Updating iPads (Was: iPad Design Criteria Explain Why the iPad is the Way it is.)

Fa-groon wrote in news:0001HW.C7999A0A0008118AF01846D8
@news.giganews.com:

That's ridiculous. AT&T and Apple are just companies developing from
business
models that they think will garner their shareholders the highest return
on
investment - just like any other corporation. All their decisions are
business calls. They aren't aspiring to be gods, or even to be
monopolies,
just profitable businesses in each of their business sectors. That you
don't
agree with their policies or like their products is a decision that you
can
make. Buy or don't buy as you choose, but to whip-up some idiotic Jihad
against CORPORATIONS because you don't like what or how they sell is
just a
waste of everybody's time, including yours. Forget 'em both and move on,
is
my advice.



And THAT makes them the "consumer's friend"?

I think NOT.

--
"iPad is to computing what Etch-A-Sketch is to art!"

Larry

On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:23:16 -0800, Larry wrote
(in article ):

Fa-groon wrote in news:0001HW.C7999A0A0008118AF01846D8
@news.giganews.com:

That's ridiculous. AT&T and Apple are just companies developing from
business
models that they think will garner their shareholders the highest return
on
investment - just like any other corporation. All their decisions are
business calls. They aren't aspiring to be gods, or even to be
monopolies,
just profitable businesses in each of their business sectors. That you
don't
agree with their policies or like their products is a decision that you
can
make. Buy or don't buy as you choose, but to whip-up some idiotic Jihad
against CORPORATIONS because you don't like what or how they sell is
just a
waste of everybody's time, including yours. Forget 'em both and move on,
is
my advice.



And THAT makes them the "consumer's friend"?

I think NOT.



What makes you think that ANY corporation is "the consumer's friend"? For
that matter, what makes you believe that *I* think that either (or any)
corporation is "the consumer's friend"? All corporations are self-serving
opportunists and most capitalist business models are based on greed and
avarice. I've an acquaintance who founded a company making solar energy
equipment. He's getting rich. Did he start the company because he cares about
"carbon footprints" and all the other socially popular "green" buzzwords?
Hell no. He doesn't give a rat's ass about any of that. He saw an opportunity
to make a fortune and seized it. If you don't understand this, Larry, then
you are extremely naive.

Your Name wrote:
"Steve de Mena" wrote in message
...
Todd Allcock wrote:
At 09 Feb 2010 18:39:31 -0800 Steve de Mena wrote:
Your Name wrote:
I run my own "tech support" business, and I know of absolutely NOBODY
who plugs memory cards into their computer, etc. They have one card
in their camera which stays there permanently. When they want to
transfer photos to their computer, get them printed, etc., they
simply plug the whole camera in via USB. Even putting a card slot on
the iMac was pointless and will never be used by most people.
I have used the USB method maybe 2% of the time. Otherwise I use a
card reader.

Wow. That's 2% more than I have!

I honestly couldn't tell you where the USB port is on my Canon, or what
size the socket is. The cable's still in plastic baggie it came in,
inside the camera's original box.
OP - Now you have met TWO people who use card readers. Can you
imagine that? TWO people in ONE day??

Wow, a whole two ... out of how many millions of people??

Out of the 10 or so that post here dufus.

Steve


That's "really"
worth Apple including a card slot for. Geez, there are some morons out there
living in fantasy land. Anothr idiot to ignore ... at least the missing "s"
in its name is correct, it would never qualify as Mensa that's for sure.
:-\

In article , Steve de Mena
wrote:

Your Name wrote:
"Steve de Mena" wrote in message
...
Todd Allcock wrote:
At 09 Feb 2010 18:39:31 -0800 Steve de Mena wrote:
Your Name wrote:
I run my own "tech support" business, and I know of absolutely NOBODY
who plugs memory cards into their computer, etc. They have one card
in their camera which stays there permanently. When they want to
transfer photos to their computer, get them printed, etc., they
simply plug the whole camera in via USB. Even putting a card slot on
the iMac was pointless and will never be used by most people.
I have used the USB method maybe 2% of the time. Otherwise I use a
card reader.

Wow. That's 2% more than I have!

I honestly couldn't tell you where the USB port is on my Canon, or what
size the socket is. The cable's still in plastic baggie it came in,
inside the camera's original box.
OP - Now you have met TWO people who use card readers. Can you
imagine that? TWO people in ONE day??

Wow, a whole two ... out of how many millions of people??

Out of the 10 or so that post here dufus.

That just proves you're non-existant level of intelligence. ;-\

Fa-groon wrote in news:0001HW.C799DEF9001839A6F01846D8
@news.giganews.com:

All corporations are self-serving
opportunists and most capitalist business models are based on greed and
avarice.

This is correct.

So, why are there corporate fanboiz in these newsgroups?



--
"iPad is to computing what Etch-A-Sketch is to art!"

Larry

On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:05:47 -0800, Larry wrote
(in article ):

Fa-groon wrote in news:0001HW.C799DEF9001839A6F01846D8
@news.giganews.com:

All corporations are self-serving
opportunists and most capitalist business models are based on greed and
avarice.

This is correct.

So, why are there corporate fanboiz in these newsgroups?

Are there? It is probably more of a case that Apple makes a series of
products that meets these people's needs better than other similar products
coupled with Apple's position as a corporate underdog. OTOH, this type of
"loyalty" is pretty ephemeral and would likely evaporate if and when
something better comes along. Apple does a good job at it's business model
and it produces products that many people love (and just as many people
hate), but all they have to do change direction slightly to make those who
"love" Apple's products take that love elsewhere.

Your Name wrote:
In article , Steve de Mena
wrote:

Your Name wrote:
"Steve de Mena" wrote in message
...
Todd Allcock wrote:
At 09 Feb 2010 18:39:31 -0800 Steve de Mena wrote:
Your Name wrote:
I run my own "tech support" business, and I know of absolutely NOBODY
who plugs memory cards into their computer, etc. They have one card
in their camera which stays there permanently. When they want to
transfer photos to their computer, get them printed, etc., they
simply plug the whole camera in via USB. Even putting a card slot on
the iMac was pointless and will never be used by most people.
I have used the USB method maybe 2% of the time. Otherwise I use a
card reader.
Wow. That's 2% more than I have!

I honestly couldn't tell you where the USB port is on my Canon, or what
size the socket is. The cable's still in plastic baggie it came in,
inside the camera's original box.
OP - Now you have met TWO people who use card readers. Can you
imagine that? TWO people in ONE day??
Wow, a whole two ... out of how many millions of people??
Out of the 10 or so that post here dufus.

That just proves you're non-existant level of intelligence. ;-\

OK. Maybe 11 or 12.

Steve