Activity for August 1

Comment - Why I chose iOS and Windows 8 development over Android
(Aug 1, 2011 - 1:13 PM)

AAndroid tablet xoom numbers are worse -those are SHIPPED numbers not SOLD.
Comment - Are you unhappy Apple is killing MobileMe? You're not alone
(Jun 8, 2011 - 5:14 PM)

Clearly you did not actually watch the keynote. icloud is OPEN to all apps using the iCloud API's - maybe you don't understand exactly what that is but you missed the MOST IMPORTANT aspect of the iCloud. In other words, you are nearly 100% WRONG. Yes, ANY applications that wants to offer you iCloud sync and backup CAN via the API's provided to developers.

The demo at WWDC of course can oly show off Apple apps since it was NOt released yet - it was to show you the idea of what was possible.

AND the following: email, music, photos, apps, & IOs backups do NOT count towards 5 GB.

In addition, you finally get FREE address book contacts and calendar SYNCING. Both parts that you pay for now that don't work real well.

You also get a free email address that we pay for now.

In theory, you lose 20 Gb of storage but now, EVERYTHING counts towards your 20 GB - if you subtract out music, photos, & emails, what are you raelly losing or gaining for $99 a year?

For those people who have it really stuffed with 20 GB of NON music, photos & emails, I think you are savvy enough to find another place to upload 20 Gb of files or perhaps run a NAS?

I am perfectly happy with MobileMe but iCloud is so much better because the only real thing you lose is Photo Gallery and really? I think $99 will buy you literally a THOUSAND choices on the internet where you can upload your photos.

(you can export iweb files to any website ... pre blogger.com or wordpress, it was useful but now? Or even $5 at intuit will buy a estore website ...

Then add in music match in fall AND again, if you have 20,000 tracks, NONE of that counts towards 5 Gb of storage.

Basically, you missed the entire point of the presentation and got 99% of the facts wrong of your argument.

Bottom line - you trade $99 for a FREE service that offers better calendar, photo & email syncing. In addition, you also get FREE ULIMITED itunes store music syncing and UNLIMITED 'storage' and backup FOREVER of every track you ever bought at itunes.

You also get FREE storage off ALL apps that offer you iCloud access (up to 5 GB) - that's right ALL Apps that offer it.

In Fall 2011, you can buy For $24.99, sync, backup and "storage" of all YOUR music regardless of where you got it from - UNLIMITED!

You lose web upload of photos but everything is now on every WEB IOS device and soon, I'm sure some web photo will offer you an iCloud sync also ...

So, if you like or want the music match service, you get UNLIMITED music sync & "storage" for $24.99 but the rest - ALL FREE now.

Yea, not sure how you miss that unless you think all change is bad even without examining why. You are not much of researcher to ignore all the facts.
Comment - Are you one of the two out of 10 U.S. tablet owners who doesn't have iPad?
(May 7, 2011 - 3:57 PM)

There are a couple programmable remote apps but for now, you do need the dongle. THough the cable apps, DirectTV, slingbox, HBO to Go, Netflix, ABC & now crackle (sony movies & TV shows) apps, you can pretty much skip TV entirely ... some of these also work with AIRPLAY which lets you send it an appletv.

(and apps like comcat (to go essentially) works ANYWHERE not just in your house!)
Comment - Are you one of the two out of 10 U.S. tablet owners who doesn't have iPad?
(May 7, 2011 - 3:54 PM)

The Apple connection kit ($29) plugs directly into the ipad and transfers photos & video from your SD cards.
Comment - Apple defies desktop PCs' decline with new iMacs
(May 3, 2011 - 1:26 PM)

It's very simple - pc buyers user experience is so degraded they think a pc experience can only be worth a minimal investment. It's like someone who has only driven a 30-year old clunker and thinks every cris one that might not start at anytime. Or perhaps, someone who cant imagine paying for college when they can get a job at safeway that pays $25k right now. Macs are for people who VALUE the person computer experience - who wants a bulletproof OS, zero security issues and stateof the art builds (versus pc manufactures who try to save .01 on the wiring). You'll also notice that used macs retain 50-75% of it's value after 3 years. They are simply better and really, if you actually measure specs to specs, a Mac is only about $50 more out the door but again, no security issues, better and stable OS, best components and FREE lifetime in store support ... But again, it's value versus just the cheapest deal ... Mac buyers understand that, most pc buyers just simply cannot believe it after 12 years of using WIN PCS that there is a better way but as 97% buyers of macs buy another one, if u need more from you personal computer experience than what WIN has given u all these years, u might want to upgrade.