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Yes, or you deliberately wait until the next device is out so the price of the old one will go down.
Personally I feel that this is a losers game unless you're someone who doesn't ask very much of their hardware in terms of specs and features.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I want all the new things RIGHT NOW
Then unwrap your iPad Mini then :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I haven't got it yet, doesn't arrive until the 15th.
[stockstandardresponseinregardstocomputingstuff]It'll be outdated by then![/stockstandardresponseinregardstocomputingstuff]Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
WTF, it's outdated now, dumbass.
Hey now... watch that language or we will have to report you to a moder.... ummmm.. never mind. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
It's amazing how many choices people have now for any device. Phone, tablet, pad, any size, any shape, any speed or capacity. And to me personally I still think if the end user is happy is all that matters. And it seems that other people are being more civil on the thread lately, so maybe everyone is realizing that what they think won't always affect the view of someone else.
They are just things, and we all want different things.
Except yours which are wrong !!
Sorry :(
Made me lol. :p
http://buckleupbitch.com/wp-content/...37541758_n.jpg
I think that has always been the case, be it electronics, clothes or automobiles. So, I don't see what's so new here?Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
Things have always been civil here as far as I can remember. And probably you're a bit late to the party. :D This thread started off as criticism of Apple, and over the last two years, has always been criticism and defending. That's the whole point of this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
Otherwise it'd be pretty much like this:
User 1: I just bought the new iPad micro!
User 2: That's so cool. I'm happy with your purchase.
User 1: Thank you so much, I appreciate that.
User 2: You're welcome. I too am gonna buy that.
User 1: Great! Then we can be iPad buddies!
User 3: Get a room.
Wouldn't be very interesting, I have to say.
Also, it seems only the Apple fans take criticism targeted towards Apple somehow personally. There has been plenty of criticisms directed towards Microsoft, Samsung, Android and Nokia here. I don't see users of those brands taking it personal and getting their panties in a bunch.
That's probably because Apple is mocked globally more than any other brand. And whether you admit it or not, it is damn funny. I have to say I couldn't watch the iPhone 5 ad keeping a straight face. ;)
Apple and HTC End Patent Dispute and Agree to Play Nice For a Decade
So when will we see Samsung and apple doing a deal of this type?
Come on now CR, you do your best to mock Apple owners in a passive aggressive roundabout way then act surprised when they take it personally? Thats poor form from you.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
BTW talking about waiting for the next product to come out instead of getting whats on the market now, rumours are that Sony have a superb phone coming out codenamed Odin. Must put up with the Sensation for a few months longer...
Samsung and Android, I am a consumer of both, have been mocked throughout this thread and even a couple of pages ago regarding the lawsuit, their features, etc. by quite a few members here. I didn't throw a hissy fit around here, did I? Besides many of the work distraction/procrastination humor sites I visit in my breaks has Apple mocking photoshops in the ton, some of which are really funny and I share them here, I have also shared Microsoft and Samsung funny pics in the past. Believe it or not, I am not making those photoshops. Android users seem to enjoy the funny stuff. Apple fans should just ignore or post their own, who cares?Quote:
Originally Posted by Malbec
Besides it's a public forum, I'm not going to people's houses and pasting posters which say "Hey, your iPhone, it sucks." Apple's price point is my gripe, and as a future customer, I don't want to pay a fortune for a product I don't even want. I know criticism at this level is hardly gonna ruffle any feathers, but it's a start nonetheless.
Isn't Odin rumored to have a 5 inch screen, exactly what you don't want, Malbec? Their second rumored phone/tablet thingy is even bigger at 6 inches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Malbec
Sure, describing your opinion on Apple products is fine but there's no need to refer to their purchasers as sheep or insinuate that people who buy them are stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
Yes something like that, in full HD too. A guy can change his mind can't he? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
The deal between HTC and Apple isn't a truce, they just agreed to settle out of court with HTC paying Apple a patents fee per unit sold. In effect HTC have recognised they've used Apple patents without a licence and have agreed to pay for it. This is likely to hit HTC profitability considerably just at a time they don't need it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
Bit short-termist IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Samsung have just lost HTC as a components client as well as having Apple steadily decreasing their reliance on them. While it may earn them a quick buck companies will be less likely to want to rely on a company that can introduce a unique price hike for just one customer. Its a quick and easy way of sullying your own reputation, not clever.
Actually it seems that Apple came to a "truce" because they recognised they could well be on the losing side of a court case, with a possible ban on iThing sales in the USA in the run-up to Christmas:Quote:
Originally Posted by Malbec
U.S. judge: HTC patents likely valid in Apple suit | Apple - CNET News
Apple didn't get that rich by being stupid!
Sounds like an entirely separate legal case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
HTC wouldn't sign an agreement with Apple that is so crippling (a $20 dollar patent fee to Apple for a top of the line phone HTC probably sell for $200!) if they had the slightest whiff of victory, nor would they have signed it for global phone shipments if they stood to lose a case in US jurisdiction only.
I don't think I have ever referred to a single Apple user here as sheep. Others have, I haven't, you can check through and quote me on this. Insinuation of stupidity is done by the image makers, not me. Some inadvertent insinuation is unfortunately coincidental. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Malbec
Like this picture of the iPhone 20 and the Galaxy S23
http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net...10591_700b.jpg
Sounds like a real powerhouse. I'd suggest investing in bigger pants. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Malbec
I think captain raiden is saying that he's not called anyone one this forum a sheep directly.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
^ This.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Good job on the quoting though Henners. That must have taken some time!
So, to make it clear for the nth time, and has Daniel has illuminated above, I didn't generalize against every Apple user, and specifically nobody on this forum.
The only ones I did call sheep are the ones that I know personally (not on this forum) with next to no tech knowledge. For example, a girl I know sold some of her old clothes, books, a Lumia 800 (a gift from her father) and other stuff just to buy an iPhone 4S just because everybody in her high school class had one.
Oh boy, here we go again with the oversensitive melodrama. If you want to twist my words to feel like a victim of my terror, please go ahead. ;) I don't really care either way.
If my wife buys a Samsung phone just because two of her colleagues have it, without even having used the phone once, then yes, that would be sheepish.
If anybody buys any item just because the people they admire have it, without making an informed decision, then yes, they are sheep.
Comprende? No? Well, too bad then. :)
That's already much more than any sheep I know. Welcome to the geek universe, henners. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by henners88
A British designed CPU commissioned by a US company and made by a Korean company.
This thread is in a sad state . . . .
When's the next new phone or tablet coming up?
:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Google is your friend. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
here is a couple of HTC which releases should be imminent:Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
HTC Windows Phone 8X - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HTC Windows Phone 8S - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HTC J Butterfly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
All these petty lawsuits are a downer on what is an interesting and exciting smartphone and tablet market right now.
Totally, and if companies were given a bit more freedom to innovate, and if they want to - blatantly copy, then we'd see a much better marketplace.
I bougth a chinesse mobile. I am happy with it
Are there any industries where blatant copying is allowed which has lead to innovation?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Thats on top of patent licencing fees all android phone makers already pay to Microsoft. HTC isn't doing too well losing market share hand over fist over the past year. If my experience is anything to go by they haven't paid enough attention to customer experience. Also I got to play with the one X plus the other day. Great phone but it just feels like a bigger more powerful version of the Sensation I already have, which in turn felt the same compared to the Desire. They seem to be missing a big wow factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
:confused: :s ailor: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by henners88
OK I am a very late contributor to this thread, but I lost my Motorola Razr phone (6 years old) last week and am now looking for a relatively inexpensive smart phone as replacement. The two I am looking at so far are the Nokia Asha 311 for $128 and the Samsung Galaxy Ace for $218.(both unlocked). I really don't need something that is the latest that cost heaps. I need an unlocked phone because I managed to get onto a very very cheap plan for $21 per month for two phones.
So,if anyone can provide any feedback, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Also, is the Nokia Lumia 610 any good at just over $200?
There was a feature on the UK MSN frontpage on the top 10 best value?? smartphones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
Possibly not much use to Antipodeans, but a bit of rooting around MSN's pages may bring something up?
In fact: Top smartphones to buy in 2012 - Top 10 smartphones to buy in 2012 - Mobile phone reviews | MSN Tech UK
HTH
Do we have any htc one x owners here?
I'm considering buying one but it would be nice to hear.. actually read.. the opinion of an owner.