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#4299095 - 09/26/16 12:21 PM Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore....  
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Reference for those who might have missed the news story: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/20/apple-patent-recycled-paper-bag

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#4299100 - 09/26/16 12:37 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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Man, I know businesses need to reinvent themselves in order to survive but that whole bag thing is absurd!


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#4299131 - 09/26/16 02:19 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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The absurdity is the USPTO. There are far too many things with patents on them that shouldn't have them.




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#4299162 - 09/26/16 04:15 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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Yeah, that's not worth anything. A process, which can be licensed, for real money, by which formerly crappy recycled bags can have much better durability. There's no reason why they should give away that innovation.

Hipsters all over the world want to be "green." Well, this can be sold to every company that wants to sell said hipsters on "green" stuff. And the result for Apple, actual green cash.

I swear, when they develop a watch that reads blood sugar levels without any invasive pricking, some jerk is going to say "that's boring."

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#4299179 - 09/26/16 05:19 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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#4299180 - 09/26/16 05:22 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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#4299189 - 09/26/16 05:47 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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What, you can patent how to FOLD a paper bag?? Seriously?


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#4299406 - 09/27/16 11:18 AM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Catfish]  
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Originally Posted By: Catfish
The art is to create the need, in people.

This right here is why Apple keeps beating Microsoft almost every time.


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#4299439 - 09/27/16 01:11 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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Tell that to businesses. Apple is a joke in the corporate world wink


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#4299441 - 09/27/16 01:13 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Peally]  
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Originally Posted By: Peally
Tell that to businesses. Apple is a joke in the corporate world wink
Maybe but compare the market cap value and the quarterly profits reports between Apple and Microsoft and there's no competition.


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#4299450 - 09/27/16 01:40 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Catfish]  
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Originally Posted By: Catfish
The art is to create the need, in people.



More like Sheeple.

#4299453 - 09/27/16 01:45 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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Except Apple is continually needing to prove its products are worth buying, no one questions if MS' software is useful or not.

You can get an iPhone or an iPad, or you can get an Android-based one that will do pretty much the same stuff.

Windows and Office are ubiquitous and it's really tough to run a business without them. All software developers program for it. If you want to use a Mac or Linux you need to have a limited set of requirements and research it ahead of time. And no, if you run emulators to allow you to run Windows software on them you're still endorsing the Windows system because you didn't purchase UX-native versions of the software to encourage the ecosystem to shift away.

MS is a business-oriented company. Apple is a consumer-oriented one, and it is WAY more volatile a market. People are fickle, trade in an Android for iOS or vice versa at little cost, businesses tend to be loyal because of the large costs involved in switching over.

The consumer gaveth to Apple, and the consumer can taketh away if they decide they really DID want that headphone jack.



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#4299457 - 09/27/16 01:49 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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Excellent points Jedi.


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#4299462 - 09/27/16 02:02 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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Oh, except Xbox, phones, and Surface are consumer-oriented, and we've all seen which divisions of MS have had the most trouble lately, haven't we?



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#4299470 - 09/27/16 02:08 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jedi Master]  
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Originally Posted By: Jedi Master
Oh, except Xbox, phones, and Surface are consumer-oriented, and we've all seen which divisions of MS have had the most trouble lately, haven't we?



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In the case of the Windows Phone and Surface that was mostly a failure of marketing. Both the Surface tablets and the Windows phones are solid products.


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#4299473 - 09/27/16 02:15 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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Exactly, because consumer products are more about marketing than the actual product quality.

MS can't convince people they need something that they don't need. Windows and Office are proven to be things that are needed.

Apple has built an empire on selling people things they don't need. Until the day they can't anymore.



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#4299493 - 09/27/16 03:01 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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A shame people buy into the derp. We're getting a bunch of Surfaces for work as the demo products we've had over the years have been excellent.


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#4299497 - 09/27/16 03:25 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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MS is consistent. They might not have the market share in the general public they used to, but they did get a pc in every house and most still do. MS Office is still where work gets done.
Not to mention servers are either MS or Linux, not Apple.


Apple's current state reminds me of this...



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#4302410 - 10/11/16 02:35 PM Re: Apple: we don't even know what you what you want anymore.... [Re: Jayhawk]  
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Where is that sell AAPL thread again? exitstageleft


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