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>>Do you even know what a PC is? PC stands for Personal Computer.
There is difference between a personal computer and a PC. Come back to me when you understand what that is.
>>There was a very small niche market for MP3s. Apple brought MP3 plays mainstream. They took existing technology and made it better and they created the mainstream market and dominated it.
On the one hand you want to give Apple credit for creating the PC (which they didn't). And even if I use the wrong definition of PC (personal computer), Apple didn't have the first personal computer. The first personal computer with a micro processor was the Micral in 1973. But it was IBM that made PC's mainstream, not Apple.
On the other hand you want to give Apple credit because they were so successful in an MP3 market they didn't create. And I'll agree that they helped make MP3's mainstream, but that would have happened with or without Apple because mp3's were already the de facto standard for music on an electronic device.
>>Its nice that Linux was around for a long time. But linux wasn't on cellphones before Apple came out.
There were no cell phones when Apple came out. But Linux was on cell phones before Apple released the iPhone. Recheck your facts.
>> The iPhone in 2007 was revolutionary. The iPhone in 2007 was revolutionary.
To people who weren't paying attention. My MDA 8525 was superior to it in every possible way, as long as you didn't mind only having a stylus.
>> Touch screens were all resistive technology. That was highly inaccurate and slow. And did not allow for multi touch. The iPhone was one of the first phones with a capacitive touch screen and for a few years the most responsive touch screen.
They did have a good screen. That's one thing I can say about the original iPhone. It had the best touch screen. But it did not have the first touch screen, and there were also much more capable phones at the time that only responded to a stylus.
>>And the first few years of Android the phones where not as good as the iPhone.
That's debatable. Android had true multi-tasking out of the gate. Apple was far behind on that one, and still is. iOS was a better polished, but Android was much more functional. Back then you chose between polish and functionality. Now, Android has the best of both worlds.
>>And the sales proved it.
The iPhone was a big time fad when Android entered the market. Nothing competes with a fad (no matter how superior it is) until people get over it. Sales figures prove nothing but that the iPhone was popular and well marketed.
>>Look, I hate Apple as much as the next guy.
You don't hate them nearly as much as I do.
>>But to discount their changes to our civilization is just idiotic.
Or realistic based on your perspective.
>>They created a few different markets and dominated them.
They created 0 markets and dominated 2 for a few years. Now other players dominate those same markets. So if Apple is revolutionary because they dominated those markets for a few years, then those other companies are just as revolutionary for dominating the same markets now.
>>They made existing technology better.
Every technology company either does that or fails. That doesn't make Apple special.
>> Bill Gates wouldn't have made windows if he didn't steal it for Jobs in the first place.(Yes I know that Jobs took GUI and the mouse from Xerox. But that is because he knew what could be done with it, where Xerox had no clue.
Gates and Jobs both ripped off Xerox. You don't give Gates credit because he did it first. And the real driver that actually made the guts of Windows work was DOS, which gates stole from IBM, not Apple. But to answer your allegation, Windows would have absolutely happened without Apple.
>>Google bought Android because Eric Schmidt was on the board at Apple and saw that Apple was going to come out with this new piece of amazing technology called the iPhone.
Whether Google bought Android or not, Android was going to happen. Perhaps it's to Google's credit that they made Android successful and ensured it didn't flop. But that has nothing to do with Apple.
You amaze me because you want to give Apple credit for every minutia of success, even when it was spurned on or outright stolen from others. But then when someone else's desire to compete with Apple in a market that existed before Apple entered it leads them to innovation, you give Apple credit for that too.
Personally, I think we would be in the same place, if not further along without Apple.
>>How is telling the truth being a troll.
Initially, I thought you were just making those posts to get a reaction. Now, I see you really believe that stuff.
s/Nokia/Microsoft/
Rich—you might want to correct the sentence "On the positive side, Nokia is catering to the no-compromise folks..."
Too bad that these: a) feel cheap; b) will have limited carrier coverage in the US. As usual, Microsoft is handicapping their own chances before they're even out of the gate.
I'M TOTALLY PISSED
I switched to Sprint a little over 4 years ago when it became apparent that Verizon would not be competitive with Sprint on pricing and that Verizon's data was too expensive. I chose Sprint for their very reasonably priced unlimited family plans. I also signed up on Black Friday so that I could always take advantage of the best deals on a subsidized device.
It worked well out the gate and also on my first upgrade 2 years later. However, this past Cyber Monday I found an awesome deal on BestBuy.com (of all places) for 2 devices with contract renewal from Sprint. But something surrounding Sprint's magical math from the previous contract renewal had my contract being up 2 days later. So, I couldn't get the deal.
I called Sprint to see if they would make an exception and move my contract expiration up a couple days. They would not. A request to cancel my service landed me in the customer retention department. It was there that I was informed that contract service was going away very soon and that this was the last opportunity for a subsidized deal anyway. Instead, the rep offered to move me to a cheaper unlimited plan where I financed my 2 new devices. It actually worked out to be a few dollars a month cheaper with nothing down. The Best Buy deal would still have required me to pay $99 for one of the devices.
Reluctantly, I agreed to this deal as it was likely the best deal I was going to get and I got to keep my unlimited data. However, I don't think I would have taken the deal if they had not advised that contract subsidies were going away. It was a pretty dirty trick in my mind.
New Note 7 (2nd release) Battery Life Issues
I bought and returned my new Note 7 for Verizon when it first came out after learning of the "Battery-gate" issues.
Two days ago I bought a replacement Note 7 that is "Safe" to use. However I am noticing poor battery performance. I am getting about half the battery life that I get using my iPhone 6S Plus. I have to charge my new Note 7 twice a day so far. Is anyone else experiencing similar issues?
