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From: Wes Groleau on 24 Mar 2010 22:22 Peter Köhlmann wrote: >> If it is, the apple should have no business controlling content. > Thats one of the reasons that thing will fly like a lead feather Sometimes you sound sensible. Then you turn around and show an incredible dissociation from reality. Please explain how you come to the conclusion that the practice which failed to prevent selling milions of iPhones is going to have any more success with the iPad? -- Wes Groleau Methods meddling by amateurs http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/WWW?itemid=889
From: Wes Groleau on 24 Mar 2010 22:46 chrisv wrote: > Idiot. Have you no idea of the usefulness of removable storage? You > are utterly without a clue. Your unnecessary repetition of "idiot" may be projection. Anyway, I find removeable storage VERY useful. It's one of the ways I transfer things between non-portable devices. Wouldn't add much value to a portable device. -- Wes Groleau Methods meddling by amateurs http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/WWW?itemid=889
From: Wes Groleau on 24 Mar 2010 23:08 D.F. Manno wrote: > Apple does. They've done this thing called "market research," with focus > groups and surveys and stuff like that. You, on the other hand, have > just your half-assed opinion. Don't criticize Le Bornefesse. -- Wes Groleau Methods meddling by amateurs http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/WWW?itemid=889
From: Invid Fan on 25 Mar 2010 00:16 In article <76f115b7-6680-4e5d-8cb7-c27f49fd5596(a)z35g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, -hh <recscuba_google(a)huntzinger.com> wrote: > If we eliminate the emotions, what we see is that there's the question > of if a product distributor (a) can have a reputation, and (b) what > rights does that distributor have in molding his reputation? > And what rights does the distributor hold once the product is sold and no longer under their control. When the iTunes store was first announced, Jobs made a comment to the effect that the store would only sell "good" music, and people couldn't just upload and sell any old thing they had made. This is fine, and relates to your Walmart example. However, iTunes wasn't the only way to get music for your iPod so users were in no way limited by the taste of Apple or Jobs. With the iPad, however, users are limited in that respect when it comes to apps. If some idiot wants a "shake the baby" app... well, its their iPad, they should be able to get it from some third party and put it on their system. Ideally I should be able to download it with my computer, drop it into iTunes (or whatever the iPhone/Pad uses) and have it sync to my iPad thus bypassing the Apple store. I do see it as being no different then if my iPod had been limited to Apple approved music. -- Chris Mack "If we show any weakness, the monsters will get cocky!" 'Invid Fan' - 'Yokai Monsters Along With Ghosts'
From: nospam on 25 Mar 2010 00:30
In article <250320100016136727%invid(a)loclanet.com>, Invid Fan <invid(a)loclanet.com> wrote: > And what rights does the distributor hold once the product is sold and > no longer under their control. When the iTunes store was first > announced, Jobs made a comment to the effect that the store would only > sell "good" music, doubtful. do you have a link to where he said this? > and people couldn't just upload and sell any old > thing they had made. that has more to do with the record companies protecting their interests, versus apple allegedly wanting to only allow 'good' music. > This is fine, and relates to your Walmart example. > However, iTunes wasn't the only way to get music for your iPod so users > were in no way limited by the taste of Apple or Jobs. > > With the iPad, however, users are limited in that respect when it comes > to apps. If some idiot wants a "shake the baby" app... well, its their > iPad, they should be able to get it from some third party and put it on > their system. Ideally I should be able to download it with my computer, > drop it into iTunes (or whatever the iPhone/Pad uses) and have it sync > to my iPad thus bypassing the Apple store. I do see it as being no > different then if my iPod had been limited to Apple approved music. there's nothing stopping you from writing such an app yourself or having it written for you. the number of people who won't buy an ipad or ipod because they can't shake babies is *so* low that apple doesn't care if they buy something else. in fact, it's probably best that they do buy something else. |