No, the last device you'd want to buy is a Chinese knock-off of an iPad that you ordered from an on-line Chinese store. Here you've got an American company investing in selling American content in America.
The Apple fetishists are more than happy to see the reveal in slo-mo.
The other half are the haters that need a few minutes to cook up a rationalization of why each new feature isn't really a big deal. "7x the processing power for a device whose major selling point is the App Store? Pftbt lame."
Yeah. I'm sure a bunch of opinionated nerds hanging around an Apple store telling the ladies why they're wasting their money and trying to push Android on them will get them all sorts of boo-tay.
Heh I just had this picture in my head of an Android Coffee shop that sells cheap coffee. Just before they hand you the coffee they beg and plead for you to put money in the tip jar!
I'm not interested in pushing the iPad on you, but I do want to mention that a 3.5" device and a 10" device have different uses. If you were to have an iPad and an iPod, they would serve different purposes, and you wouldn't WANT to carry them together. The iPod goes in the pocket, the iPad sits next to the couch or the bed. But if you got her a 7" device and it isn't quite big enough to make that difference, then you're likely to end up with something becoming a door stop.
If she has an iPod, get her an iPad or a Galaxy Tab 10.1. Don't get her a Fire unless the Amazon specific bits are of interest to her.
As Slashdot's only French poster on this site I'm really starting to get tired of all these stupid insults against our country! Every single day I try to cure you of your ignorance of history. For example, we didn't.... *sigh* Oh forget it.
Can they actually just go "Okay, here's a check for n-million" and build a tower, or do they have to go through years of zoning, permits, and the like to get a tower constructed?
I honestly don't know, but I do know communities are so finnicky about having those towers near them that there's significant money in selling camoflauged towers.
I used to do something like that yonks ago. One advantage that made it worthwhile for me was that I don't have to maintain a collection, just remember my login.
Keep in mind that on any given day I could be listening from 1 of 4 machines, which is mainly why I say it's not for everyone.
I'm subscribed to both. I like Rhapsody's iPhone player, library, and playlist options. Napster has different music, and since you get MP3 downloads along with access to their entire libary, in my case it paid for itself.
Both Rhapsody are essentially 'music on demand', and in my case, where I work across different computers and like finding new music all the time, it works out pretty well for me. I don't recommend it for everybody, but I don't understand why it's poo-poo'd so much, either.
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Oh, well if he's unsure of his obligations then he's off the hook.
Impressive rebuttal, bro.
It's a bummer this was modded down, I'm inclined to agree. If you promise to keep a secret, you should keep your promise.
Their hygiene is better, they'll look up to your technical knowledge, and they have too much money. What exactly were you 'fixing'?
Like I said, I never repeat myself.
No, the last device you'd want to buy is a Chinese knock-off of an iPad that you ordered from an on-line Chinese store. Here you've got an American company investing in selling American content in America.
The Apple fetishists are more than happy to see the reveal in slo-mo.
The other half are the haters that need a few minutes to cook up a rationalization of why each new feature isn't really a big deal. "7x the processing power for a device whose major selling point is the App Store? Pftbt lame."
Or maybe his powerful Vulcan mind has mastered the 4th dimension.
Salt, the Epicure's Delight...
Why? We didn't come here for news, we're here to argue!
Heh. It's extra funny when you consider that Slashdot is ad-supported and they pay attention to which stories generate more comments.
Ever wonder how a theory becomes fact?
Well, you've gotta point, iOS can't run with Java!
Yeah. I'm sure a bunch of opinionated nerds hanging around an Apple store telling the ladies why they're wasting their money and trying to push Android on them will get them all sorts of boo-tay.
Heh I just had this picture in my head of an Android Coffee shop that sells cheap coffee. Just before they hand you the coffee they beg and plead for you to put money in the tip jar!
Because they'd like to win by more?
I'm not interested in pushing the iPad on you, but I do want to mention that a 3.5" device and a 10" device have different uses. If you were to have an iPad and an iPod, they would serve different purposes, and you wouldn't WANT to carry them together. The iPod goes in the pocket, the iPad sits next to the couch or the bed. But if you got her a 7" device and it isn't quite big enough to make that difference, then you're likely to end up with something becoming a door stop.
If she has an iPod, get her an iPad or a Galaxy Tab 10.1. Don't get her a Fire unless the Amazon specific bits are of interest to her.
You want people pissing away money like this during a [dep/rec]ession.
As Slashdot's only French poster on this site I'm really starting to get tired of all these stupid insults against our country! Every single day I try to cure you of your ignorance of history. For example, we didn't.... *sigh* Oh forget it.
I give up.
Can they actually just go "Okay, here's a check for n-million" and build a tower, or do they have to go through years of zoning, permits, and the like to get a tower constructed?
I honestly don't know, but I do know communities are so finnicky about having those towers near them that there's significant money in selling camoflauged towers.
I used to do something like that yonks ago. One advantage that made it worthwhile for me was that I don't have to maintain a collection, just remember my login.
Keep in mind that on any given day I could be listening from 1 of 4 machines, which is mainly why I say it's not for everyone.
Does it have an offline mode? Thanks, man.
- I pick what I want to listen to when I want to listen to it.
- The songs are cached so I can listen to them off-line.
- 10 seconds after the desire to hear a particular song not on my playlist I'm listening to it.
- Lots of comedy albums etc, too.
- Rhapsody's music search has been pretty darned good at finding songs I want to hear.
- If I pop onto a new machine I just log in and start listening to my music right away.
- With Napster you pay $60 for a year's access to their music and you get 60 mp3 downloads.
- No ads. Rhapsody's music store recommends songs/albums all the time but there are not banner ads or audio ads.
Show me a free alternative that covers all of these bases (excluding the Mp3 one...) and I'd be happy to try it out.
I'm subscribed to both. I like Rhapsody's iPhone player, library, and playlist options. Napster has different music, and since you get MP3 downloads along with access to their entire libary, in my case it paid for itself.
Both Rhapsody are essentially 'music on demand', and in my case, where I work across different computers and like finding new music all the time, it works out pretty well for me. I don't recommend it for everybody, but I don't understand why it's poo-poo'd so much, either.
Uh, yeah, see why I used that particular example, now? Heh.