First off- I think Gatekeeper will further lure the average user into a false sense of security. Second, Apple needs to simplify how users are identified when communicating with iMessages. Third- it's curious that they didn't have a formal announcement.
All I need from VLC is the option to automatically save where I left off in a video so when I relaunch it, I don't have to manually navigate to where I was last.
One of my favorite things about this ad (which I like for the most part)is the 'See more at facebook.com/samsungmobileUSA' Now there's something Apple would never do. It's a generic, silly idea. I never want to go to a FB page to learn about a product. How about an official website?
> Samsung needs to seriously simplify its message and product line if it wants to compete.
This comment makes no sense to me for two reasons: 1) They're doing something wholly different than Apple; they're not trying to make The Phone (TM), they're trying to make a bunch of phones that fit different needs, and 2) They already compete. And quite well, I might add, since they're the global leader in smartphone sales for the most recent quarter. http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/15/gartners-q3-2011-smartpho...
Indeed, I bought a Samsung Galaxy Mini (5570) for my girlfriend here in Uruguay, and it's amazing... all you'd expect from a smartphone at a developed-world affordable price (U$ 200 unlocked).
If Samsung can win the bottom of the pyramid from Nokia, they don't need to compete directly with Apple, and it's a far bigger market.
1) But they set themselves up as a direct competitor in the ad. Their phone versus the iPhone. This image makes them look quite similar to Apple to the lay person.
I like that they make multiple phones. But at a certain point, they're overextending. Surely you agree they need to pare it down, even a little.
You're right- when people want a phone that's not an iPhone, they will look at the Samsung phones. But consumers who want a phone because the image they think it will portray will get the iPhone. It's a status symbol. A Samsung phone doesn't have the same effect. But with this ad, Samsung looks like they're trying to become an alternative to Apple. They need to get their act together and decide who they really want to be.
Why should they simplify? I mean, they are certainly are competing: leader in global market share for smartphones, have nearly 30% of the profits of handsets in general. They must be doing something right.
I never get this "Not like Apple, must be bad" mentality.
I've found that CrashPlan is the best of online backup- I can backup attached external drives as well as my entire computer for a complete backup at a reasonable price. I'd suggest that people also wait a bit until Black Friday, where they sometimes discount their plans even further...
Sigh. I like the redesign (it's about time!) but I hate that they're turning off sharing. I use that to run my link blog, and now I'll have to figure out another workaround.
True, but the issue there is that it now takes about 4 mouse clicks that used to be a single shortcut. To set this link blog (squealingrat.org/new) up all I needed to do was feed my Google Reader shared items into the Wordpress blog.
Well, you can create a new Tag, then go to "Details and Statistics" in the arrow right next to the Tag and get the feed URL for it. Then you can import that to your blog, and every item you put in that Tag will appear.
