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ahbi

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60 Minutes launches iPad app (Download Squad)

Nov 19th 2010 12:58PM $5 !?!
$5 is a lot to pay for "fake but accurate"!

Details of Windows 8 emerge; instant-on, self-aware, Judgment Day looms (Download Squad)

Jun 28th 2010 2:26PM Yeah, I did too, but I put a plugged in laptop into Hib' take it out of the wall, and 3-4hrs later when I try to reboot, I get the Windows did not shutdown correctly full reboot.
And the battery going south is a function of age.
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Weary of trying to get Hib/Sleep to work.

Details of Windows 8 emerge; instant-on, self-aware, Judgment Day looms (Download Squad)

Jun 28th 2010 1:29PM I'd be happier if Hibernation ever worked reliably on a single God Damn PC I used.
It works on the laptops fine, until the battery starts to go south and then ...

Who will win the workplace productivity suite war -- Microsoft or Google? (Download Squad)

Feb 19th 2010 2:17PM Well, until Google offers a version of Docs that can be kept 100% confidential and in the businesses sole and total control lawyers, doctors, accountants, etc. are legally barred from using Google Docs (unless they get an explicit waiver from their clients).
Many other companies, while not legally bound, will feel the same way.

How much are you willing to pay for eBooks? (Macmillan wants $15) (Download Squad)

Jan 31st 2010 11:40PM I should add if they want to charge $15 when the book comes out in Hardback, fine. I just won't buy it.
BUT, .... I want a fixed deterministic period of time before the ebook price lowers to a comparable paperback price.

You can't keep the eBook at hardback prices forever. Especially if you're selling a paperback for $15 or $6 (trade paperback & normal paperback prices)

How much are you willing to pay for eBooks? (Macmillan wants $15) (Download Squad)

Jan 31st 2010 11:37PM Well, then F' them

$6 for an eBook. About a paperback price and I am getting less than I would with a paperback (DRM, no 1st sale doctrine, AMZN/Apple can delete my copy if they wish, etc.)

I'd go up to +$3 for the ability to get an eBook WITH a physical book (e.g., $30 hard cover + $3 to get the ebook version too)

These guys have learned NOTHING from the RIAA.

I don't understand why every book published in the last 15 years isn't available as an eBook yet. They used a computer to publish the book in physical form. It isn't like they have to scan it from 35mm to DVD. It is in a text-based format already, just have the IT guys batch process it, and ship it to India for proofreading.

Apple tablet rumor roundup: future of media edition (Engadget)

Nov 4th 2009 1:44AM Or maybe just leftovers from a camera-equipped iPod touch that never was?
Oh sure, rub that in... Grrrrrrrrrrr

Who the F wants a camera in the Nano?

Intel and Numonyx pave the way for scalable, higher density phase change memory (Engadget)

Oct 30th 2009 2:15AM That is fine for semi-permanent (HD) storage, but when I turn my PC off/on, I want to make sure it (i.e. the RAM) returns to a known reset stage.

Free iPhone apps can now include in-app purchases (Engadget)

Oct 15th 2009 6:22PM Not too happy about this.
I like to know that free is free.
Not free is bait-and-switch

Although I do see it as a way to bypass the iTunes Store approval process.

1) Get free app OKed
2) Allow people to buy the real app which you don't have approved by apple.

USPTO neglects to hit the "obvious" button on Google's newest patent (Download Squad)

Sep 3rd 2009 2:08AM Oh, pauh
It is a DESIGN patent, not a real Utility patent.

Design patents are used for stuff like making your special designer furniture protected.

Who the F cares?
The big thing is that it took Google 5+ years to get this.
I assumed for Design patents they just gave them to you as soon as you paid your money.
There are near worthless.