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  • Kamal
    Administrator
    • May 2002
    • 29058
    #1

    Don't know what's going on with Apple

    But Scott Forstall is on his way out?

    Apparently he's taken the brunt for launching both Maps and Siri (the original launch) in beta modes that looked badly on Apple. Though I don't know how good it will look that Scott's leaving as he has been a pillar of presentation for the iOS software since the tail-end days of Jobs public appearances/presentations at WWDC.

    Will be interesting to see how the market reacts to this news when it opens.

    scott-forstall.jpg
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    Jib says:
    he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
    Originally posted by ace_dl
    Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
    I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me
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    • res0nat0r
      Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
      • May 2006
      • 14477
      #2
      Re: Don't know what's going on with Apple

      I heard that Googles deal with Apple was up a while back so they had to develop something on their own, and since their Maps wasn't very good that is what is out now, with everyone rightly bitching about it. But this guy refused apparently so co-sign the apology letter that Cook put out last week probably because he warned them that the product would be shit, so that helped scoot him out the door. He knew it too b/c he cashed a bunch of his stock the other week.

      AAPL is down to ~$594 right now after hours. My friend has about $15k in AAPL right now he needs that shit to get up to 700 so he can cash out, so hes not too happy about going long on them again.

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        • Kamal
          Administrator
          • May 2002
          • 29058
          #3
          Re: Don't know what's going on with Apple

          Well they spent $3.4 billion on R&D last year (up $1 billion), from the year before. Hopefully the money spent will bode well for them will do well. From the look of it, the ipod touch, and Iphone 5 and ipad mini are all going to be hits in their own categories.
          Last edited by Kamal; November 4, 2012, 10:22:29 AM.
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          Jib says:
          he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
          Originally posted by ace_dl
          Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
          I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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            • Illuminate
              DUDERZ get a life!!!
              • Aug 2009
              • 5153
              #4
              Re: Don't know what's going on with Apple

              Did someone say Windows?
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                • ddr
                  DUDERZ get a life!!!
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 7008
                  #5
                  Re: Don't know what's going on with Apple

                  Originally posted by Illuminate
                  Did someone say Windows?
                  Has anybody used Windows 8 for a few days? Seen the commercials and messed around with it in a Staples briefly but really.. it just reminds me of a Cell Phone.

                  I have a macbook now but really, I have been debating on getting a cheapo used Lenovo and slapping Linux on it, I do miss it to some degree.
                  "pics or stfu" - R.I.P. Steve "Jibgolly" James

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                    • feather
                      Shanghai ooompa loompa
                      • Jul 2004
                      • 20916
                      #6
                      Re: Don't know what's going on with Apple

                      Interesting news. I hope this means no more faux textures in iOS/Apple apps.

                      i_want_to_have_sex_with_electronic_music

                      Originally posted by Hoff
                      a powerful and insane mothership that occasionally comes commanded by the real ones .. then suck us and makes us appear in the most magical of all lands
                      Originally posted by m1sT3rL
                      Oh. My. God. James absolutely obliterated the island tonight. The last time there was so much destruction, Obi Wan Kenobi had to take a seat on the Falcon after the Death Star said "hi and bye" to Leia's homeworld.

                      I got pics and video. But I will upload them in the morning. I need to smoke this nice phat joint and just close my eyes and replay the amazingness in my head.

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                        • Kamal
                          Administrator
                          • May 2002
                          • 29058
                          #7
                          Re: Don't know what's going on with Apple

                          Originally posted by ddr
                          Has anybody used Windows 8 for a few days? Seen the commercials and messed around with it in a Staples briefly but really.. it just reminds me of a Cell Phone.

                          I have a macbook now but really, I have been debating on getting a cheapo used Lenovo and slapping Linux on it, I do miss it to some degree.
                          Yea I gave it a whirl on a nice looking Lenovo Tablet / Laptop Hybrid and even the guys at the Windows 8 stall in Best Buy did not know some basic things when I asked "how do I access 'My Documents' on here"? and that was enough to end that conversation.

                          It does look very cell-phonish but given that it's riding on new architecture and the entire world is trying to merge the desktop / laptop / cell-phone environment to the cloud for instant accessibility anywhere, it's a brave departure for Microsoft's bread&butter engine.

                          I don't know how I feel about it right now, the PC consumer market is inexpensive and mass-consumed (read incredible options in freeware), the Mac environment has it's draw because I am smitten by how well this iPod Touch works and I'm curious to dive into the OSX / iOS Eco-system (with the 13" MBP Retina Display), but I don't think I will ever leave the PC environment, there's tons on there to like to give that idea a serious consideration (at least in the foreseeable future).
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                          Jib says:
                          he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                          Originally posted by ace_dl
                          Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                          I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                            • feather
                              Shanghai ooompa loompa
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 20916
                              #8
                              Re: Don't know what's going on with Apple

                              Apparently Forstall and Ivy didn't get along.

                              i_want_to_have_sex_with_electronic_music

                              Originally posted by Hoff
                              a powerful and insane mothership that occasionally comes commanded by the real ones .. then suck us and makes us appear in the most magical of all lands
                              Originally posted by m1sT3rL
                              Oh. My. God. James absolutely obliterated the island tonight. The last time there was so much destruction, Obi Wan Kenobi had to take a seat on the Falcon after the Death Star said "hi and bye" to Leia's homeworld.

                              I got pics and video. But I will upload them in the morning. I need to smoke this nice phat joint and just close my eyes and replay the amazingness in my head.

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