[quote who="moshi" reply="72" id="3513258"] there's a communication problem. i use the dictionary definition of smartphone, while you use the Dr. Guy definition of smartphone. [/quote] No you do not, YOu even conceded that you were using a loose definition. And you are still wrong about the present. As I said. YOu are not a very honest person.
[quote who="moshi" reply="60" id="3512959"] 40% marketshare seven years ago [/quote] That is false. You said "smart phone market share". YOu redefined smartphone. So you were wrong. Period.
[quote who="moshi" reply="51" id="3512747"] both of them? [/quote] 3. Regardless of your country, numbers do not change. 3 is not both. And Apple did win - again through attrition. You are welcome to buy and love them all you want - that is called free trade. But they are losing market share because of the iTunes restrictions. And that is the court of Public Opinion.
[quote who="moshi" reply="50" id="3512743"] it has been a steady decline since then. [/quote] Ah, the old switcheroo! I am aware of Windows Mobile, however that was minimally a "smart" phone. However, I will concede part of your point. As I was thinking Windows Phone. Which when combined with Windows Mobile, gives them 5% of the market. NOt 3%. So we both lose points, you for current, me for past.
[quote who="moshi" reply="36" id="3512515"] in the real world Microsoft's marketshare in smartphone oss went down from over 40% to 3% in the last seven years. [/quote] Uh, when did Microsoft EVER have a 40% share in the smartphone market? I have no doubt Microsoft has about a 3% share. But that is up from 0%. They are not a major player...YET. They may be. But they never had 40%.
[quote who="moshi" reply="35" id="3512513"] there were no plaintiffs. there was no case. that huge scandal you want there to be exists in your head only. [/quote] Actually it is called planned obsolescence. And Apple is not unique in it. Apple just dragged the case out until all the plaintiffs had gotten rid of their old iPods. It was not a "win" for Apple, just a war of attrition. Nor was it an exoneration of their practices. As yo
[quote who="starkers" reply="30" id="3512270"] What does irk me, though, are the Apple fanbois [/quote] That really is the case, and yes, they can be very annoying. And like you, I do love to tweak their noses from time to time.
[quote who="Jafo" reply="23" id="3512044"] Because Steve Jobs even 'stole' the Beatles Recording Label....then when taken to task over it AGREED NOT to enter into the music industry and thus cause Trade Name confusion - adding insult to existing injury.... [/quote] He even flaunted it - that is where the sound "sosumi" comes from. If you sound it out, you get the message he gave the Beatles.
[quote who="RiddleKing" reply="22" id="3512036"] Its almost one dallar per song so pay extra to get it on android devices than trying to justify your dollar should also play on android. Stop being cheap. [/quote] It is not extra. Apple basically set the bar at $1, so you can get the same songs from many sources for the same price. And they do play anywhere. itunes was a great concept! The implementation is the reason that the competi
[quote who="DaveRI" reply="18" id="3511824"] it sounded like a partying pilot was relentlessly trying to park a 747 into a horse stall. [/quote] I like that even more!
Yea, that is the XT! And you are correct. It was the plane jane PC that did not do the 1mb cards. Time dulls memories. But I had one customer in 1991 who wanted me to upgrade one of those suckers to accept a 3.5" floppy! Because the damn thing would not die!
[quote who="Jafo" reply="12" id="3510170"] If you were lucky you had one of those with an expansion card about 18" long that gave you ONE MEG of ram. [/quote] I do not think the XT did 1mb. The AT did. It was a 286 that started at 8mhz and went up from there. We used a 16mhz AT for our first file server (it also had 4mb of RAM and ran Novell Netware). It had a 33mb external HD that sounded like a jet taxiing , and was the size of a small pig. It
iTunes and my son's and wife's experience with it is the reason I do not go near Apple products. My wife has some home movies that itunes tries to delete. So instead of an iPad, I got her a Kindle Fire HD. It actually is better for what she wants to use it for. Apple has some good things. iTunes is not one of them.
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I have downloaded Komodo, but not used it much (I use Chrome less). I think I will start using that as my next browser (after FF/PM). Thanks for the tips! It is always worth reading your tips and tricks.
Awe, neone6 and Doc, you take all the fun out of it! [e digicons]:grin:[/e] But I would not take the word of a newbie who just registered and hit a necro thread before checking it every which way from Sunday. So thanks for saving me some time.
No one can say you do not earn your salary! Thanks for the narrative (and the back story). A very interesting read.
[quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="150" id="3485923"] now, in some countries. [/quote] I cannot speak for every country nor did I mean to leave the impression. I was speaking for the US alone. [quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="150" id="3485923"] And calling it 'economics' does not make it right, correct, ethical, nor humane. [/quote] Economics is a science. It is not about fair or humane. It is about theories, laws and hypotheses.&nbs
[quote who="the_Monk" reply="145" id="3485874"] No one said doctors should be slaves. [/quote] You cannot say that. I said "some say" and some do indeed say that. They do not use the word 'slave", but they insist that doctors work for nothing and are at the beck and call of the patients. IN this world, when one works for others with no control over their own lives, it is called slavery. [quote who="the_Monk" reply="145" id="3485874"] I kno
[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="147" id="3485900"] In a 100 years [/quote] YOu expect to live well past 100? You are indeed an optimist.
[quote who="the_Monk" reply="142" id="3485726"] imo healthcare shouldn't be in the business of 'doing business' but hey. [/quote] So how would you do it? Healthcare free? Then how do you distribute a limited resource with an unlimited demand? Well, some would say that doctors should be slaves - work for no profit and at the whim of government. Some say the government should pay for everything. So everyone should have access to millio
[quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="140" id="3485697"] Simple economics tell you that a group of companies acting in concert can virtually enslave / indenture entire villages. [/quote] That is called collusion, and it is against the law. However in the real world, companies are not working together (and those that do are prosecuted for it), and instead bid against each other for the limited resources. When resources out strip the demand, you get what is called a B
[quote who="Daiwa" reply="136" id="3485537"] "I don't care if you all end up starving, as long as it's FAIR!!" [/quote] You do a very good imitation of Veruca Salts.
[quote who="Daiwa" reply="134" id="3485445"] Just think how much better off everyone would be by now were it not for 'fairness'. [/quote] Starter jobs would be just that. Not a career onto themselves.
[quote who="Alstein" reply="132" id="3485392"] twist of fate for them to be the ones starving and jobless. [/quote] Most have been in a position of joblessness. The difference is that most went out and got another one. And worked their way back up. Simple economics tell you that a company cannot stay in business paying a person more than their labor is worth. Period. It does not matter about any mythical "living wage". If you do not supp
Thanks Daiwa! That one is filed under the "I told you so"