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RE: Apple’s iPad 3 Event May Also Drive Apple TV Future
[quote author="ilikeimac" date="1330725405"]Facetime. Not that Facetime is a must-have addition to the Apple TV or that a camera couldn’t be linked up to it in other ways, but if Apple wanted to support it, the elegant solution is a screen with everything built in.[/quote] So solely to support single feature you even admit isn't a requirement,…

RE: Apple’s iPad 3 Event May Also Drive Apple TV Future
what part, of any of this requires Apple to build something with a screen?

RE: Apple Mail: Adding Links to Text
[quote author="Lee Dronick" date="1329941077"]Slightly off topic, do you know know if there is Bounce feature in the current version of Mail? If there is I can’t find it.[/quote] yes, it's in one of the menus. They've been gradually moving that "feature" deeper and deeper into the menu structure.

RE: Apple Will Require Permission for Apps to Access Address Book
"can we access your contact data? Yes/No" Wonderful. Now, where's the dialog that tells me WHAT will happen to that data or WHY that App needs that data? oh wait, THAT isn't solved by this. But hey, security theater.

RE: Analyst: Apple Should Enter TV Business, Content is Key
[quote]Speaking of hardware, Mr. Wu’s research note also included a bit of advice for Apple. The analyst suggested that Apple’s best course of action would be to offer its own TV set with the content offerings mentioned above, but to also offer the same kinds of services and content through its Apple TV settop box. He said that an integrated…

RE: The Mac Observer Turns 13 Today
Being able to get a few articles published on MacObserver has been a priviledge in and of itself. Thanks for the chance folks, and keep up the good work!

RE: iMac Hard Drives: Why Did Apple Make Them Hard to Replace?
[quote author="CudaBoy" date="1305884716"]Data? I have 30 years of data. When is the last time you cherry picked your CPU, Motherboard, RAM, video card on a mac??{/quote] I see what you did there. You moved the goalposts from "being able to replace hard drives and similar" to "OMG YOU CAN'T BUILD YOUR OWN MAC FROM PARTS!!!!!!" You've…

RE: iMac Hard Drives: Why Did Apple Make Them Hard to Replace?
[quote author="CudaBoy" date="1305851745"]IMO, Apple has never really wanted us to go inside and replace stuff a la PCs. That’s a little greed($$), a little “big brother control” and Apple arrogance. [/quote] Your opinion is not backed by data. For some models, Apple has made component replacement trivial. For others, not so much.…

RE: iMac Hard Drives: Why Did Apple Make Them Hard to Replace?
[quote]Personally, I remain skeptical of these explanations. I doubt that cost-saving was a factor. Otherwise, Apple might have more simply gone for the industry-standard S.M.A.R.T. reporting for temperature[/quote] There are some real problems with S.M.A.R.T. for temp data: 1) Not every drive manufacturer implements all parts of S.M.A.R.T.…

RE: BeamItDown Claims Apple Wants all Profits, Pulls iFlow Reader
The hilarious thing about this is iFlow and the company. They ONLY support Adobe Digital Editions with DRM, and their FAQ is a masterwork of doubletalk and hypocrisy. Here, some more choice ones: "[b]Why do I need an Adobe ID to buy books?[/b] [i]Adobe supplies a DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology that is used for books purchased…

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