Re: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-17 Thread Richard P Edwards
Hi All, It is worth mentioning that a lot of third party apps, which are not necessarily favoured by Apple, function well, and follow every new release of the system. It would seem that this system is now full of ideas that at one point were external apps. As for your questions Ian, Q1.

Re: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-17 Thread Tom Morris
On 9/17/07, Ian Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a theory that PC users like to customise more that Mac and Linux > users. I don't know why but once you buy a mac, your pretty much in the fold > and rarely change anything. > > For example how many mac users have you seen using somethin

RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-17 Thread Dave Cross
Quoting Ian Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I have a theory that PC users like to customise more that Mac and Linux users. I suspect you mean "Windows users" there, rather than "PC users". Linux runs on exactly the same PCs as Windows does. And the gap between those and Mac hardware is cl

Re: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
Ever since Apple decided that it wasn't an OS company and didn't want third parties making boxes for their OS, Apple has been in the business of NOT being a computer company. The whole point of a CPU is that it's general purpose and can be put to many uses, a tool of the user. Apple makes pretty

Re: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-17 Thread Dave Crossland
On 17/09/2007, Ian Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a theory that PC users like to customise more that Mac and Linux > users Given the amount of skins for GNU/Linux users' desktops, such as on kde-look.org and gnome-look.org, thats an interesting statement. Apple disapproves of deve

RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-17 Thread Ian Forrester
CTED] On Behalf Of Deirdre Harvey Sent: 14 September 2007 17:23 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100 Q1 I do Q2 I do Q3 Not I, said the fly Is this like one

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2007-09-14 Thread Deirdre Harvey
38264 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Forrester Sent: 14 September 2007 16:51 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100 In total agre

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2007-09-14 Thread Gordon Joly
At 16:51 +0100 14/9/07, Ian Forrester wrote: In total agreement. So actually you've brought up a very key issue I have with Apple and the iPhone. When I first started playing with the PocketPC and CE2 platforms I thought they were totally locked down compared to the Palm platform which had to

RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-14 Thread Darren Stephens
_ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Forrester Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 4:51 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

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2007-09-14 Thread Ian Forrester
a blog entry soon, Ian From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Cobb Sent: 14 September 2007 09:45 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-14 Thread Ian Forrester
I think we off topic! :-) Not that far off topic... :) http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your syste

RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-14 Thread Ian Forrester
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Cartwright Sent: 14 September 2007 12:09 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100 Looks like O2 have it... http

Re: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-14 Thread Jason Cartwright
Looks like O2 have it... http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article2441745.ece J On 9/13/07, Ian Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/155905316/-299418.php > > Apple UK is holding a press event next Tuesday at t

Re: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-14 Thread Gordon Joly
At 13:46 +0100 13/9/07, Ian Forrester wrote: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/155905316/-299418.php Apple UK is holding a press event next Tuesday at their Regent St. headquarters. "Mum is no longer the word" they say in the invite, so I guess now we can talk about O2's iPhone deal i

RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-14 Thread Simon Cobb
EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 14 September 2007 08:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100 So, if the iPhone is such a brilliant idea, I can only assume that everyone will rush out and replace

Re: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Forrester > > Sent: 13 September 2007 13:46 > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > Cc: Internal-Backstage-Discuss > > Subject: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100 > > > >

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2007-09-13 Thread Christopher Woods
OTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Forrester > Sent: 13 September 2007 13:46 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Cc: Internal-Backstage-Discuss > Subject: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100 > > http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/1559053

[backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-13 Thread Ian Forrester
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/155905316/-299418.php Apple UK is holding a press event next Tuesday at their Regent St. headquarters. "Mum is no longer the word" they say in the invite, so I guess now we can talk about O2's iPhone deal in the open. Found via Particls (www.particls.c