Switzerland has lots of guns because of conscription and citizen soldiers/reservists being obligated to store their assault rifles at home. However, the guns are supposed to be kept unloaded with the bolt removed until a national emergency (invasion by a foreign force etc) -- definitely not intended for self defense or anything like that.
It's true that Switzerland has a long history of shooting readiness/competition but from what I hear this is dying out. Many people in this day and age aren't really interested in shooting as a sport anymore, which I think is sad.
I never heard about or experienced any of those call problems, but then I've been using the iPhone 2G in Australia for the last 3 years. Maybe it's a carrier-related problem?
Wow, you're completely and utterly brainwashed. You actually sincerely believe that people buy Apple products merely because they're cool and shiny, and not because they work well and are easy to use?
It's the same old arguments every time. Apple devices refine existing technologies and make them actually usable for the mass market. That's the "revolutionary" aspect. Before the iPhone came along, web browsers on mobile devices sucked. Now the bar has been raised. The same will happen with things like Face Time/video chat. The iPad wasn't the first tablet either, but it's the first tablet which actually makes sense for the mass market.
As for iPhones sucking for making phone calls, that's bullshit (to use your words). Never had a problem with reception on mine.
If you think Apple's marketing is a load of crock, you must live a pretty miserable life. They're not doing anything that any other advertiser isn't doing whenever you turn on the TV.
Don't get me wrong, I love Google products too and I use them everyday, but this whole Google being "open" thing is a big smokescreen. They're a proprietary company who uses and contributes some Open Source products, just like many other proprietary companies like Apple or Microsoft. Nothing wrong with that, but I take issue with people constantly saying they're more "open" or somehow better than other companies.
You hit the nail on the head. It's not good enough to be merely "OK" or "not bad", you have to have a brilliant product in order to get ahead. Most companies don't seem to grasp this.
Exactly. And those are only the assassinations that we actually know about.
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I'm not surprised at all. Unless they recently changed the limits, you can't download apps bigger than 20MB over 3G either. I bet the carriers would be pretty pissed off otherwise.
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Like religious zealots, some geeks can't accept that people could be happy using restricted, locked-down products from companies like Apple. Such people are far more religiously nutty than any "Apple fanbois" could ever be. They attack and put down people who use Apple products as "sheep". They promote "freedom" but can't accept it when someone else has differing views to theirs. They're hypocrites, and fanatical in their crusade.
Huh? You do realise that the majority of the population has no idea how to troubleshoot computers in the first place, right? I think appliance computing will definitely catch on and be the norm within 5-10 years or so, and geeks who use "real" computers will be the minority, but that's how it already is anyway.
You'll always need a "real" computer to do development work anyway. That's why the Apple Mac is not in any danger of being sidelined completely by iOS.
I think your fears are unfounded. There will always be tinkerers and developers and hackers. All that's happening is that everyday computing is being made more accessible to the masses. That frightens some geeks, but I think it's generally a positive thing. To me, computing is pointless unless it makes a positive contribution to people's lives.
Who is trying to say Apple invented multitasking? Nice strawman. Apple planned to implement copy & paste and multitasking all along, it just wasn't ready to release it until they got it exactly right. Read "ReWork" by 37signals, it describes the business strategies of companies like Apple. You ship what you have, you don't delay the product just because you haven't perfected something. You can always refine and add things later, and that's exactly what Apple does. If they're going to add a feature, they make sure it works really well first.
But no, to the haters Apple "changed its mind" or "caved in" and "copied Android".
It's ridiculous that you got modded insightful. Steve isn't going to reverse his position on Flash. It couldn't be any more obvious. The iPhone has been selling like hotcakes for 3 years now and lack of Flash has never been a factor. It'll be even less of a factor from now on; Flash will gradually die out in the next few years.
Chances are slim to none that MS will succeed, it's just not in their corporate culture. Apple's general business strategy is nicely documented by 37signals in their book "ReWork". Should be recommended reading for all geeks.
Agreed that people should not mod you down for disagreeing with you. I doubt you'll ever change your mind by reading anyone's opposing arguments though. You need a device that isn't locked down or controlled, you won't ever find an Apple mobile device fitting the bill. The whole philosophy of Apple under Steve Jobs is basically that the company will define the user experience for you. If you want more control over your devices, you'll have to look somewhere else. It's as simple as that.
As a user, I have no problem with using an iPad or iPhone because I can get all of the apps I need. Jailbreaking doesn't appeal to me. I can see why people wouldn't want to use an Apple mobile device, and that's fine by me. We're all different and have different needs.
The Google search interface in its essential form adopts a very similar philosophy to Apple's. It just works. As soon as you start adding extra crap on top of it, then you become just like the many other mugs who think adding lots of extra features makes your product better (it usually doesn't).
Good points. This is why "appliance computing" ala iPad and the like will become increasingly popular over the next few years. Slashdot geeks will decry it as dumbed down computing for the unwashed masses, but in reality, it's computing made usable.
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Switzerland has lots of guns because of conscription and citizen soldiers/reservists being obligated to store their assault rifles at home. However, the guns are supposed to be kept unloaded with the bolt removed until a national emergency (invasion by a foreign force etc) -- definitely not intended for self defense or anything like that.
It's true that Switzerland has a long history of shooting readiness/competition but from what I hear this is dying out. Many people in this day and age aren't really interested in shooting as a sport anymore, which I think is sad.
I never heard about or experienced any of those call problems, but then I've been using the iPhone 2G in Australia for the last 3 years. Maybe it's a carrier-related problem?
Wow, you're completely and utterly brainwashed. You actually sincerely believe that people buy Apple products merely because they're cool and shiny, and not because they work well and are easy to use?
Wow, that was a great post. I think you're spot on.
The rough edges are already showing on Google.
It's the same old arguments every time. Apple devices refine existing technologies and make them actually usable for the mass market. That's the "revolutionary" aspect. Before the iPhone came along, web browsers on mobile devices sucked. Now the bar has been raised. The same will happen with things like Face Time/video chat. The iPad wasn't the first tablet either, but it's the first tablet which actually makes sense for the mass market.
As for iPhones sucking for making phone calls, that's bullshit (to use your words). Never had a problem with reception on mine.
If you think Apple's marketing is a load of crock, you must live a pretty miserable life. They're not doing anything that any other advertiser isn't doing whenever you turn on the TV.
Don't get me wrong, I love Google products too and I use them everyday, but this whole Google being "open" thing is a big smokescreen. They're a proprietary company who uses and contributes some Open Source products, just like many other proprietary companies like Apple or Microsoft. Nothing wrong with that, but I take issue with people constantly saying they're more "open" or somehow better than other companies.
"Effective war methods"... such as massacring civilians, perhaps?
Those examples wouldn't even come close to handling the kind of traffic that Twitter does.
You hit the nail on the head. It's not good enough to be merely "OK" or "not bad", you have to have a brilliant product in order to get ahead. Most companies don't seem to grasp this.
Exactly. And those are only the assassinations that we actually know about.
I'm not surprised at all. Unless they recently changed the limits, you can't download apps bigger than 20MB over 3G either. I bet the carriers would be pretty pissed off otherwise.
Like religious zealots, some geeks can't accept that people could be happy using restricted, locked-down products from companies like Apple. Such people are far more religiously nutty than any "Apple fanbois" could ever be. They attack and put down people who use Apple products as "sheep". They promote "freedom" but can't accept it when someone else has differing views to theirs. They're hypocrites, and fanatical in their crusade.
I'm pretty sure there's already games running ScummVM in the App Store. Maybe it's inconsistent enforcement by the App Store reviewers.
Huh? You do realise that the majority of the population has no idea how to troubleshoot computers in the first place, right? I think appliance computing will definitely catch on and be the norm within 5-10 years or so, and geeks who use "real" computers will be the minority, but that's how it already is anyway.
You'll always need a "real" computer to do development work anyway. That's why the Apple Mac is not in any danger of being sidelined completely by iOS.
I think your fears are unfounded. There will always be tinkerers and developers and hackers. All that's happening is that everyday computing is being made more accessible to the masses. That frightens some geeks, but I think it's generally a positive thing. To me, computing is pointless unless it makes a positive contribution to people's lives.
Who is trying to say Apple invented multitasking? Nice strawman. Apple planned to implement copy & paste and multitasking all along, it just wasn't ready to release it until they got it exactly right. Read "ReWork" by 37signals, it describes the business strategies of companies like Apple. You ship what you have, you don't delay the product just because you haven't perfected something. You can always refine and add things later, and that's exactly what Apple does. If they're going to add a feature, they make sure it works really well first.
But no, to the haters Apple "changed its mind" or "caved in" and "copied Android".
It's ridiculous that you got modded insightful. Steve isn't going to reverse his position on Flash. It couldn't be any more obvious. The iPhone has been selling like hotcakes for 3 years now and lack of Flash has never been a factor. It'll be even less of a factor from now on; Flash will gradually die out in the next few years.
Hard to believe that you're promoting DRM'ed Flash as a positive alternative to the App Store.
Chances are slim to none that MS will succeed, it's just not in their corporate culture. Apple's general business strategy is nicely documented by 37signals in their book "ReWork". Should be recommended reading for all geeks.
Well said.
Agreed that people should not mod you down for disagreeing with you. I doubt you'll ever change your mind by reading anyone's opposing arguments though. You need a device that isn't locked down or controlled, you won't ever find an Apple mobile device fitting the bill. The whole philosophy of Apple under Steve Jobs is basically that the company will define the user experience for you. If you want more control over your devices, you'll have to look somewhere else. It's as simple as that.
As a user, I have no problem with using an iPad or iPhone because I can get all of the apps I need. Jailbreaking doesn't appeal to me. I can see why people wouldn't want to use an Apple mobile device, and that's fine by me. We're all different and have different needs.
Something tells me that this particular store, or JB Hifi in general, is about to be put on Steve's ban list.
Which explains why Hawking is the fucking Quake Master!
The Google search interface in its essential form adopts a very similar philosophy to Apple's. It just works. As soon as you start adding extra crap on top of it, then you become just like the many other mugs who think adding lots of extra features makes your product better (it usually doesn't).
Steve told the truth all along: Adobe's been lazy.
Good points. This is why "appliance computing" ala iPad and the like will become increasingly popular over the next few years. Slashdot geeks will decry it as dumbed down computing for the unwashed masses, but in reality, it's computing made usable.