Comments on: Apple shareholder meeting tomorrow

By: John Muir

John Muir — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:53:27 +0000

@HCE

Highly recommended article on ebooks, from inside the industry, written a year before the iPad was announced:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/02/the-once-and-future-e-book.ars
Siracusa happens to be the guy who writes those gargantuan OS X reviews every few years too. You know what to expect.

By: HCE

HCE — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:48:08 +0000

@John Muir

I know DRM is proprietary by definition – bad choice of words on my part. What I meant was DRM that is exclusive to one company.

PlaysForSure didn’t work because Microsoft screwed it up in more ways than one. Not to mention that most PlaysForSure devices were rather mediocre. I don’t see why a reasonably administered scheme with buy-in from most e-bookstores should not work.

In the end, the point I originally made remains. The e-book paradigm has its advantages but drawbacks too. I don’t want to be stuck with the drawbacks while being denied the advantages because of DRM issues.

– HCE

By: Berend Schotanus

Berend Schotanus — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:40:01 +0000

@Benjamin

San Francisco – Cupertino by public transit: 2 hours 26 minutes
by car: aprox. 50 minutes, probably excluding traffic jams
(source: Google Maps)

But there’s hope, high speed trains are on their way to California.

Dan, I hope you do find a ride.

By: enzos

enzos — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:22:02 +0000

Bulu,
You can get an unlocked iPhone: Take a flight to Sydney Australia, catch a train to Town Hall and buy one unlocked at the Apple Store (A$800 ≈ US$650). Don’t forget to do some sightseeing while you’re there coz it’s a long flight home!

Cheers
Enz

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:17:25 +0000

Take the bus!

By: rvanden

rvanden — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:49:21 +0000

Please ask what percentage of their current 21.5″ and 27″ iMac production is defective, which percentage is problem free; and when they are going to get these problems rectified… because I want to buy one but am waiting for the horror stories to end.

By: davesmall

davesmall — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:26:49 +0000

Why not include Flash on the iPad and iPhone as a user option with ‘click to view?’. That is, Flash content would not be displayed unless the user clicks on the box containing Flash content.

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By: bazz4

bazz4 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:17:05 +0000

Daniel -
A personal question – How is your drivers license connected to you bike? USA doesn’t have multi category licenses?

By: Bulu

Bulu — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:53:02 +0000

Hi Dan

I’d be interested in these questions being answered:

1) Why are retail numbers of all countries lumped into this one retail category? That made sense when there were only stores in the US. Would it not be better to add the retail numbers to each individual geographic market, i.e. split it up?

2) Many international customers are disappointed by the slow rollout (if at all!) of services like movie rentals from the US to their country. Is Apple planning on improving that in the future, especially now that international business becomes more important?

3) Is Apple happy with the iPhone being generally locked, making it very difficult, i.e. expensive, to use it on travels abroad? This issue is much more prominent in smaller countries, like in Europe, where people cross borders frequently.

4) What is holding up the long promised tethering option for the iPhone?

5) Wasn’t there an unlocked iPhone version promised for the US? I think that is still not available.

Hope you get your ride, Dan, sorry I can’t help. Enjoy the meeting!!