Was it? I don't recall reading anything that stated it was. Do you have a source? Further - if it was the truth - why did Apple immediate (even at the end of the keynote) change their line to world's thinnest iPhone" - and put that on the website. Why not world's thinnest smartphone? It was sure stated a lot before the last few minutes of the product launch...
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Was it? I don't recall reading anything that stated it was. Do you have a source? Further - if it was the truth - why did Apple immediate (even at the end of the keynote) change their line to world's thinnest iPhone" - and put that on the website. Why not world's thinnest smartphone? It was sure stated a lot before the last few minutes of the product launch...
One reason
There can only be one true reason for releasing a machine that is more beefed up than it needs to be, in order to browse the web...
They need to have a machine that's interesting enough to lure developers to begin to introduce the android platform to their software releases. So, maybe this computer doesn't sell well. But, in a few years, if adobe and other software products have three icons on the side of the box, it gets a little more scary.
So, maybe this computer is a loss leader for the hope of software development in the future.
There can only be one true reason for releasing a machine that is more beefed up than it needs to be, in order to browse the web...
They need to have a machine that's interesting enough to lure developers to begin to introduce the android platform to their software releases. So, maybe this computer doesn't sell well. But, in a few years, if adobe and other software products have three icons on the side of the box, it gets a little more scary.
So, maybe this computer is a loss leader for the hope of software development in the future.
OK... You have made your point repeatedly. Since you are getting tired of repeating yourself, please feel free to stop!
Look up the word resolution in a good dictionary. You can't completely decouple pixel density from resolution in the context talking about the resolution of a LCD panel. Resolution is more than simply the number of horizontal and vertical pixels. Either also have to factor in the panel's size or dpi ( two ways of getting to the same issue).
For the common distance usagae for a Pixel or Apple retina offering dpi is a factor in resolution in any real sense of the word.
Apple Didn't Enter the Search Engine Business...
Will this move by Google wake a sleeping giant? Apple did not enter the search engine business and even avoided the mapping business until late. It seems Google wants to compete with Apple instead of developing alternative technology, like cloud resources, better photo sharing applications, better news delivery, and advanced search methods.
Apple: save the stock dividend and use it to develop the best iOS maps and develop a better Siri integrated search engine. By the way, I am also not spending $1,500 on a piece of Google Glass just so Google can use my content for their own marketing purposes.
Will this move by Google wake a sleeping giant? Apple did not enter the search engine business and even avoided the mapping business until late. It seems Google wants to compete with Apple instead of developing alternative technology, like cloud resources, better photo sharing applications, better news delivery, and advanced search methods.
Apple: save the stock dividend and use it to develop the best iOS maps and develop a better Siri integrated search engine. By the way, I am also not spending $1,500 on a piece of Google Glass just so Google can use my content for their own marketing purposes.
How is it a piece of junk? The specs say otherwise. I agree though if you mean it's a waste to have a great system and only be able to run ChromeOS at this price point though.
And what am I gonna do with it? Run anything Adobe, no... Word... No. Oh wait Google Chrome. Yup thats worth 1499
Hahah, at first I thought this was an Apple commercial. How unoriginal. Typical Google. and is that guy trying to be the Jony Ive of Google? hahahah. Trying to sound like him too. "We wanted very few lines as possible, lol" I'm sorry this commercial cracks me up.
I suppose that you said the same when Apple entered the music and phone industries to compete with the established companies
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Chromebooks doesn't have anything to do with Android
Apparently you agree with my comments.
1) Google 'dodges' it's taxes.
2) The product is a 'ripoff'
3) Google 'sends spam to your Gmail account'
You missed a critique on my point about Adwords 'advisors' which should be known as corrupt shills. They lie to you, and work against your best interests by selling concepts that will actually blow your ad budget more quickly, by encouraging modifications with generate 'junk' clicks.
Companies just dont get it. to be SOMEWHAT competitive with Apple the price needs to be significantly cheaper. What people really want are Apple machines.....alot of time they just settle on other brands bc the price is cheaper. Why pay $1,300 for a random google browsing machine when you can pay $999 for a MacBook Air?
Who comes up with stuff like this??
Who comes up with stuff like this??
You forgot the sarcasm tag, no one with a little common sense can write such bunch of wrong facts without being sarcastic
Basically.
Except on phones, all high end smartphones (unless you go up in capacity) are 200 bucks.
But yeah this is too expensive and instead of the minimum 64gb the air comes with, this has a max of 32gb? So remind me again what I'd be paying so much extra for?