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[Jay Vaughan]

Now now kiddies .. We all know there is no way possible for us to  
build our own MacBooks ...

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On Sep 24, 2008, at 16:31, Andy Tarpinian <evildead at nyc.rr.com> wrote:

> I buy Apple for the same reason you pay for synths Tony :)
>
>
> On Sep 23, 2008, at 5:46 PM, Tony Scharf wrote:
>
>> I don't really agree.  One thing I don't like is the way apple is
>> picking and choosing which apps get published, and there is no way of
>> knowing if apple will accept your app till you have already put  
>> effort
>> and money into it.  It seems the only emerging rule is don't do
>> anything apple is already doing, even if they aren't doing it too
>> well.  They won't accept the competition.
>>
>> Apple will always have the fanboys.   Your one of them, which colors
>> your opinions.  Objectively, I think google has a chance at getting a
>> bigger piece of the pie, simply because they won't have a 'one size
>> fits all' mentality like apple.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/23/08, Andy Tarpinian <evildead at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sep 23, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Peter Korsten wrote:
>>>
>>>> Now what does this remind me of?
>>>>
>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7630888.stm
>>>>
>>>> It will be interesting to watch, because this thing is squarely
>>>> aimed
>>>> against the iPhone, and not as much against the high-end offerings
>>>> from
>>>> Nokia or Blackberry.
>>>>
>>>> So this is the second technology giant without any track record in
>>>> mobile phones to enter the market. One wonders how well they will
>>>> fare.
>>>>
>>>> Oh wait, I'm forgetting Microsoft. :)
>>>
>>> While android looks good, I have a feeling it will not have the same
>>> impact as the iPhone. The iPhone is an object, it's marketed, people
>>> want it. Android is a OS that will live on a range of devices, big  
>>> to
>>> small. Most people wont even know what it is.
>>>
>>> So not even discussing quality there is a clear advantage for the
>>> iPhone in broad market terms.
>>>
>>> Also their app marketplace strategy will decide a lot as well. Apple
>>> is on there way to having a full fledged platform with the app  
>>> stores
>>> success, not just a phone.
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