The N9 would smash an iPhone the way the Hulk smashed Loki. Pick it up by its leg and fling into the floor, left, right, left, right, leaving iPhone-sized dents in the floor, then grunt "Puny phone" and lumber away.
Of course the iPhone, being a god, would get up, shake itself off, and go on about its business plaguing the earth.
But you're forgetting that the typical Slashdotter is one of the the most brilliant people in the world. Sitting in his Mom's basement he can read a story about how 100 of the world's best engineers labored for years to come up with something-or-other and then find the fatal flaw in the plan before he finishes his current box of Cheetos.
Either that, or the typical Slashdotter is so full of shit his eyes are brown.
"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
There were no state or local incentives. Around here this is regarded as a major plus. We're feeling a bit burned by PC manufacturers.
Another major difference between Lenovo and Dell is that Dell was lured by a pledge of up to $280 million in state and local incentives, which at the time was a record for North Carolina. Lenovo sought no incentives and received none, said state Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco, who was among the host of dignitaries who attended Tuesday's news conference.
In 2005 Dell opened, with great fanfare, a PC factory in Winston-Salem that was expected to eventually employ more than 1,500 workers. But slumping sales triggered the company's decision to shut down the plant just four years later.
Worst case for Apple is that they have to toss the design as well as pay money, in which case they'll have to pull their 2nd choice clock face out of the drawer.
The question is, how much is the design worth to Apple? Before you say "1 bazillion simoleans" bear in mind we're talking about the clock design for the iPad's Clock app. For, oh I don't know, somewhere between $100,000 and $1,000,000 they can push a whole new app with a non-infringing design. So that puts an upper bound on what Apple is likely to agree to.
You're the lawyer that has to advise Tim Cook how much to pay. What do you recommend?
So are you saying that nothing should ever change about the iPhone connector? Once god-awful 30-pin, always god-awful 30-pin? So that nobody ever has to buy new peripherals?
Or are you saying that it's okay if they change it (and force everybody to buy new peripherals) but only if they change it to something "compatible"? Note that micro USB isn't doesn't support the functionality the iPhone needs. See http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-lightning-vs-micro-usb-2012-9
...hating on Apple things that actually exist, the Slashdot crowd decides to start hating on speculative Apple things that may not ever exist. And second-guessing decisions that may not have actually been made.
After all, arguing about NYT link-bait is so much easier than making reasoned comments based on facts.
You know, the whole "rounded corners" thing is like the old "your holding it wrong" thing. Funny for a while, then not funny any more. In this case, the funny stopped last Thursday.
The only serious pro-religion that I can actually think of is that of the few states trying to push out teaching of evolution
AC, you haven't been paying attention. The Republican Party takes strong anti-abortion and anti-gay-marriage positions as a sop to their conservative Christian members.
These Republicans are happy to vote for higher taxes on themselves and restrictions on their own civil liberties as long as their leaders promise to keep the women barefoot and pregnant and hang a gay now and then.
I for one can't wait for Apple to return to their pre-2k status as niche purveyors of overpriced shit that hipster douches and hipster douches alone are willing to pay for.
Slashdot Mirror
The N9 would smash an iPhone the way the Hulk smashed Loki. Pick it up by its leg and fling into the floor, left, right, left, right, leaving iPhone-sized dents in the floor, then grunt "Puny phone" and lumber away.
Of course the iPhone, being a god, would get up, shake itself off, and go on about its business plaguing the earth.
But you're forgetting that the typical Slashdotter is one of the the most brilliant people in the world. Sitting in his Mom's basement he can read a story about how 100 of the world's best engineers labored for years to come up with something-or-other and then find the fatal flaw in the plan before he finishes his current box of Cheetos. Either that, or the typical Slashdotter is so full of shit his eyes are brown.
...is like asking a Redditor to stop fapping.
But we know what plants crave. Brawndo. It's got electrolytes.'
'...Okay - what are electrolytes? Do you know?'
'Yeah. It's what they use to make Brawndo.'
'But why do they use them in Bawndo? What do they do?'
'They're part of what plants crave.'
'But why do plants crave them?'
'Because plants crave Brawndo, and Brawndo has electrolytes.'
"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."
Yes, Apple will approve Google Maps for iOS
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57545241-37/yes-apple-will-approve-google-maps-for-ios/
Oh, please. Am I the only one who can tell that the entire article is a troll? It was obvious to me from the start.
Jonathon Coulton is a Mac-using hipster fag Apple fanboi? Say it ain't so, Jo!
I see what you did there.
The difference, of course, being that Lenovo isn't getting any tax incentives.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/10/03/2387334/lenovo-to-manufacture-computers.html
There were no state or local incentives. Around here this is regarded as a major plus. We're feeling a bit burned by PC manufacturers.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/10/03/2387334/lenovo-to-manufacture-computers.html
It's a good thing beer is cheap. I need the money to pay for my iPhone.
Okay. What's that, another $1,000,000? I doubt it. Apple has scores of lawyers on staff and a handful of law firms on retainer. It's unlikely that this will make a noticeable change to their workload. Remember the kerfluffle around the iPhone trademark? (http://yro.slashdot.org/story/07/02/22/134238/apple-cisco-settle-iphone-trademark-lawsuit) How about the iCloud trademark? (http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/09/07/icloud-communications-dumps-icloud-trademark-lawsuit-against-apple/) All forgotten now. Money changed hands and everybody went away happy.
Worst case for Apple is that they have to toss the design as well as pay money, in which case they'll have to pull their 2nd choice clock face out of the drawer.
Apple is clearly in the wrong. The should
The question is, how much is the design worth to Apple? Before you say "1 bazillion simoleans" bear in mind we're talking about the clock design for the iPad's Clock app. For, oh I don't know, somewhere between $100,000 and $1,000,000 they can push a whole new app with a non-infringing design. So that puts an upper bound on what Apple is likely to agree to.
You're the lawyer that has to advise Tim Cook how much to pay. What do you recommend?
So are you saying that nothing should ever change about the iPhone connector? Once god-awful 30-pin, always god-awful 30-pin? So that nobody ever has to buy new peripherals?
Or are you saying that it's okay if they change it (and force everybody to buy new peripherals) but only if they change it to something "compatible"? Note that micro USB isn't doesn't support the functionality the iPhone needs. See http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-lightning-vs-micro-usb-2012-9
And get off my lawn!
...hating on Apple things that actually exist, the Slashdot crowd decides to start hating on speculative Apple things that may not ever exist. And second-guessing decisions that may not have actually been made.
After all, arguing about NYT link-bait is so much easier than making reasoned comments based on facts.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/03/bruce-willis-itunes-music-library/
FTFY
You know, the whole "rounded corners" thing is like the old "your holding it wrong" thing. Funny for a while, then not funny any more. In this case, the funny stopped last Thursday.
According to the Verge http://live.theverge.com/apple-samsung-verdict-live/ Apple was awarded $1,051,855,000 in damages. Samsung got nada. Zip. Zero.
Big win for Apple and a legal lesson to the folks who claimed this case was about "a rectangle with rounded corners."
AC, you haven't been paying attention. The Republican Party takes strong anti-abortion and anti-gay-marriage positions as a sop to their conservative Christian members.
These Republicans are happy to vote for higher taxes on themselves and restrictions on their own civil liberties as long as their leaders promise to keep the women barefoot and pregnant and hang a gay now and then.
Because fuck you, that's why.
Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.
Hipster douches and, you know, NASA: http://9to5mac.com/2012/08/06/nasa-used-more-than-a-few-macbook-pros-to-get-curiosity-to-mars/
Troll score: 1/10. You can do better.