Matt Emson wrote:> See online reply.> > Sent from my iPhone> > On 7 Mar 2009, at 02:08, Fernando Cassia <fcassia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:> >> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 7:37 PM, John Holmblad>> <jholmblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:>>> I for one would like to see Apple acquire Nokia. That would be a >>> great>>> combination.>> A couple points:>>>> 1. Apple makes proprietary, closed solutions. Try to reverse engineer>> Apple´s firmware for compatibility reasons and you´ll see Apple>> lawyers coming to get you.> > > You don't need to. This is the point. There are only two types of > people that need to do tho : 1) people who don't want Apple hardware > but want Apple Software, 2) iPhone users Who cant live in the sade > world Apple created.>>>> 2. Apple makes expensive, not cheap, hardware.> > This is a misconception Apple makes expensive hardware that is well > specified. Apple does not cater to PC builder types.> >>>> 3. Apple does not support Free Software in general>> (if you know any Apple software released under the GNU GPL Free>> Software license, let me know)>> that puts it at odds with the N8xx tablets Linux OS foundation.> > Free software does not require GPL.> >> 4. Apple continues pretending Linux doesn´t exist (Quicktime for Lin >> ux, anyone).> > Lots of companies ignore Linux. It's not an Apple exclusive.> >>>> 5. Apple charges an arm and a leg for software upgrades> > No, no it doesn't. Apple charges for major releases. But point > releases (eg. Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10) are free. 10.4 to 10.5 was a major > release. Microsoft charges way more for the same type of upgrade.> > >>>> 6. Apple doesn´t like people tinkering with its OS.> > There's not a lot you need to tinker with. It just works.> >>>> 7. Apple is just a Microsoft with a sense of style.>> There´s plenty of "not invented here syndrome", like Microsoft does>> with WMV, Apple does with Quicktime. Why not embrace OpenOffice.org?>> Not invented at Apple, so it must suck, right?.> > > Because Apple have iWork, which is pretty much better that OpenOffice > for most users.>>>> So please don´t. I wouldn´t buy any device from Apple corp.> > Apple Corp is the Beatles record label, isn't it?> > Each to their own.> > >> FC>>>>> not do acquisitions and they have never been good at it.>>> i would simply say, if you want a iphone, buy a iphone, if you want a tablet, buy a tablet. but do not buy a tablet, expecting to get a iphone!_______________________________________________maemo-users mailing listmaemo-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
