private, so only personal. no intention of going to commercial, etc. I'm running WingX in the cockpit. You can't beat its $200 3/year subscription price.
I have owned computers and electronics since the days of the Atari 2600 and the Radio Shack TRS-80. I have NEVER owned an Apple product. I've never found a single Apple product that I'd want to buy. At this point I'd never buy one simply due to how they compete via lawsuits. So pathetic.
No confusion here. If Apple could patent shapes like a circle, they would sue tire manufacturers, etc. In no way do I suggest that other companies don't practice this. It's the rate at which Apple does it and their seemingly never ending fight to end Android at all costs that now bugs me. These are recent thoughts based on reality. In the past my decisions were made based on technology alone, which I don't have the time to get into detail right now. I will say it started decades ago when I chose to get a Franklin Ace 1000 instead of an Apple II+. There has ALWAYS been something better technically to choose from IMHO, so why would I choose Apple? That's a rhetorical question, not looking for you to provide an answer.it's ok if you have some other bias against apple, many people have stated that on these forums. but to say you won't buy apple products because of how they compete via lawsuits seems disingenuous to me. there are countless tech companies that operate this way, even google has violated their own we won't sue for patent infringement pledge by suing for patent infringement against BT. you must be confusing our intellectual property laws and rules of enforcement with other well regulated countries, like china.
No confusion here. If Apple could patent shapes like a circle, they would sue tire manufacturers, etc. In no way do I suggest that other companies don't practice this. It's the rate at which Apple does it and their seemingly never ending fight to end Android at all costs that now bugs me. These are recent thoughts based on reality. In the past my decisions were made based on technology alone, which I don't have the time to get into detail right now. I will say it started decades ago when I chose to get a Franklin Ace 1000 instead of an Apple II+. There has ALWAYS been something better technically to choose from IMHO, so why would I choose Apple? That's a rhetorical question, not looking for you to provide an answer.
Didn't know you were the Forum Police. Sorry I ever said anything. And no, I do not use the One-Click option on Amazon. You are going to have to find someone else to harass. I won't be sharing my thoughts or opinions again.I suppose you don't buy anything off of amazon either, right? since they patented the "one-click" buying "technology", they have enforced it by going after anyone that uses one-click of the mouse to buy anything (ask Barnes and Noble). oh, apple actually licensed the "technology" from amazon for their itunes store. so i guess apple plays hard, but i guess they abide by the rules too. that first sentence was rhetorical by the way, wasn't looking for you to answer it. i'm on top of my intellectual property cases.
Didn't know you were the Forum Police. Sorry I ever said anything. And no, I do not use the One-Click option on Amazon. You are going to have to find someone else to harass. I won't be sharing my thoughts or opinions again.
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Just curious. I personally own an iPad 3 retina. My son owns an iPhone 4S and my daughter owns the original iPad. But for me personally, I only have the iPad.
Own; yes. USE, NO! I despise Apple. My wife and I have about 10 or 11 ipods (many different models). Never use them anymore. I will never buy anything else from Apple, regardless of how giddy other people get over Apple stuff. I saw the original iPad on launch day and was not happy with how heavy it was. I'm still amazed it sells so well, but what do I know???