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The latest Code Project newsletter had a link to How does one become the "Apple of [insert industry here]"?. (link[^])
The company that released a next gen phone that loses reception when you touch it.
The company that is being investigated by the FBI for massive security breaches.
The company that released a phone and completely failed with their preordering system.
The company that has released, on average, 20 critical security patches a week for the last 5 months. (And finally relented, now shipping[^] with antimalware software)
The company that yet again is being investigated for antitrust issues by the FTC.
G4 and the 8GB iPod range were their last good product releases, since then they've gone downhill imo. Definitely not the to-emulate type.
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wow, holding up a grudge ?
Watched code never compiles.
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No grudge at all, just love irony. And this made my night.
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The reception issue is hilarious, and their official line on it: "don't hold it that way".
What, you mean like a phone? 
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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It's like playing Operation all over again.
Take phone between thumb and forefinger, place thumb on screen and finger on the back, now don't let any part of your hand touch the meta 'phone loses signal'.
Ok, take a deep breath, now start again.
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Thier followup response is "we sell a bumper for 29$ so the metal parts aren't exposed"
I can see thier next ad comming soon...
for 400$ you can have the newest iPhone...for 430$ you can have one that works.
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It gets worse!
1. Yellow screens
2. Reception issues
3. Fresh problem, some of the new iPhones have their volume up and volume down buttons the wrong way around!!!
I reckon #2 will be advertised as a feature, iFleshAttenuator!
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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And number 3 will be due to shipments to the wrong hemisphere ...
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My wife is (mostly) enjoying her used iPhone (2 generations back now).
We are in no rush to get the 'latest and greatest'; for us, if it works, use it until it doesn't.
TIm
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Every company has some issues and Apple is no exception.
chrissb wrote: completely failed with their preordering system.
I will think of it as a nice problem to have.  Demand better than expected.
chrissb wrote: G4 and the 8GB iPod range were their last good product releases
Were they the last Apple products you bought?
Form + Function has what made Apple so successful. I think this will be the key in the next few years for successful companies.
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote: I will think of it as a nice problem to have. Demand better than expected.
Nah. Some sites are reporting stats like 20 stores with 4 iPhones between them. If demand was for 10, then sure. But their system just wasn't capable of dealing with more than 1 person an hour going by reports. And really, for a company that knows it's the greatest thing since the Atari..
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote: Were they the last Apple products you bought?
No.  They're both on my wishlist, but student budget means buy products that work instead of luxuries. I have a Sony 2GB mp3 player for example, flash memory, small and well built means I can jump on a pushbike, go for a run, etc, and the player will surive getting knocked around, rained on, covered in mud and then landed on as I find a puddle that's around 20cm deeper than expected and still work. iPod isn't quite as durable. :P
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote: Form + Function has what made Apple so successful
Not really.. What's made Apple successful is that they can pull off stunts like selling a bumper for the phone to work and their customers will still think Apple loves them personally. They don't have a customer base, they have a fan base. Other companies do the same thing as Apple beforehand, and they fail, Apple does it and it works. They marketed themselves better than any other company on this planet ever has. And it works.
Form + Function = win. Form + Function + Reputation = secret to being the biggest company in.. Anything really.
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Well, Member 3610297, or may I call you Member?
I agree, an excellent clip from an excellent series.
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.
Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
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Henry Minute wrote: or may I call you Member?
You can call me anything you like - just don't call me late for dinner!
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(That's an 'M')
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Always felt OFAH was massively overrated.
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Rodney [To Grandad] "You were a gun-runner during the Spanish Civil War?"
Grandad "Best time to do it Rodney"
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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"I've just done a very silly thing"
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.
Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
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Well I think it was one of those series that went on a bit tooooo long - but some of the moments were just classic - like that one. Slapstick at its best.
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(That's an 'M')
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I went to see him many years ago and was very disappointed: very poor live.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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Dave Allen[^]
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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Gotta do three Vat Returns and a Cash Book Reconciliation, and trying to stretch it out.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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That's my mum's ex-boyfriend.
Unfortunately, I look more like the milkman.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Probably the greatest stand up / sit down comedian in British history! Dave Allen on Nuns[^]
Did you know:
That by counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can tell how many other trees it has slept with.
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