Hmm.. let's see. HTC, Samsung, LG and Moto make Android phones. HTC, Samsung, and LG also make WinMo (sorry... WP7) phones as well.
I can't imagine Moto's differentiating factor between all the other handset manufacturers are the only bits that MS has issue with. (Anyways, isn't it all just skinning on top of Google's Android?!)
Soooo, this must be a "screw you" for no longer making WinMo phones?
I have a 40GB PS-Fat. The blu-ray laser has died on me already. I've replaced it since, but that was a $60 item and time. Near the end of the cycle of these consoles, I can see a perfectly good use for this jailbreak. If my laser dies again (which apparently it's certain to do!) then if I have all my games backed up to the drive, I can still play them! (True I won't be able to buy any more, but that's ok, my gaming has slowed down in my old age any how)
I'm seriously looking into this HD upgrade then jailbreak then backing up the games to a HD deal. It would give me great peace of mind and work around a defect that sony won't own up to. Plus things would load faster! That's just win-win-win as far as I can see.
And latency? Really? It's simply about protecting profits. Go watch Flash running on a Nexus One and tell me Apple is saving the world from those milliseconds of latency.
Ummm, I have (and obviously you haven't), and it's quite horrible. Perhaps *you're* ok with a program that runs that slow on any device, but if THAT is what they want to release, then please, keep it off whatever device I'm using (in this case, the iPhone). I have nothing against Android (I have a milestone as well), in fact, I love it! However, to say flash runs smoothly on the Nexus One means you're either a) delusional b) a fanboi/hater or c) both.
I guess being subjective is not cool these days.:\
How many of you people complaining actually HAVE an iPhone 4 and are actually experiencing the problem?! I for one cannot chime in on this debate yet because I'm up in Canada and we're not getting the iPhone 4 until July 30. (And you bet I'll be getting one).
I don't understand all this over-hyped apple-bashing. I know there are a lot of haters, but seriously, what more can you ask for from a company. Here's a direct quote from Steve from the Q&A session:
"For those customers we'll get them a case, and if that doesn't work, we'll get them a full refund. And we'll continue to work on antennas that don't have this problem."
Ummm.. they have a solution for you, free of charge. If you that doesn't solve your problem, or if you don't like their solution, they're offering a full refund! I'm not sure how much more they can do. They're not forcing you to buy any of their products.
Did you read that last sentence?! That's right, you actually have a choice!! Yay!
I guess people just like the attention on hating on others?! I don't know. You kids these days, can't be happy, can you?
How many millions (billions?!) do they spend on marketing and branding. If I paid that much, and all they came up with was Zune, Squirt and Bing.. I'd be pissed and would want a refund.
Those sound like mostly horrible conditions to work in!:)
Although place is important, time is probably MORE important. And this is where people will differ even more. I know people that will get up at 5am and get most of their "good" work done by 9am. That's not for me.:)
My personal best time is later at night. a) most people are sleeping, so not too many IM distractions. b) it's quiet, the neighbourhood is quiet, wife is most likely asleep, it's quiet. I can think.
In terms of place, most of the time, these night sessions are done in my home office.
Really? What sort of bad? I use it on all four Macs of various ages and abilities at home. The only problem I've noted was that stupid Flash 9 would lock the system after a couple of hours. Flash 10 works fine (well, as well as Flash ever works...)
Like after a day or so of usage, it just decides to not render pages properly (not just little minor things, but complete failure to fetch/load CSS files etc). I have to quit and reload it, and even then, I have to sometimes force quit it because it won't respond to the apple-q. I know it's not just me, because a friend of mine sees the exact same behaviour. He's moved to Safari. I prefer to have the same browser on all my platforms (mac/linux) with the same 2 add-ons (flashblock, web developer) for consistency when developing.
On my linux laptop, (or even linux in vmware on my mac) I can leave it running for days and days and it never seems to behave badly at all.
Ugh. That was the first time I've seen that. I know people have been tossing that link around, but I've been avoiding it. I gave in, and watched it...
Does anyone sell a device that can stab my eyes and puncture my eardrums at the same time? I'm in desperate need of such a device immediately. If not, well, I have an idea to make a fortune if Songsmith makes it to market and we see more commercials like that.
I would argue that they shouldn't release it with any browsers default installed and instead give them a package manager (similar to many Linux distributions) that allows them to step through a wizard process to download browsers from trusted sources based on an ever changing list (or conf file if they really want to change that).
Right. Cause this is oh-so-user-friendly. If you were to ask 1000 "regular computer users", I'd bet over 50% wouldn't even know what a browser is. They think their computer *IS* the internet!
The only real solution is to let the VAR (ie. dell, hp, compaq, gateway, etc. etc.) bundle whatever they want. (which is what they've wanted to do for a while, but couldn't, else they'd get hit for higher prices for their OEM deals on the 'doze licenses)
I'm pretty sure that other notebooks' power supply are getting pretty small.
You sir have never used a power brick from a mac laptop.:) It's not the size. It's the design.
There's the brick, with interchangable prong/cord. So you leave the cord at home (tucked behind your desk), and when you want to take the brick with you for travel (after all, it's a laptop), you unplug the cord and pop in the prongs, and leave the cord behind. So simple, but one of the most useful features of any laptop. EVER. I bet it doesn't even cost that much, but it makes life so much easier.
Seriously, go into the store or go to a friend's place to get a demo.
Simple fact of matter is, PCs are cheaper no matter how you put it.
I would completely agree with that statement. They're not only cheaper in price either!!!;)
This is/., so I have to bring in the car analogy (or risk forfeiting my/. membership).
Hyundai's are cheaper than Lexus' no matter how you put it.:)
Guess what, have fun with your Hyundai, I rather like my Lexus, even if I paid more, and even if you have similar "specs".
How? This is not explained. Does "different class" mean "much cheaper?
Let me explain it for you then:)
I've said it once, and I'll say it again: The power brick of the macbook (any mac laptop i guess) alone is worth the price difference already.:)
Also add in the:
- magsafe power plug
- the new glass trackpad
- LED backlit screen
- OS X
- the new unibody design
- (to me) fantastic industrial design
Some of the other companies have 1 or 2 of the above points (like LED backlit? I'm not sure) and maybe some of the Sony designs are nice. But still not nicer than the macbooks (to me).
Anyways, I'm happy to pay the nominally extra charge for the above features. They just don't exist in any other laptops.
Will you people PLEASE stop comparing specs. It's useless I tell you. The price difference isn't in the specs, it's in other parts of the computer.
You're basically stating exactly what I'm saying. That yes, there are some other laptops that do compare in terms of quality, and in this case, some of the Lenovos. (Lenovo/IBM Thinkpads still rank right near the top in my list of recommended laptops. At least the T and X series:)) However, you're now right up there in price with the Macbooks (and Macbook Pros)!
So to reiterate my point: I'm sick of people comparing cheap Dells with Macbooks based purely on specs. Specs don't really mean anything to me now. It hasn't changed much in a while (tech. time, so like the last year). A few hundred Mhz. Big deal. Most people won't notice the difference. So what Apple's innovating on is everything around those specs. And this is where most people trip up. It's here that you pay that "Apple Tax". Call me elitist, but I'm happy to pay that "tax" if it means I get a much better quality laptop!
I'm sure you can find a Kia or a Hyundai with similar specs to my Lexus is250. But try to argue with me that it's the same but for less. I'm sure you'll have a hard time. It's the same thing here.
While I'm at it. I might as well tell you my opinions on WHY Apple only competes in this "higher" end market. (I have it in quotes, cuz I don't really think it's higher end, just a few more features that don't translate to bigger numbers on paper, except for price!:)) One word. Margins. What do you think the margins are on a cheap $400 laptop? Not much. How many do you think you need to sell to be profitable? How much competition is down there? Lots. So they're basically creating their own niche where they're continually competing with themselves by coming out with these new features that no one else has. They continually put out products that are compelling. By all means, these new products aren't revolutionary like some of the rumour mongers like to post. But luckily I try not to read those too much, which keeps me grounded when it comes time for these Apple launch events. What happens is that I'm thoroughly satisfied with their offerings. What did I get today? I'm getting a Macbook that is now LED backlit, 0.5 lb lighter and much thinner than the previous macbooks thanks to the new unibody design. On top of that, I'm now getting a dedicated graphics chip. YAY! No more integrated Intel crap! All for about the same price they were selling before. That's a win win for me in my books.
So to all you cheap ass Dell fans. I say, go on, continue to buy your dells. Just please stop saying it's the same thing. It's not.
(For the record, I don't think ALL Apple's inventions are awesome. Case in point. The mighty mouse. Ewww. I gave mine away immediately.)
The new metallic body has all sorts of "function" in it. It's lighter AND stronger at the same time. I don't know about you, but have you ever picked up a cheap plastic dell? Next time you do, hold it from the two ends and give it a twist. It'll scare you. Now try that with the old Macbook Air (the first laptop to use this unibody design).
Doesn't twist does it?!
I'm more than willing to pay a little extra for that "style" (or "function" to some people.. like me!)
That's just 1 example. Was MagSafe just stylish too? Ask my brother-in-law and his wife how many times that magsafe saved their laptops with their two kids running around the house.
It's quite obvious to me, and I'm surprised by the inability of slashdot'ers today to "think" about it. Apple now uses commodity hardware. You can get the same crap in a Dell right? So how on earth would they differentiate themselves by just playing the specs game? They can't. And it doesn't maker any sense to. There are umpteen companies that already do. What they do is innovate AROUND those standard parts when they construct a consumer device.
Hence, you get things like MagSafe and Glass trackpad (which I'm super excited about, because if it's anything like my iPhone, I'm gonna love it) and now the unibody!
If another person compares a Dell to this, I'm gonna puke. Seriously, until you find a Dell with the above features, please don't bother. If you're too cheap to pay for the extra features, then great, just say so, don't try to convince me that your $200 cheaper Dell is the same, cuz trust me, in a day to day usage test, it'll fail more epically (is that even a word?) than you can imagine.
P.S. Have you ever seen the design of the Apple power brick with the interchange prongs/cord? If you haven't. That alone is worth the price difference. Why other laptop manufactures can't make a better power brick is beyond me.
I purchased Spore and I have a MacBook Pro for gaming that runs Mac OS 10.5 and Vista 64 bit. I chose to install it under Mac OS and have had no problems.
My optical disk drive is toast. I had to install from my fiancee's drive from targeted disk mode. My Spore disk is never, ever, in my drive. I have not had Spore complain once.
(I know its a little late in the game to respond, but, I haven't seen any crippling DRM; but, they probably just didn't think about crippling the Mac version).
I was actually very happy the game included both PC & Mac versions all for one cost.
(Of course, I've posted this so late no one will read this comment.)
I read it, and yes, it was too late. I bought it for my Mac yesterday afternoon, but before I even opened it, I returned it.
You should probably do more research on it though, apparently SecuROM is still on OS X.
We've seen it time and time again, how Microsoft can afford to buy it's way into a market segment. I wonder if it will pay off in the long run, because it seems they've hit a saturation point with this product they have. Not much growth over the last product revision, and barely making a penny in the last few quarters (let's not talk about making up for all the loses to date yet).
With the stock price stagnant, how long can upper management convince shareholders that this is the right thing to do?
...I also bet that the disappointment with SP1 made it even worse for ol' Billy...
See... Billy knew this was coming... why do you think he stepped down to "concentrate on his philanthropic eneavour"... once again.. proving he IS a smart guy:)
Just prove that most of us europeans aren't retarded enough to fall for their stupid pricing schemes. I would never buy a fucking phone for 18.000 sek of which only 3.000 sek or so was payed at purchase.
Nerd as I am I don't have any friends, girls and don't do phone calls. So the "services" I get for the monthly fee are more or less completely useless. Just give me the gadget!
I've been thinking about getting one and unlock it but I'm to lazy to read how it's done, but I've got the impression it's easy and you can do it yourself nowadays? But I don't think they are sold in Sweden yet so I still have to buy it from some other place and then someone have probably already unlocked it and try to earn some cash on it.
I'm from Canada, and perhaps it's a blessing that it isn't available in Canada yet:)
I purchased mine in the states and unlocked it to use with Rogers. I've done a bunch for friends too. Gets easier by the day (Thank iphone dev team!)
Anyways, my point is, It's probably cheaper if you buy one from somewhere else and unlock it and use it on your own terms. No pesky contracts, you pick the plan that you want (or keep your existing plan).
I've never used my cellphone so much before the iPhone. It just does so much. It's an amazing device.
I'm pretty sure my math is right. Your math was for 1MB, mine was for 10MB. It was more of a joke at the disbelief in the price they'd charge for your 2nd 10MB!
As a Canadian, I didn't have much choice. It was unlock it, or wait until Apple and Rogers get their act together.(Rogers is basically the only GSM carrier in canada. Fido is the other one, but it's owned by rogers now)
There's no light at the end of the tunnel for Canadians either. There are 2 hurdles currently slowing down the release of the iphone in Canada:
1) the iPhone name is already trademarked by a voip company called Comwave. I know this because I'm an iphone customer in more ways than one!:)
2) the data rates in Canada are insanely stupid. I don't even subscribe to data and just rely on wifi around the big cities to fulfill my data needs. The best deal I can get from Rogers is $10 for 10MB. After that, it's $0.03/KB. Yes, you can do the math. The 2nd 10MB will cost you another $300**. Now you know why I don't subscribe to data.
Going the unlock route might even make sense when indeed it does show up north of the border. You know they'll force you to subscribe to data, and you know they'll want a lock in for 2-3 years. So even if it was available in Canada now, I might still have unlocked an iphone anyhow.
Just my $0.02 CND. (And yes, it's actually worth more than your $USD now:P)
** - Can someone double check for me, I'm still in disbelief at the $300 for the 2nd 10MB:)
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... where I want a name-brand reputable company backing it--and an OS that I know is and will be supported.
What, like HP?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
HAHAHAHAHA. Best. Video. EVAR. (and I'm an iPhone user)
Hmm .. let's see. HTC, Samsung, LG and Moto make Android phones. HTC, Samsung, and LG also make WinMo (sorry ... WP7) phones as well.
I can't imagine Moto's differentiating factor between all the other handset manufacturers are the only bits that MS has issue with. (Anyways, isn't it all just skinning on top of Google's Android?!)
Soooo, this must be a "screw you" for no longer making WinMo phones?
I have a 40GB PS-Fat. The blu-ray laser has died on me already. I've replaced it since, but that was a $60 item and time. Near the end of the cycle of these consoles, I can see a perfectly good use for this jailbreak. If my laser dies again (which apparently it's certain to do!) then if I have all my games backed up to the drive, I can still play them! (True I won't be able to buy any more, but that's ok, my gaming has slowed down in my old age any how)
I'm seriously looking into this HD upgrade then jailbreak then backing up the games to a HD deal. It would give me great peace of mind and work around a defect that sony won't own up to. Plus things would load faster! That's just win-win-win as far as I can see.
And latency? Really? It's simply about protecting profits. Go watch Flash running on a Nexus One and tell me Apple is saving the world from those milliseconds of latency.
Ummm, I have (and obviously you haven't), and it's quite horrible. Perhaps *you're* ok with a program that runs that slow on any device, but if THAT is what they want to release, then please, keep it off whatever device I'm using (in this case, the iPhone). I have nothing against Android (I have a milestone as well), in fact, I love it! However, to say flash runs smoothly on the Nexus One means you're either a) delusional b) a fanboi/hater or c) both.
I guess being subjective is not cool these days. :\
Please Steve? :)
How many of you people complaining actually HAVE an iPhone 4 and are actually experiencing the problem?! I for one cannot chime in on this debate yet because I'm up in Canada and we're not getting the iPhone 4 until July 30. (And you bet I'll be getting one).
I don't understand all this over-hyped apple-bashing. I know there are a lot of haters, but seriously, what more can you ask for from a company. Here's a direct quote from Steve from the Q&A session:
"For those customers we'll get them a case, and if that doesn't work, we'll get them a full refund. And we'll continue to work on antennas that don't have this problem."
Ummm .. they have a solution for you, free of charge. If you that doesn't solve your problem, or if you don't like their solution, they're offering a full refund! I'm not sure how much more they can do. They're not forcing you to buy any of their products.
Did you read that last sentence?! That's right, you actually have a choice!! Yay!
I guess people just like the attention on hating on others?! I don't know. You kids these days, can't be happy, can you?
Heh .. you just described EXACTLY what went down with blu-ray vs HDDVD :)
company A = Sony ... the rest is left as an exercise for the reader :)
company B = Toshiba
company C
How many millions (billions?!) do they spend on marketing and branding. If I paid that much, and all they came up with was Zune, Squirt and Bing .. I'd be pissed and would want a refund.
Those sound like mostly horrible conditions to work in! :)
Although place is important, time is probably MORE important. And this is where people will differ even more. I know people that will get up at 5am and get most of their "good" work done by 9am. That's not for me. :)
My personal best time is later at night. a) most people are sleeping, so not too many IM distractions. b) it's quiet, the neighbourhood is quiet, wife is most likely asleep, it's quiet. I can think.
In terms of place, most of the time, these night sessions are done in my home office.
Don't let them fool you into thinking they're programmers ;)
Seriously though, HTML is usually a starting point and they usually go on to design or web programming. You have to start somewhere.
Really? What sort of bad? I use it on all four Macs of various ages and abilities at home. The only problem I've noted was that stupid Flash 9 would lock the system after a couple of hours. Flash 10 works fine (well, as well as Flash ever works...)
Like after a day or so of usage, it just decides to not render pages properly (not just little minor things, but complete failure to fetch/load CSS files etc). I have to quit and reload it, and even then, I have to sometimes force quit it because it won't respond to the apple-q. I know it's not just me, because a friend of mine sees the exact same behaviour. He's moved to Safari. I prefer to have the same browser on all my platforms (mac/linux) with the same 2 add-ons (flashblock, web developer) for consistency when developing.
On my linux laptop, (or even linux in vmware on my mac) I can leave it running for days and days and it never seems to behave badly at all.
I just downloaded and am using it now .. it definitely feels faster, however, will it crash less on a Mac? :(
I love firefox, and I use it everywhere, but man, is it awful on a Mac.
Please don't flame, just an honest opinion from a long time firefox user/supporter/evangelist.
Microsoft Songsmith
Ugh. That was the first time I've seen that. I know people have been tossing that link around, but I've been avoiding it. I gave in, and watched it...
Does anyone sell a device that can stab my eyes and puncture my eardrums at the same time? I'm in desperate need of such a device immediately. If not, well, I have an idea to make a fortune if Songsmith makes it to market and we see more commercials like that.
I repeat .. ugh.
I would argue that they shouldn't release it with any browsers default installed and instead give them a package manager (similar to many Linux distributions) that allows them to step through a wizard process to download browsers from trusted sources based on an ever changing list (or conf file if they really want to change that).
Right. Cause this is oh-so-user-friendly. If you were to ask 1000 "regular computer users", I'd bet over 50% wouldn't even know what a browser is. They think their computer *IS* the internet!
The only real solution is to let the VAR (ie. dell, hp, compaq, gateway, etc. etc.) bundle whatever they want. (which is what they've wanted to do for a while, but couldn't, else they'd get hit for higher prices for their OEM deals on the 'doze licenses)
I'm pretty sure that other notebooks' power supply are getting pretty small.
You sir have never used a power brick from a mac laptop. :) It's not the size. It's the design.
There's the brick, with interchangable prong/cord. So you leave the cord at home (tucked behind your desk), and when you want to take the brick with you for travel (after all, it's a laptop), you unplug the cord and pop in the prongs, and leave the cord behind. So simple, but one of the most useful features of any laptop. EVER. I bet it doesn't even cost that much, but it makes life so much easier.
Seriously, go into the store or go to a friend's place to get a demo.
Simple fact of matter is, PCs are cheaper no matter how you put it.
I would completely agree with that statement. They're not only cheaper in price either!!! ;)
This is /., so I have to bring in the car analogy (or risk forfeiting my /. membership).
Hyundai's are cheaper than Lexus' no matter how you put it. :)
Guess what, have fun with your Hyundai, I rather like my Lexus, even if I paid more, and even if you have similar "specs".
How? This is not explained. Does "different class" mean "much cheaper?
Let me explain it for you then :)
I've said it once, and I'll say it again: The power brick of the macbook (any mac laptop i guess) alone is worth the price difference already. :)
Also add in the:
- magsafe power plug
- the new glass trackpad
- LED backlit screen
- OS X
- the new unibody design
- (to me) fantastic industrial design
Some of the other companies have 1 or 2 of the above points (like LED backlit? I'm not sure) and maybe some of the Sony designs are nice. But still not nicer than the macbooks (to me).
Anyways, I'm happy to pay the nominally extra charge for the above features. They just don't exist in any other laptops.
Will you people PLEASE stop comparing specs. It's useless I tell you. The price difference isn't in the specs, it's in other parts of the computer.
I think you slightly missed my point too :)
But only slightly. :) (Unlike the OP)
You're basically stating exactly what I'm saying. That yes, there are some other laptops that do compare in terms of quality, and in this case, some of the Lenovos. (Lenovo/IBM Thinkpads still rank right near the top in my list of recommended laptops. At least the T and X series :)) However, you're now right up there in price with the Macbooks (and Macbook Pros)!
So to reiterate my point: I'm sick of people comparing cheap Dells with Macbooks based purely on specs. Specs don't really mean anything to me now. It hasn't changed much in a while (tech. time, so like the last year). A few hundred Mhz. Big deal. Most people won't notice the difference. So what Apple's innovating on is everything around those specs. And this is where most people trip up. It's here that you pay that "Apple Tax". Call me elitist, but I'm happy to pay that "tax" if it means I get a much better quality laptop!
I'm sure you can find a Kia or a Hyundai with similar specs to my Lexus is250. But try to argue with me that it's the same but for less. I'm sure you'll have a hard time. It's the same thing here.
While I'm at it. I might as well tell you my opinions on WHY Apple only competes in this "higher" end market. (I have it in quotes, cuz I don't really think it's higher end, just a few more features that don't translate to bigger numbers on paper, except for price! :)) One word. Margins. What do you think the margins are on a cheap $400 laptop? Not much. How many do you think you need to sell to be profitable? How much competition is down there? Lots. So they're basically creating their own niche where they're continually competing with themselves by coming out with these new features that no one else has. They continually put out products that are compelling. By all means, these new products aren't revolutionary like some of the rumour mongers like to post. But luckily I try not to read those too much, which keeps me grounded when it comes time for these Apple launch events. What happens is that I'm thoroughly satisfied with their offerings. What did I get today? I'm getting a Macbook that is now LED backlit, 0.5 lb lighter and much thinner than the previous macbooks thanks to the new unibody design. On top of that, I'm now getting a dedicated graphics chip. YAY! No more integrated Intel crap! All for about the same price they were selling before. That's a win win for me in my books.
So to all you cheap ass Dell fans. I say, go on, continue to buy your dells. Just please stop saying it's the same thing. It's not.
(For the record, I don't think ALL Apple's inventions are awesome. Case in point. The mighty mouse. Ewww. I gave mine away immediately.)
I think you've missed the point then.
The new metallic body has all sorts of "function" in it. It's lighter AND stronger at the same time. I don't know about you, but have you ever picked up a cheap plastic dell? Next time you do, hold it from the two ends and give it a twist. It'll scare you. Now try that with the old Macbook Air (the first laptop to use this unibody design).
Doesn't twist does it?!
I'm more than willing to pay a little extra for that "style" (or "function" to some people .. like me!)
That's just 1 example. Was MagSafe just stylish too? Ask my brother-in-law and his wife how many times that magsafe saved their laptops with their two kids running around the house.
It's quite obvious to me, and I'm surprised by the inability of slashdot'ers today to "think" about it. Apple now uses commodity hardware. You can get the same crap in a Dell right? So how on earth would they differentiate themselves by just playing the specs game? They can't. And it doesn't maker any sense to. There are umpteen companies that already do. What they do is innovate AROUND those standard parts when they construct a consumer device.
Hence, you get things like MagSafe and Glass trackpad (which I'm super excited about, because if it's anything like my iPhone, I'm gonna love it) and now the unibody!
If another person compares a Dell to this, I'm gonna puke. Seriously, until you find a Dell with the above features, please don't bother. If you're too cheap to pay for the extra features, then great, just say so, don't try to convince me that your $200 cheaper Dell is the same, cuz trust me, in a day to day usage test, it'll fail more epically (is that even a word?) than you can imagine.
P.S. Have you ever seen the design of the Apple power brick with the interchange prongs/cord? If you haven't. That alone is worth the price difference. Why other laptop manufactures can't make a better power brick is beyond me.
I purchased Spore and I have a MacBook Pro for gaming that runs Mac OS 10.5 and Vista 64 bit. I chose to install it under Mac OS and have had no problems.
My optical disk drive is toast. I had to install from my fiancee's drive from targeted disk mode. My Spore disk is never, ever, in my drive. I have not had Spore complain once.
(I know its a little late in the game to respond, but, I haven't seen any crippling DRM; but, they probably just didn't think about crippling the Mac version).
I was actually very happy the game included both PC & Mac versions all for one cost.
(Of course, I've posted this so late no one will read this comment.)
I read it, and yes, it was too late. I bought it for my Mac yesterday afternoon, but before I even opened it, I returned it.
You should probably do more research on it though, apparently SecuROM is still on OS X.
We've seen it time and time again, how Microsoft can afford to buy it's way into a market segment. I wonder if it will pay off in the long run, because it seems they've hit a saturation point with this product they have. Not much growth over the last product revision, and barely making a penny in the last few quarters (let's not talk about making up for all the loses to date yet).
With the stock price stagnant, how long can upper management convince shareholders that this is the right thing to do?
...I also bet that the disappointment with SP1 made it even worse for ol' Billy...
See ... Billy knew this was coming ... why do you think he stepped down to "concentrate on his philanthropic eneavour" ... once again .. proving he IS a smart guy :)
Nerd as I am I don't have any friends, girls and don't do phone calls. So the "services" I get for the monthly fee are more or less completely useless. Just give me the gadget!
I've been thinking about getting one and unlock it but I'm to lazy to read how it's done, but I've got the impression it's easy and you can do it yourself nowadays? But I don't think they are sold in Sweden yet so I still have to buy it from some other place and then someone have probably already unlocked it and try to earn some cash on it.
I'm from Canada, and perhaps it's a blessing that it isn't available in Canada yet
I purchased mine in the states and unlocked it to use with Rogers. I've done a bunch for friends too. Gets easier by the day (Thank iphone dev team!)
Anyways, my point is, It's probably cheaper if you buy one from somewhere else and unlock it and use it on your own terms. No pesky contracts, you pick the plan that you want (or keep your existing plan).
I've never used my cellphone so much before the iPhone. It just does so much. It's an amazing device.
Just my $0.02 CAD.
I'm pretty sure my math is right. Your math was for 1MB, mine was for 10MB. It was more of a joke at the disbelief in the price they'd charge for your 2nd 10MB!
and that would be me. :)
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As a Canadian, I didn't have much choice. It was unlock it, or wait until Apple and Rogers get their act together.(Rogers is basically the only GSM carrier in canada. Fido is the other one, but it's owned by rogers now)
There's no light at the end of the tunnel for Canadians either. There are 2 hurdles currently slowing down the release of the iphone in Canada:
1) the iPhone name is already trademarked by a voip company called Comwave. I know this because I'm an iphone customer in more ways than one!
2) the data rates in Canada are insanely stupid. I don't even subscribe to data and just rely on wifi around the big cities to fulfill my data needs. The best deal I can get from Rogers is $10 for 10MB. After that, it's $0.03/KB. Yes, you can do the math. The 2nd 10MB will cost you another $300**. Now you know why I don't subscribe to data.
Going the unlock route might even make sense when indeed it does show up north of the border. You know they'll force you to subscribe to data, and you know they'll want a lock in for 2-3 years. So even if it was available in Canada now, I might still have unlocked an iphone anyhow.
Just my $0.02 CND. (And yes, it's actually worth more than your $USD now
** - Can someone double check for me, I'm still in disbelief at the $300 for the 2nd 10MB