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| Thread ID: 91214 | 2008-06-29 16:51:00 | What's smaller/better than laptop to travel with? | Apteryx (294) | Press F1 |
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| 683721 | 2008-07-01 02:22:00 | "Store" in other words you've got to waste more money on them, whereas a Linux distro just download the package no additional cost. There will actually be a lot that are free while most will cost in the region of $9.99 US so about $17 NZ or so. Basically everything from games to enterprise applications. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 683722 | 2008-07-01 02:34:00 | Still convinced? Haha. Yeah Right! Not in this millennium. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 683723 | 2008-07-01 02:48:00 | There will actually be a lot that are free while most will cost in the region of $9.99 US so about $17 NZ or so. "a lot" will be free "most" cost :confused: :confused: Basically everything from games to enterprise applications. Kinda like what's free with Linux packages then; only smaller, possibly with less support, and costly. Still convinced? ;) |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 683724 | 2008-07-01 03:00:00 | "a lot" will be free "most" cost :confused: :confused: Kinda like what's free with Linux packages then; only smaller, possibly with less support, and costly. ;) From what I've read, many of the application developers were happy to provide their apps for free but Apple "encouraged" them to charge a nominal price for them - that being $9.99. Apple takes a 30% cut of the price and the developer gets 70% of the sale. Apple provides the store front and and SDK, the developer just has to provide the application. Here is an example of a local one www.xero.com For the record I don't work for Xero which was started by Rod Drury. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 683725 | 2008-07-01 03:04:00 | VSX... are you getting paid to be Steve Jobs' run around? Cause it certainly sounds like a lot of effort getting flamed all the time for free. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 683726 | 2008-07-01 03:26:00 | VSX... are you getting paid to be Steve Jobs' run around? Cause it certainly sounds like a lot of effort getting flamed all the time for free. No I'm just trying to explain the simple concept of the iPhone application store and how it works and what apps there will be for the iPhone but is seems that it is a bit much for some people to comprehend....:p Not forgetting that the origin of the thread was a suitable small portable laptop or mobile phone device that can read train time tables and other stuff. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 683727 | 2008-07-01 03:29:00 | No I'm just trying to explain the simple concept of the iPhone application store and how it works and what apps there will be for the iPhone but is seems that it is a bit much for some people to comprehend....:p Not forgetting that the origin of the thread was a suitable small portable laptop or mobile phone device that can read train time tables and other stuff. I realise that. But why does everything you talk about have to come from cupertino? You realise that brand loyalty doesn't make the products any cheaper? You're just selling yourself short if you don't look around. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 683728 | 2008-07-01 03:30:00 | Well I might actually get an iPhone :eek: But only if I like the way it works with MS Exchange. I will have to go to a Vodafone store and see if they will let me trial one. :D It would be good to be able to have my calendar and emails on a phone and having them automatically sync with the server. Better than a Blackberry as they require extra software on the server and from what I can tell that costs. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 683729 | 2008-07-01 03:34:00 | You're quite right it doesn't make them any cheaper, that will only happen over time. As I understand it the two options that have been discussed would be the EEEPC or the iPhone or any other suitable smart phone (suitable as in the right price and quality selection of 3rd party applications). My reason for my explantion is that I was originally queried when I said that there were more apps for the iPhone that for the EEEPC so I was just pointing out how that is possible. And yes cyabro the iPhone DOES work with MX Exhange - that was one of the first features that Steve pointed out and demod in the iPhone keynote - details here www.apple.com Does everything have to come from Cupertino? digitaldaily.allthingsd.com No it doesn't "have" to but untill someone or some company can beat Apple at their game a lot more stuff is going to be coming out of 1 Infinite Loop compared to stuff that we like to/need to use coming from HP, MS. On saying that though - nothing wrong with stuff from Google - as long as it's not hardware. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 683730 | 2008-07-01 04:08:00 | I can't see anything happening over time. The more apple see that they can charge whatever they want and people like you will still buy it no matter what then prices will rise exponentially. Besides, we've established that the iPhone doesn't fit the bill. And all you give me is some article saying that I must buy one. Why? Because everyone else is. Great one WMG. Nice piece of research you found there. Very impartial. Nice and scientific. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
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