Wow, that was a much nicer response than I gave him. It was obvious he was either a religious zealot or didn't understand what he was commenting on, but he sure slipped over to the dark side quickly in his reply.
It seems that murphtall, like myself, can see through your wall of angry BS and see the ignorant fool hiding on the other side. Talk your smack all you want, it's obvious that no one thinks you have a clue what you're talking about. You commented on a topic you know nothing about, it was quite obvious from your reply, and instead of hanging out here and stinking of ignorance it might be better if you resumed your game of Farmville. Maybe you can fertilize your cabbage field with all the BS you've been spewing.
It appears from your reply that you might be the fanboi and, coincidentally, you might be the idiot you mention so often in your post. The post above you is obviously so far above your head that when you replied to it you consistently flamed him on points you didn't understand, which as it turns out were all of the points he made.
Go back to the USA Today technology section and comment there. We've had all we can handle from fools like you.
I don't think they are slamming Canada so much as making the point that it is all funnelled through servers in another country, so you are at the mercy of their laws and it's a single chokepoint, which is bad.
My first thought is to disagree. See if I'm a "pro" and I rely on my video editing software to make money to eat, then no WAY am I stupid enough to upgrade on day ONE of a brand new editor and risk having a product which brings my income to a halt. If I'm a pro I'd never be that stupid. And if someone actually does that I've got to question their brain capacity somewhat and their ability to make a coherent argument. Add to this the fact that Apple has addressed that this is an incomplete release and that rapid upgrades will follow, so aside from making valid comments about missing features, all the wailing and gnashing of teeth is pure hysteria. Previous versions of FCP still function and so these "pros" are not dead in the water. Use your old version, wait for updates to fix issues, and migrate your workflow when you think it's ready.
These "pros" you're talking about seem a bit like petulant children who got the orange sucker instead of the red sucker. They're making a bit much out of this and they are losing credibility when they say the sky is falling.
And just to be fair and finish out your story, people will slowly start buying them and then suddenly realize that the design decisions Apple made actually make the entire experience more enjoyable. They'll look back at the old cars and wonder why they ever thought that was right and why they settled for mediocre. Then these new iCar owners will be so happy with their purchase, maybe more happy than with any other purchase in their life, that they'll start telling their friends about how much they like their iCar. But their friends will resist. Their friends only know the old shitty car, or they'll have friends who are into IT, have never driven an iCar, but will offer stupid opinions about iCars that are factually wrong and they'll start calling people who own iCars fanbois in an obvious attempt to look cool to their other brain dead IT friends. So it soon becomes fashionable for brain dead IT people stuck with old cars to bash iCars and "fanbois". And the funny thing is the brain dead IT folks are making fun of fanbois because they mistakenly think they bought the iCar to try and look cool, but in reality the IT folks are trying SO SO hard to try and be cool by iCar bashing. In the ultimate twist of irony the IT fools spend their life trying to be cool by posting comments ripping on fanbois, when in reality the fanbois crowd (aka Satisfied Customers) don't really care because they are busy driving their iCar instead of constantly tearing apart and upgrading their car like the IT fools.
The stats for customer satisfaction and return rates did not reflect a systemic antenna issue. The bumpers were offered to placate dumb people who were still stuck on the hype. Once Jobs went on stage and essentially chastised everyone by presenting stats and measurements you saw the hysteria die almost immediately. Reminds me a lot of the recent location tracking BS.
You're right, this idea has been tossed around for years and it's DOA. Apple has been successful because they take an existing market (tablet, mp3 player, phone) and released a product that served customers better. While it's possible to improve TVs I just don't see the same opportunity in that market. I HATED my phones before the iPhone was introduced. I cursed the phone manufacturers and carriers for their shitty products. Apple announces the iPhone and I knew that was exactly what I'd been looking for. I don't have that same sentiment about TVs. Turn it on and select the program you want to watch. The AppleTV seems to be the gateway to the living room, not building the monitor for low margin.
Movies have DRM at the behest of the movie industry. Blame the movie industry
iOS apps do not run on Android, Blackberry, Nokia, etc. Blackberry and Android apps don't run on iOS. Apple is NO different than anyone else, different platform different compatibilities.
I don't see "classic vendor lock", I see "classic disingenuous hyperbole" from your inacurate comment.
The difference here is Apple is not forcing TV vendors to bundle iTunes compatibility. And let's face it, you need to be a monopoly to have the power to force others to do what you're suggesting.
I guess the real question is how would it be anti-competitive? There are tons of entrenched TV manufacturers out there, Apple has zero market share, how is Apple doing something anti-competitive here?
That's about as stupid as saying the finger was already invented so touch gestures have prior art. LG Prada is not an example of prior art, but nice try.
No, because he's trying to be cool by joining the "I hate Apple" crowd. Apple is changing the IT world balance and change makes people uncomfortable, usually people who don't understand it. Apple is no saint, but my experience is they are usually hated by people who don't know what they are talking about and don't have any firsthand experience with their products. I was one of them 7 years ago and my experience with Apple over the last 7 years has changed my opinion.
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Wow, that was a much nicer response than I gave him. It was obvious he was either a religious zealot or didn't understand what he was commenting on, but he sure slipped over to the dark side quickly in his reply.
It seems that murphtall, like myself, can see through your wall of angry BS and see the ignorant fool hiding on the other side. Talk your smack all you want, it's obvious that no one thinks you have a clue what you're talking about. You commented on a topic you know nothing about, it was quite obvious from your reply, and instead of hanging out here and stinking of ignorance it might be better if you resumed your game of Farmville. Maybe you can fertilize your cabbage field with all the BS you've been spewing.
It appears from your reply that you might be the fanboi and, coincidentally, you might be the idiot you mention so often in your post. The post above you is obviously so far above your head that when you replied to it you consistently flamed him on points you didn't understand, which as it turns out were all of the points he made.
Go back to the USA Today technology section and comment there. We've had all we can handle from fools like you.
RIM does not make a good phone (unlike Apple).
RIM has a shitty user interface (unlike Apple).
I dread having to use my company issued POS RIM device (unlike Apple).
RIM is dying (unlike Apple).
I don't think they are slamming Canada so much as making the point that it is all funnelled through servers in another country, so you are at the mercy of their laws and it's a single chokepoint, which is bad.
My first thought is to disagree. See if I'm a "pro" and I rely on my video editing software to make money to eat, then no WAY am I stupid enough to upgrade on day ONE of a brand new editor and risk having a product which brings my income to a halt. If I'm a pro I'd never be that stupid. And if someone actually does that I've got to question their brain capacity somewhat and their ability to make a coherent argument. Add to this the fact that Apple has addressed that this is an incomplete release and that rapid upgrades will follow, so aside from making valid comments about missing features, all the wailing and gnashing of teeth is pure hysteria. Previous versions of FCP still function and so these "pros" are not dead in the water. Use your old version, wait for updates to fix issues, and migrate your workflow when you think it's ready.
These "pros" you're talking about seem a bit like petulant children who got the orange sucker instead of the red sucker. They're making a bit much out of this and they are losing credibility when they say the sky is falling.
And just to be fair and finish out your story, people will slowly start buying them and then suddenly realize that the design decisions Apple made actually make the entire experience more enjoyable. They'll look back at the old cars and wonder why they ever thought that was right and why they settled for mediocre. Then these new iCar owners will be so happy with their purchase, maybe more happy than with any other purchase in their life, that they'll start telling their friends about how much they like their iCar. But their friends will resist. Their friends only know the old shitty car, or they'll have friends who are into IT, have never driven an iCar, but will offer stupid opinions about iCars that are factually wrong and they'll start calling people who own iCars fanbois in an obvious attempt to look cool to their other brain dead IT friends. So it soon becomes fashionable for brain dead IT people stuck with old cars to bash iCars and "fanbois". And the funny thing is the brain dead IT folks are making fun of fanbois because they mistakenly think they bought the iCar to try and look cool, but in reality the IT folks are trying SO SO hard to try and be cool by iCar bashing. In the ultimate twist of irony the IT fools spend their life trying to be cool by posting comments ripping on fanbois, when in reality the fanbois crowd (aka Satisfied Customers) don't really care because they are busy driving their iCar instead of constantly tearing apart and upgrading their car like the IT fools.
The stats for customer satisfaction and return rates did not reflect a systemic antenna issue. The bumpers were offered to placate dumb people who were still stuck on the hype. Once Jobs went on stage and essentially chastised everyone by presenting stats and measurements you saw the hysteria die almost immediately. Reminds me a lot of the recent location tracking BS.
Wow, with that much hate wrapped up in one post you sure convinced me to see it your way.
They probably did and since the faux issue you are referring to was actually a NON issue it didn't make any impact in this data.
You're right, this idea has been tossed around for years and it's DOA. Apple has been successful because they take an existing market (tablet, mp3 player, phone) and released a product that served customers better. While it's possible to improve TVs I just don't see the same opportunity in that market. I HATED my phones before the iPhone was introduced. I cursed the phone manufacturers and carriers for their shitty products. Apple announces the iPhone and I knew that was exactly what I'd been looking for. I don't have that same sentiment about TVs. Turn it on and select the program you want to watch. The AppleTV seems to be the gateway to the living room, not building the monitor for low margin.
I think it may be time to invest in a dictionary and look up what anti-competitive means.
Music has NO DRM.
Movies have DRM at the behest of the movie industry. Blame the movie industry
iOS apps do not run on Android, Blackberry, Nokia, etc. Blackberry and Android apps don't run on iOS. Apple is NO different than anyone else, different platform different compatibilities.
I don't see "classic vendor lock", I see "classic disingenuous hyperbole" from your inacurate comment.
WTF are you talking about?
The difference here is Apple is not forcing TV vendors to bundle iTunes compatibility. And let's face it, you need to be a monopoly to have the power to force others to do what you're suggesting.
I guess the real question is how would it be anti-competitive? There are tons of entrenched TV manufacturers out there, Apple has zero market share, how is Apple doing something anti-competitive here?
That's about as stupid as saying the finger was already invented so touch gestures have prior art. LG Prada is not an example of prior art, but nice try.
No, because he's trying to be cool by joining the "I hate Apple" crowd. Apple is changing the IT world balance and change makes people uncomfortable, usually people who don't understand it. Apple is no saint, but my experience is they are usually hated by people who don't know what they are talking about and don't have any firsthand experience with their products. I was one of them 7 years ago and my experience with Apple over the last 7 years has changed my opinion.
Nor I with 20,000+ tracks.
I bow my head. I was so eager for video of this that you got me. Kudos and thanks for the laugh this morning!
You FOOL! This is obviously the latest ploy to control the walled garden by Steve Jobs koolaid fanbois blah blah blah blah blah!!!!
Imagine what a wonderful world we'd live in if stupid people quit using the phrase "walled garden" in an attempt to sound intelligent.
Follow that herd Matt! Don't put any critical thought into your post!
No, I don't remember the scenario you outlined. Could it be because it's false?
AC says something stupid! Film at 11!!