The button labelled as "Sleep/Wake" right? That if you hold down for a few seconds allows you to turn off the device?
Again, this is nothing arcane. Most cellphones work in a similar fashion. (Hell, most don't have an OFF button, and instead make it a secondary function of the 'END CALL' button)
I'm not sure how this is insightful, as it seems to have missed the point completely. It has nothing to do with labelling sponsored links, and everything to do with misleading adwords/links.
For example: clicking a sponsored link for Apple products that directs you to a Microsoft sales page.
And this is the real issue. Not "Off vs. sleep" not if it pulls email automatically or not. The problem is that it was using data while roaming. However, I don't know what settings are available, and what is default. So it still may be user error.
Setting email to check every X minutes, (NOT default) and putting it in standby is what racked up the charges.
There is definitely user error here. I wouldn't expect the $4,800 bill to stick, but I don't blame the iPhone for doing exactly what the user set it to do.
It can be turned off completely, and it has an Airplane mode which turns off transmission. Just like my RAZR. Do you still think it should be decertified?
Even though it's the biggest MMO ever, it's still pretty niche. If anything is going to have the widespread impact you're talking about, it'll be something console/handheld.
Are you suggesting a return to the fuedal era when all art and music was bespoke by royalty for the benefit of the masses? All art and music was bespoke by royalty for the royalty. (And the church for the church) Noone gave two shits about the masses. There were people who created for general consumption, but they still expected monetary compensation.
Do you like listening to classical music on NPR? Yes, actually.
And where is it writ that they are required to make it available to you? You are not entitled. If they do not broadcast or sell it in your area, it does not justify obtaining it illegally.
No they expand their feature set until they can play MP3's. Everything needs to play MP3's. Except your MP3 player. That plays MP4's, because everyone knows MP3 is a dead technology!
And the average person doesn't care that much. Anyone interested in this has a cellphone. It's a given that they're paying SOMEONE for cellular for the next two years. It's not additional cost, just lock-in.
If they didn't drop the price of the iPhone anyone thinking of getting one would look at the price and think: "Wow, I could buy an iPod Touch, and a normal cellphone, and it's still cheaper than the iPhone!"
Unless I misread, the price drop puts the new iPod Touch at the same price point as the iPhone. ($399 at the high-end) Meaning that it will be less likely to cannibalize potential iPhone buyers.
The deciding factor now is if the buyer wants a phone, or 8GB more storage space.
OS X really sucks for kids as my boss has just discovered. He wanted to run some spyware software to monitor his 13 year old daughter. She has a MacBook and the software really is crap. The Windows version has network offloading and a billion other nifty features that consistently work. You seem like a smart guy. So why do you judge a hardware platform/OS combination based on a 3rd party app that wasn't ported properly? Let me counter with another anecdote: With the next patch release, the intel mac build of World of Warcraft will be able to record in-game video, filter out the UI, and encode to a variety of codecs and compression levels in the background. The PC version of the game will not be able to do so. Obviously, OSX offers something that Windows does not, correct?
It is still true though that target, best buy and some other stores refuse to carry A-O games. They also don't carry pornography, but that is still a rather lucrative industry. While retail pressure on ratings does exist, it's not the same as an effective ban. (Which the manufacturers have in place)
The retailers are not the problem. The console manufacturers are. The big three will not allow an A-O game to be MANUFACTURED for their system. An A-O rating means release for the PC only.
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Minnesota Department of Transportation officials could not be reached this morning to determine if any such systems were in use on the collapsed bridge or on any other spans in the state. So where do you get your info from?
Generally none of the box office profits go to the theatre. It all goes to the Studio. (In fact, it usually costs the theatre money to run a movie, regardless of ticket sales) So the only source of profits for the actual theatre is concessions/advertising. That being the case, are you surprised at the situation inside a theatre?
Never. Not as long as I live. And this is why your opinion doesn't matter. It's irrational. Your reason for not using one service over the other is either a) It's Microsoft or b) it costs money. There is no thought for what the product actually is, what it does provide, (or does not) or what value that product carries. And if there is any thought to these things, you don't provide it.
Personally, I think they're both shit companies, so they both get equal consideration from me. (with heavy modifiers from past performance)
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Personally, I'm just waiting for the Chewbacca Defense.
The button labelled as "Sleep/Wake" right? That if you hold down for a few seconds allows you to turn off the device?
Again, this is nothing arcane. Most cellphones work in a similar fashion. (Hell, most don't have an OFF button, and instead make it a secondary function of the 'END CALL' button)
I'm not sure how this is insightful, as it seems to have missed the point completely. It has nothing to do with labelling sponsored links, and everything to do with misleading adwords/links.
For example: clicking a sponsored link for Apple products that directs you to a Microsoft sales page.
And this is the real issue. Not "Off vs. sleep" not if it pulls email automatically or not. The problem is that it was using data while roaming. However, I don't know what settings are available, and what is default. So it still may be user error.
Setting email to check every X minutes, (NOT default) and putting it in standby is what racked up the charges.
There is definitely user error here. I wouldn't expect the $4,800 bill to stick, but I don't blame the iPhone for doing exactly what the user set it to do.
It can be turned off completely, and it has an Airplane mode which turns off transmission. Just like my RAZR. Do you still think it should be decertified?
It's not pushed. The iPhones were set to check email every x minutes, which is not a default setting.
Even though it's the biggest MMO ever, it's still pretty niche. If anything is going to have the widespread impact you're talking about, it'll be something console/handheld.
Most likely, the site that was redistributing would have to be taken down, but there would be no monetary damages to be paid.
Of course, I'm just thinking logically.
And where is it writ that they are required to make it available to you? You are not entitled. If they do not broadcast or sell it in your area, it does not justify obtaining it illegally.
Not that I wouldn't do the same in that position.
One man's terrorist is another man's patriot. It's all a matter of perspective.
And if we citizens had any kind of backbone, the Whitehouse and Capitol building would have burned the very night the bill became law.
Armed citizens are supposed to be the ultimate check and balance, but we too seem to prefer comfort over doing our jobs.
And of course increased legislature restricting weapons ownership has nothing to do with that.No they expand their feature set until they can play MP3's. Everything needs to play MP3's. Except your MP3 player. That plays MP4's, because everyone knows MP3 is a dead technology!
And the average person doesn't care that much. Anyone interested in this has a cellphone. It's a given that they're paying SOMEONE for cellular for the next two years. It's not additional cost, just lock-in.
If they didn't drop the price of the iPhone anyone thinking of getting one would look at the price and think: "Wow, I could buy an iPod Touch, and a normal cellphone, and it's still cheaper than the iPhone!"
GP has 10.3.9, so it's not a free upgrade.
It has a web browser just like the iPhone. What's stopping you from using webmail and google maps?
Unless I misread, the price drop puts the new iPod Touch at the same price point as the iPhone. ($399 at the high-end) Meaning that it will be less likely to cannibalize potential iPhone buyers.
The deciding factor now is if the buyer wants a phone, or 8GB more storage space.
Let me counter with another anecdote: With the next patch release, the intel mac build of World of Warcraft will be able to record in-game video, filter out the UI, and encode to a variety of codecs and compression levels in the background. The PC version of the game will not be able to do so. Obviously, OSX offers something that Windows does not, correct?
The retailers are not the problem. The console manufacturers are. The big three will not allow an A-O game to be MANUFACTURED for their system. An A-O rating means release for the PC only.
Generally none of the box office profits go to the theatre. It all goes to the Studio. (In fact, it usually costs the theatre money to run a movie, regardless of ticket sales) So the only source of profits for the actual theatre is concessions/advertising. That being the case, are you surprised at the situation inside a theatre?
Barely. Because of the rating, they can't get the game manufactured for any console.
Personally, I think they're both shit companies, so they both get equal consideration from me. (with heavy modifiers from past performance)