"Maybe something to the effect of "on-going treatment with an expected return to his post in 6 months, and full health within the year" kind of thing."
- I believe this is exactly what they did. They disclosed his medical issues were more complicated than originally thought, that he was taking 6 months medical leave, and expected to return after that leave. What exactly are they missing that you think they should have disclosed?
Did somebody get their mail order legal license today and decide to take it for a spin? Jobs isn't company property, and he is entitled to his medical privacy like anyone else. As for your nonsense about anti-trust, you obviously have no clue what you're talking about.
It's very sad that you either weren't smart enough to understand the point of his argument (envy) or you intentionally chose to be a jerk and spin it the wrong way.
I think the ridiculous meme of using the word meme should stop sooner rather than later. Not sure if you had a point to your post at all because once you used that arrogant sounding term I tuned out.
I disagree. It is essentially a cutting edge handheld computer with up to 24 hours of continuous operation (depending on whether you are talking or listening to music) and you want to get it for $300 or so? Look at laptop prices. Now shrink that to 1/10 the size and add a touchscreen and much longer battery life. The iPhone or G1 are not cheap, but then again they aren't cheap flip phones either. You have to expect to pay a little money for devices that are so flexible and portable.
Except that you're, you know, wrong. Snow Leopard is far from a service pack. It introduces several new technologies under the hood to take advantage of graphics card processing power and multiple core CPUs. It's a rewrite into 64 bit code for the OS and most of the apps. You don't do that in a service pack. Get your facts straight.
"Here is the sad truth, Both the Linux/BSD communities and Microsoft take security more seriously than Apple. "
- I think the sad truth is you just hate Apple and you don't have a clue about anything if you're trying to sell me on the idea that Microsoft takes security seriously at all. Sorry, but your entire credibility fell to pieces in that statement.
"Number of viruses is not caused primarily by insecurity. Its a correlation relationship, not a causation one. "
Not to rock your boat too much today, but do you have any evidence to back this up or is this just a wishful thinking exercise to justify your position? It seems like all I hear are high minded philosophies, but the Mac users appear to be the only ones with real numbers backing them up. Zero viruses in the wild.
Good point. Compare the current "Bing is an amazing new product offering" hysteria to another one a little over a year ago, where the Zune was being touted as a good competitor to the iPod. I wonder how many "anaylsts" have published apologies over those failed predictions. Probably none, they're too busy making new failed predictions based on their amazing analyst powers.
It's unfortunate that those have been our only two choices so far. A guy who can't control his d!ck, and thus wasn't smart enough to realize that people DO care about how you conduct yourself morally, and another guy who just turned out to be a major ass and probably the WORST President in history.
The term is still young, but I'm seeing and hoping for better things from the current administration.
"Corporations have the morality of every individual that comprises them. If corporations act immorally, it's because the people that comprise them are immoral."
-Bull!! You're telling me the rank and file employees of Enron, Worldcom, etc. are immoral? Isn't it more likely that they had NO knowledge of nor power over most decisions in the company, and if they did they probably would have been booted out the door if they put up any resistance to their upper management decisions?
Well that's the beauty of the iPhone. All those things you mentioned I can do ANYWHERE I want now. I read books using Stanza/Kindle app, iPod, internet, email, calendar, contacts, etc. I have one tiny device that does it all. I don't like carrying a lot of crap and my iPhone has been worth every single penny. And the bonus is that in a week I will get a free software upgrade and I will have an even more functional phone. It's like getting a new phone for free because I get more functionality.
And just for the record, my iPhone is not a shiny toy. It's a portable computer with a black rubber case. Thus not a toy and not shiny.
Remove multitouch and people wouldn't be buying the iPhone in the first place. Crappy smartphones with crappy input methods and UIs have been around, you're right, but a great multitouch implementation is the glue that made it consumer friendly.
While I understand (and agree with) users wanting a matte option for their screen, I disagree that the glossy Macs are some horrid experience they are being made out to be. I've used a glossy Macbook extensively for work and never had a problem at all. The only reason I'd absolutely want a matte screen is because I have a video/photography business (hence my matte MBP). While personal preference on this issue is understandable, they horror stories about the Mac's glossy screen seems completely false from my experience with them.
"Prison" is quite the melodramatic overstatement, don't you think? Although I would agree that the App Store approval process needs to be smoother and better defined, it hardly is a prison with 40,000+ apps available for download.
So the built in keyboard already has you dreading opening it because it's inconvenient? Score 1 for the iPhone and the genius of the on-screen keyboard.
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What exactly did the company lie about?
"Maybe something to the effect of "on-going treatment with an expected return to his post in 6 months, and full health within the year" kind of thing."
- I believe this is exactly what they did. They disclosed his medical issues were more complicated than originally thought, that he was taking 6 months medical leave, and expected to return after that leave. What exactly are they missing that you think they should have disclosed?
Did somebody get their mail order legal license today and decide to take it for a spin? Jobs isn't company property, and he is entitled to his medical privacy like anyone else. As for your nonsense about anti-trust, you obviously have no clue what you're talking about.
It's very sad that you either weren't smart enough to understand the point of his argument (envy) or you intentionally chose to be a jerk and spin it the wrong way.
I think the ridiculous meme of using the word meme should stop sooner rather than later. Not sure if you had a point to your post at all because once you used that arrogant sounding term I tuned out.
I'm fine if we went back to farm work. When we've got the food THEN who will be laughing their ass off?
Your reply smacks as much of BS as the original. I don't see how your trolling was any different.
I disagree. It is essentially a cutting edge handheld computer with up to 24 hours of continuous operation (depending on whether you are talking or listening to music) and you want to get it for $300 or so? Look at laptop prices. Now shrink that to 1/10 the size and add a touchscreen and much longer battery life. The iPhone or G1 are not cheap, but then again they aren't cheap flip phones either. You have to expect to pay a little money for devices that are so flexible and portable.
Except that you're, you know, wrong. Snow Leopard is far from a service pack. It introduces several new technologies under the hood to take advantage of graphics card processing power and multiple core CPUs. It's a rewrite into 64 bit code for the OS and most of the apps. You don't do that in a service pack. Get your facts straight.
Yeah, you said it brother. When I'm picking an OS that is the number one factor that I consider too. . . . .
"Here is the sad truth, Both the Linux/BSD communities and Microsoft take security more seriously than Apple. "
- I think the sad truth is you just hate Apple and you don't have a clue about anything if you're trying to sell me on the idea that Microsoft takes security seriously at all. Sorry, but your entire credibility fell to pieces in that statement.
"Number of viruses is not caused primarily by insecurity. Its a correlation relationship, not a causation one. "
Not to rock your boat too much today, but do you have any evidence to back this up or is this just a wishful thinking exercise to justify your position? It seems like all I hear are high minded philosophies, but the Mac users appear to be the only ones with real numbers backing them up. Zero viruses in the wild.
You might want to check your numbers. The OS market share percentages are off the mark.
Good point. Compare the current "Bing is an amazing new product offering" hysteria to another one a little over a year ago, where the Zune was being touted as a good competitor to the iPod. I wonder how many "anaylsts" have published apologies over those failed predictions. Probably none, they're too busy making new failed predictions based on their amazing analyst powers.
It's unfortunate that those have been our only two choices so far. A guy who can't control his d!ck, and thus wasn't smart enough to realize that people DO care about how you conduct yourself morally, and another guy who just turned out to be a major ass and probably the WORST President in history.
The term is still young, but I'm seeing and hoping for better things from the current administration.
Ever hear of scissors?
"Corporations have the morality of every individual that comprises them. If corporations act immorally, it's because the people that comprise them are immoral."
-Bull!! You're telling me the rank and file employees of Enron, Worldcom, etc. are immoral? Isn't it more likely that they had NO knowledge of nor power over most decisions in the company, and if they did they probably would have been booted out the door if they put up any resistance to their upper management decisions?
Sing it Ray!!!
Well that's the beauty of the iPhone. All those things you mentioned I can do ANYWHERE I want now. I read books using Stanza/Kindle app, iPod, internet, email, calendar, contacts, etc. I have one tiny device that does it all. I don't like carrying a lot of crap and my iPhone has been worth every single penny. And the bonus is that in a week I will get a free software upgrade and I will have an even more functional phone. It's like getting a new phone for free because I get more functionality.
And just for the record, my iPhone is not a shiny toy. It's a portable computer with a black rubber case. Thus not a toy and not shiny.
Remove multitouch and people wouldn't be buying the iPhone in the first place. Crappy smartphones with crappy input methods and UIs have been around, you're right, but a great multitouch implementation is the glue that made it consumer friendly.
While I understand (and agree with) users wanting a matte option for their screen, I disagree that the glossy Macs are some horrid experience they are being made out to be. I've used a glossy Macbook extensively for work and never had a problem at all. The only reason I'd absolutely want a matte screen is because I have a video/photography business (hence my matte MBP). While personal preference on this issue is understandable, they horror stories about the Mac's glossy screen seems completely false from my experience with them.
"Apple lives on cockiness" + " which is justifiably based on upon the superiority of their products."
There, fixed that for you.
Name some. . . I'll wait. . . .
"Prison" is quite the melodramatic overstatement, don't you think? Although I would agree that the App Store approval process needs to be smoother and better defined, it hardly is a prison with 40,000+ apps available for download.
You gay fanbois and your top 5 lists. . . .
So the built in keyboard already has you dreading opening it because it's inconvenient? Score 1 for the iPhone and the genius of the on-screen keyboard.