Excellent.
This story seems to be all positive. Isn't that nice?
Where are the patent lawyers? Shouldn't they be involved somewhere?
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Been there, done that, considered throttling the CEO with the corporate t-shirt.
You're not unusual; it can take years to realise just how toxic a situation has become. Having realised it, you did exactly the right thing. Nice thing about our industry: there's always another (better) option...
Well, I slightly disagree; if an ad claimed "lowest price" I'd assume it was lower *or* the same as other tariffs, because if it's the same as others then they're all offering the same, lowest price. But then, I'm not a member of the general public, I guess.
On the other hand, when I read any advert from any mobile phone supplier, ISP, politician etc I do always have a little voice at the back of my head endlessly repeating the phrase "You're being lied to; they're trying to mislead you in some way..."
Sad, but true. For a given value of true.
By-the-numbers Apple launch marketing process is *go*.
Press release about cancelled staff holidays - Check.
Press release about supply shortages - Check.
What's next; twitter trends showing correlation of iFan enthusiasm and searches for sleeping bags and thermos flasks for the queueing experience?
Such fun. I half-expect to see the staff tinkling a little bell every time another phone is sold; Pavlov and Skinner would be so proud...
Quite so, fuzzy. An odd bunch, but not the oddest by far. They could be doing worse things with their money, and at least this keeps them out of trouble, bless them.
It is rather exciting, though. It'll be good to see what all the other phones in the world are going to look like in six months' time. Eh? Geddit?
Ah, I'm pulling yer leg.
Most cloud professionals* would add the proviso: "...but probably best not *that* cloud..."
There are a few companies out there that seem to know their stuff; enviable uptime and reliability. That's never really been Microsoft's strong point, has it?
*Cue luddite hordes with their "cloud professional? Tautology, that!" cleverness...
...it's probably possible to sell pretty much anything with a screen on eBay for about $115-155. Not sure what that says about selling a fatter, heavier, uglier iPad which doesn't run Angry Birds and has no fart apps or GarageBand or any of the other must-have doodads for $800, though...
I look forward to reading about your candidacy at the next election. If you're in my constituency, I may even vote for you (assuming you make sense)
That said, I think it's generally unlikely that independent candidates will ever be elected in sufficient quantities to make any kind of difference. It's career politicians all the way, and part of being a career politician is learning early on how to be utterly conformist and only controversial within certain very narrow parameters. And the latest techniques for fiddling shitloads of cash out of the system without a word to the tax people, natch.
The bland leading the blind, in other words. I do like that phrase...
...when terrorists would phone in a coded warning, and there were collection boxes "for the boys" on New York bars. A packet of polos cost 7p, you could call home for 2p and this was all fields...
In all seriousness, Northern Ireland during the troubles wasn't much fun and, while I agree that the general attitude of not letting the terrorists win was far better than watching your infant son struggling out of his shoes to get through airport security (Seriously!) even the most liberal and broad-minded of us caught ourselves thinking unworthy thoughts from time to time. Like not picking up hitch-hikers in certain areas, for example... ;)
The Barnes & Noble Nook Colour looks pretty decent, for under $250. Its counterpart, suitably updated and equivalently priced on this side of the Atlantic, would probably sell pretty well.
I'd buy one, for a start.
All it'd take is another 2,999,999 likeminded sorts to prove Epps right. Wouldn't that be nice?
"It works with fingers and with a stylus, but it's not clear whether the latter will come bundled with the reader...."
I misread that as "...whether the former..." and was going to say that I come bundled with eight fingers, as it happens...
Glad I spotted my mistake before I made a fool of myself. ;)
Let's face it, at the moment the most painful part of upgrading your iGadget is the cashectomy performed on your wallet / credit card / bank account. When the process involves someone opening up your head and fooling around in there, then even a 24-month upgrade cycle will seem awfully fast.
Would you allow those... uh... "geniuses" in the Apple shop the necessary access to perform the upgrade, let alone maintenance? It isn't rocket science, you know...
...but other than mentioning Apple I'm afraid I'm at a loss to see where it's relevant to the article. You didn't like a Windows 7 phone and bought an iPhone 4 instead, which you like. That's great! I'm delighted for you.
What has it to do with Apple borging all rounded-cornered rectangles, though?