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RE: Apple Shines with iBooks Author
I believe it's pretty clear that Apple is [i]not[/i] claiming any rights to the content itself. If you want to take the content from an iBooks Author document and lay it all out again in some different app (such as In Design), you are free to do so. The prohibition is against selling an iBooks Author document, or a document generated from…

RE: Apple Shines with iBooks Author
[quote author="Kile Ozier" date="1327461157"]n’est pas?[/quote] Indeed. Damn copy editor. He's fired. :)

RE: Why a 7 Inch iPad Makes Sense
[quote author="FlipFriddle" date="1326245041"]it was just too small for the viewing the web[/quote] If the Fire is too small for viewing the web, then I guess it's time to trash my even smaller iPhone. Seriously, I believe the problem with viewing the web on the Fire is not that it is too small, but that (as you go on to say) the browser…

RE: Why Apple Strays from “Keep it Simple”
[quote author="Guest" date="1324814829"]Try disabling all but the one iCloud account for notes and you will have the solution you are looking for[/quote] I have done that. It eliminates issues related to multiple accounts (assuming you managed to get all your notes not in iCloud into iCloud before you do this). But it hardy eliminates…

RE: Why You Still Shouldn’t Care About AppleCare
[quote author="puggsly" date="1324707006"]If you can point me to a definitive statement that Apple will replace an iPhone for it’s first 2 years for $200. I might change my mind. But without that, $99 sounds cheap![/quote] I'm repeating myself but it seems that is necessary. So here goes: Once again, I point you to the [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=iphone]Apple…

RE: Why Apple Strays from “Keep it Simple”
[quote author="Extensor" date="1324631348"]Where did you get this from? Sandboxing was added for security .[/quote] Yes, security was a major consideration (as I detail in the sandboxing article linked above). However, the concept has also been cited as a means for making an OS easier to use (e.g., there's no need for a user-accessible…

RE: Why You Still Shouldn’t Care About AppleCare
[quote author="AppleCare Believer" date="1324365110"]For someone who prides themselves of writing books about apple, it seems like Ted does not know FACTS about apple ways regarding AppleCare. And if you do look at Consumer Report and apple, it stated you don’t buy extended warranties unless it’s AppleCare. Apple does not give refurbished…

RE: Why You Still Shouldn’t Care About AppleCare
[quote author="vpndev" date="1324080229"]But that does not require that AppleCare itself turn a profit. Maybe it does, maybe not - we don’t know. Perhaps Apple gets more benefit from running at a slight loss but having happy, loyal customers who will buy again and encourage their friends to buy Apple products.[/quote] It's hard for me…

RE: Why You Still Shouldn’t Care About AppleCare
BTW, here is an [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=iphone]Apple webpage[/url] that confirms my assertion that an out-of-warranty iPhone replacement is $200 (actually $199 for an iPhone 4S; it's only $149 for older models). There's also a $29 ERS fee. Go to Express Replacement…

RE: Why You Still Shouldn’t Care About AppleCare
[quote author="Bernard Bresslaw" date="1324008809"]Hey Ted, how often do you replace your machines?[/quote] I have three Macs in active use: a Mac Pro, and iMac and a MacBook Air. One of these devices gets replaced in a given year (so all three get replaced over three years). Actually, the cycle is a bit slower now, maybe four years. I…

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