Doug, Mtn. View, CA

Apple Bars Palm from iTunes: Is Pre a Threat?

Palm pasted a target on its chest when it pulled off this little stunt. Has anyone stopped to ask "how did Palm manage to open iTunes so that it recognized the Pre" in the first place? No one else has managed to similarly hack iTunes, which begs the question: how did Palm do it? It's no secret that Palm employs some former Apple employees. Example: their CEO. No doubt one or some of them used their knowledge of Apple proprietary source code to open the iTunes door. Anyone want to wager that Palm will NOT sue over this latest Apple retaliatory response? Imagine the fun that Apple lawyers would have during the discovery phase of such a lawsuit!

Apple Warns iPhone Competitors: Don't Rip Us Off

>> "I mean multi-touch for scaling photos is not so far from the Trash Can/Recycle bin is it? Am I missing something? Did they learn nothing in the last 20 years?"

Yes, you are missing something. Exactly who are you saying Apple ripped off?

You have your open OS in Android. How's that going, especially in comparison to iPhone sales? If you're so damned smart, and YOU innovate, then someone rips you off, what are you going to do? If you were getting ripped off, as Apple clearly is, how exactly would you propose to defend your inventions?

On one hand you say that Apple is not innovative, then you admit they ARE bold and innovative. Which is it?

And in case you haven't noticed in the 32 years of its existence, Apple NEVER did anything "open" which they would later "close off." Do you know something that I don't?

Who, pray tell, beat them with an open architecture, as you state? You're not saying the "M-word," are you? MSFT is open? LMAOROF.

Yes, Apple got lazy in the 90s and damn near went belly up. But in 1997, this guy named Steve Jobs (maybe you heard about him --- he's been in the papers a lot) took the helm at Apple again. Give me an example of the Jobs-era Apple getting lazy. Just one. I'm dying to hear your response.

Research In Motion's 3G Counteroffensive: The Smartphone Arms Race Escalates

That's a dramatic turnaround story, Taher. I was expecting the typical Apple bash from your entrance. I give you credit for opening your mind long enough to at least try the product. "One can a week, that's all we ask."