Doug, Mtn. View, CA

Four Reasons to Avoid Apple

To use April-June sales data to conclude the iPod is dead tells me that Vieira has no idea what he's talking about. iPod's sales always skyrocket during the Xmas selling season, and we're 180 degrees from that time of earth's orbit. 10+ million iPod sales in the dead of summer? Not bad! What makes more sense as a Christmas gift, a $100 iPod or an iPhone with a $70/mo payment obligation (for two years, no less)? Thanks for the valuable lesson: never employ the services of Beyond Trading.

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."

Which Is the Better Investment, Apple or Research In Motion?

"The crappy commodity boxes already have an operating system of commensurate quality." I love your wordsmithing, instig8r!

Could iPhone Become the Best Selling Smartphone on the Planet?

Davesmall: you don't know what you're talking about, either. iPhones are assembled in China, not Taiwan. (It says so right on the iPhone.) Get informed before attempting to contribute.