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Steve Jobs Says iPad Revolution Means ‘Freedom from Porn’
LifeSiteNews.com ^ | Tuesday May 18, 2010 | Peter J. Smith

Posted on 05/18/2010 10:33:04 PM PDT by It's me

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Sorry I am so late pinging the list to this interesting topic... Steve Jobs argues with Blogger about porn on iPads... PING!


iPhone/iPad and iPorn Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

201 posted on 05/22/2010 11:30:40 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE isAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Greysard
Apple is The Sharper Image of computers. They sell shiny stuff that is easy to operate. It doesn't mean that the product does much or is cheap or reliable or versatile or it comes with on-site service. It's mostly shiny. Apple took all the sharp tools from users of i{Phone,Pod,Pad} and made sure they can't get them. So if someone wants to take up residence in an "assisted living" house of computers and walk in a straitjacket, more power to them.

You are aware that the Apple Mac is one of the four fully licensed and fully compliant UNIX™ platforms? Further, are you aware that the Apple Mac can run ALL Windows 95, 98, XP, ME, 2000, MS-DOS, LINUX, UNIX, and Mac OS X software simulataneously????

I believe Apple will lose their market if the country tightens its belt further. Already Apple has to limit itself to people with disposable income, people who can afford to buy a $500 gadget that they don't really need, people who then will be nickel-and-dimed for primitive software that often doesn't do anything useful.

Were you further aware that during this "belt tightening period" that Apple was the only computer company that CONSISTENTLY gained market share AND increased its profits in its computer sales????

But happy owners of iPads, after they go through the honeymoon, will discover that iPad software is not free.

Are you further aware that the majority of iPhone and iPad software is FREE???

Apple will be OK as long as there are people with cash to burn and with desire to own fashionable stuff. But if you need performance, versatility or low cost, look elsewhere.

Finally, Apple computers have consistently been shown to have a lower TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP than Windows PCs on independent surveys over the life of the machines... repeatedly. It's amazing how much you got wrong...

202 posted on 05/22/2010 11:52:42 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE isAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: It's me

Ipad...no thanks. I have a great laptop, a Kindle and lots of saved money in my pocket. Apple likes to control and dictate. I like to build and pirate and create my own hardware.

Screw apple, I can do it for half the price, without looking smug.


203 posted on 05/22/2010 11:56:57 PM PDT by Pulpo
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To: Niteflyr
Come on now that is so disingenuous to directly relate ANY video format directly to porn. I'm not into porn but spend lots of time dealing in video content. I guess you don't shoot videos of your kids...or watch political debates...or...

Do you watch videos of your kids in Flash????

204 posted on 05/23/2010 12:01:51 AM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE isAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Deagle
Ah come on... MAC is a propriety machine with higher prices for all peripherals and software

Huh?

Peripherals =

Software:

Macs are more expensive up front, that's true. But everything else you're pulling out of your @ss.

205 posted on 05/23/2010 12:03:49 AM PDT by Yossarian (A pro-life democrat is one who holds out for something in return for his pro-abortion vote.)
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To: It's me
Steve Jobs Says iPad Revolution Means ‘Freedom from Porn’

So says the organ harvester.

206 posted on 05/23/2010 12:06:37 AM PDT by avacado
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To: Yossarian

Now you are just hoping... Check NewEgg and compare prices for MAC peripherals vs PC and get back to me...

No I do agree that computer aware people will buy PC devices and place them into their MAC’s, but that does not count - they are PC savey anyway...


207 posted on 05/23/2010 12:07:07 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: mvpel
Like, for example, an infantry IFF app on a secure field-deployed 4G network in Afghanistan. I somehow doubt that Apple will ever produce a ruggedized iPhone capable of surviving combat operations.

iPhones are already being used in combat...

208 posted on 05/23/2010 12:10:38 AM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE isAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Deagle

PC devices ARE Mac devices. Devices are devices, so long as the driver is built-in (which 99% of the time is the case).


209 posted on 05/23/2010 12:11:26 AM PDT by Yossarian (A pro-life democrat is one who holds out for something in return for his pro-abortion vote.)
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To: Yossarian

The whole idea behind Apple stores is that you will only buy Apple devices... Now just why whould one of your Apple customers go out and buy a generic device and place it into an Apple system - won’t happen. They will only buy overly expensive Apple devices... my point...


210 posted on 05/23/2010 12:11:42 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Deagle
No I do agree that computer aware people will buy PC devices and place them into their MAC’s, but that does not count - they are PC savey anyway...

That makes no sense at all. A USB drive is a USB drive. Dittos for Firewire. Yeah, most of us Mac users are PC savvy because we left PCs to go to Mac.

211 posted on 05/23/2010 12:12:12 AM PDT by Richard Kimball (We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
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To: Yossarian

Ture, but almost ALL of Apple’s customers think different - that is the whole sales method! They will only buy Apple add-ons, after all, who would trust another manufacturer.?


212 posted on 05/23/2010 12:13:26 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Deagle
Now just why whould one of your Apple customers go out and buy a generic device and place it into an Apple system - won’t happen. They will only buy overly expensive Apple devices... my point...

Say what?

213 posted on 05/23/2010 12:14:31 AM PDT by Richard Kimball (We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
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To: Richard Kimball

Sorry, most Apple customers are NOT computer aware... They buy Apple products - otherwise why bother. You are just ignoring the obvious...


214 posted on 05/23/2010 12:16:40 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Deagle
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. None whatsoever. Apple doesn't make external (or internal) drives, printers, tablets, scanners, game controllers, cameras, trackballs, etc. etc.

The Apple store explicitly highlights companies that pay a lot of money to get their products placed there. Items are typically full-retail, as for some reason, shoppers don't mind paying that when someone shows how peripherals all work together with the computer, and will provide technical support right there at the store (the Genius Bar).

215 posted on 05/23/2010 12:17:40 AM PDT by Yossarian (A pro-life democrat is one who holds out for something in return for his pro-abortion vote.)
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To: RockinRight
Um...Steve...it ain’t your call bro. And I’m not a porn guy...but this stuff screams Nazi.

How is it NOT his call whether he sells pornographic content or apps in HIS store??????

That is all this is about... the iPad and iPhone are still perfectly capable of navigating to any pornographic site. . . that doesn't use FLASH to display its content. FLASH won't work because Adobe Flash doesn't work with touch screen technology.

216 posted on 05/23/2010 12:19:45 AM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE isAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Yossarian

I give up... You are simply an Apple enthusiast without any idea what you are talking about.

Now actually, you sound like an ex-PC fellow that built your own computers and found out early on that even the standard PC peripherals would work with your Apple system. That’s okay, but please don’t confuse your ideas with those of the normal Apple buyers. They are usually non-computer types that stick to a brand name. That does mean that they spend several thousand dollars for a system that is not exactly up to date - but they feel good afterward...


217 posted on 05/23/2010 12:21:39 AM PDT by Deagle
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To: Swordmaker
You are aware that the Apple Mac is one of the four fully licensed and fully compliant UNIX™ platforms?

I know that the kernel is *BSD, and I'm sure this is great, however only a few geeks know what it means. Besides, everything above the POSIX layer - and that is probably 90% of the code - is Apple's own.

Further, are you aware that the Apple Mac can run ALL Windows 95, 98, XP, ME, 2000, MS-DOS, LINUX, UNIX, and Mac OS X software simulataneously?

Just like any Windows or Linux box that can run all of the above, in VMware or any other virtualization layer. But the important fact is that Windows *doesn't need* this function, whereas on a Mac you must have it to run industry-standard software.

during this "belt tightening period" that Apple was the only computer company that CONSISTENTLY gained market share

Yes, by releasing and advertising personal products. They made zero inroads into business market, where most of computer sales are. I haven't seen a single Apple box in large companies for a decade.

Are you further aware that the majority of iPhone and iPad software is FREE?

Apple's software store is available only to iPhone users. I have to depend on what reviewers say. There are no statistics on prices, as far as Google knows.

Apple computers have consistently been shown to have a lower TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP than Windows PCs

Then I don't understand why every single corporation doesn't run entirely on Macs... they'd be fools to miss such a great deal :-)

218 posted on 05/23/2010 12:24:49 AM PDT by Greysard
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To: Deagle

One minor correction: Apple does sell routers, and routers with network hard drives in them. And regarding router setup, they have a nifty wizard that helps in that regard - it helps people get online and going with backup right off the bat. But they explicitly sell 3rd party external hard drives as well for both storage and backup.


219 posted on 05/23/2010 12:24:55 AM PDT by Yossarian (A pro-life democrat is one who holds out for something in return for his pro-abortion vote.)
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To: Deagle
You are just ignoring the obvious...

No, I fear you are. I AM an Apple customer. I think I know what I buy. Most Apple customers I know get the main product (the computer) from Apple, but look at all choices for peripherals.

220 posted on 05/23/2010 12:27:28 AM PDT by Richard Kimball (We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
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