This may come as a shocker to some of the rabid Apple hating slashdot crowd, but just because people don't buy into your Apple hating BS doesn't mean they are being controlled by Jobs. You decry Apple lovers lack of independent thought, and then when they disagree with your stupidity you get pissed off because they showed independent thought and disagreed with you.
Possibly because the intersection of the set of "People who use an iPad and browse dumb sites like the NY Post" and "People who CARE what a User-Agent String is" is pretty much a null set.
Jeez, could your post be full of any more lies. "A lot of sites don't work" "Her ipad is gathering dust right now" and the topper, "my Xoom is getting plenty of use" (that was my personal favorite!)
Quit shoving your crappy agenda down everyone's throat and lying your arse off to do it.
But isn't your complaint the same hypocrisy? All the haters bitch that Apple defends the App Store trademark because it's supposedly generic, but they rip Apple when they use the term WIFI Sync, when it is obviously generic. Looks like the hypocrisy goes both ways.
Not in any hurry to implement it is not a crime. You prioritize your development, and even if the concept (wireless syncing) is many years old, you put the functionality on your roadmap based on prioritization.
I'd try to educate you on all the ways you are wrong, but I'm not sure I have enough time and I seriously doubt you could get beyond your blind hatred of Apple to understand it. In short, this developer did NOTHING unique (note Time Machine wireless backup built into OS X for years), broke App store rules with his app, and ripped off Apple's logos to create his own. Maybe you should calm down and apply some critical thought to your analysis before spouting off this hating drivel. You make yourself look foolish.
Wireless synching, I've done it for years with my Mac and Time Capsule. Wifi and synching logo, had it for years on my Mac. Doesn't seem this developer invented anything that wasn't commonplace already.
Now the question is could you apply some critical thought before commenting and sounding like a fool. Seriously, could there be more of an ignorant hater?
Despite your misunderstanding of what the word monopoly means, Apple does NOT have a monopoly on selling apps for the iPhone. Feel free to look up Cydia.
Hold on there champ, put on the breaks. This was reported yesterday and after reading several articles on it already I think you might want to think this over a bit. Wireless syncing is NOT a new idea, it was not a new idea when Apple just announced it, and it was not a new idea when this guy submitted his app, so there is ZERO original thought on the concept from this app developer. Regarding the logo, you may want to look at the logo itself. It is comprised of the two arrows to designate syncing and the WiFi rainbow. You'll note that these logos have been present on Macs for YEARS, and it looks more like the developer ripped off Apple's logos rather than the other way around.
I'm not saying Apple is sinless in this exercise, they definitely rejected an app that they didn't have a problem implementing into their own OS later, so it seems hypocritical, but this developer is not the innocent lamb he claims to be. He's probably very pissed that his Cydia app, which has earned him about $500k, will soon see its sales dry up. I sympathize, I really do, but did he or YOU really think that wireless syncing was an idea the he invented?
Big Aaple fan myself, not blind, but a big overall fan. I'm with you this, I am very disappointed with Apple's decision and more saddened in the direction this nation is going. I wish Apple would have taken a freedom of speech stance, but the possible negative PR in refusing this is huge. Still, shame on Apple. Is the inner hippy dead in Steve?
Not that your argument has any relevance to the discussion, but Apple lost the desktop wars only if you consider the war over. I personally see it still going on and see MS on the decline.
Ah, the sarcastic "invented it" argument. Perhaps you don't understand the point people are making. Apple didn't have to invent the rectangle, it's the sheer mass of almost exact duplicates in the Samsung user interface that leads anyone with a brain (and doesn't hate apple) to conclude Samsung is actively copying the design of the iPhone to try and get customers.
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This may come as a shocker to some of the rabid Apple hating slashdot crowd, but just because people don't buy into your Apple hating BS doesn't mean they are being controlled by Jobs. You decry Apple lovers lack of independent thought, and then when they disagree with your stupidity you get pissed off because they showed independent thought and disagreed with you.
Possibly because the intersection of the set of "People who use an iPad and browse dumb sites like the NY Post" and "People who CARE what a User-Agent String is" is pretty much a null set.
FTFY
Jeez, could your post be full of any more lies. "A lot of sites don't work" "Her ipad is gathering dust right now" and the topper, "my Xoom is getting plenty of use" (that was my personal favorite!)
Quit shoving your crappy agenda down everyone's throat and lying your arse off to do it.
Dumbass LOL
To say those were service patches shows your ignorance and bias. Sell your crazy someplace else!
Funny how the courts didn't agree with you. Perhaps you have some more specific citations to offer rather than generic accusations?
But isn't your complaint the same hypocrisy? All the haters bitch that Apple defends the App Store trademark because it's supposedly generic, but they rip Apple when they use the term WIFI Sync, when it is obviously generic. Looks like the hypocrisy goes both ways.
How about Ama-app? Kindle-App?
Bundling is okay as long as you don't use your monopolist position to stifle competition.
And no, that is not what happened here, the developer's app violated app store rules so it got rejected.
Not in any hurry to implement it is not a crime. You prioritize your development, and even if the concept (wireless syncing) is many years old, you put the functionality on your roadmap based on prioritization.
And yet his post is accurate. So apparently fanboi=accurate
I'd try to educate you on all the ways you are wrong, but I'm not sure I have enough time and I seriously doubt you could get beyond your blind hatred of Apple to understand it. In short, this developer did NOTHING unique (note Time Machine wireless backup built into OS X for years), broke App store rules with his app, and ripped off Apple's logos to create his own. Maybe you should calm down and apply some critical thought to your analysis before spouting off this hating drivel. You make yourself look foolish.
Wireless synching, I've done it for years with my Mac and Time Capsule. Wifi and synching logo, had it for years on my Mac. Doesn't seem this developer invented anything that wasn't commonplace already.
Now the question is could you apply some critical thought before commenting and sounding like a fool. Seriously, could there be more of an ignorant hater?
Despite your misunderstanding of what the word monopoly means, Apple does NOT have a monopoly on selling apps for the iPhone. Feel free to look up Cydia.
Hold on there champ, put on the breaks. This was reported yesterday and after reading several articles on it already I think you might want to think this over a bit. Wireless syncing is NOT a new idea, it was not a new idea when Apple just announced it, and it was not a new idea when this guy submitted his app, so there is ZERO original thought on the concept from this app developer. Regarding the logo, you may want to look at the logo itself. It is comprised of the two arrows to designate syncing and the WiFi rainbow. You'll note that these logos have been present on Macs for YEARS, and it looks more like the developer ripped off Apple's logos rather than the other way around.
I'm not saying Apple is sinless in this exercise, they definitely rejected an app that they didn't have a problem implementing into their own OS later, so it seems hypocritical, but this developer is not the innocent lamb he claims to be. He's probably very pissed that his Cydia app, which has earned him about $500k, will soon see its sales dry up. I sympathize, I really do, but did he or YOU really think that wireless syncing was an idea the he invented?
Big Aaple fan myself, not blind, but a big overall fan. I'm with you this, I am very disappointed with Apple's decision and more saddened in the direction this nation is going. I wish Apple would have taken a freedom of speech stance, but the possible negative PR in refusing this is huge. Still, shame on Apple. Is the inner hippy dead in Steve?
Funny thing is I read comments like yours and I think, "I've been reading dumb comments like that for years."
Seems you and Apple must have a lot in common?
Not that your argument has any relevance to the discussion, but Apple lost the desktop wars only if you consider the war over. I personally see it still going on and see MS on the decline.
May Ballmer be voted Microsoft CEO for life!!
Who was talking about viruses? Based on your reply I would say you are NOT one of the local Geniuses?
Actually I saw someone who knew what they were talking about. A trait that jackie did not appear to have.
"colored paper with icons". . . .
Just a guess, but was it your keen analytical skills which enabled your meteoric career rise to Head Lettuce Washer at McDonalds?
Vision screenings are relatively cheap and can dramatically improve your quality of life. Give it a shot and then look over those cars again.
Or yourself apparently. . . try not to be a douchebag.
Ah, the sarcastic "invented it" argument. Perhaps you don't understand the point people are making. Apple didn't have to invent the rectangle, it's the sheer mass of almost exact duplicates in the Samsung user interface that leads anyone with a brain (and doesn't hate apple) to conclude Samsung is actively copying the design of the iPhone to try and get customers.
Forest or Trees? Which one are you focusing on?
Hey, you posted this same thing on the iPhone encryption comments. How much are YOU being paid to be a troll?