV stations on the FCC. I think you'll find multiple local stations broadcasting with 100,000 watts of power and a >50 mile range. Radiation from a cellphone is nothing compared to that.
Don't forget the multiple 100,000 watt TV antennaes you probably live near. I can see two from my house and I know from the FCC that I could still get their signals from at least 5 times farther away than I am now and I'm already several miles away.
I'm not afraid of my computer. In fact, I like to mess around with it. That's why I am studying Computer Science. Do I want to go around messing with priorities all the time? NO! I don't want to deal with that shit. I like going to the Control Panel to mess wth stuff, not doing all that other complicated stuff that Linux users always suggest. When the answer is "That's simple, just bs -? 459 f/f'.,fp[[po it", the answer is not simple. Most users want simple answers.
That wasn't a statement about the OS, it was a statement about the smarter users that care about what other OSes are doing. Let me rephrase that bit you quoted. My conclusion is basically this: if you suck at computers and are gullible and unwilling to investigate things for yourself, [you will say] Vista sucks. Otherwise, [you will say] Vista is quite neat and very handy. Or how about: if you suck, Vista sucks.
My point is that many of Vista's bashers are stubborn close-minded fools. They probably said the same things about XP and now they are begging to have XP back. If I believed them, I would still be using boring old Windows XP and navigating my way through a cluttered menu-based Start Menu. Now I just type in what I'm looking for and there it is. My computer should be locking up at every possible moment according to them, but it runs very smoothly. They say it is clearly impossible but I have proved them wrong.
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Of course the battery is critical...
Talk about rehashing old discussions!
Ok, this is probably the last thing I'll add: how many people change the bulbs on their cars themselves? How many people mess with anything on their cars beyond setting some presets on the radio? Most people gladly pay to have something fixed or replaced on whatever they have. Why is the iPhone any different? It is sold among devices that typically have user-replaceable batteries. I think it is plain to see, even if you hate Apple, that the iPhone isn't exactly a typical phone.
You have no reason to fear the loaner. Once it is synced with your computer it will be just like your original phone only in a newer case.
A radio sounds like the obvious solution to me. Minimal power on standby and no draining the battery trying to stay connected to a distant tower.
Those were terrible analogies. In just about every one of your analogies you liken the battery not being replaceable to something not having a critical component.
You have to have the latest version because only it has the things necessary to talk to Outlook and such. As far as I know, the requirement is 7.3, not the latest one. 7.3 just happens to be the latest one.
Solder also allows the battery to connect to the phone and is much more durable and compact. I almost know for a fact that my phone will break before the battery needs to be replaced. Not only that, I already want to upgrade. In addition, the iPhone is not targeted at people that have to have their phone working at all times. I've never replaced the battery on any of my phones, ever. I also don't know anybody else that has, either.
Fine. Let's compare standby times. With both phones just sitting there waiting for a call, something the iPhone will probably do more frequently than you think, the iPhone will probably win. I do understand what you are saying. Unfortunately, shitty phones just aren't that shitty anymore. They actually often have useful features besides making phone calls. My phone was free and it does everything the iPhone does that doesn't require a touchscreen.
That's not even what you were talking about! You were comparing the heavy-use life of the iPhone battery to the practically no-use life of a shitty phone. That isn't a valid comparison. Do you understand why?
Exactly. So why compare the standby time of a shitty phone to the heavy use time of an iPhone? How is that valid in any way?
Guess what? A shitty phone will also require frequent recharges if used like an iPhone and the iPhone will easily go 3 days if used like a shitty phone.
There is always the return policy. One can return the phone for free within 3 days and for a small fee within 14 days.
Who modded the parent insightful? It was trollish and full of FUD.
There is a good reason. That connector would take up several milliliters of space and provide almost no functionality.
Nevermind. I forgot everybody here hates M$.
That's right! You bitches owe me money!
I read the EULA. It clearly state that you have to pay the full license or uninstall it if you DON'T graduate. If you DO graduate, the software is yours to keep.
You wasted your time. That was a rhetorical question. I know I have Vista Ultimate. I don't need it telling me every time I log in.
Where do you turn when your Open Source programs fail in some way? I don't use any major Open Source programs but I imagine one would go to a forum somewhere and ask. That presents all kinds of problems from incorrect or contradictory answers to no reply at all! Where do you go if your Microsoft product breaks? Microsoft. They most likely know the answer and won't call your question stupid.
Also, it may not be that expensive for the school. I have Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 Enterprise only because they are $15 each through my university bookstore. I know that Vista and Office 2007 are being installed on every computer around the campus. It must not cost as much as you think it does, especially with volume licenses.
Personally, I believe a clock should always be visible no matter where in the OS you are. There's the clock gadget and clock in the taskbar but why should you have to log in to see the time? All they have to do is replace Vista [version] with the clock. Who cares what version it is?
You want another bit of the iceberg? Some of Microsoft's users are just as bad. I ran across a smart suggestion to include a clock on the Login screen and several people couldn't see any reason to have one. They werea all "That's stupid. I have a clock on my cellphone." This guy got totally shot down for a smart suggestion, not by Microsoft, but by Microsoft users.
What would a TV mast look like. the sun? A cellphone is what, 1 or 2 watts max? Check out some of your local radio and TV stations on the FCC. I think you'll find multiple local stations broadcasting with 100,000 watts of power and a >50 mile range. Radiation from a cellphone is nothing compared to that.
Don't forget the multiple 100,000 watt TV antennaes you probably live near. I can see two from my house and I know from the FCC that I could still get their signals from at least 5 times farther away than I am now and I'm already several miles away.
I'm not afraid of my computer. In fact, I like to mess around with it. That's why I am studying Computer Science. Do I want to go around messing with priorities all the time? NO! I don't want to deal with that shit. I like going to the Control Panel to mess wth stuff, not doing all that other complicated stuff that Linux users always suggest. When the answer is "That's simple, just bs -? 459 f/f' .,fp[[po it", the answer is not simple. Most users want simple answers.
That wasn't a statement about the OS, it was a statement about the smarter users that care about what other OSes are doing. Let me rephrase that bit you quoted. My conclusion is basically this: if you suck at computers and are gullible and unwilling to investigate things for yourself, [you will say] Vista sucks. Otherwise, [you will say] Vista is quite neat and very handy. Or how about: if you suck, Vista sucks.
My point is that many of Vista's bashers are stubborn close-minded fools. They probably said the same things about XP and now they are begging to have XP back. If I believed them, I would still be using boring old Windows XP and navigating my way through a cluttered menu-based Start Menu. Now I just type in what I'm looking for and there it is. My computer should be locking up at every possible moment according to them, but it runs very smoothly. They say it is clearly impossible but I have proved them wrong.