Comments on: On being a long-time Apple customer http://blog.soapyfrog.com/2008/08/08/on-being-a-long-time-apple-customer/ curry-induced ramblings of a forty-something techie Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:38:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dom http://blog.soapyfrog.com/2008/08/08/on-being-a-long-time-apple-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Dom Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:15:45 +0000 http://blog.soapyfrog.com/?p=78#comment-118 Yes, I do love the fact that people keep harping on about how the iPhone is behind the times and their N95's are so good and can do everything... and yet I use my iPhone constantly every day for email, surfing, facebook, blogging, twitter, music, maps, video, SMS and phone. The seem to use their phone for the odd text and phonecall. What's the point of banging on about all the things your phone can do if you don't use them!? Yes, I do love the fact that people keep harping on about how the iPhone is behind the times and their N95’s are so good and can do everything… and yet I use my iPhone constantly every day for email, surfing, facebook, blogging, twitter, music, maps, video, SMS and phone. The seem to use their phone for the odd text and phonecall. What’s the point of banging on about all the things your phone can do if you don’t use them!?

]]> By: Adrian http://blog.soapyfrog.com/2008/08/08/on-being-a-long-time-apple-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Adrian Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:12:59 +0000 http://blog.soapyfrog.com/?p=78#comment-116 It's funny, but even though I (in part) make my living out of Java, I'm kind of glad that Apple haven't sucked up to it. Sun made such a huge cock-up on desktop Java, it's not even funny, although the ressurection in the form of JavaFX is interesting - in particular the way they're targetting Windows and OS X - not Linux. Damn... am sounding like an Apple apologist again - at least I'm no longer a Java apologist :) It’s funny, but even though I (in part) make my living out of Java, I’m kind of glad that Apple haven’t sucked up to it.

Sun made such a huge cock-up on desktop Java, it’s not even funny, although the ressurection in the form of JavaFX is interesting - in particular the way they’re targetting Windows and OS X - not Linux.

Damn… am sounding like an Apple apologist again - at least I’m no longer a Java apologist :)

]]> By: Richy http://blog.soapyfrog.com/2008/08/08/on-being-a-long-time-apple-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Richy Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:44:01 +0000 http://blog.soapyfrog.com/?p=78#comment-115 Java support is a bit touch and go and seems to be getting worse. Java support is a bit touch and go and seems to be getting worse.

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