The iPhone could always multitask, from the first version. It just didn't allow multitasking for 3rd party apps. And let's face it, most people don't multitask on a phone, they task switch, which seems similar, but is not true multitasking.
False. You don't need a screen protector. And assuming your are even right in your fart apps count, 80 our of 200.000 is a pretty small percentage. If you prefer RIM then use it, but to say Apple's UI is frivolity is utter stupidity. Let's hope you're not in a management position because you don't understand a damned thing about the world around you.
You're absolutely right. The Apple hating sheep will continue to hate Apple no matter what they do. Most of them have no long term experience with the products they attack, but they'll shoot their mouths off anyway.
You need to pull your head out of your ass and realize that we wouldn't have cared one bit what Iraq did if there wasn't oil involved. If you take oil out of the equation then Saddam would still be in Iraq. That war was ALL about oil.
WTF are you talking about? They shot some journalists and the people guiding them. Then they shot someone who happened to drive by and help them as they bled to death. Not one of them was the enemy. Not one of them was engaged in any sort of a firefight. Learn what you are talking about before you wrap yourself in the flag and spew this BS.
Except that is not why they attacked us on 9-11. They said themselves that they wanted us out of their holy lands.
Let's face it, we stuck our nose in their business time and time again, killed their people first, and then we got mad when they took a swing back at us. I want them caught as much as the next person, but these wars are no longer about terrorism, and more about profiteering by the defense industry and blinding the populace with rabid patriotism. We need to leave Iraq, we had no business there, and we need to go into Pakistan and whack Bin Laden for good and then leave the area. We need to quit bullying others because while I think the average American is a decent person, our government is run by corrupt, incompetent scumbags who think war is a solution and not a last resort.
Actually the Apple fans will realize that the privacy policy link to in the article has a clear way to OPT OUT of this. The Apple haters will continue to post ignorant diatribes.
As one poster pointed out, follow the link to the article, which links to the privacy policy, which links to the Opt Out page to get out of this.
While I agree that forcing you to opt-in is BS, people are making a lot out of this considering it's easy to opt out and it's right in the privacy policy.
Damn you and your voice of harsh reality!! Everyone was getting ready for a good Apple hate and you ruined it!
Thanks for the link. Just opted out.
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Let's see, in the US specifically the carriers typically disabled certain functionality on phones, like syncing with a computer, in order to force you to send pics over the network and to charge you for them. An awesome user interface that no one had before but everyone wanted to emulate since. Apps that could be installed, but they were seriously over priced and/or would expire after a period of time.
The iPhone, like it or not, has had a huge impact in the mobile market. It has definitely improved things here in the US and has helped break the carriers and some (not all) of their horrible business practices that were crippling the user experience.
Steve Jobs hates it? Wow, I didn't see that. Can you send me a link to where he said he hated it?
Apparently the only freedom being lost is the freedom to tell the truth rather than misrepresenting everything when you discuss Apple? It's not smugness of Apple fanboys you should be worried about, it's the blind hatred and dishonesty of Apple haters such as yourself. Apple fans only come out in force when they see dishonest stupidity like you just wrote. They have to constantly correct the lies and disinformation of those like yourself who can't seem to grasp that everyone doesn't have to conform to your vision of the world. That (gasp!) people don't want to ADMINISTER their computers or devices at all, they just want them to work so they can move on with their day.
When you can get past your own ignorance and smugness then maybe you'll be able to see clearly to comment on others.
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Hahahahaha! Sorry, but I laughed out loud at that. Android fanbois are hilarious in their hypocrisy.
Haha! By all accounts you are making this up because the only people I have ever heard comment on it are the ones replying to you and saying that you are incorrect.
It's called a product pipeline. At some point you have to freeze the specs and wrap up all the loose ends or you constantly keep pushing out a product release date, or you release a very shoddy product. It's very difficult to keep these two product lines exactly in sync without introducing other problems into the mix. It's often better to freeze the specs, wrap up the loose ends, and release a product on time that works well.
I understand what you're saying, and I know that iPhone and iPad both use iOS, but I don't think it's as simple as outsiders think it is to balance these multiple product lines (no matter how similar they seem).
Actually you answered your own question. Anyone with a Compaq portable would need an iPod touch.
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No, it's that Apple is NOT bad. They are good but not perfect. And everyone else was a HELL of a lot worse before they came along and I'm sure you weren't wrapping yourselves in the "freedom" flag back then.
All this crap has some legitimacy, but it is blown WAY out of proportion. Never mind that other companies were (and are) far worse, but these same idiots don't seem to be posting anything about them. The reason is some people just blindly hate Apple and this is their avenue to scream.
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Except for most of the time the Apple haters are the ones who get the facts wrong or exaggerate, so Apple fans spend a great deal of time correcting their lies/ignorance.
Take your disingenuous bullshit as an example. You stuck in the phrase "only from our store so we get a cut", as some stupid attempt to insinuate that this is the whole reason behind the curated app store model. What a load of self serving tripe. This is the kind of stupidity that Apple fans get sick of and why they defend against these sorts of BS arguments.
To correct your whiny rant I'll paraphrase your last statement:
The way you haters attack a company and then use disingenuous arguments is just sick. Most major corporations engage in business practices that are in some way unplatable to some of us. Even your beloved object of blind Apple hatred does this and is no different that Palm, Google or any other company. Get over it and quit trying to shoot the messenger who points it out when your beef is blind hatred of Apple.
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That is the dumbest logic I've ever heard. I guess since I can make a call on my laptop then that makes it a phone?
Technically a digital watch is a computer, a calculator is a computer. What's your point?
The iPhone has done more to liberate consumers in the mobile market than any phone before or since. It's not perfect, but the mobile landscape was radically different 3 years ago and much has changed for the better because of the iPhone's release. In fact it was so good that Google, RIM, Windows, etc. jumped on the bandwagon and decided to copy it.
The iPhone IS a phone and if you don't like the curated approach Apple takes then STFU and buy something else. Disguising your hatred of Apple as a complaint about freedom is ridiculous.
The only thing more annoying than a slight grammatical error is when an idiot grammar Nazi shows up and posts as AC. If you are a coward and need to post as AC then shut up and F Off! If you are NOT a coward, don't post as AC, but want to correct someone's grammar then you may also shut up and F Off!
I think anyone with an ounce of common sense and no hatred of Apple sees your point, but you see many of these posters envision themselves as freedom fighters. Trying to rid the world of tyranny because only they can see the true way someone else's product should be sold.
That's not the fragmentation they accuse Android of, but nice try. The fragmentation they refer to is multiple hardware configurations where the buttons are all in different places and so app developers can't be assured of what controls are available to each user. On the iPhone the hardware buttons are the same in all the versions so app developers don't have this issue.
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The iPhone could always multitask, from the first version. It just didn't allow multitasking for 3rd party apps. And let's face it, most people don't multitask on a phone, they task switch, which seems similar, but is not true multitasking.
It does not.
False. You don't need a screen protector. And assuming your are even right in your fart apps count, 80 our of 200.000 is a pretty small percentage. If you prefer RIM then use it, but to say Apple's UI is frivolity is utter stupidity. Let's hope you're not in a management position because you don't understand a damned thing about the world around you.
You're absolutely right. The Apple hating sheep will continue to hate Apple no matter what they do. Most of them have no long term experience with the products they attack, but they'll shoot their mouths off anyway.
You need to pull your head out of your ass and realize that we wouldn't have cared one bit what Iraq did if there wasn't oil involved. If you take oil out of the equation then Saddam would still be in Iraq. That war was ALL about oil.
WTF are you talking about? They shot some journalists and the people guiding them. Then they shot someone who happened to drive by and help them as they bled to death. Not one of them was the enemy. Not one of them was engaged in any sort of a firefight. Learn what you are talking about before you wrap yourself in the flag and spew this BS.
Except that is not why they attacked us on 9-11. They said themselves that they wanted us out of their holy lands.
Let's face it, we stuck our nose in their business time and time again, killed their people first, and then we got mad when they took a swing back at us. I want them caught as much as the next person, but these wars are no longer about terrorism, and more about profiteering by the defense industry and blinding the populace with rabid patriotism. We need to leave Iraq, we had no business there, and we need to go into Pakistan and whack Bin Laden for good and then leave the area. We need to quit bullying others because while I think the average American is a decent person, our government is run by corrupt, incompetent scumbags who think war is a solution and not a last resort.
As long as we're looking at TFA, click on the link to the privacy policy and then click on the link to OPT OUT.
A bit annoying, yes, but problem solved nonetheless.
Actually the Apple fans will realize that the privacy policy link to in the article has a clear way to OPT OUT of this. The Apple haters will continue to post ignorant diatribes.
As one poster pointed out, follow the link to the article, which links to the privacy policy, which links to the Opt Out page to get out of this.
While I agree that forcing you to opt-in is BS, people are making a lot out of this considering it's easy to opt out and it's right in the privacy policy.
Damn you and your voice of harsh reality!! Everyone was getting ready for a good Apple hate and you ruined it!
Thanks for the link. Just opted out.
Let's see, in the US specifically the carriers typically disabled certain functionality on phones, like syncing with a computer, in order to force you to send pics over the network and to charge you for them. An awesome user interface that no one had before but everyone wanted to emulate since. Apps that could be installed, but they were seriously over priced and/or would expire after a period of time.
The iPhone, like it or not, has had a huge impact in the mobile market. It has definitely improved things here in the US and has helped break the carriers and some (not all) of their horrible business practices that were crippling the user experience.
No one cares dumbass. If it's really that big of a problem with you then put the barrel in your mouth and pull the trigger.
I apologize in advance for the following etiquette lesson: STFU with the grammar corrections. No one cares.
Steve Jobs hates it? Wow, I didn't see that. Can you send me a link to where he said he hated it?
Apparently the only freedom being lost is the freedom to tell the truth rather than misrepresenting everything when you discuss Apple? It's not smugness of Apple fanboys you should be worried about, it's the blind hatred and dishonesty of Apple haters such as yourself. Apple fans only come out in force when they see dishonest stupidity like you just wrote. They have to constantly correct the lies and disinformation of those like yourself who can't seem to grasp that everyone doesn't have to conform to your vision of the world. That (gasp!) people don't want to ADMINISTER their computers or devices at all, they just want them to work so they can move on with their day.
When you can get past your own ignorance and smugness then maybe you'll be able to see clearly to comment on others.
Hahahahaha! Sorry, but I laughed out loud at that. Android fanbois are hilarious in their hypocrisy.
Haha! By all accounts you are making this up because the only people I have ever heard comment on it are the ones replying to you and saying that you are incorrect.
It's called a product pipeline. At some point you have to freeze the specs and wrap up all the loose ends or you constantly keep pushing out a product release date, or you release a very shoddy product. It's very difficult to keep these two product lines exactly in sync without introducing other problems into the mix. It's often better to freeze the specs, wrap up the loose ends, and release a product on time that works well.
I understand what you're saying, and I know that iPhone and iPad both use iOS, but I don't think it's as simple as outsiders think it is to balance these multiple product lines (no matter how similar they seem).
Actually you answered your own question. Anyone with a Compaq portable would need an iPod touch.
No, it's that Apple is NOT bad. They are good but not perfect. And everyone else was a HELL of a lot worse before they came along and I'm sure you weren't wrapping yourselves in the "freedom" flag back then.
All this crap has some legitimacy, but it is blown WAY out of proportion. Never mind that other companies were (and are) far worse, but these same idiots don't seem to be posting anything about them. The reason is some people just blindly hate Apple and this is their avenue to scream.
Except for most of the time the Apple haters are the ones who get the facts wrong or exaggerate, so Apple fans spend a great deal of time correcting their lies/ignorance.
Take your disingenuous bullshit as an example. You stuck in the phrase "only from our store so we get a cut", as some stupid attempt to insinuate that this is the whole reason behind the curated app store model. What a load of self serving tripe. This is the kind of stupidity that Apple fans get sick of and why they defend against these sorts of BS arguments.
To correct your whiny rant I'll paraphrase your last statement:
The way you haters attack a company and then use disingenuous arguments is just sick. Most major corporations engage in business practices that are in some way unplatable to some of us. Even your beloved object of blind Apple hatred does this and is no different that Palm, Google or any other company. Get over it and quit trying to shoot the messenger who points it out when your beef is blind hatred of Apple.
That is the dumbest logic I've ever heard. I guess since I can make a call on my laptop then that makes it a phone?
Technically a digital watch is a computer, a calculator is a computer. What's your point?
The iPhone has done more to liberate consumers in the mobile market than any phone before or since. It's not perfect, but the mobile landscape was radically different 3 years ago and much has changed for the better because of the iPhone's release. In fact it was so good that Google, RIM, Windows, etc. jumped on the bandwagon and decided to copy it.
The iPhone IS a phone and if you don't like the curated approach Apple takes then STFU and buy something else. Disguising your hatred of Apple as a complaint about freedom is ridiculous.
The only thing more annoying than a slight grammatical error is when an idiot grammar Nazi shows up and posts as AC. If you are a coward and need to post as AC then shut up and F Off! If you are NOT a coward, don't post as AC, but want to correct someone's grammar then you may also shut up and F Off!
I think anyone with an ounce of common sense and no hatred of Apple sees your point, but you see many of these posters envision themselves as freedom fighters. Trying to rid the world of tyranny because only they can see the true way someone else's product should be sold.
That's not the fragmentation they accuse Android of, but nice try. The fragmentation they refer to is multiple hardware configurations where the buttons are all in different places and so app developers can't be assured of what controls are available to each user. On the iPhone the hardware buttons are the same in all the versions so app developers don't have this issue.