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Comment Re:People want cheaper tablets (Score 0) 657

From the article:

But if price is such an important metric, why is the iPad — with its premium price tag — so popular? Simple, it was the first tablet to go mass market, and cumulative sales of around 85 million gives the iPad credibility in the eye on potential buyers.

This is just stating the obvious - the iPad has had more sales, because it has been available for longer. If the Nexus 7 had been released in April two years ago (like the iPad), and the iPad were released last month, then the Nexus 7 would have sold more units.

And as soon as it doesn't suit your argument, the battle cry "Apple didn't invent the tablet!" goes out the window.

Comment Re:Technical note (Score 0) 657

I don't want a tablet or a phone made of alumin(i)um, thank you. It is too rigid, which is bad for shock resistance. A magnesium alloy chassis with overmoulded nylon, glass filled nylon, or polycarbonate are much more suitable structural materials for small electronic products as they have considerable shock resistance.

I bet you can prove that. But it clearly is worse for recycling.

Comment Re:Change to Mac File System (Score 0) 424

No, I (or rather TFA) are complaining that the only way to access files saved "to the cloud" is by using the Open File dialog in the same app that saved it - there's no iCloud folder in Finder, for example. Ironically it still does show iCloud files when you select the "All My Files" view, but it's very inconvenient for obvious reasons.

Open "Mobile Documents" in the user Library.

Comment Re:People want cheaper tablets (Score 0) 657

That's Verizon, you know, the company with the highest rated customer service in the mobile industry (in the US, at least). I'm actually amazed there aren't more iPhone uses on Verizon, the way they manage to herd their users like sheep.

Because the Android manufacturers allow them to brand their phones, and pay the sales staff to push them. Yes Verizon treats their Android users like sheep. Are you one?

Comment Re:The judge;'s job isn't to get livid. (Score 0) 404

maybe they didn't think they'd need it until apple used f700 as an example of how they copy.. despite it being an example of the designs obviousness in fitting to pocket.

Wait, what now? They didn't think they needed the "evidence [that] would have established beyond doubt that Samsung did not copy the iPhone design" - until Apple claimed that it did exactly that? Which would mean that Apple had entered it as evidence, so there would be no need for Samsung to enter it again? Sorry, but the Chewbacca defense makes more sense than that.

Comment Re:People want cheaper tablets (Score 0) 657

Apple knows what Apple fans want; by and far, in the iOS vs. Android war you seem to think is being fought, people want Android, by sales numbers

All we see is they are being pushed to Android http://jeffstern.co/2012/07/17/advice-verizon-wireless-store/

“They released the iPhone 4S because Steve Jobs died so they just threw in a couple more features and pushed it out.”
“Apple’s servers are really small and when you use Siri it normally redirects to Google anyway.”
“Every icon looks alike on your homescreen and it’s really hard to find applications.”

All things I heard salespeople say in the 40 minutes I was there [at the Verizon Wireless store]. I’m certainly not an Apple fanboy. I was in your store to buy an Android phone. But you’re really trying too hard to steer people away from the iPhone and I’m not the only person that’s noticed it.

Comment Re:People want cheaper tablets (Score 0) 657

Transformer Infinity. Absolutely superior to the latest ipad in almost every way for a similar price. The ipad has an extra inch of screen on one side due to having a different aspect ratio, and a little more battery but no more endurance. That's its only advantage

Even taking your word on the technical stats - you are obviously forgetting about the thousands of iPad optimized apps.

Comment Re:People want cheaper tablets (Score 0) 657

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You could draw parallells between the average german voting for Hitler pre-ww2 and the average western citizen buying Apple today, both stemming from a advanced marketing campaign in combination with a lack of deeper understanding among the end-users that get fucked over due to their own actions in the end.

Godwin aside - Hitler never won a direct election, and his party never even gained 40% in free elections.

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