Amen. +1 Sad But True

It is only time to quit when the patient ceases to be happy. As long as they are still in good spirits and enjoying their life, keep trying...

Nice try, I can see why you'd think that. I contacted them, because I want one at that price. I was inquiring if that included toner. They said no. So tack on another $300 for that... :( Then it turns out that's not even a printer. Surprise!

Here's how the chat went:

Me: I was wondering if the item Q7825A includes toner cartridges or not?
Online Sales: Most printer do not ship with toner in case it gets damaged in shipping
Online Sales: then the whole printer would be ruined
Me: Curious I've ordered printers before that did... And all the ones in stores do. So is this one of the "most printers"?
Online Sales: Part # Q7825A is just the printer memory
Me: that's not what your page says... looks like a full blown printer to me
Online Sales: It is something we are working on our website now
Me: ok then, never mind. thanks

So much for that good rating. Talk about misleading.

Yes, you *can* get a cheap laser by bargain hunting (I did), but your casual consumer isn't going to do that. And once the toner runs out, as mine now has, I'm stuck with spending $300 for more or trying to find another $100 color laser...

Color printing is highly overrated in most cases and is entirely unecessary and pointless. So, you can have a laser printer be your workhorse and also have a color printer for those rare cases where color actually makes a difference. Considering the cost of consumables, it's a pretty obvious idea (having 2 printers).

Yes, but... If that second color printer is an inkjet, and you really do print color that rarely, you're likely to find your ink has dried up and/or clogged the heads when you do go to use it. Trust me, I've been there.

> WTF. People still buying inkjets and bitching about it? Is lexmark STILL in business?

Simple. Upfront cost. An inkjet can be had for $50 - $75. Good luck finding a color laser or dye sub for anything even remotely close to that.

TiVo also has a PC based solution (LiquidTV) now through a partnership with Nero. Check it out...

If carriers are going to make termination fees proportional, why not just itemize the subsidy as a "handset finance payment" on the bill?

Now there's an idea that makes sense. Let's get back to the simpler times and be upfront about what's actually going on. Only problem with that, is that then people would realize just how much they're actually paying? $60/mo? No problem. $600 for a phone? You're crazy!

I can't believe they would actually try to apply this to others' works without their consent. This seems more likely to be used *by* authors. Or at least some of them in certain situations. Could definitely be useful for corporate memos, etc. to find leaks. :-)

Excellent point, I'm sure you're right. That said, though, Apple
expects their users to install iTunes, why is it so unreasonable for Palm to expect their users
to install something? What are they smoking? Personally, I have to agree with the USBIF (I know, your post says nothing about which side is right). In my mind, using another vendors hardware ID amounts to nothing more than identity theft. You or I would get arrested if we used someone else's ID. :)

Fork. Change name.

Yeah! Now they can call it DollarOS -- that name is, like, 100x better...

Amen to all of the things you said. I'm struggling right now with the capricious nature of the review process. My app is a gesture based music player with larger fonts, designed to make using your iPhone/touch in the car much safer. It was approved at the OS 3.0 launch, but a few bugs cropped up at the last second. I submitted a bug fix three days later, but it *still* hasn't been posted. Last week Apple rejected the update claiming it duplicates the functionality of the iPod app without sufficient differentiation. Really? Then how come you didn't pull the app completely (instead of just blocking the update)? And since when has the iPod music player offered gesture based navigation to change songs, etc? And why'd you approve it in the first place? Give me a break. I love Apple, but this has GOT to change. I keep hoping it's just because they're overloaded, but let's hire more people already!

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Crap, sorry. Typo in the website link. That should be:

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And yes, I did preview, just didn't test my own link. Doh.

I totally agree. Although my initial app submission was approved relatively quickly, I've had some pending bug fixes for over three weeks now to address the occasional glitch. Then they turn around and reject the update citing the dreaded "Your application duplicates the functionality of the built-in iPhone application iPod without providing sufficient differentiation or added functionality, which will lead to user confusion." Then why'd you approve it in the first place? Oddly enough, they didn't reject the app completely, it's still available, just the update. I've appealed of course, but... The worst part is there's no-one you can TALK to. It's email only, which they may or may not answer. Arg!

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Man, this just sounds like some kind of sick April Fool's joke! But it's June...

Similarly, there's the tweak section on Broadband Reports: http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks