iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro - see where this is going?
Ditching the numbers from here on out makes sense. The next iPhone shouldn't be called the iPhone 5, because it's the 6th version. It makes a lot more sense to just call it "iPhone".
In fact, the Mac App Store prevents you from paying for it twice. If you go to another Mac and enter your username and password, it knows you already purchased Lion and you get an "Install" button instead of a "Buy" button.
Mini DisplayPort is not higher bandwidth than DVI. Mini DP has perhaps 10-15% better (usable) bandwidth than single-link DVI. But dual-link DVI has 100% better bandwidth than single-link DVI.
How is it that I'm running a 30" Cinema Display from a mini display port video card then? MDP supports dual link, and the MDP port works with thunderbolt, which can run TWO daisy chained 30" screens.
Have you ever used a MDP plug? They fit more securely than DVI does without screws. Nobody who plugs and unplugs a DVI port every day bothers to use the screws, so what's the point?
Because mini display port is better in every single way. The connector is smaller (60% of PCs sold are mobile), better (its more rigid and the cable is less likely to fall out), supports higher bandwidth and can be used for more than just video.
This is the mother of all failed analogies. All of the devices you mentioned are interoperable and standardized in very important ways. Why do you think all Ryobi batteries are interchangeable? Why do you think all cars have the same basic layout and conform to the laws of the land? Why do all tv sets have the same basic standardized ports and display the same basic standardized signal? Why does just about any thermostat work with just about any furnace?
As an iOS developer, Apple has made it really easy for me to write code once and I know I only have to test it on about 3 devices. From there I know my addressable market is hundreds of millions of devices.
As a consumer I have confidence that when I buy a new iPhone in 2 years, all the apps I pay for today will work in the future. I don't hesitate about making the investment because I know it can be long term. And I don't have to go setup my phone from scratch either.
And to make things worse, after you transition to android and re-buy/replace all of your apps, you're going to have to re-install everything from scratch every time you get a new phone.
Anyone who wanted to know what is collected and sent only had to click the "About Diagnostics & Privacy" link in iOS directly under neath the switch you have to hit to turn it on:
Apple would like your help to improve the quality and performance of
its products and services. Your device can automatically collect
diagnostic and usage information and send it to Apple for analysis —
but only with your explicit consent.
Diagnostic and usage information may include details about hardware
and operating system specifications, performance statistics, and data
about how you use your device and applications. None of the collected
information identifies you personally. Personal data is either not
logged at all or is removed from any reports before they’re sent to
Apple. You can review the information by going to Settings, tapping
General, tapping About and looking under Diagnostics & Usage.
If you have consented to provide Apple with this information, and you
have Location Services turned on, the location of your device may also
be sent to help Apple analyze wireless or cellular performance issues
(for example, the strength or weakness of a cellular signal in a
particular location). This diagnostic location data may include the
location of your device once per day, or the location where a call
ends. You may choose to turn off Location Services for Diagnostics at
any time. To do so, open Settings, tap Location Services, tap System
Services and turn off the Diagnostics switch.
You may also choose to turn off Diagnostics altogether. To do so, open
Settings, tap General, tap About and choose “Don’t Send” under
Diagnostics & Usage.
To help Apple’s partners and third-party developers improve their
apps, products and services designed for use with Apple products,
Apple may provide such partners or developers with a subset of
diagnostic information that is relevant to that partner’s or
developer’s app, product or service, as long as the diagnostic
information is aggregated or in a form that does not personally
identify you.
For more information, see Apple’s Privacy Policy at www.apple.com/privacy
Love the sensationalist attention whore of a headline. They way it's worded, it makes it sound like Apple pulled Google's app instead of Google taking it down because it didn't work right.
Same here. I'm really disappointed in the/. communities response to this issue. All of these +5 ratings for comments posted by Apple haters whilst ignoring that Samsung has blatantly ripped off Apple's design and marketing in every possible way instead of coming up with something original on their own.
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If you leave your front door unlocked and I let myself in, do you file a lawsuit against Kwikset or do you have me arrested?
iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro - see where this is going?
Ditching the numbers from here on out makes sense. The next iPhone shouldn't be called the iPhone 5, because it's the 6th version. It makes a lot more sense to just call it "iPhone".
Wrong. Apps and music do not count towards your 5GB.
In fact, the Mac App Store prevents you from paying for it twice. If you go to another Mac and enter your username and password, it knows you already purchased Lion and you get an "Install" button instead of a "Buy" button.
Uhm... have you actually even used Siri?
Wouldn't it look better to just leave the primary volume unencrypted and then have an encrypted hidden volume?
If they don't think to look for it then they won't ask?
How is it that I'm running a 30" Cinema Display from a mini display port video card then? MDP supports dual link, and the MDP port works with thunderbolt, which can run TWO daisy chained 30" screens.
Have you ever used a MDP plug? They fit more securely than DVI does without screws. Nobody who plugs and unplugs a DVI port every day bothers to use the screws, so what's the point?
Because mini display port is better in every single way. The connector is smaller (60% of PCs sold are mobile), better (its more rigid and the cable is less likely to fall out), supports higher bandwidth and can be used for more than just video.
Not true. DVI supports HDCP just like HDMI does.
This is the mother of all failed analogies. All of the devices you mentioned are interoperable and standardized in very important ways. Why do you think all Ryobi batteries are interchangeable? Why do you think all cars have the same basic layout and conform to the laws of the land? Why do all tv sets have the same basic standardized ports and display the same basic standardized signal? Why does just about any thermostat work with just about any furnace?
As an iOS developer, Apple has made it really easy for me to write code once and I know I only have to test it on about 3 devices. From there I know my addressable market is hundreds of millions of devices.
As a consumer I have confidence that when I buy a new iPhone in 2 years, all the apps I pay for today will work in the future. I don't hesitate about making the investment because I know it can be long term. And I don't have to go setup my phone from scratch either.
Because the CD player connects to the steering wheel controls which connects to the ECU to set cruise control for your drive by wire throttle plate.
Your wish is my command
While I mostly agree with your post, it's worth pointing out that (at least with Verizon) Android phones cost more than iPhones.
Now I know that most of the cost of the phone is subsidized in the plan, but the plan cost is the same whether you have an iPhone or an Android.
It will be interesting to see if the trend continues, or is just a temporary tactic that Verizon is trying out.
And to make things worse, after you transition to android and re-buy/replace all of your apps, you're going to have to re-install everything from scratch every time you get a new phone.
And sadly, no one is surprised.
Pretty cool even for "normal" high speed photography
You forgot a pretty important fact...
from here
Not if the gardener does his job
It wouldn't matter if they did because the version in iOS is completely anonymized.
What are you talking about? WebKit (aka, 95% of the mobile browsers + Desktop Chrome & Safari) does an extremely good job with HTML5.
The possessive use "Google's" implies that they didn't do it themselves.
Love the sensationalist attention whore of a headline. They way it's worded, it makes it sound like Apple pulled Google's app instead of Google taking it down because it didn't work right.
You seem to be forgetting that there is a "free*" iPhone now which, incidentally, is sold out.
*Free as in, no up front cost making it as free as any of the fee Android phones.
Same here. I'm really disappointed in the /. communities response to this issue. All of these +5 ratings for comments posted by Apple haters whilst ignoring that Samsung has blatantly ripped off Apple's design and marketing in every possible way instead of coming up with something original on their own.