tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post6286684429276835985..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Why I won't buy another iPhoneBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-70386375487633476352011-03-12T17:39:15.299-05:002011-03-12T17:39:15.299-05:00Capitalism evil. Heh, who would have thunk.Capitalism evil. Heh, who would have thunk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-19790743398961323882011-02-22T12:17:07.761-05:002011-02-22T12:17:07.761-05:00Steve's an Upper-Class elite and lives in a ho...Steve's an Upper-Class elite and lives in a house on Waverly Street in Palo Alto that could best be described as castle-like - far from his low and humble Sunnyvale ranch-style origins. As Whittaker Chambers once observed and the demographics of Palo Also assures, "The working class are Democrats, the middle class are Republicans, and the upper class are Communists.” What's yours and mine is his.<br />Given the overwhelming Socialist nature of Google I'm not sure an Android is an improvement.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-35549993392120231552011-02-22T03:00:22.657-05:002011-02-22T03:00:22.657-05:00Just got my first spiffy phone - I went with an An...Just got my first spiffy phone - I went with an Android Evo. I like it so far.Atom Smasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717946941636575857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-80957177827274118592011-02-21T20:24:05.815-05:002011-02-21T20:24:05.815-05:00I'm with you on dumping the phone. I'm 2/...I'm with you on dumping the phone. I'm 2/3 through plan, so it has crossed my mind what I'll do in a little while. I don't think AT&T will offer the "all you can eat" plans, from what I hear. <br /><br />What's the Google/Android link? I'm not sure Google is a company I want my money going to, either. <br /><br />(before you ask, yes I do watch Glenn Beck, but Google has been skeeving me out for much longer than he's been on them)SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-57147059600477346342011-02-21T13:09:39.663-05:002011-02-21T13:09:39.663-05:00I reckon these are the droids you're looking f...<b>I reckon these are the droids you're looking for.</b><br /><br />Jim, heh. Double heh.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-70221593534843235302011-02-21T11:27:48.208-05:002011-02-21T11:27:48.208-05:00I must admit, I did buy an iPod Touch (my only App...I must admit, I did buy an iPod Touch (my only Apple product purchase over 30 years) so I could test my web sites for iPhone compatibility via the iPod's Safari browser. Sometimes business intrudes on personal preference.<br /><br />Apple will once again be a bit player in the market -- the Droids will displace Apple, until they inhabit only an insignificant portion of the petri dish. Google's doing to Apple what Microsoft did to them in the early days, only better, since Google's open-sourcing all the good stuff.<br /><br />We should rejoice in Apple's blatant arrogance, as it will be their undoing.BS Footprinthttp://bsfootprint.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-30860880419880571922011-02-21T11:07:15.775-05:002011-02-21T11:07:15.775-05:00Heh. Love the illo.
Every time I have to deal wit...Heh. Love the illo.<br /><br />Every time I have to deal with one of The Steve's little madnesses -- and, from the perspective of a part-time system administrator on a heterogeneous network, they are legion -- I am reminded that the marketing tag, "Insanely great" is far more accurate than Jobs might be willing to admit.<br /><br />MMark Algerhttp://www.babytrollblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-17754355026277116302011-02-21T10:53:03.561-05:002011-02-21T10:53:03.561-05:00Droid X all the way. I've never owned an apple...Droid X all the way. I've never owned an apple product, and I never will. Too much "SHINY" and not enough "FFRREEEEEEEEEEEEEDDOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMEEE!!"bluesunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995973825892791271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-86665265965981380642011-02-21T10:17:27.935-05:002011-02-21T10:17:27.935-05:00Good point and a GREAT poster :-)Good point and a GREAT poster :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-323502034496229412011-02-21T09:31:55.820-05:002011-02-21T09:31:55.820-05:00I'm lovin' on my Droid X. I hear the X2 i...I'm lovin' on my Droid X. I hear the X2 is going to have a front camera so you can use it for video calls using skype or something.<br /><br />Everytime one of my IPhone techie co-workers sees my phone he wants to trade (after we discussed options and the market and such).Midwest Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296327673871169304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-50444711975998742802011-02-21T08:51:15.427-05:002011-02-21T08:51:15.427-05:00I've got a Samsung Galaxy S, and I take no end...I've got a Samsung Galaxy S, and I take no end of glee showing iPhone fanboys how I can take the battery, the sim card, and the external SD card out. I haven't tried it on Ubuntu, but putting music on it is a matter of copying files to a folder.<br /><br />I reckon these <i>are</i> the droids you're looking for.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-92228256229690995792011-02-21T08:31:20.073-05:002011-02-21T08:31:20.073-05:00I like the way you think. It is not ethical to &q...I like the way you think. It is not ethical to "do business" this way. Jobs is doing it because he can; just like all idiots who think it's alright to screw people over if you can get away with it. <br /><br /><br />You'll like the Android.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04985667747299418582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-34314155605816028502011-02-21T08:06:54.486-05:002011-02-21T08:06:54.486-05:00good work! too many people are so infatuated with...good work! too many people are so infatuated with the baubles that they'll never stand up to the man.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775073594938909298noreply@blogger.com