Good luck competing with my newest invention, the Higher Definition Network \ Interface, or HDN\I cable!

Pretty sure that this isn't about the cost of printing DVDs. They want to encourage adoption of the Mac App Store and digital downloads. Apple draws a line in the sand when they feel it pushes development forward -- no floppy on the iMac, no Flash on iOS devices. I welcome not having to stand in line for a DVD or wait for the Fed Ex guy.

Not only this but, for $25 a year, I never have to think about my work iTunes and my home iTunes having any library differences at all? That alone is completely worth the price of a Starbucks coffee each month!

I'm curious about this too. People seem to think that this is where Apple's purchase of Lala will come in. I never used that service so I can't comment on it but apparently it was good at solving this problem.

I just had a great idea: iOS 6! If Apple ever releases anything similar, I'm rich!!

I have to admit that this part baffles me. Do people need such constant access to "Feedback," "Options," etc. that those links must be present at all times? Even to the detriment of the content that people come here to read?

How much is your home data connection? Cable modem prices aren't anything to be so smug about.

How do you recommend they field test a new cell phone? Only on the Apple campus? I'm fine with being called an apologist for people who don't want their lost or stolen items sold by whoever happens to stumble along.

Why do you think the MacBook and the iPod are so nice? Because of the exact same things you're turned off by. You wanna make an omelet, you gotta break a few eggs.

It's not that. PC developers never think "what if my user has no mouse? Better only use the keyboard." That should be a fear for Android users though. Why write for higher-end phone hardware features if that only limits your market? As a user, why buy the nice hardware if none of it's implemented in apps?

No, I disagree. He mentions several input options that are specific to phones. A phone may or may not have a keyboard but a computer will always have a keyboard and a mouse. An example is: if you're create a driving game for Android, why would you code for accelerometer steering if a big chunk of the users won't have the hardware? A desktop programmer would never think "what if they don't have a mouse?" Android developers will neglect everything above the bottom spec because otherwise they're limiting their market or wasting their own time.

Very well put.

Every other software publisher should take note of this. The real big deal about it is how much money they're losing. This feature proves something fascinating about this experiment--they're betting so hard on the future of the Mac platform that they're throwing away money on the front end! I bought several games in Boot Camp and now I get them all for free. This is so smart and the exact strategy that made the App Store a hit for Apple--get people hooked on the system and let the content providers drive them there. A great day for the Mac platform!

Why would AT&T notify individual resellers that they're losing exclusivity in advance? Seems like something like this would almost certainly be kept secret at the highest levels of corporate management. Why would a reseller need to know this in advance? The only potential reason I can think of is stock level management (so they wouldn't order a bunch of iPhones that they won't sell) but that seems like a pretty tenuous reason to me. Also, I doubt Verizon will start selling them within (say) a week. If true, it would probably start with a new model release in the traditional summer timeframe. Sorry to be a doubting Thomas but I don't believe ATT corporate would notify resellers about this before an official announcement is made.