Re: Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac

2014-11-23 Thread Ronda Brown
On 24 Nov 2014, at 7:37 am, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: On 21 Nov 2014, at 11:27 am, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 21 Nov 2014, at 8:57 am, Michael Hawkins michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote: Another point of difference is that Apple also targets

Re: Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac

2014-11-23 Thread Michael Hawkins
My use of the word targets was in response to Peter's comment which was as regards Apple's software and hardware supplied to Apple users. I merely made the point that Apple supplies software for use on Windows equipment. Thus comments below arise out of use of extracts from my email out of

Re: Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac

2014-11-20 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 20 Nov 2014, at 12:12 pm, Michael Hawkins michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote: Thanks Ronni but my point remains valid. Apple should warn that iOS will degrade performance. It stands to profit if it does not warn, and arguably it is misleading and deceptive conduct if it does not

Re: Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac

2014-11-20 Thread Michael Hawkins
Hi Peter, Hearty debate is good. What iteration of ios8 are we up to already as a result of incremental releases to rectify bug fixes and so on? I note the reference to Microsoft in your reply, but I must say that the more former Microsoft employees Apple hires the more frequently it appears

Re: Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac

2014-11-20 Thread Ronda Brown
On 21 Nov 2014, at 8:57 am, Michael Hawkins michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote: Another point of difference is that Apple also targets Windows users. My wife, for example, has a Toshiba laptop, iPod, iPad and iPhone and is now thoroughly disillusioned because of the effect on

Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac

2014-11-19 Thread Ronda Brown
Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac Many were shocked at the growth in Mac sales in Apple’s fourth fiscal quarter of 2014, but not veteran technology journalist Walt Mossberg. Mossberg credits the second act of the Mac to three factors: the leadership of Steve Jobs, the rise of the Web, and

Re: Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac

2014-11-19 Thread Michael Hawkins
Should have included as well the forced replacement of Mac devices because users did not realise that they should opt out of updates which so adversely affected the performance of the device that purchase of a new model was necessary. For example, effect of ios8 on iPhone 4S. Michael Hawkins

Re: Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac

2014-11-19 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Michael, My god you are tough on Apple! I've had clients running iOS 8 on iPhone 4S with no complaints - sure it is not as fast as on the newer iPhones. The iPhone 4s is the oldest iPhone that iOS 8 supports, so it’s no surprise that users who have this phone are complaining about

Re: Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac

2014-11-19 Thread petercrisp
For what it's worth I have a 4S and am running iOS 8.1 - nothing's different for me. Seems the same as what it was prior to the shift to 8.X  I am still happy and enduring an Android Note 2 in parallel through no choice of my own - out of work necessity. Thanks. Pete... - Original Message

Re: Walt Mossberg on the Return of the Mac

2014-11-19 Thread Michael Hawkins
Thanks Ronni but my point remains valid. Apple should warn that iOS will degrade performance. It stands to profit if it does not warn, and arguably it is misleading and deceptive conduct if it does not warn. On 20 Nov 2014, at 12:00 pm, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Michael, My god