There was a study (too lazy to google) about exposing a group of people to some extraordinary event and then asking them about it. They invariably disagree about what happened. Each has its own opinion. But they witnessed the same "fact" or let's say the same experience.
Some will say that what you did to the apple was not "eating" because eating is for the purpose of nourishment and you did it for the purpose of an experiment.
All your F.A.C.T.S can be challenged by basic logic. For instance, 1+1 = 10 is my fact, and it seems it's not the same as yours.
Also, we're not in a science class, so why should we endorse the scientific definition of facts? Ask a philosopher, and you'll get another answer. An historian? A third.
If anything, Einstein taught us that everything is relative. Including your so-called "facts".
Facts are facts, but as soon as they're written on a media, they become opinions. There are no facts written down. None. Just the opinion of the person writing about said facts.
The iPhone 4S goes to the same speeds as 4G phones, and yet it uses the 3G network, giving more battery time and better coverage.
Not all phones are equal.
Now I'm waiting for the downmods to hit me for suggesting that an Apple product *might* be superior in *some* way to *some* other products that have an os that *claims* to be open-source.
Funny, freedom for me is not to have to know how all the parts of my vehicle work in order to operate it. You should just accept that freedom is a relative term, especially when it comes to commodity goods.
I have an iPhone and I had the freedom to choose a platform with which I can't tinker. I did not restrict myself, nor my SO, by choosing Apple. I just gave myself some more free time. That's my choice, and it may not be yours. I am no less free than you are.
This data is so pathetic that it's hard to believe Forbes published this kind of trash. How many crashed were reported per app launched would be a better measure one would think.
Also, the Facebook app is a piece of crap on the iPhone. If the Android version is half better, it could skew the whole numbers on the study given the popularity of this particular app alone. Is that an indication of anything? Yes, Facebook doesn't know how to write an iOS app.
All in all, nothing to see here, please move along.
This data is so pathetic that it's hard to believe Forbes published this kind of trash. How many crashed were reported per app launched would be a better measure one would think.
Also, the Facebook app is a piece of crap in iPhone. If the Android version is half better, it could skew the whole numbers on the study given the popularity of the app alone.
All in all, nothing to see here, please move along.
It's hard to compare long term vs short term here. If anything, Apple's actions will deter further competitors to get their products to close to theirs. This might be seen as a positive long term action. It also make some people go away from the Apple platform, but they are probably the most tech-oriented people, the same group that provide the Jailbreak ecosystem. That might also be seen as a good thing from Apple's perspective.
I'm just throwing wild guesses here, to illustrate that before making any long term vs short term analysis, there are *a lot* of variables to consider.
As far as freedom and choice are concerned, if you think choosing the Apple platform is turning your back on any, then you have fiercely misunderstood what the free market is. ALL Apple customers are free to leave the Apple platform any time (unless they're getting stuffed by their carrier, but that's not an Apple thing). The fact that they don't is in not an indication that they don't care. Only a retard or an Apple hater will pull that of his ass. Pick yours.
... has no legal meaning. So yes, from a legal standpoint what Apple did is OK and what Samsung did is not.
That said, hold an iPhone 4 and a Samsung Galaxy S II apart and you will notice *A LOT* of similarities. Hold an iPhone 1st gen and a Prada, and there is almost nothing to compare. So I guess the legal standpoint is not the only standpoint here.
If LG didn't file a lawsuit, it's because they had no case whatsoever. Had they foreseen a potential gain, you can be sure they would have sued Apple to get it.
The main problem being that LG did not file patents around the design of their Prada, or to be more precise, no patents that any reasonable court would have found the iPhone infringed on.
It's not a matter of whether or not the Galaxy S II is closer to the iPhone than the iPhone was to the Prada, it's a matter of a court finding the Galaxy S II infringing on patents, while no patent holder found worthwhile to sue Apple on patents grounds. And be assured that given the success of the iPhone, if they infringed on any patent at all, someone would have asked for money.
All in all, it's Apple playing the patent game much better than LG. If you don't file patents, you can't sue on patent grounds.
And to be very honest, I think the Prada wasn't very close to the iPhone in so many ways that it is hard to see a real case here. The Prada was a piece of crap compared to the iPhone while the Galaxy S II is comparable to the latest iPhone.
I'm not sure where you're going with this kind of argument. I mean, apart from nowhere...
Do you mean to say that any device replicating one function of another device is a blatant copy? You really need to have a look at how close the zynga game is to the original. That sets the bar a heck of a lot higher than that, I'll tell you that.
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There was a study (too lazy to google) about exposing a group of people to some extraordinary event and then asking them about it. They invariably disagree about what happened. Each has its own opinion. But they witnessed the same "fact" or let's say the same experience.
Some will say that what you did to the apple was not "eating" because eating is for the purpose of nourishment and you did it for the purpose of an experiment.
And 1+1 = 10. It depends on which base you count.
1+1=10 dumbass. 2 is not a valid digit.
So you don't know shit about the iPhone 4S. Fine. But you shouldn't comment about it then.
Didn't the GGP wrote "If you are so sure, maybe you shouldn't say it. Right?"
That's what I was replying to. I think.
All your F.A.C.T.S can be challenged by basic logic. For instance, 1+1 = 10 is my fact, and it seems it's not the same as yours.
Also, we're not in a science class, so why should we endorse the scientific definition of facts? Ask a philosopher, and you'll get another answer. An historian? A third.
If anything, Einstein taught us that everything is relative. Including your so-called "facts".
You are right. We should try to eradicate death.
Ah, also, if we shut up every time we might hurt someone, the internet would be nothing but a blank page.
Think for a minute.
Facts are facts, but as soon as they're written on a media, they become opinions. There are no facts written down. None. Just the opinion of the person writing about said facts.
The iPhone 4S goes to the same speeds as 4G phones, and yet it uses the 3G network, giving more battery time and better coverage.
Not all phones are equal.
Now I'm waiting for the downmods to hit me for suggesting that an Apple product *might* be superior in *some* way to *some* other products that have an os that *claims* to be open-source.
Have a nice day.
Is unity useable at all on tablets?
I dunno, but it sure isn't useable on a desktop, so I guessed it was designed for a tablet...
And I thought Unity was the way to go for tablets... I don't know what to think anymore ;-)
Was anyone else amused the news article is titled "U.S. Attacks Iran and Saudi Arabia", but the video thumbnail shows tanks driving through snow?
Well, no. Maybe because it's winter out there too, so snow is to be expected.
"Flash should never be installed on anyone's computer, ever."
Let alone anyone's phone !
Funny, freedom for me is not to have to know how all the parts of my vehicle work in order to operate it. You should just accept that freedom is a relative term, especially when it comes to commodity goods.
I have an iPhone and I had the freedom to choose a platform with which I can't tinker. I did not restrict myself, nor my SO, by choosing Apple. I just gave myself some more free time. That's my choice, and it may not be yours. I am no less free than you are.
This data is so pathetic that it's hard to believe Forbes published this kind of trash. How many crashed were reported per app launched would be a better measure one would think.
Also, the Facebook app is a piece of crap on the iPhone. If the Android version is half better, it could skew the whole numbers on the study given the popularity of this particular app alone. Is that an indication of anything? Yes, Facebook doesn't know how to write an iOS app.
All in all, nothing to see here, please move along.
This data is so pathetic that it's hard to believe Forbes published this kind of trash. How many crashed were reported per app launched would be a better measure one would think.
Also, the Facebook app is a piece of crap in iPhone. If the Android version is half better, it could skew the whole numbers on the study given the popularity of the app alone.
All in all, nothing to see here, please move along.
It's hard to compare long term vs short term here. If anything, Apple's actions will deter further competitors to get their products to close to theirs. This might be seen as a positive long term action. It also make some people go away from the Apple platform, but they are probably the most tech-oriented people, the same group that provide the Jailbreak ecosystem. That might also be seen as a good thing from Apple's perspective.
I'm just throwing wild guesses here, to illustrate that before making any long term vs short term analysis, there are *a lot* of variables to consider.
As far as freedom and choice are concerned, if you think choosing the Apple platform is turning your back on any, then you have fiercely misunderstood what the free market is. ALL Apple customers are free to leave the Apple platform any time (unless they're getting stuffed by their carrier, but that's not an Apple thing). The fact that they don't is in not an indication that they don't care. Only a retard or an Apple hater will pull that of his ass. Pick yours.
be a dick to LG and steal their shit ...
... has no legal meaning. So yes, from a legal standpoint what Apple did is OK and what Samsung did is not.
That said, hold an iPhone 4 and a Samsung Galaxy S II apart and you will notice *A LOT* of similarities. Hold an iPhone 1st gen and a Prada, and there is almost nothing to compare. So I guess the legal standpoint is not the only standpoint here.
If LG didn't file a lawsuit, it's because they had no case whatsoever. Had they foreseen a potential gain, you can be sure they would have sued Apple to get it.
The main problem being that LG did not file patents around the design of their Prada, or to be more precise, no patents that any reasonable court would have found the iPhone infringed on.
It's not a matter of whether or not the Galaxy S II is closer to the iPhone than the iPhone was to the Prada, it's a matter of a court finding the Galaxy S II infringing on patents, while no patent holder found worthwhile to sue Apple on patents grounds. And be assured that given the success of the iPhone, if they infringed on any patent at all, someone would have asked for money.
All in all, it's Apple playing the patent game much better than LG. If you don't file patents, you can't sue on patent grounds.
And to be very honest, I think the Prada wasn't very close to the iPhone in so many ways that it is hard to see a real case here. The Prada was a piece of crap compared to the iPhone while the Galaxy S II is comparable to the latest iPhone.
Yes, it's almost as stupid as patenting a rectangle with rounded corners and getting something banned over it!
So you didn't read Apple's patent claims, just what was said on Slashdot. Congratulations.
Actually, the debate is over ripping off someone else's product, not idea.
The iPod certainly wasn't the first MP3 player.
I'm not sure where you're going with this kind of argument. I mean, apart from nowhere...
Do you mean to say that any device replicating one function of another device is a blatant copy? You really need to have a look at how close the zynga game is to the original. That sets the bar a heck of a lot higher than that, I'll tell you that.
You mean to say that Apple did copy a phone in 2 month?
Geez, they're fast !!! We gotta give them that at least.
Care to point out what Apple did steal from others?
And please, don't mention Xerox.
Thanks.
More simple than that, it's not about piracy being good or bad, but about piracy being inevitable.
Dude, as much as I agree with you, you shouldn't have been on this ground, because your argument is just wrong.
If you shorten copyrights, it also means less GPL work available to the public.
I guess the homework is on you: basic logic 101.