Big Al's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/3890/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/61848-apple-amazon-take-note-free-music-downloads-are-coming?source=feed#comment-113362 113362 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:31:31 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/53896-a-look-back-at-zune-from-the-future?source=feed#comment-101747 101747 >>reply: nobody gets it on the first try, your bias is clear.

Gee, I don't know, Marcel. It looks like the market has spoken. Approximately 1.4 million iPhones sold in the first three months. More than a million Zunes sold in the first, what, eight months?

The iPhone is Apple's first try at a cellphone. Zune is Microsoft's first try at an MP3 player.

That isn't bias, that's just facts.]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:48:16 -0500 >>reply: nobody gets it on the first try, your bias is clear.

Gee, I don't know, Marcel. It looks like the market has spoken. Approximately 1.4 million iPhones sold in the first three months. More than a million Zunes sold in the first, what, eight months?

The iPhone is Apple's first try at a cellphone. Zune is Microsoft's first try at an MP3 player.

That isn't bias, that's just facts.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/53896-a-look-back-at-zune-from-the-future?source=feed#comment-101746 101746 >>reply: nobody gets it on the first try, your bias is clear.

Gee, I don't know, Marcel. It looks like the market has spoken. Approximately 1.4 million iPhones sold in the first three months. More than a million Zunes sold in the first, what, eight months?

The iPhone is Apple's first try at a cellphone. Zune is Microsoft's first try at an MP3 player.

That isn't bias, that's just facts.]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:48:09 -0500 >>reply: nobody gets it on the first try, your bias is clear.

Gee, I don't know, Marcel. It looks like the market has spoken. Approximately 1.4 million iPhones sold in the first three months. More than a million Zunes sold in the first, what, eight months?

The iPhone is Apple's first try at a cellphone. Zune is Microsoft's first try at an MP3 player.

That isn't bias, that's just facts.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/39880-what-s-next-for-apple-stock?source=feed#comment-90120 90120
The iPhone DOES have WiFi connectivity.
The battery life is not 8 hours maximum, that's the talk time. Reviewers who had the phone for two weeks reported that it came very close to that even if WiFi was left on.
Early tests indicate that the iPhone is indeed pretty much scratch proof. (Which by the way Apple never claimed about any iPod, nor did they claim it for the iPhone.)
Further testing indicates that the phone is quite sturdy, and easily survives multiple drops of up to six feet (the maximum tested) onto concrete.
There is no firmware upgrade required prior to activation.
YouTube movies download quickly, even over the EDGE network.
People who have actually tested the phone say that it's very easy to learn how to use its features, and that the virtual keyboard works very well after you get used to it in a few days.

Really, if you're going to join in the coverage of the iPhone, you ought to do at least a minimum amount of research.]]> Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:38:24 -0400
The iPhone DOES have WiFi connectivity.
The battery life is not 8 hours maximum, that's the talk time. Reviewers who had the phone for two weeks reported that it came very close to that even if WiFi was left on.
Early tests indicate that the iPhone is indeed pretty much scratch proof. (Which by the way Apple never claimed about any iPod, nor did they claim it for the iPhone.)
Further testing indicates that the phone is quite sturdy, and easily survives multiple drops of up to six feet (the maximum tested) onto concrete.
There is no firmware upgrade required prior to activation.
YouTube movies download quickly, even over the EDGE network.
People who have actually tested the phone say that it's very easy to learn how to use its features, and that the virtual keyboard works very well after you get used to it in a few days.

Really, if you're going to join in the coverage of the iPhone, you ought to do at least a minimum amount of research.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/39856-iphone-blindness?source=feed#comment-90109 90109
I understand the use of hyperbole to make a point. But I have been using computers since the time when a 1200 baud modem was the latest thing, and I can assure you that my browsing experience on the iPhone on the EDGE network is fine. If it were frustratingly slow, I would know that. Sure, it would be faster on W-CDMA or HSDPA.

Seriously. I am neither blind, nor stupid, and neither are any of the people to whom I've demonstrated the iPhone over the weekend. We have all been pleasantly surprised at the data throughput over EDGE. The work Apple has done in optimizing the Safari browser for this platform, as well as the 620MHz ARM processor, certainly makes a positive difference as well.

By all means, don't buy an iPhone if you don't think the AT&T network is good enough. But don't assume that people who buy them and like them are suffering from some kind of delusion.]]> Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:48:16 -0400
I understand the use of hyperbole to make a point. But I have been using computers since the time when a 1200 baud modem was the latest thing, and I can assure you that my browsing experience on the iPhone on the EDGE network is fine. If it were frustratingly slow, I would know that. Sure, it would be faster on W-CDMA or HSDPA.

Seriously. I am neither blind, nor stupid, and neither are any of the people to whom I've demonstrated the iPhone over the weekend. We have all been pleasantly surprised at the data throughput over EDGE. The work Apple has done in optimizing the Safari browser for this platform, as well as the 620MHz ARM processor, certainly makes a positive difference as well.

By all means, don't buy an iPhone if you don't think the AT&T network is good enough. But don't assume that people who buy them and like them are suffering from some kind of delusion.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/13869-earnings-preview-apple-computer?source=feed#comment-53922 53922 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:42:33 -0400