Recent Comments:
Breakfast Topic: Harvest Festival {WoW}
Sep 27th 2009 8:24AM Wow, tell us what you really think, why don't you Zach? I do agree with you though, in any case. The quest where you honor Uther was nice, if a little bland, but that's pretty much how I'd desribe this whole holiday anyway.
It's the Feds! FCC quizzes Apple, AT&T and Google about Google Voice apps {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Aug 1st 2009 1:49PM I do love Apple, but I'm not an apologist. I've been extremely unhappy with and critical of some of their decisions in the past, such as their refusal to support Blu-ray Disc on the Mac. But that is their right, and I do not begrudge that they should design their products as they see fit, especially given that they risk alienating the consumer and losing money when they behave as if they know better than their customers.
That said, I just don't see why canceling the contract and finding a different phone is so preposterous. If you truly are outraged over Apple and AT&T removing the Google app from the app store, then maybe your philosophy on what a cell phone should be and Apple's vision of what they want the iPhone to be are diametrically opposed, and the iPhone just isn't the right phone for you. Holding your nose and finishing out the contract, or paying the cancelation fee seems like a small price to pay to find a phone whose manufacturer you don't despise. In any case, the contract you the iPhone owner signed does not give you the right to demand which applications may be published on the App Store, or in what manner AT&T's cellular data network may be used. If this offends your moral sensibilities, then I have already pointed out the proper course of action. Ultimately, this feels like a case of wanting to have your cake and eat it too.
It's the Feds! FCC quizzes Apple, AT&T and Google about Google Voice apps {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Aug 1st 2009 5:14AM Some of the comments I've read here (and elsewhere) disturb me somewhat, and I hope this is simply the result of posters not thinking this issue through completely. First of all, the anger directed at Apple seems unwarranted, and especially as an iPhone owner I would think that delivering one of the most successful and well-loved consumer electronics products of recent vintage would have earned them a bit more goodwill than this. As for iPhone owners who are moaning and groaning and playing the victim: no one forced you to buy your phone, and certainly no one is making you keep it.
On the other hand, if this is really as big an offense on Apple and AT&T's part as it is being made to be, then the market should provide a solution to the problem. Consumers will look for a cell phone whose manufacturer places no such restrictions on what type on applications may be used, and a savvy entrepreneur will profit by bringing just such a product to market. In fact, I am quite certain that there are multiple cell phones and cell phone platforms that are much more liberal when it comes to applications already available.
I know that bringing giant corporations to their knees at the altar of an all-powerful government brings a certain satisfaction to some, even if I don't understand why. Just remember this: if the government can take away the freedoms of multi-billion dollar companies, what makes you so sure they won't do the same to you?
Finally an answer on Gnomes in the cinematics {WoW}
Apr 30th 2009 6:41PM Wait, you mean as opposed to all those really attractive Tauren?
Breakfast Topic: Size does matter {WoW}
Apr 24th 2009 8:27AM If we're talking about truly epic experiences, then Blackrock Depths has to get a mention. You can just get (literally) lost in that place. If you never got a chance to run it as a level fifty-something, then I would definitely recommend taking a few hours one weekend to take it in. It's just spectacular and quite an achievement on Blizz's part.
I Am Legend Ultimate Collectors Edition Blu-ray double-dips December 9 {Engadget HD}
Sep 2nd 2008 11:23PM NO! Stop that! How about instead releasing and re-releasing the same movies over and over again you spend that effort on library titles that actually deserve at least ONE release, Warner. Like say, I don't know, "THE LORD OF THE RINGS"! "I Am Legend" and "300" are fine movies, but... come on, you have vaults full of classic films that might actually get consumers interested in Blu-ray Disc if you stopped wasting your time with this silliness.
