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Kevin C. Tofel:

Much of this “wait for the price drop” sentiment stems from
the original iPhone 4 GB and 8GB models, which debuted in late
June of 2007 for $499 and $599, respectively. By September of that
same year, the 4 GB model was scrapped and the 8 GB unit dropped
$200 to $399. The situation generated an early adapter uproar by
many — myself included — and Apple tried to make good with $100
Apple Store credits for those who paid the higher prices.

The entire event tarnished Apple’s luster in the eyes of
consumers and this isn’t a company that repeats mistakes often.

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Jonathan Schwartz:

In 2003, after I unveiled a prototype Linux desktop called
Project Looking Glass, Steve called my office to let me know the
graphical effects were “stepping all over Apple’s IP.” (IP =
Intellectual Property = patents, trademarks and copyrights.) If we
moved forward to commercialize it, “I’ll just sue you.”

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Delicious collection of iPad doubters.

Update: Fireballed. Google has it cached, though.

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Oh, yes.

Update: Much better version from the official site, including downloadable 1080p QuickTime.

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Larry Dignan:

Amazon’s response to Colorado’s state tax issue — Governor
Bill Ritter signed a bill that puts new restrictions and taxes on
out-of-state retailers like Amazon — has been consistent. When
things go against Amazon the retailer cuts its affiliate programs
in that state.

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Yesterday, after linking to “http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/Voodoo-Blog/The-HP-s-Slate-Device-Runs-The-Complete-Internet-Including-Flash/ba-p/53838”, I asked what the deal was with that crazy server name. A DF reader who works at HP emailed:

Internally it’s called something stupid, like a “license plate
name” or somesuch. HP IT does that so they can physically locate a
server when it goes down.

Externally, you’re seeing how one department’s braindead internal
policy designed for their convenience reduces the convenience of
the entire rest of the company (and our customers). I’d blame
Randy Mott (of WalMart pedigree) who has proven to be quite a
Napoleon (or perhaps Brutus is a better example?) when it comes to
turf battles, but I think that policy pre-dated him.

Many folks internally in HP hate those license plate external URLs
but there’s nothing we can do about it. The policy has been set
from on-high.

So because of a dictum from the IT department, HP — one of the biggest, proudest, and most successful companies in the history of the computer business — has URLs that are cryptic, long, and ugly. Whereas anyone with, say, a Tumblr account, can get far nicer URLs for free.

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Captivating little HTML5 drawing app by Ricardo Cabello. Works swell on the iPhone too. (Via Federico Viticci.)

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Glenn Fleishman, writing for Boing Boing:

RealNetworks just screwed us all by settling lawsuits in which it
might have lost — but which might also have given some new life
to fair use for digital media. The post-RealDVD world means that
unless there’s a major change to the law surrounding copy
protection, there will never be a legal way to perform legal acts
of copying or shifting protected movies, music, and games.

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Mike Taylor:

I want to make things, not just glue things together.

(Via Rands.)

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