Comments on: Entitlementards… http://cimota.com/blog/2008/06/10/entitlementards/ Matt Johnston's Blog About Tech, Innovation, Startups, Opportunity ... and Sailing Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:54:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: mj http://cimota.com/blog/2008/06/10/entitlementards/comment-page-1/#comment-22471 mj Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:59:17 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/?p=829#comment-22471 Look - I didn't take it personally and I hope you don't. I laughed when I saw the A-hole comment. Arguing on the internet...well, you know the score. Please don't take it as anything more than 'dumbass rants on t'internets'. Early termination fees aren't too severe? And then you can recoup some of that by selling the old phone (understandably bad timing due to impending release of a subsisidised new model). Again, sorry you've had a bad experience. I've had my iPhone in for repair once but I'm still unable to find a phone that suits me better. Recoup what you can and hope those Android folks release something compelling. Look – I didn’t take it personally and I hope you don’t. I laughed when I saw the A-hole comment. Arguing on the internet…well, you know the score. Please don’t take it as anything more than ‘dumbass rants on t’internets’.

Early termination fees aren’t too severe? And then you can recoup some of that by selling the old phone (understandably bad timing due to impending release of a subsisidised new model).

Again, sorry you’ve had a bad experience. I’ve had my iPhone in for repair once but I’m still unable to find a phone that suits me better.

Recoup what you can and hope those Android folks release something compelling.

]]> By: Sherif Kadry http://cimota.com/blog/2008/06/10/entitlementards/comment-page-1/#comment-22470 Sherif Kadry Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:53:58 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/?p=829#comment-22470 Didn't really fancy being called a bitch honestly. It's funny how I came upon this I was actually goggling myself and the word bitch comes up beside my name....As I said I did not buy it for myself, but I did pay for it. And yes things do get cheaper but we're talking a substantial price reduction here? It wasn't a year ago, February 2008 was when I was burdened with it, i.e. 4 months ago. It's not the money that pisses me off, its why did they release the bloody phone without 3G in the first place? Again I re-iterate I did not buy it for myself, but I did pay for it. Yes I was very anti-apple from the get go, what can I say, I have had bad experience with their products yes, 2 Ipods, the iphone and my wife's ibook G4. Anyway peace man, did not really intend to insult you with a-hole comment, my apologies, it was more a reaction to being called a bitch. Anyway joke's on me for being stuck with the subpar phone. Now I know not to buy any of their over-rated products.... Didn’t really fancy being called a bitch honestly. It’s funny how I came upon this I was actually goggling myself and the word bitch comes up beside my name….As I said I did not buy it for myself, but I did pay for it. And yes things do get cheaper but we’re talking a substantial price reduction here? It wasn’t a year ago, February 2008 was when I was burdened with it, i.e. 4 months ago. It’s not the money that pisses me off, its why did they release the bloody phone without 3G in the first place? Again I re-iterate I did not buy it for myself, but I did pay for it.
Yes I was very anti-apple from the get go, what can I say, I have had bad experience with their products yes, 2 Ipods, the iphone and my wife’s ibook G4. Anyway peace man, did not really intend to insult you with a-hole comment, my apologies, it was more a reaction to being called a bitch. Anyway joke’s on me for being stuck with the subpar phone. Now I know not to buy any of their over-rated products….

]]> By: mj http://cimota.com/blog/2008/06/10/entitlementards/comment-page-1/#comment-22469 mj Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:35:52 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/?p=829#comment-22469 a-hole? Hey Sherif :) Nice to see you drop by. Sorry you had issues with the iPhone but it's not everyone's experience. My beef is your complaint about the new iPhone being cheaper. You wrote: <blockquote><strong>"Now they release a 3G version that is substantially cheaper, I am more anti-Apple than ever."</strong></blockquote> So, you were anti-Apple but bought an iPhone. And now they have, a year later, released a cheaper model, you're even more anti-Apple. That's simply not rational. Things get cheaper. Especially technology. Are you deserving future entitlement just because you bought a phone a year ago? I didn't even mention Microsoft in relation to you BTW. You're from Texas, right? a-hole?

Hey Sherif :) Nice to see you drop by.

Sorry you had issues with the iPhone but it’s not everyone’s experience. My beef is your complaint about the new iPhone being cheaper.

You wrote:

“Now they release a 3G version that is substantially cheaper, I am more anti-Apple than ever.”

So, you were anti-Apple but bought an iPhone. And now they have, a year later, released a cheaper model, you’re even more anti-Apple. That’s simply not rational. Things get cheaper. Especially technology.

Are you deserving future entitlement just because you bought a phone a year ago? I didn’t even mention Microsoft in relation to you BTW. You’re from Texas, right?

]]> By: Sherif Kadry http://cimota.com/blog/2008/06/10/entitlementards/comment-page-1/#comment-22468 Sherif Kadry Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:25:49 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/?p=829#comment-22468 Actually a-hole, I was forced to stick with the phone, it was a birthday present from my wife (which I incidentally paid for it!!), I could not return it, as they say, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned . Here you're stuck to a two year contract. Two bloody years stuck with a piece of crap apple product. I had to return it twice, once because the battery was defective, and the second time it stopped receiving the network for 2 days (antenna issues). Talk about quality control. Dude I dont like microsoft, dont even use windows on my pc.. Actually a-hole, I was forced to stick with the phone, it was a birthday present from my wife (which I incidentally paid for it!!), I could not return it, as they say, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned . Here you’re stuck to a two year contract. Two bloody years stuck with a piece of crap apple product. I had to return it twice, once because the battery was defective, and the second time it stopped receiving the network for 2 days (antenna issues). Talk about quality control. Dude I dont like microsoft, dont even use windows on my pc..

]]> By: mj http://cimota.com/blog/2008/06/10/entitlementards/comment-page-1/#comment-21951 mj Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:10:41 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/?p=829#comment-21951 Mark, you know that the mighty mouse has multiple buttons? And that if you're using a laptop, a two-finger-on-trackpad-click-with-thumb creates a right-click (it may need turned on in system prefs) I can't say I agree with the mouse thing. I use Windows daily and I prefer the one button. I'm most amused by "I can surf with ease to settle arguments". Are you one of 'those people'? :) Mark, you know that the mighty mouse has multiple buttons?
And that if you’re using a laptop, a two-finger-on-trackpad-click-with-thumb creates a right-click (it may need turned on in system prefs)

I can’t say I agree with the mouse thing. I use Windows daily and I prefer the one button.

I’m most amused by “I can surf with ease to settle arguments”. Are you one of ‘those people’? :)

]]> By: Mark Hudson http://cimota.com/blog/2008/06/10/entitlementards/comment-page-1/#comment-21947 Mark Hudson Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:38:27 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/?p=829#comment-21947 I wouldn’t say I am a Microsoft fanboy but its where most of my experience happens to be (I lead a team of guys who support 1300 windows desktops and laptops). I would have had the same relationship with nokia, I strayed to motorola once, toyed with the odd Samsung but in the end I came back to nokia because it was what I was familiar with. Then came the iPhone, and it was good. Text messaging is a delight, I always have music with me, I can surf with ease to settle arguments, I get my email on my phone effortlessly (from my own exchange server!!!) and my favorite podcasts are in my pocket. But this is not the best thing, the best thing is iPhone does not crash daily like my old nokia N80; the operating system is not flakey like symbian. Put simply the iPhone just works. Like so many apple products you are up and running within 15 minutes of taking the thing out of the box and it is wonderfully intuitive. Apple don’t owe me anything, the didn't force me to by the product, they simply designed a phone that suits me and my life style, a product that I can use to communicate in many different ways. You don’t hear the guys who buy the first blue ray players complaining that they get cheaper. 5 years ago computers were £1000 now you can pick up something much better for £300. It’s called progress, apple changed the mobile phone industry and people need to get used to it. Still, someone still needs to have a long talk with them about adding another button to their mice!!! I wouldn’t say I am a Microsoft fanboy but its where most of my experience happens to be (I lead a team of guys who support 1300 windows desktops and laptops). I would have had the same relationship with nokia, I strayed to motorola once, toyed with the odd Samsung but in the end I came back to nokia because it was what I was familiar with.

Then came the iPhone, and it was good. Text messaging is a delight, I always have music with me, I can surf with ease to settle arguments, I get my email on my phone effortlessly (from my own exchange server!!!) and my favorite podcasts are in my pocket. But this is not the best thing, the best thing is iPhone does not crash daily like my old nokia N80; the operating system is not flakey like symbian.

Put simply the iPhone just works. Like so many apple products you are up and running within 15 minutes of taking the thing out of the box and it is wonderfully intuitive. Apple don’t owe me anything, the didn’t force me to by the product, they simply designed a phone that suits me and my life style, a product that I can use to communicate in many different ways.

You don’t hear the guys who buy the first blue ray players complaining that they get cheaper. 5 years ago computers were £1000 now you can pick up something much better for £300.

It’s called progress, apple changed the mobile phone industry and people need to get used to it.

Still, someone still needs to have a long talk with them about adding another button to their mice!!!

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