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  1. Re:about the same as my android on Woz Says iPhone Features Are 'Behind' · · Score: 1

    Do you also make a loss per unit but make it up on quantity? What sheer nonsense. Do you really think Apple prefers to sell a fraction of what they can sell at $650 instead of selling everything they can at $650?

    Unlike how the Nexus 4 sold out: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jan/03/google-nexus-4-phone-sales

    or zune, windows phone 8, surface rt, etc etc

  2. Re:about the same as my android on Woz Says iPhone Features Are 'Behind' · · Score: 1
  3. Re:about the same as my android on Woz Says iPhone Features Are 'Behind' · · Score: 2

    Telling you what it needs is not better privacy control.

    Example:

    iOS/Facebook app - I can enable/disable at will whether the facebook app have access to:
    GPS
    Contacts
    Calendar
    Reminders
    Photos
    Notifications

    Android/Facebook App - it tells me it needs access to:
    phone
    camera
    record audio
    GPS
    contacts (include delete/modifying contacts)
    USB storage
    add/remove accounts
    create accounts
    set passwords
    full network access
    view wifi connections
    control vibration
    stop phone from sleeping
    read sync settings
    install shortcuts
    test access to protected storage

    But note that there is *NO FUCKING WAY* to disable access to contacts/etc. NONE. All you can do is remove the app.

    To me, iOS's way, where you can enable and remove access at will is far *FAR* better.

  4. Re:Never Upgrade Immediately on iOS 6.1 Leads To Battery Life Drain, Overheating For iPhone Users · · Score: 1

    microsoft called, and want their "version 3 before you can use it" tag back.

  5. Re:Upgrade to 6.1? on iOS 6.1 Leads To Battery Life Drain, Overheating For iPhone Users · · Score: 1

    late developer? An idiot if I was being charitable.

  6. Re:Upgrade to 6.1? on iOS 6.1 Leads To Battery Life Drain, Overheating For iPhone Users · · Score: 1

    I know a UNIX admin who took the server MSCE exam when it first came out. Didn't touch any books or study materials. Just took the test.

    For every question, he looked at the answers, and asked himself - "Which answer would make Microsoft the most money?"

    He passed the test.

  7. Re:Try NewEgg on Ask Slashdot: Buying a Laptop That Doesn't Have Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    seriously? osx runs better in a VM than on the bare metal of that same box?

    evidence?

  8. Re:This. on The Only, Lonely Protester at CES (Video) · · Score: 1

    What makes you think he's an immigrant?

  9. Re:Sucks, I guess, on The Only, Lonely Protester at CES (Video) · · Score: 1

    Leica? :)

  10. Re:Sucks, I guess, on The Only, Lonely Protester at CES (Video) · · Score: 2

    And as the customer, we have the right to know this, so that we can make our purchasing decisions appropriately.

    As of right now, no more Nikons for me (I mostly buy snapshots every couple of years, but also the D90 + assorted lenses).

  11. Re:Enough rope on Gnome Goes JavaScript · · Score: 3, Funny

    Obviously that's because anyone who uses C++ is heavily into BDSM.

  12. Re:Too bad. on AT&T: Don't Want a Data Plan for That Smartphone? Too Bad. · · Score: 1

    obviously they want all the money without having to provide service or goods.

    So what's your fucking point?

  13. Re:Unlikely to be discontinued altogether on Apple To Discontinue Mac Pro In EU Over Safety Regulations · · Score: 1

    Whatever the replacement may be - a stack of Mac Minis in a Mac Pro case, the point is, the next gen of the product is being worked on and is close to completion.

    They're just letting their EU customers know, if you want a current gen box, buy it before March.

    That's not being terrible bad.

  14. Re:Is this for real? on Typing These 8 Characters Will Crash Almost Any App On Your Mountain Lion Mac · · Score: 1

    Yes and yes.

  15. Re:Too bad. on AT&T: Don't Want a Data Plan for That Smartphone? Too Bad. · · Score: 0

    What the fuck are you smoking? You make no sense at all! AT&T has non-data cell customers, so they obviously want customers that don't use data.

    Are you capable of logical thoughts?

  16. Re:Redirection on Typing These 8 Characters Will Crash Almost Any App On Your Mountain Lion Mac · · Score: 1

    Do you live in the real world or in some made up fantasy world?

    Lets assume that their stock price does magically fall to $50. They have $150 billion in the bank. How many fucking buildings do you think US$150 billion can build?

  17. Is this for real? on Typing These 8 Characters Will Crash Almost Any App On Your Mountain Lion Mac · · Score: 1

    Every single application I have open didn't crash.

    Excel
    Pages
    Chrome
    FireFox
    Safari
    Terminal
    iTunes
    Omnigraffle Pro
    Activity Monitor
    Keychain
    Preview

  18. Re:Unlikely to be discontinued altogether on Apple To Discontinue Mac Pro In EU Over Safety Regulations · · Score: 1

    http://www.macworld.com/article/1167247/cook_apple_planning_professional_mac_for_2013.html#lsrc.twt_jsnell

    Tim already said it is coming. The email has been confirmed by Apple. "Apple confirmed to Macworld that the message is indeed from Cook."

  19. Re:Apple only cares about consumer gear now on Apple To Discontinue Mac Pro In EU Over Safety Regulations · · Score: 1

    You also seemed to have forgotten the part where Steve Jobs said - if the customers like what we do, great, they will buy it. If they don't like what we do, then they won't buy it, and we will change it.

    Funny how dropping complete lines of words changes the entire context.

  20. Re:Unlikely to be discontinued altogether on Apple To Discontinue Mac Pro In EU Over Safety Regulations · · Score: 1

    Apple: New Mac Pro that will amaze you in 2013.
    iHaters: Hardly a solid statement on the MP future.

  21. Re:Unlikely to be discontinued altogether on Apple To Discontinue Mac Pro In EU Over Safety Regulations · · Score: 1

    Man, you don't 'know how often he gets laid using his brand new iPad!!

    But now, his iPad is so last generation, and all the babes ignore him.

    And with the new 128G iPads coming out, he can't even flash his 64GB iPad and impress them with his size any more!!!

    Have some pity man.

  22. Re:"fan guards in the system" on Apple To Discontinue Mac Pro In EU Over Safety Regulations · · Score: 0, Troll

    Seriously? iHate much? Apple has already announced that they are coming out with a new Mac Pro soon. Why spend all the time/money/resources to retool and update the current Mac Pro, when they have the new one ready to go pretty soon?

    If you really need one, buy it now. Else, wait for the new one.

    Is that really a difficult concept around here?

  23. Re:And updates...? on 64GB MS Surface Pro Only Has 23GB of Free Space · · Score: 1

    I see. You don't need to download the whole thing first, run a checksum to make sure it is all good, and then flash it over...

  24. Re:And updates...? on 64GB MS Surface Pro Only Has 23GB of Free Space · · Score: 1

    I believe that's the size of the recovery partition...

  25. Re:And updates...? on 64GB MS Surface Pro Only Has 23GB of Free Space · · Score: 1

    I take it you've never had a situation where the entire OS is broken and you had to do a full reinstall?