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It makes me think of one of my favorite TV series, Fringe.

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Yeah man. I have used Skype for international use for years. Some have transitioned to FB. I also have iMessage for iPhone friends. Everyone else can just text me or even email if they can’t use Skype or FB. I am also pretty active on Twitter so it is not like I am super unreachable. Yet, they all want me to download some other app for video chats or regular chats.

9 days ago on Pick your poison: messaging will be fragmented, expensive, or locked-in 1 reply

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Same here man. I am not downloading 30 messaging apps. Use what I use, or text/call me. If not oh well guess we gonna be out of touch for a bit.

9 days ago on Pick your poison: messaging will be fragmented, expensive, or locked-in 1 reply

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Sure there are tons of cases that have an Apple logo cut out for those that want to be trendy. Surprisingly, living in NYC, I haven’t seen all that many cases with the logo cut out. I suppose you’re right that the device can be spotted from a distant, well to tech geeks and maybe other owners of the same device. But to average joe masses I doubt they would be able to spot the difference. Back when I had it as my secondary phone, people would ask me if My Gnexus was an iPhone. I said no and pulled out my iPhone to show them the difference.

10 days ago on Do you buy Apple products because they are new and cool?

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but simply because other people have them, or because they see apple as a trendy, fashionable logo to have people associate themselves with. Just like Nike or Ray Ban.

So, Android fans (not saying you are one or not) say design and build quality are second rate to function, especially with the majority of people throwing a case on the phone.

So, if people are throwing a case on their phone, how are they being trendy showing off it is an iPhone?

10 days ago on Do you buy Apple products because they are new and cool? 1 reply

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Never heard of them. Started streaming it to see what the hype is all about.

Start listening, find out it isn’t what I enjoy listening to & stopped listening about 2 minutes in. Left feeling like an oddball for being the one that doesn’t get it.

12 days ago on Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' available now to stream in its entirety from iTunes (update) 1 reply 2 recommends

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Finally! A rational, claim voice reaches through the “iOS 7 Metro-style flat” abyss.

15 days ago on The real future of IOS/FLAT UI 2 recommends

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Awesome site man

15 days ago on 'Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' is coming to ABC, sneak peek airing on Sunday 1 reply 2 recommends

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I will be watching!

As a fan of pretty much everything he has done, how can I not?

Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse all awesome

15 days ago on 'Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' is coming to ABC, sneak peek airing on Sunday 1 reply 3 recommends

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Thanks for reminding me that Federighi camfrom NeXT. It all makes a lot of sense now, and the Apple Vs NeXT vibe you talk about also make sense.

Forstall will do. Maybe object system software + AI of some kind.

No joke, I expect he will end up back at Apple. Lots of former Apple heads have made their way back. With Forstall, I expect it to be through an acquisition of company that he is going to start. Forstall appears to be to much of a lone wolf, control freak. He was deeply vested in Apple for so many years, coupled with anti-compete clause. I don’t see him working for a competitor. I think he will do his own thing, he has plenty of money to do it. Also, Serlet might be interested in having him join his cloud computing company.

15 days ago on Where is Scott Forstall?

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Of course there is. I was just poking fun as you were poking at him. Got to remember to have fun man. These are Phones we’re talking about. World peace isn’t hanging on the balance. Like I said earlier, I hope MS can address whatever the issues are, I would like a strong third player OS.

15 days ago on Most iOS 7 UI mockups are UGLY just like Windows Phone! 1 reply

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If you are looking at the laptop being your main machine, save up and go for a Retina Pro after they bump to Haswell.

If you plan to have a desktop also, or have storage VIA external or network drive. Go for the 13 inch Air with 8GB RAM.

It handles nearly every heavy task I have thrown at it as my main travel computer. At home I have a iMac. But I use them both the same.

15 days ago on MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro

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I really want my OS to be boring. I use my phone and computer for work and for personal stuff, and I don’t want to be surprised and entertained by the apps’

I agree to extent. I want the OS to get out of the way and let me do what I want. But, I also want developers to take chances with UI based around the hardware and new ways to present what they are presenting based on the hardware.

15 days ago on Most iOS 7 UI mockups are UGLY just like Windows Phone!

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And judging by its market postion, most people are bored of it before leaving the store. At least it took him 2-3 weeks.

15 days ago on Most iOS 7 UI mockups are UGLY just like Windows Phone! 2 replies

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Designers say that too.

I have yet to meet a designer that says iOS is ugly. They agree that there are design elements from default apps that are ugly as sin. They also agree that no developer should be building apps using the core building elements without applying their own design because the apps will look very dated. I have heard that iOS has the most beautiful and character rich third-party apps of any mobile platform. But, surprisingly, I have not heard that overall iOS is ugly.

15 days ago on Most iOS 7 UI mockups are UGLY just like Windows Phone! 1 reply 1 recommend

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I don’t think you preference is irrelevant at all just so you know. The point of these forums are to express yourself, even if your thoughts don’t speak for the majority of those in the thread.

So, I thank you for being part of the discussion.

15 days ago on Most iOS 7 UI mockups are UGLY just like Windows Phone! 1 reply 1 recommend

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Nope, I haven’t. I apologize for my ignorance speaking out on that. We have only toyed around with it. I have recently test drove a 8X phone tho. Previously I used 3 different Windows Phone devices to Mango. Still excited to see MS plans with Windows across the board, one Kernel to run them all.

Thanks for the information tho. Looking at screen caps of that app right now.

15 days ago on Most iOS 7 UI mockups are UGLY just like Windows Phone! 1 reply 1 recommend

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You’re right. But I think that uniformity is why the OS is just not attracting lots of users. I really want a strong third player in the mobile OS game. So, hope MS fixes whatever the issue is.

Also, being a developer has more to do with my preference. I like being able to dream up the function, design and navigation of my software. The uniformity of the OS doesn’t enable developers to play with any of those elements really.

15 days ago on Most iOS 7 UI mockups are UGLY just like Windows Phone! 1 reply

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Dude, when I used it, it was boring as hell. It made you feel trapped because Apps functioned and looked nearly the same. I couldn’t take it. I like each app to surprise me and be different.

15 days ago on Most iOS 7 UI mockups are UGLY just like Windows Phone! 3 replies 9 recommends

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Google did it with their chrome app for Windows 8. You can enable the app to work in metro or desktop mode.

That still doesn’t change limitations built into Metro RTs DNA. So, you can drop into a Desktop U.I. It doesn’t change the fact that developers have limited sets of API and background tasks have limits etc…

I think that is what is what Samdu was implying with:
*iTunes doesn’t seem suited to Metro.*

15 days ago on Microsoft wants an iTunes app for Windows 8, but it's not coming 'any time soon'

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Apple has a lot less going on than Microsoft does

Maps, Siri, iCloud, iOS, OS X, hardware, fingerprint scanner company they own, the wifi location company they own, color they own, the RAM company they own.

They have to integrate the new acquisitions. They have to continue to build out products already out there, work on new services.

Add in the Division that does the A series processor custom designs.

Apple has plenty going on as it is.

15 days ago on Microsoft wants an iTunes app for Windows 8, but it's not coming 'any time soon' 1 recommend

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I hate when companies like apple and google dump other OSs

It is just business.

For Google, low penetration rate. Fix that and Google will bring its services. Google cares about ads and selling user data. Especially location data.

As for Apple, don’t expect anything that benefits their own hardware sales to ever come to competing devices.

I would love Android & Windows users to get iMessage, I really would. It would make all our lives so much easier.

But Apple has no incentive to do it. It would lead to Influx of new users that are not bringing in any money, but costing them money to maintain their data farms.

15 days ago on Microsoft wants an iTunes app for Windows 8, but it's not coming 'any time soon'

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Hey, I am an American, I have two credit cards. I rarely use them, mainly for small transactions, no more than $150, that I pay off when they are due.

I much rather use my own money via my banks debit card. Something I want, but can’t fit in the budget. Well, I rather wait & work it out so I can get in a month or so.

Oh well, I plan to retire by the time I am 40, so I guess I will fit in great overseas.

15 days ago on Microsoft wants an iTunes app for Windows 8, but it's not coming 'any time soon' 1 recommend

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It is only bad on Mac if you have a huge library on a NAS. Locally on main drive or external I haven’t had real issues with it since around Leopard.

15 days ago on Microsoft wants an iTunes app for Windows 8, but it's not coming 'any time soon'

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really? how do you transfer files on your ipad then? because this is the only way! or how do you backup your device? how do you update? it needs itunes to do all that!

Are you really that out of touch, or a supreme troll?

Transfer files – iTunes WiFi Sync, Third-Party WiFi transfer, Bluetooth transfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, PhotoStream, etc..

Backup- Backup to iCloud? Carbon copy of your device. Every setting, every login, every app, everything exactly the way you had it backed up and restored without iTunes.

Updates- Pushed directly to your device.

15 days ago on Microsoft wants an iTunes app for Windows 8, but it's not coming 'any time soon'