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Entries Tagged as 'History of the Personal Computer'

Thank You, Major

April 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Distant Flame Wars, History of the Personal Computer, Zune, iPad, iPhone killer

I got a report in from Major Flatus that there’s trouble in paradise. My two favorite overrated blogs for Mac-centric whimpering are Daring Fireball and Roughly Drafted. I used to read them religiously, but they’ve never answered my comments or acknowledged that I even bothered, so I stopped. Right now, Daniel Eran “Pretty Sure I’m [...]

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Refresher

April 12th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Apple Tablet, Death of the computer, Dell, Gadgetry, Hewlett-Packard, History of the Personal Computer, Linux, Master Jobst Fimil, Microsoft, Monopoly, Operating Systems, Punditbots and Fundtards, Snow Leopard, Tablet, The End of the World as We Know It, iPad, iPhone

For my nine regular readers, and anyone who might inadvertently stumble upon this little corner of the innertubes, a brief refresher on the reality of Apple. First of all, no one, anywhere competes with Apple. Numerous companies compete with various Apple products. Research in Motion, Samsung, HTC, and Nokia compete with the iPhone harware. None [...]

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Rumor Control

March 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · History of the Personal Computer, Predictions, Punditbots and Fundtards, Recession, Serious Stuff, The Stock Market, iPhone

According to the latest rumors, Apple is set to introduce some new stuff any second now. A new Mac Nano, an iPod Mini Cooper, and the 2oth Anniversary iMac SE30. My source, who cannot be named lest he or she should become known to the company, tells me Apple will also introduce the iPhone LC, [...]

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Microsoft Goes to War

February 10th, 2009 · 6 Comments · A-Rod, History of the Personal Computer, Little Psystar, Microsoft, Political Crap, Zune, iPhone killer

No. Really. It says so right here. Microsoft is bringing the war to Apple. Yup. Redmond is ready to announce their version of the App store. It’s gonna kick the App Store’s ass. BahwaAAAAAAAAahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahahahahhaaha. Hahaha. HeHeeeeee. Whoo. Sniff. Haha. That’s some funny shit right there. I don’t care you are. That’s funny. … There are [...]

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He’s At It Again

January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 25 Years, Distant Flame Wars, History of the Personal Computer, Operating Systems, Punditbots and Fundtards, iPhone killer

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes wrestles the question I know you’ve all been fretting over ever since the reports of TWO MORE MAC ATTACKING WORMS: Is the Mac Still Safer? The answer to the question is, Yes. We already know that, but Adrian spends an entire post not saying it. Then after he doesn’t say it for six [...]

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You Want to Think the Stupidity will At Least Pause…

December 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Apple Event, Browsers, Follies of Humanity, General Detritus, History of the Personal Computer, Master Jobst Fimil, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Political Crap, The End of the World as We Know It, Vista sucks, Windows 7

Nope. Gizmodo reports and the echosphere rattles. Another Jobsian health rumor hit the innertubes on the penultimate trading day of the year. Coincidence? You do the arithmetic. Ghoulish pigs. Just between us kids, I’m beginning to think that the internet almost requires discarding taste, decency, and morality before you can be considered a participant. … [...]

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