gnasher729
Apr 20, 04:14 PM
The ipod is dying. The touch is the only one which will survive the longest. People these days just like touch screens with features packed to the rafters and the classic, nano and shuffle are falling by the wayside.
Except of course for those who want to listen to music. Touch screen and features are rather useless to me in the car. And the iPod Touch is much too big, compared to my iPod nano.
That margin is truly ridiculous. Great for stockholders but really bad for consumers. A 41% profit margin, they could sell their $1000 computers for 800 dollars and still make the industry average profit.
Has anyone ever explained the meaning of "gross margin" to you?
Except of course for those who want to listen to music. Touch screen and features are rather useless to me in the car. And the iPod Touch is much too big, compared to my iPod nano.
That margin is truly ridiculous. Great for stockholders but really bad for consumers. A 41% profit margin, they could sell their $1000 computers for 800 dollars and still make the industry average profit.
Has anyone ever explained the meaning of "gross margin" to you?
shawnce
Oct 25, 11:30 AM
This discussion has me a bit confused. I don't own an ipod, so forgive my lack of knowledge.
1. If I buy itms tracks, can I burn them to a CD and play them on a CD player?
Yes. Review the following from the iTMS terms of use..
b. Use of Products. You acknowledge that Products contain security technology that limits your usage of Products to the following Usage Rules, and you agree to use Products in compliance with such Usage Rules.
Usage Rules
Your use of the Products is conditioned upon your prior acceptance of the terms of this Agreement.
You shall be authorized to use the Products only for personal, noncommercial use.
You shall be authorized to use the Products on five Apple-authorized devices at any time.
You shall be entitled to export, burn (if applicable) or copy Products solely for personal, noncommercial use. You shall not be entitled to burn Video Products.
You shall be authorized to burn an audio playlist up to seven times.
You shall be able to store Products from up to five different Accounts on certain devices, such as an iPod, at a time.
Any burning (if applicable) or exporting capabilities are solely an accommodation to you and shall not constitute a grant or waiver (or other limitation or implication) of any rights of the copyright owners in any audio or video content, sound recording, underlying musical composition, or artwork embodied in any Product.
You agree that you will not attempt to, or encourage or assist any other person to, circumvent or modify any security technology or software that is part of the Service or used to administer the Usage Rules.
The delivery of Products does not transfer to you any commercial or promotional use rights in the Products.
2. If I own a CD, can rip it to itunes and then play it on an ipod?
You can rip any standard CD into iTunes (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93118) and move that song onto any number of iPods (or other supported players).
1. If I buy itms tracks, can I burn them to a CD and play them on a CD player?
Yes. Review the following from the iTMS terms of use..
b. Use of Products. You acknowledge that Products contain security technology that limits your usage of Products to the following Usage Rules, and you agree to use Products in compliance with such Usage Rules.
Usage Rules
Your use of the Products is conditioned upon your prior acceptance of the terms of this Agreement.
You shall be authorized to use the Products only for personal, noncommercial use.
You shall be authorized to use the Products on five Apple-authorized devices at any time.
You shall be entitled to export, burn (if applicable) or copy Products solely for personal, noncommercial use. You shall not be entitled to burn Video Products.
You shall be authorized to burn an audio playlist up to seven times.
You shall be able to store Products from up to five different Accounts on certain devices, such as an iPod, at a time.
Any burning (if applicable) or exporting capabilities are solely an accommodation to you and shall not constitute a grant or waiver (or other limitation or implication) of any rights of the copyright owners in any audio or video content, sound recording, underlying musical composition, or artwork embodied in any Product.
You agree that you will not attempt to, or encourage or assist any other person to, circumvent or modify any security technology or software that is part of the Service or used to administer the Usage Rules.
The delivery of Products does not transfer to you any commercial or promotional use rights in the Products.
2. If I own a CD, can rip it to itunes and then play it on an ipod?
You can rip any standard CD into iTunes (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93118) and move that song onto any number of iPods (or other supported players).
gazfocus
Feb 12, 11:52 AM
UK 8 Gig iPhone 1.1.2 UNLOCKED for any 02 contract - pristine condidtion, company now providing Blackberry :(
Any interest
Do you have a price in mind?
Any interest
Do you have a price in mind?
MikePA
Mar 27, 05:57 AM
Or follow a nice, easy iPhone dev related Twitter list, which includes all the main players, like this one:
http://twitter.com/Aubin/iphone-jailbreak-teams
This also allows you to follow all the irrelevant re-tweets comex does, as if anyone cares what he thinks about non-jb topics.
http://twitter.com/Aubin/iphone-jailbreak-teams
This also allows you to follow all the irrelevant re-tweets comex does, as if anyone cares what he thinks about non-jb topics.
phungy
Mar 19, 01:32 PM
If you don't want to deal with eBay, how come they are listed on eBay?
huskerchad
Apr 7, 11:14 AM
No, alloc and release do not always occur in the same function. For example, one object creates another object (and stores a pointer to it) at init time...then at dealloc time, releases it. Very common.
jaw04005
Apr 17, 08:46 AM
Official Apple employees have an Apple symbol under their name on the Apple Discussion boards.
dante@sisna.com
Jan 24, 03:52 PM
I think that within a year or two even consumers will be demanding more picture quality. Even cheaper displays are beginning to have more contrast and wider gamut than crt's used to have. With new displays consumers start to see PQ problems with older content. This leads to demand for higher PQ content. Here in Finland, sd-dtv was generally considered high quality with older crt's, but when hd-lcd's got more common, people started complaining about artifacts.
And maybe even smaller movie companies start realizing that they need color management...:rolleyes:
Well Said!! Agree totally --- thanks for the thoughts.
And maybe even smaller movie companies start realizing that they need color management...:rolleyes:
Well Said!! Agree totally --- thanks for the thoughts.
Designer Dale
Nov 6, 07:46 PM
Something I put together in PhotoShop. The sub isn't mine.
Dale
Dale
koobcamuk
Apr 4, 07:47 PM
Isn't the graph misleading? Is it 400 thousand units or 400 million units?
1 unit is 1 thousand dollars.
1 thousand units is 1 million dollars.
400 thousand units is 400 million dollars.
It's quite simple :confused:
1 unit is 1 thousand dollars.
1 thousand units is 1 million dollars.
400 thousand units is 400 million dollars.
It's quite simple :confused:
cherrypop
Oct 25, 08:31 AM
The point is, Apple needs to show labels that the ITMS is selling music in order to persuade the labels to sign and renew agreements. So if DVD Jon's SW, and other similar SW, weakens or cripples sales from ITMS then there is a problem.
I don't thing this will happen, however. As others have said, Apple's ease-of-use is one of their larger advantages. The richness of the ITMS, Apple's deep marketing pockets, etc, all play into the continued dominance of the ITMS.
Additionally, it will continue to be very difficult for any other company to kill Apple on price per track, as the labels are already pressuring Apple to bump the prices up. Newcomers will of course feel that same pressure.
I can only see this as a good thing for Apple. They don't make much, if any, money off of iTMS sales. They run the store at cost or near that to fuel the sale of iPods.
I don't thing this will happen, however. As others have said, Apple's ease-of-use is one of their larger advantages. The richness of the ITMS, Apple's deep marketing pockets, etc, all play into the continued dominance of the ITMS.
Additionally, it will continue to be very difficult for any other company to kill Apple on price per track, as the labels are already pressuring Apple to bump the prices up. Newcomers will of course feel that same pressure.
I can only see this as a good thing for Apple. They don't make much, if any, money off of iTMS sales. They run the store at cost or near that to fuel the sale of iPods.
The Catalyst
Apr 1, 03:47 AM
It will only save whatever shsh files Apple's currently signing (and right now that's only the 4.3.1 file).
fivepoint
Mar 9, 01:00 PM
No one needs that much money. Assuming his wealth is around 40 billion, that's more than anyone could ever spend or needs. I say tax it all, and leave him with a few hundred million. That's still an insane amount of money. That way, he'd be paying his fair share of taxes, and would still have more money than he needs.
I'm surprised at you kavika.
5P, Let's boil this down to two questions...
1. Is it true that wealth is getting more and more distributed into the hands of the rich?
2. Does/should the government play any role in the proportioning of that wealth?
I answered your question... and you never responded. What happened?
Everything of values generated and accumulated within the boundaries of a state (by which I mean nation-state, btw), belongs to that state. I don't mind the state handing out money by keeping the tax rates low, but giving rich people tax relief is like spending billions of dollars on those who already have far more than they need for many lifetimes.
Seriously? Even a child knows that if they have $10, a bully takes $5, but then returns $1, that the bully didn't GIVE them anything, but rather TOOK $4 instead of $5. Saying things like the government is 'giving people tax relief' is backwards thinking.
No local, state or national government can govern or maintain infrastructure without some form of income, and an income tax is a fair way for every citizen to contribute to common needs. It is up to the voters to decide how much we all ought to pay..
And if that mobjority decides that they want to take all the wealth of a certain group of people, that's their right to do? Since they have a majority? It's pretty easy to get support from a majority of people to take other people's money and distribute it to them. It's just not moral. Your position is that individuals have zero moral, legal, or otherwise claim to the wealth that they themselves work for/earn?
I read a post somewhere that said 5P had left us.
Is that true? That would be so sad. :(
As someone once said, "He may be a bastard, but he's our bastard."
Did you just call me a bastard?
I'm surprised at you kavika.
5P, Let's boil this down to two questions...
1. Is it true that wealth is getting more and more distributed into the hands of the rich?
2. Does/should the government play any role in the proportioning of that wealth?
I answered your question... and you never responded. What happened?
Everything of values generated and accumulated within the boundaries of a state (by which I mean nation-state, btw), belongs to that state. I don't mind the state handing out money by keeping the tax rates low, but giving rich people tax relief is like spending billions of dollars on those who already have far more than they need for many lifetimes.
Seriously? Even a child knows that if they have $10, a bully takes $5, but then returns $1, that the bully didn't GIVE them anything, but rather TOOK $4 instead of $5. Saying things like the government is 'giving people tax relief' is backwards thinking.
No local, state or national government can govern or maintain infrastructure without some form of income, and an income tax is a fair way for every citizen to contribute to common needs. It is up to the voters to decide how much we all ought to pay..
And if that mobjority decides that they want to take all the wealth of a certain group of people, that's their right to do? Since they have a majority? It's pretty easy to get support from a majority of people to take other people's money and distribute it to them. It's just not moral. Your position is that individuals have zero moral, legal, or otherwise claim to the wealth that they themselves work for/earn?
I read a post somewhere that said 5P had left us.
Is that true? That would be so sad. :(
As someone once said, "He may be a bastard, but he's our bastard."
Did you just call me a bastard?
2807
Apr 9, 12:58 PM
Hi.
Can I "dual boot" and have bootcamp-Windows on one screen and OSX on another? Or when using Bootcamp do I HAVE to choose one or the other?
It would be awesome to have the power/stability/support of bootcamp and have OSX running at the same time.... and just use "spaces" to toggle around.
Also, is Windows 7 the preferred OS to use now? I have been using XP for a long time and am ready to upgrade, but have no idea what to get.
Can I "dual boot" and have bootcamp-Windows on one screen and OSX on another? Or when using Bootcamp do I HAVE to choose one or the other?
It would be awesome to have the power/stability/support of bootcamp and have OSX running at the same time.... and just use "spaces" to toggle around.
Also, is Windows 7 the preferred OS to use now? I have been using XP for a long time and am ready to upgrade, but have no idea what to get.
infine0n
Apr 2, 01:15 PM
When I restore (after I have it "pwned" with PwnageTool in iTunes), it restores, but after it is done verifying the restore, it goes back to black screen in DFU recovery mode :(
Please help!
Please help!
andyx3x
Apr 18, 04:00 PM
Please tell me why all of your phones are on their "last legs"? Do you all have dropsy or something?
I am still using my original iPhone (pre 3G), and it works just as well as it ever did. Still has the same flaws too.
But regardless, unless I drop it in the parking lot or something, I have no reason to believe that it won't still be going a year from now.
If you are spending your money on bigger/better/faster/stronger/new features, I understand that fully.
I don't understand why large quantities of people are commenting on why their phone is about to die?
Either they abuse their phones or are a member of the new generation who think that if a phone is 2 years old, it's on it's "last leg".
I told a friend of mine today who is thinking about buying the iPhone 4 but is worried about all this "outdated technology" talk that if he does and still has the phone 3 or 4 years from now, he'll still have a great phone.
I am still using my original iPhone (pre 3G), and it works just as well as it ever did. Still has the same flaws too.
But regardless, unless I drop it in the parking lot or something, I have no reason to believe that it won't still be going a year from now.
If you are spending your money on bigger/better/faster/stronger/new features, I understand that fully.
I don't understand why large quantities of people are commenting on why their phone is about to die?
Either they abuse their phones or are a member of the new generation who think that if a phone is 2 years old, it's on it's "last leg".
I told a friend of mine today who is thinking about buying the iPhone 4 but is worried about all this "outdated technology" talk that if he does and still has the phone 3 or 4 years from now, he'll still have a great phone.
GroundLoop
Jun 17, 07:38 AM
This is a pretty accurate depiction...
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scienide09
Jan 15, 08:03 AM
I'm still waiting until the ridiculous Canadian prices drop to come in line with airtime and data packages offered elsewhere.
bpaluzzi
May 5, 06:25 AM
Just keep in mind as well that the transparency trick doesn't work in IE so make sure you have a fall back in those instances.
Good point! I'd recommend using jQuery for a project like this. The jQuery transparency functions work across all browsers.
Good point! I'd recommend using jQuery for a project like this. The jQuery transparency functions work across all browsers.
Sherifftruman
Feb 22, 02:18 PM
I love Infinifolders, have it on all my devices. I have held off on Infinidock because I thought it did not really add more icons to the main dock view, just allowed you to scroll the 6 that were there over so you can have as many as you want, right. Similar to what happens when you double click the home button for fast app switching. I might still go that route, I was just hoping for something that would allow more right on each page.
klm123
Feb 10, 01:03 PM
It's totally up to how much your current apps take space. If they only take like 20GB, then 60GB is more than fine. See this (http://guides.macrumors.com/Symbolic_Link_(Fixing_Steam_Content)) guide to move your Steam games to other drives
I will be using a 1 or 2 TB external to store everything else, but wouldn't moving my steam to the external take a pretty long time to load and play compared to the ssd? Load, read/write are the major reasons to switch to a ssd from what I gather. Not quite sure, as I am still learning about how all of this works. Thanks.
I will be using a 1 or 2 TB external to store everything else, but wouldn't moving my steam to the external take a pretty long time to load and play compared to the ssd? Load, read/write are the major reasons to switch to a ssd from what I gather. Not quite sure, as I am still learning about how all of this works. Thanks.
jordanwb
Apr 29, 03:55 AM
I know this question has probably been asked many times before but for some reason I can't get it to work.
I'm having a party and would like to play the music on my macbook through my TV.
I have purchased a jack to phone lead as recommended and plugged the one end into my macbook and then the red and white ends into the tv but nothing happens.
I have tried changing AV channels to hdm1 etc but it doesn't make any difference.
All answers will be gratefully received
Thanks
I'm having a party and would like to play the music on my macbook through my TV.
I have purchased a jack to phone lead as recommended and plugged the one end into my macbook and then the red and white ends into the tv but nothing happens.
I have tried changing AV channels to hdm1 etc but it doesn't make any difference.
All answers will be gratefully received
Thanks
Macnoviz
Oct 26, 03:55 PM
Oh please... :rolleyes: This is a stupid drawing, the iPod is not gonna look like this. The Apple engineers know what they are doing.
We would have to compare the current ipod with it's patent sketches to know how different it can be
We would have to compare the current ipod with it's patent sketches to know how different it can be
cleanup
Nov 4, 07:36 AM
Interesting. Usually I see guys with over-rated actresses on their desktops...
Come on, let's not be thick-headed! :)
Come on, let's not be thick-headed! :)