Re: [CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are

2010-07-17 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:45 AM, TJPA wrote: > My iPad is full of apps that were free. I bought a few children's books for > my granddaughter. Not counting those I don't think I have spent much more > than $5. How is this different? > > > There are multiple reports that apps in the iTunes store a

Re: [CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are

2010-07-16 Thread TJPA
See, there is another example of your faulty reasoning. The assertion you have just made is not at all related to my assertion. And then you will go on and on insisting that it has monumental significance. Sorry, no. Sent from my iPad On Jul 15, 2010, at 11:42 PM, mike wrote: > Sorry but I ha

Re: [CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are

2010-07-16 Thread TJPA
My iPad is full of apps that were free. I bought a few children's books for my granddaughter. Not counting those I don't think I have spent much more than $5. How is this different? Sent from my iPad On Jul 16, 2010, at 7:11 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > The problem Android has with apps is t

Re: [CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are

2010-07-16 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
The problem Android has with apps is there are so many decent free ones that I don't think about paying for them. I've only had the phone for a couple of months but I have yet to be tempted by a paid app. On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 11:42 PM, mike wrote: > Sorry but I have both Android and an iPod

Re: [CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are

2010-07-15 Thread mike
Sorry but I have both Android and an iPod touch...there are flaky apps on both platforms. On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 4:38 PM, TJPA wrote: > The problem is that so many of the Android apps are of very poor quality. > Hence poor sales and no profits. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 15, 2010, at 5:1

Re: [CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are

2010-07-15 Thread TJPA
The problem is that so many of the Android apps are of very poor quality. Hence poor sales and no profits. Sent from my iPad On Jul 15, 2010, at 5:16 PM, mike wrote: > One point that is brought up each time the subject is discussed is > that so few apps are actually making money on Android.

[CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are

2010-07-15 Thread mike
Android passed the 100,000 apps and counting mark as well as the 1 billionth download. Info week notes that the actual number may be more or less than, but the wind in Android's sails is not to be doubted. Apple has the upper position at this point, but for how long if they stay at the top with o