In the same way a 2008 Blackberry is "similar" to a 2015 Galaxy or iPhone 6 because they can all send email and browse the web.
The apple koolaid
Is Hateboi projection. If all that's standing between a mediocre product line and billions in quarterly profits - year after year after year - is marketing, then why hasn't anyone else done it? Did Steve Jobs station snipers along Madison Avenue when he came back to Apple, to keep Dell from releasing their own smartphone line?
Protip: if you don't want an iWatch....don't buy one. I have no desire for a phablet phone, but you didn't see me whining like a bitch when Samsung released the first large-screen Galaxy.
Come again? Standardized testing goes hand in hand with charter schools, who's primary, secondary and tertiary purpose is to privatize public education.
The tweet "referenced a test question" AFTER the exam had already been administered. If Pearson depends on asking the same questions year after year, then WTF are they charging a hundred million bucks for? And how about the fascism of the company demanding the district punish the student for discussing the test after the test?
The schools are out of freaking control and are gouging the life out of property taxes. It's time we end the fiasco and do 100% online virtual schools or fire the union, pension hoarding teachers
"A noun, a verb, and teacher unions". You wingers and your one track minds...you think teachers want billions in education funds diverted to corporations like Pearson? Because that's what standardized tests are all about. That, and de-proffessionalizing education by forcing educators to teach to the test or lose their jobs.
and replace them with robots or TV's
As has already been pointed out to you, Pearson would love nothing more than to do just that. They'd be quite, quite happy to sell you Pearson programming and "edutainment" contracts.
March, 2013: Some Slashdot jackass can't spot the obvious real story here.
Jackass? More like paid hack. There are lot of rape activists in the world, but Rei is the only single-rape activist on the planet. You can see her in any story about Assange repeating the same debunked talking points, going back years. You know, the usual crap that the Swedish government can't promise Assange that he wont be handed over to the U.S. as soon as they get their hands on him.
Rei's not too bright, though, as she made unforced error of procliaming that Swedish law prevents people from being extradited for "intelligence crimes". Except, of course, that the U.S. wants Assange for the "intelligence crime" of publishing then Bradley Manning's whisteblowing.
If you think putting a MBA next to an 8 pound plastic Inspiron is a great comparison, because the Dell has comparable disk space and processor speed, sure.
You will notice that Apple has shown a great deal of ability in selling things people who aren't iFans want. iFans had nothing to do with the iPod success, since there were so few people who bought Apple stuff compared to the number who bought iPods.
Ssh! You'll harsh their buzz, man, and Hatorade isn't free.
You also have to wonder, if all that separates mediocre product offerings from billions in quarterly profits is marketing....why hasn't anyone else done it? It's not like Apple has snipers stationed along Madison Avenue, thus keeping HP from sharking up the markets for mp3 players, phones, and now watches.
but there are people who would have wanted this and wont get it because of this
Then they can get a MBA for less money, which still very light, has a regular USB port, MagSafe, Thunderbolt, and an SD card slot. If they want something with a higher resolution, there's the Pro, which has more ports. There are other options out there, but having a plethora of options on a plethora of models didn't work out too well for Apple in the 90's.
when I found out no removable battery and no expandable memory, I was upset
You should check and see if there's some sort of prize offered for consistency, as 99% of the time that's situational reasoning in order to complain about Apple. There's probably an even bigger prize for the first person to complain about "walled gardens" on game consoles.
are you saying I should simply keep my mouth shut and buy something else? I think complaining is a fair response.
I'm saying there's a line between wishing a product had different features and acting as if the lack of said features means the product has a flawed design. Example: "No wireless, less space than a Nomad. Lame." Example: I was hoping the 2015 Durango was going to have Chrysler's V6 diesel engine as an option, making it the only three row SUV to get great gas mileage while also providing excellent towing capacity. But new models came and that engine is only an option on Ram trucks and a Jeep.
That doesn't mean that the 2015 Durango is a crappy vehicle. It doesn't meant that Chrysler is staffed by a bunch of wankers. It means I'll have to sit tight until some manufacturer builds the SUV with the features I want.
Neither can iOS devices, so far. Hatebois like to whine about "walled gardens", but there aren't malware scanners for iPhones or iPads, as they're no need for them.
I'd be fine with a laptop that's an extra 4 ounces
Then buy one of them.
Then they stand up in front of the crowd and say, "Ooh! Look at me! I'm so pretty and thin!"
Another case of Hateboi Projection, thinking his personal product preferences are a Law of Thermal Dynamics, or were brought on stone tablets by Moses. Look, I don't have any use for a VGA port or a DVD drive on a laptop, but you don't see me making a scene at Fry's when I see a Toshiba that has both, or vice versa.
Have you considered....you know....that maybe you're the narcissist? That you could try just buying what you what that does what you want and not bitch about the alternatives?
did someone pee in your cereal this morning (and every other day it seems???)
You could ask the same question of Hatebois. Did Steve Jobs run over your dog when you were five? If the new Apple products aren't your cup of tea, have you considered....not buying them? Just because a product doesn't fit your needs doesn't mean it has a design flaw. Do you go into a car dealership and complain that a coupe can't seat as many people as a 15 passenger van? Do you complain that the 15 passenger van doesn't get the gas mileage of the coupe and is harder to park?
Or do you, you know, buy whatever it is that does whatever you want without bitching about other products?
No! It's that when people like him get backed into a corner they get all angry. This guy *WILL NOT* disagree with an Apple decision, he defends *EVERYTHING* Apple does.
I have no use for a moped. Do I sit around whining about mopeds or the people who buy them? No, I just don't buy one. I have no use for cowboy boots. Do I sit around whining about the people that make cowboy boots? No, I just don't buy them.
Protip: Zombie Steve Jobs is not holding a gun to your head to force you to buy an iWatch or the new Macbook. If you don't want one, don't fucking buy one. Just because a product doesn't cater to your whims doesn't mean it has a design flaw.
And the Rolex, Tag Heuer or Timex wont fucking 'check your email or use maps to figure out where you are', Hateboi. Nor will they let you discretely check messages or notifications in meetings, nor take calls on a rainy bike rides while your smartphone stays safe in a watertight bag.
If you don't want an iWatch....don't fucking buy one. Zombie Jobs isn't holding a gun to your head.
Apple has had a replacement battery program since before the iPhone. What's stopping them from having a watch upgrade program? If you can afford to throw $10k at a watch, you can afford to spend a few hundred bucks to get your Gold iWatch 1.0 upgraded to the Gold iWatch 4S.
Keep the plated band, upgrade the computer. No big whoop.
Some people would rather buy what they fucking want. And if that means the difference between having a large screen phone and not having one, guess which option they'll chose?
When has Apple ever slashed prices in response to competition?
Why would they when the competition costs just as much? You want a high end smartphone or ultralight laptop, you're going to be paying the same kind of prices whether the product comes from Dell, Apple, or Samsung.
What does a $200 heart rate monitor do that a dollar store watch, paper and pen wont do?
What does a smartphone do that a laptop tethered through a featured phone wont do?
Where does a car take you around town that a horse could not?
Etc. Whereas...
If you want to peek at a text message or a reminder during a meeting, would you rather look at your watch or awkwardly dig your phone out of your pocket? That alone will be worth the price for some.
Speaking of text messages, phone theft has dropped as kill switches have become commonplace. But if you're in a "bad" neighborhood at night, would you rather discretely check your watch for a text, or whip out your $700 smartphone?
If you live in Seattle and like to bike, would you like to be able to throw your phone into a plastic bag in a backpack in case it rains, yet still be able to answer a call?
That's what I could think of. I'm sure there's other people with better imaginations that could think of more ways a smartwatch paired with a smartphone will be more convenient than just the phone.
...which have 3-4 times the list price of the iWatch while being far less useful? I have no desire to own a gold iWatch or Rolex, even if I won the Powerball. I deal with this existential crisis by....not wanting one.
I mean, the Democrats aren't any great shakes (I abhor Hillary - she's morphed into just another neocon hawk)
She can challenge Jeb Bush from the right. Iraq War, Libya, Keystone, TPP....she could highlight her conservative record next to his comparatively liberal one as Florida's governor.
By this logic, we should just let people tell us what is and what isn't.
That logic would be idiotic, yes. Good thing it's yours and not mine.
Just out of curiosity, who will be your decision makers?
Just out of curiosity, are you the very sort of idiot I'm talking about? Anti-vaccer? Maybe one of those wingers who goes on blaming Clinton for Ruby Ridge, even after he's been told that happened before Clinton was elected, much less took office?
This isn't hard. Idiots are people who keep holding on to thoughts, opinions or beliefs that have been categorically debunked. Moreso when confronted with mountain after mountain of evidence - but you can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into. The Earth orbits the Sun, vaccines do not cause autism, Obama was born in Hawaii, and copyright infringement is not and never has been theft.
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In the same way a 2008 Blackberry is "similar" to a 2015 Galaxy or iPhone 6 because they can all send email and browse the web.
Is Hateboi projection. If all that's standing between a mediocre product line and billions in quarterly profits - year after year after year - is marketing, then why hasn't anyone else done it? Did Steve Jobs station snipers along Madison Avenue when he came back to Apple, to keep Dell from releasing their own smartphone line?
Protip: if you don't want an iWatch....don't buy one. I have no desire for a phablet phone, but you didn't see me whining like a bitch when Samsung released the first large-screen Galaxy.
Come again? Standardized testing goes hand in hand with charter schools, who's primary, secondary and tertiary purpose is to privatize public education.
The tweet "referenced a test question" AFTER the exam had already been administered. If Pearson depends on asking the same questions year after year, then WTF are they charging a hundred million bucks for? And how about the fascism of the company demanding the district punish the student for discussing the test after the test?
Nothing Orwellian here, move along citizen.
"A noun, a verb, and teacher unions". You wingers and your one track minds...you think teachers want billions in education funds diverted to corporations like Pearson? Because that's what standardized tests are all about. That, and de-proffessionalizing education by forcing educators to teach to the test or lose their jobs.
As has already been pointed out to you, Pearson would love nothing more than to do just that. They'd be quite, quite happy to sell you Pearson programming and "edutainment" contracts.
Jackass? More like paid hack. There are lot of rape activists in the world, but Rei is the only single-rape activist on the planet. You can see her in any story about Assange repeating the same debunked talking points, going back years. You know, the usual crap that the Swedish government can't promise Assange that he wont be handed over to the U.S. as soon as they get their hands on him.
Rei's not too bright, though, as she made unforced error of procliaming that Swedish law prevents people from being extradited for "intelligence crimes". Except, of course, that the U.S. wants Assange for the "intelligence crime" of publishing then Bradley Manning's whisteblowing.
If you think putting a MBA next to an 8 pound plastic Inspiron is a great comparison, because the Dell has comparable disk space and processor speed, sure.
Ssh! You'll harsh their buzz, man, and Hatorade isn't free.
You also have to wonder, if all that separates mediocre product offerings from billions in quarterly profits is marketing....why hasn't anyone else done it? It's not like Apple has snipers stationed along Madison Avenue, thus keeping HP from sharking up the markets for mp3 players, phones, and now watches.
Irony: poo pooing Apple for being a derivative latecomer while using a page about the Newton to do so.
Then they can get a MBA for less money, which still very light, has a regular USB port, MagSafe, Thunderbolt, and an SD card slot. If they want something with a higher resolution, there's the Pro, which has more ports. There are other options out there, but having a plethora of options on a plethora of models didn't work out too well for Apple in the 90's.
You should check and see if there's some sort of prize offered for consistency, as 99% of the time that's situational reasoning in order to complain about Apple. There's probably an even bigger prize for the first person to complain about "walled gardens" on game consoles.
I'm saying there's a line between wishing a product had different features and acting as if the lack of said features means the product has a flawed design. Example: "No wireless, less space than a Nomad. Lame." Example: I was hoping the 2015 Durango was going to have Chrysler's V6 diesel engine as an option, making it the only three row SUV to get great gas mileage while also providing excellent towing capacity. But new models came and that engine is only an option on Ram trucks and a Jeep.
That doesn't mean that the 2015 Durango is a crappy vehicle. It doesn't meant that Chrysler is staffed by a bunch of wankers. It means I'll have to sit tight until some manufacturer builds the SUV with the features I want.
Your redundant post ignores the fact that I've talked about first and second shifts half a dozen times in various ways.
Try again.
Better not be a Fandroid - after two years updates are spotty, compared to four years for iOS 8.
And how many companies are still supporting 9 year old smartphones?
Neither can iOS devices, so far. Hatebois like to whine about "walled gardens", but there aren't malware scanners for iPhones or iPads, as they're no need for them.
Then buy one of them.
Another case of Hateboi Projection, thinking his personal product preferences are a Law of Thermal Dynamics, or were brought on stone tablets by Moses. Look, I don't have any use for a VGA port or a DVD drive on a laptop, but you don't see me making a scene at Fry's when I see a Toshiba that has both, or vice versa.
Have you considered....you know....that maybe you're the narcissist? That you could try just buying what you what that does what you want and not bitch about the alternatives?
You could ask the same question of Hatebois. Did Steve Jobs run over your dog when you were five? If the new Apple products aren't your cup of tea, have you considered....not buying them? Just because a product doesn't fit your needs doesn't mean it has a design flaw. Do you go into a car dealership and complain that a coupe can't seat as many people as a 15 passenger van? Do you complain that the 15 passenger van doesn't get the gas mileage of the coupe and is harder to park?
Or do you, you know, buy whatever it is that does whatever you want without bitching about other products?
I have no use for a moped. Do I sit around whining about mopeds or the people who buy them? No, I just don't buy one. I have no use for cowboy boots. Do I sit around whining about the people that make cowboy boots? No, I just don't buy them.
Protip: Zombie Steve Jobs is not holding a gun to your head to force you to buy an iWatch or the new Macbook. If you don't want one, don't fucking buy one. Just because a product doesn't cater to your whims doesn't mean it has a design flaw.
And the Rolex, Tag Heuer or Timex wont fucking 'check your email or use maps to figure out where you are', Hateboi. Nor will they let you discretely check messages or notifications in meetings, nor take calls on a rainy bike rides while your smartphone stays safe in a watertight bag.
If you don't want an iWatch....don't fucking buy one. Zombie Jobs isn't holding a gun to your head.
Apple has had a replacement battery program since before the iPhone. What's stopping them from having a watch upgrade program? If you can afford to throw $10k at a watch, you can afford to spend a few hundred bucks to get your Gold iWatch 1.0 upgraded to the Gold iWatch 4S.
Keep the plated band, upgrade the computer. No big whoop.
Some people would rather buy what they fucking want. And if that means the difference between having a large screen phone and not having one, guess which option they'll chose?
Why would they when the competition costs just as much? You want a high end smartphone or ultralight laptop, you're going to be paying the same kind of prices whether the product comes from Dell, Apple, or Samsung.
Enjoy your Hatorade.
What does a $200 heart rate monitor do that a dollar store watch, paper and pen wont do?
What does a smartphone do that a laptop tethered through a featured phone wont do?
Where does a car take you around town that a horse could not?
If you want to peek at a text message or a reminder during a meeting, would you rather look at your watch or awkwardly dig your phone out of your pocket? That alone will be worth the price for some.
Speaking of text messages, phone theft has dropped as kill switches have become commonplace. But if you're in a "bad" neighborhood at night, would you rather discretely check your watch for a text, or whip out your $700 smartphone?
If you live in Seattle and like to bike, would you like to be able to throw your phone into a plastic bag in a backpack in case it rains, yet still be able to answer a call?
That's what I could think of. I'm sure there's other people with better imaginations that could think of more ways a smartwatch paired with a smartphone will be more convenient than just the phone.
...which have 3-4 times the list price of the iWatch while being far less useful? I have no desire to own a gold iWatch or Rolex, even if I won the Powerball. I deal with this existential crisis by....not wanting one.
She can challenge Jeb Bush from the right. Iraq War, Libya, Keystone, TPP....she could highlight her conservative record next to his comparatively liberal one as Florida's governor.
Would be interesting if the confrontational AC and the GP were the same person. But they're not.
Visual demonstration.
That logic would be idiotic, yes. Good thing it's yours and not mine.
Just out of curiosity, are you the very sort of idiot I'm talking about? Anti-vaccer? Maybe one of those wingers who goes on blaming Clinton for Ruby Ridge, even after he's been told that happened before Clinton was elected, much less took office?
This isn't hard. Idiots are people who keep holding on to thoughts, opinions or beliefs that have been categorically debunked. Moreso when confronted with mountain after mountain of evidence - but you can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into. The Earth orbits the Sun, vaccines do not cause autism, Obama was born in Hawaii, and copyright infringement is not and never has been theft.
Period.