How do you recommend they field test a new cell phone? Only on the Apple campus?
I'm fine with being called an apologist for people who don't want their lost or stolen items sold by whoever happens to stumble along.
Why do you think the MacBook and the iPod are so nice? Because of the exact same things you're turned off by. You wanna make an omelet, you gotta break a few eggs.
It's not that. PC developers never think "what if my user has no mouse? Better only use the keyboard." That should be a fear for Android users though. Why write for higher-end phone hardware features if that only limits your market? As a user, why buy the nice hardware if none of it's implemented in apps?
No, I disagree. He mentions several input options that are specific to phones. A phone may or may not have a keyboard but a computer will always have a keyboard and a mouse. An example is: if you're create a driving game for Android, why would you code for accelerometer steering if a big chunk of the users won't have the hardware? A desktop programmer would never think "what if they don't have a mouse?" Android developers will neglect everything above the bottom spec because otherwise they're limiting their market or wasting their own time.
Every other software publisher should take note of this. The real big deal about it is how much money they're losing. This feature proves something fascinating about this experiment--they're betting so hard on the future of the Mac platform that they're throwing away money on the front end! I bought several games in Boot Camp and now I get them all for free. This is so smart and the exact strategy that made the App Store a hit for Apple--get people hooked on the system and let the content providers drive them there. A great day for the Mac platform!
Why would AT&T notify individual resellers that they're losing exclusivity in advance? Seems like something like this would almost certainly be kept secret at the highest levels of corporate management. Why would a reseller need to know this in advance? The only potential reason I can think of is stock level management (so they wouldn't order a bunch of iPhones that they won't sell) but that seems like a pretty tenuous reason to me. Also, I doubt Verizon will start selling them within (say) a week. If true, it would probably start with a new model release in the traditional summer timeframe. Sorry to be a doubting Thomas but I don't believe ATT corporate would notify resellers about this before an official announcement is made.
Did you think the iPhone could do all the things that you're complaining about? Did you do any research at all?
In fact, I don't think you have an iPhone. You say yours is about a year old, then complain that your Toshiba "wasn't 3G," implying that your iPhone is. What's your problem?
Legally, no, the evidence seems to suggest there shouldn't be a problem with that. I'm not sure you can equate a single photo posted on the internet with constant photographic surveillance though.
I think people sooner or later just naturally get fed up with DRM and Apple Stores and all that crap, in particular when they get an alternative.
You may think that but all evidence points to the exact opposite of what you're saying. Apple stores and the DRM'ed iTunes store are more popular every day. This has the benefit of facts. What makes you think the reverse is true?
This is a true story: I know someone who called Wal-mart in his small town and asked if they had a French press for sale. The woman angrily said "sir, Wal-mart does NOT sell marital aids" and hung up on him.
Why is it that 24 hours after the crash happened, we're now hearing about how the servers were down 24 hours ago? They should have posted it in advance!
I hear what you're saying but that sounds like a typical day to me and I've found the iPhone's battery capacity more than adequate. Anecdotal evidence, to be sure, but the iPhone's worked very well for me so far. I don't carry around a PSP and phone and iPod anymore, which was the promise of the convergence device movement.
For what it's worth, some of us actually do backup movies for reason #1. I'm dying for a high-def player but until I can rip them to serve them on my AppleTV, I'm just going to wait. I like having the hard copies but I don't want to get up and shuffle through a thousand discs to watch a movie.
Isn't this kind of like saying the police shouldn't pull anyone over for speeding because the only reason anyone would speed is an emergency, therefore all speeders should be assumed to be having emergencies?
I don't think that was clear. Apple hires these people to shoot their webcasts. They didn't mean it was going to be on TV. Apple does this for almost all of their announcements. But yeah, I think they are going to make a big deal about 3rd party software & the SDK.
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How do you recommend they field test a new cell phone? Only on the Apple campus? I'm fine with being called an apologist for people who don't want their lost or stolen items sold by whoever happens to stumble along.
Why do you think the MacBook and the iPod are so nice? Because of the exact same things you're turned off by. You wanna make an omelet, you gotta break a few eggs.
It's not that. PC developers never think "what if my user has no mouse? Better only use the keyboard." That should be a fear for Android users though. Why write for higher-end phone hardware features if that only limits your market? As a user, why buy the nice hardware if none of it's implemented in apps?
No, I disagree. He mentions several input options that are specific to phones. A phone may or may not have a keyboard but a computer will always have a keyboard and a mouse. An example is: if you're create a driving game for Android, why would you code for accelerometer steering if a big chunk of the users won't have the hardware? A desktop programmer would never think "what if they don't have a mouse?" Android developers will neglect everything above the bottom spec because otherwise they're limiting their market or wasting their own time.
Very well put.
Every other software publisher should take note of this. The real big deal about it is how much money they're losing. This feature proves something fascinating about this experiment--they're betting so hard on the future of the Mac platform that they're throwing away money on the front end! I bought several games in Boot Camp and now I get them all for free. This is so smart and the exact strategy that made the App Store a hit for Apple--get people hooked on the system and let the content providers drive them there. A great day for the Mac platform!
Why would AT&T notify individual resellers that they're losing exclusivity in advance? Seems like something like this would almost certainly be kept secret at the highest levels of corporate management. Why would a reseller need to know this in advance? The only potential reason I can think of is stock level management (so they wouldn't order a bunch of iPhones that they won't sell) but that seems like a pretty tenuous reason to me. Also, I doubt Verizon will start selling them within (say) a week. If true, it would probably start with a new model release in the traditional summer timeframe. Sorry to be a doubting Thomas but I don't believe ATT corporate would notify resellers about this before an official announcement is made.
Steve Jobs got an MBA?!
Did you think the iPhone could do all the things that you're complaining about? Did you do any research at all? In fact, I don't think you have an iPhone. You say yours is about a year old, then complain that your Toshiba "wasn't 3G," implying that your iPhone is. What's your problem?
Legally, no, the evidence seems to suggest there shouldn't be a problem with that. I'm not sure you can equate a single photo posted on the internet with constant photographic surveillance though.
I think people sooner or later just naturally get fed up with DRM and Apple Stores and all that crap, in particular when they get an alternative.
You may think that but all evidence points to the exact opposite of what you're saying. Apple stores and the DRM'ed iTunes store are more popular every day. This has the benefit of facts. What makes you think the reverse is true?
I agree! And all this horror of an "elitist" winning the election. Um, yeah, I want the most elite person we can find!
Well, that seals it. I'm not going on a diet until they get this sorted!
This is a true story: I know someone who called Wal-mart in his small town and asked if they had a French press for sale. The woman angrily said "sir, Wal-mart does NOT sell marital aids" and hung up on him.
It's called the iControlPad.
I hear what you're saying but that sounds like a typical day to me and I've found the iPhone's battery capacity more than adequate. Anecdotal evidence, to be sure, but the iPhone's worked very well for me so far. I don't carry around a PSP and phone and iPod anymore, which was the promise of the convergence device movement.
Ah, regionalism. The last acceptable form of prejudice.
That was a fascinating read, thanks.
LOL
For what it's worth, some of us actually do backup movies for reason #1. I'm dying for a high-def player but until I can rip them to serve them on my AppleTV, I'm just going to wait. I like having the hard copies but I don't want to get up and shuffle through a thousand discs to watch a movie.
What about the ATM? Put in no money, get lots out! The odds at those things are phenomenal!
Here's the truth: "Windows Vista Sensei is said to possess different strengths and confidence not known to anyone." Sounds about right to me!
Isn't this kind of like saying the police shouldn't pull anyone over for speeding because the only reason anyone would speed is an emergency, therefore all speeders should be assumed to be having emergencies?
I don't think that was clear. Apple hires these people to shoot their webcasts. They didn't mean it was going to be on TV. Apple does this for almost all of their announcements. But yeah, I think they are going to make a big deal about 3rd party software & the SDK.