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Catchy aphorisms are rarely accurate.

3 days ago on Apple claims it can't decrypt FaceTime and iMessage data, details extent of government requests 14 recommends

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Except for Harry Reid not actually being the House Majority Leader. Come on Verge, you can do better.

5 days ago on More than half of US senators skipped confidential briefing on NSA surveillance 2 replies 1 recommend

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His stuff does the same job for $4000 of equipment instead of $75,000 for Google’s.

LOL. The same job? Read that article again and tell me which car would you rather put yourself in your family in and which would you rather be surrounded on the highway by.

6 days ago on 'Can't innovate anymore, my ass': Apple's bravado clouds the company's real challenges 2 replies

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That’s a good point, but there are similar examples for Android where either through hardware reasons or CPU reasons, even an upgraded phone doesn’t get all the features.

I’m not aware of any such examples. Do you know of any?

I think the bigger difference is that with each new version of Android, OEMs choose to either let the phone languish or go through the pain of developing and getting the carriers to approve an upgrade which would include all accompanying features (usually they opt for the former).

Apple meanwhile wants to get everyone on the same version of iOS, even if that means different features for different phones. They’re more capable of doing that given the control they have built into the contracts with the carriers.

6 days ago on Apple said to consider 5.7-inch iPhone and $99 model in several colors

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Actually, it’s the handset housing the 3.5 inch screen which they claimed was the perfect size. And they didn’t change that width for the iPhone 5.

That sounds rather revisionist so I’m going to ask for a citation.

6 days ago on Apple said to consider 5.7-inch iPhone and $99 model in several colors

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The whole point is that if you don’t upgrade you’re missing out on very new, great features. Why should users miss out?

That’s a good question for Apple. They release a new version of iOS to older iPhones yet not all the features are available (panorama, turn-by-turn navigation, Siri, Facetime over cellular, offline reading). All in the name of being able to put out marketing materials such as the one above.

7 days ago on Apple said to consider 5.7-inch iPhone and $99 model in several colors 1 reply

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That just proves the point that Apple needs to introduce new products to stay on top. The rest of the industry catches up to them (and sometimes laps them) quickly.

7 days ago on Apple said to consider 5.7-inch iPhone and $99 model in several colors 1 recommend

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Because Apple doesn’t claim to be different than every other company in the industry…

7 days ago on Apple said to consider 5.7-inch iPhone and $99 model in several colors 1 reply 3 recommends

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Well that didn’t take long.

9 days ago on Tracing iOS 7's influences: Apple remixes almost everyone in the industry 2 replies 135 recommends

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It’s only acceptable in certain circumstances.

9 days ago on Watch this: Apple's imperfect video about perfection 2 replies 1 recommend

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I agree. It’s a welcome refresh but there is no consistency. I wouldn’t have expected Google to outdo them.

9 days ago on The design of iOS 7: simply confusing 3 replies 26 recommends

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As with skeuomorphism, at WWDC 2016 they’ll drop the i prefixes and pretend they’ve always thought it was silly.

10 days ago on Apple brings document editing to the web with iWork for iCloud 1 recommend

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You are a guy who builds yet are amazed they put faster parts in a smaller chassis? You know mobo sizes are not directly tied to performance, right?

10 days ago on Apple previews radically redesigned Mac Pro: 'Can't innovate anymore, my ass'

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The source link is anything but

11 days ago on Dive into the deep in the latest 'Call of Duty: Ghosts' trailer

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i dont think its the law abiding citizens we’re worried about here, yet again, since criminals dont follow laws in the first place

By that logic guns should be allowed on.

15 days ago on TSA drops plans to allow small knives on planes 1 reply 1 recommend

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A free market does not imply an efficient or competitive market. You really should learn a thing or two about economics before you say things like “The only monopolies are maintained are with government intervention”

15 days ago on AMD will develop chips for Android and Chrome OS, but only if someone asks first 1 reply 6 recommends

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Shouldn’t he?

15 days ago on Apple exec in ebooks antitrust case testifies fairness is why he 'loves' the company 1 reply 1 recommend

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I’m guessing he prefers geeks reviewing others’ devices, as in the case of this article.

15 days ago on Sony VAIO Pro review: 'we're going to war with the MacBook Air' 4 recommends

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Where’s the bribe? The money goes to the lobbyists, not the politicians.

In theory, at least.

16 days ago on Google's lobbying budget is eighth largest in US, surpassing even Lockheed Martin 4 replies 2 recommends