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Lot of nitpicks and to be expected framing/number fudging by Steve, but straight up misquoting the Samsung rep was very odd. That had been widely corrected, so either Apple did not research their presentation (unlikely) or just knowingly lied (yuck).
Apple's misquote was probably more truthful than the actual quote.
Link bait. I'm tempted to label the author a "socialist", keeping with recent trends. Apple markets well. Other people market and make similar claims. Your soap, your window cleaner, your vitamins, your TV set. It's the nature of our culture, our marketing, and our capitalism. Why is this a me vs. you thing? Corporations selling Android devices do it, too. Check out any Android-based "4G" device on AT&T: 1) virtually…
"I'm tempted to label the author a "socialist"" And you really tempt me to label you something actually derogatory. The 50s called, they want you back.
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By that measure, all of the major players are losing steam.
I think he means that when a company switches from ignoring competitors to acknowledging them by ridiculing them, then they are not as far ahead as they used to be. So it does imply losing steam in this case. Phases: 1) Ignore 2) Ridicule 3) Fight 4) Lose If a company was in phase 2 last year, and phase 2 this year they are not losing steam. A company is losing steam when it moves down the above phase ladder.
"Ridicule Competition: Your CEO is losing confidence but is unaware of it. Lose 3 steam points and miss your next turn."
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Is it so hard for you fanboys to say something like "Lying is wrong and he shouldn't have done it" and just leave it at that? No bullshit, no qualifications, no Gruber-style excuses, just a simple condemnation of someone doing something wrong.
You've been here for 1,466 days, and you didn't realize that this might not be the way to move a debate forward on HN? Please try harder not to call people names.
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Honestly? That would have to be a really crappy camera if it wasn't good enough for basic video chatting. You wont even notice unless the resolution is lower than the resolution of the device (highly unlikely).
I read the camera is just VGA (640x480). My niece is on a MacBook, so I suppose her screen resolution is at least four times that.
Even 640x480 is tough to stream real time from most people's home internet connection. You also have to compress it real time, which may not be possible at a higher resolution.
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You've been here for 1,466 days, and you didn't realize that this might not be the way to move a debate forward on HN? Please try harder not to call people names.
You know what really helps debate? Not lying and not defending liars.
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I can't speak for design, I know most people think that Thinkpads look ugly, however regarding build quality I own a Thinkpad T500 I bought 2 years ago and I have: +Dropped it way more times than I can count, usually while closed and turned off but also while it was running, and while it was open (both running and not). +Totally stood on it, putting my full weight on the closed lid many times. +Left it running in my…
Everything you mentioned, I've also done (with the exception of using it out in drizzle and snow - that just seems crazy!) Once, during my commute home, I decided to play music via iTunes (my iPod had died). I arrived home, walking to the door, when I decided to unzip the bag I was carrying (a sling type) to turn off iTunes, when my Mac Book Pro came sliding out. It landed smack on the front right corner, a good 5-5.…
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I read the camera is just VGA (640x480). My niece is on a MacBook, so I suppose her screen resolution is at least four times that.
He's trying to say you won't be able to upload such a high resolution over your internet connection, so it doesn't matter. Even 640x480 is tough to stream real time from most people's home internet connection. You also have to compress it real time, which may not be possible at a higher resolution.
Are we really debating whether a CEO over-hyped his product in a keynote? Next we'll be taking apart a sales rep for saying his product is better than its competitors.
There's a difference between over-hyping and telling lies.
I imagine that a lot of Apple competitors and their fans were upset at the iPad 2 announcement, because it really seems as if will be another hit.
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It's not just build quality, it's also aesthetics. You say you can't speak for design, but that's what most people care about more than the ability to bounce their laptop off of concrete. That's why the average consumer isn't in the market for a Toughbook.
>That's why the average consumer isn't in the market for a Toughbook. The average consumer isn't in the market for a beautiful piece of a glass laptop that breaks with little impact either.