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So how does everyone feel that apple has stolen the things that set android apart? Such as the drag down notifications! I think that for a company that loves sueing people, its a bit funny that they'd steal something so obvious as this...? It actually angers me!
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Nhialor said:
So how does everyone feel that apple has stolen the things that set android apart? Such as the drag down notifications! I think that for a company that loves sueing people, its a bit funny that they'd steal something so obvious as this...? It actually angers me!
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it's just more proof that the apple fan boys are wrong when they think the sun shines out of steve jobs ass

Steal something? What they have done is a stroke of engineering genius that's accessible to the common user. Android's version is much more geeky and could never get mainstream usage.
/sarcasm
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Nhialor said:
So how does everyone feel that apple has stolen the things that set android apart? Such as the drag down notifications! I think that for a company that loves sueing people, its a bit funny that they'd steal something so obvious as this...? It actually angers me!
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Swings and round abouts, it was actually the jailbreak community they stole everything from. Lots of pee'd of dev's now with redundant apps.
Hell they even employed a dev after already sticking his notification app into iOS 5 - way to avoid any legal issues.
on another note it actually looks more advanced that the android notification system.

without Apple and ios most phones would still be stuck on symbian with Nokia sitting in its hands milking the same crappy and outdated OS for years to come.
Let Apple copy and play catch-up , not a big deal imo.

TheBassman369 said:
Steal something? What they have done is a stroke of engineering genius that's accessible to the common user. Android's version is much more geeky and could never get mainstream usage.
/sarcasm
Don't understand this post tbh...?
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it was a sarcastic pop at what apple would say about it, as they claim everything they do is mechanical genius and android is full of geeks in labcoats

Well they are sore losers 1st they sue htc then sammy and now they coppy them and Google I mean they are so FAKE they dont have there own ideas so they copy others ideas? :S ios 5 is a complete android ripoff anyway who cares we still top the charts in sales dev community apps better hardware etc the sgs 2 beat the iphone 4 sales by 10 million even though its not released everywhere
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I don't see the point of this thread. Oir the point of XDA keeping a separate domain for iPhone developers. Don't we all have smartphones in the end? Wouldn't it be better if we all had a common hub for developers to influence each other? I'd love a Blackberry section as well...
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I have the xperia play, ipod touch, iphone 3GS and Ipad 2. I am enjoying both OS's and am glad that the best features are making it to both.

Think of it this way android is linux open source. Almost all innovation from linux is stolen without credit where it due.
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All in all, I'm glad iOS is getting new features. It actually benefits us when manufacturers add these things because it brings competition. I just don't like how Jobs and all of the tech magazines/websites will tout this and other features as groundbreaking additions pioneered by Apple.
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like the iCloud which I had on the PS3 for months.

i love being an Anti APPLE

Yeah I suppose you guys are right. I just cant stand the people that will look at ios and say down when android has had these features for years.
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I agree, I think iPhones (and Blackberrys to some extent) are waaaaaaay over rated, they just have alot of hype.
Take BBM for example, it is almost exactly the same as WhatsApp, yet everyone is going nuts about it. The only feature it has over WhatsApp, is that is has a notification system where it tells you when the recipient has read the message. On the other hand, WhatsApp imo, is alot better because it supports Android, Nokia handsets, IPhone and I think, although not sure, BlackBerry too.
Besides, whats so much better about the iPhone/iPads? Except the fact that everyone glorifies them for no justified reason
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whatsapp has nearly the same. 1 green mark next to a message says it's safely off your phone on the interwebs
2 green marks next to each other say it has landed on the device of the receiver.

just thinking open source projects always get s**t on. KHTML by Apple, KDE candy by Windows, LibreOffice by OpenOffice and mySQL in general.

svenk919 said:
whatsapp has nearly the same. 1 green mark next to a message says it's safely off your phone on the interwebs
2 green marks next to each other say it has landed on the device of the receiver.
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+1 exactly my point
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Why oh Why Samsung!

READ THIS

Cause they is inept.......Plain and simples!
They have THE best phone currently available in the market (SGS2), one of the best tablets (10.1) and about to have the mutha of ALL phones (Galaxy Nexus), SO you have to ask yourself a question about the motivation of a company who seems to be hell-bent on cementing their place in the market as a rip-off merchant.
At least Apple try and pretend to have come up with an idea (by preaching out the usual "innovate" subliminal dictorate) BEFORE launching their attack dogs. Sammy just blatantly highlight>copy>paste>plagiarise and HOPE that no-one else in the world has eyes, sense, access to a computer or quite simply the nous to notice what they have done.
What is the Korean for "IDIOTS"?

Rofl, thats hilarious!

This is ingenious, i think we're not giving them enough credit. Now when apple sues them they can say "clearly our products are different enough for anyone to spot the difference" and cases get thrown out of court. Or maybe their just stupid as fk, who knows.

Well a few years back, wasn't it just norm, to copy paste publish what ever they wanted. Like the pirates they are.?
I am not surprised, seems they need to engage a USA firm of Americans who know the difference, and can setup a good thing.

Boss: Can we have a picture of Google maps running on the Galaxy Player 5.0 please.
Marketing firm: Sure no probs, a quick google search later and 'shop out the Apple bar and nobody will be able to tell the difference.
Boss: Thanks
Fandroids (inc me): Doh!

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BUSTED SAMSUNG! It's like Jerry Springer up in here!
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Nice, the worst photoshot work i´ve ever seen even i could do better. how can i be sure that someone just paste it there and now say it´s from samsung? You believe in everything... Come on. Are you from US? lol

themapleboy said:
This is ingenious, i think we're not giving them enough credit. Now when apple sues them they can say "clearly our products are different enough for anyone to spot the difference" and cases get thrown out of court. Or maybe their just stupid as fk, who knows.
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hahahahaha

wow, that is just amazing.
someone's losing their job over that one, i'm sure. but you have to remember, marketing morons in big companies aren't exactly rocket scientists (or even comparable in intelligence to a pig for that matter).

That's why I like photoshop lol. You can make a coca-cola guy drink pepsi hahahah
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Head-desk.... Hahaha.

silly samsung

Stop it, or i will call my mamma!
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sinto202 said:
Stop it, or i will call my mamma!
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How the heck did you get the SGT 7.7?
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olyloh6696 said:
How the heck did you get the SGT 7.7?
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From my mamma, and i am not kidding!
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sinto202 said:
From my mamma, and i am not kidding!
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Does she work or have anything associated to Samsung?
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One too many times on the bus...

I'd just like to point something out:
When referring to my or any other Android-powered smartphone, do not call it "an Android". That is incorrect; Android is the operating system, not the entire device. I don't run around calling your iPhone an iOS. Go with "Android phone" or "Android device" or something similar.
Secondly, despite Samsung's commercials, calling a device by it's manufacturing name is wrong too. You can argue that all you want: but referring to your Blackberry as a RIM, your iPhone as an Apple, or your Pre Plus as an HP sounds absurd. Android and WP7 devices are created by different manufacturers. So it's even more wrong to do so. It sounds wrong, and it is wrong.
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The evo 4g lte is not a samsung...
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Old people and hipsters: I blame you for this.

You need to get a bicycle.
I climbed the 90!!

LMFAO where did you get that you sneaky little
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I use the term "Android device"
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I bought it. I'll call it whatever the hell I want to.
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I read iOS and almost barfed.
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Its a kernel. I tell you.
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Heh... most people I know dont even go for the full Android, and just call it a Droid phone.
I'm fine with that, unless I need to know the exact type, which is rare, Droid works for me, as I am smart enough to understand that when I hear Droid, it just means a person has a phone that runs the Android OS.
No need to get panties all in a bunch over it, that's more of an iPhone owner behavior

No... I am on my EPIC 4G! I hate how people specify iPhone and don't just say "my phone" and instead say "oh, let me check my iPhone".
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DCRocks said:
Heh... most people I know dont even go for the full Android, and just call it a Droid phone.
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Pretty much this. Who cares what the proper nomenclature is. Calling an Android device an "Android" or a "Droid" isn't any different than calling any brand of facial tissue "Kleenex" or (for you old timers out there like me) any portable cassette player a "Walkman".

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CapsLockKey said:
Pretty much this. Who cares what the proper nomenclature is. Calling an Android device an "Android" or a "Droid" isn't any different than calling any brand of facial tissue "Kleenex" or (for you old timers out there like me) any portable cassette player a "Walkman".
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Yah, Verizon did an incredible job with their Droid Ad campaign, so much so, that "Droid" seems to be the most commonly used name for any phone running the android OS.
Someone at the Verizon Ad department deserves a major bonus for their work on that Ad run
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Dam! I missed it... again!! grrr....

CapsLockKey said:
(for you old timers out there like me) any portable cassette player a "Walkman".
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Argh! Didn't need to see this now my back hurts and I feel OLD lol. I just go with Droid.

darkierawr said:
I'd just like to point something out:
When referring to my or any other Android-powered smartphone, do not call it "an Android". That is incorrect; Android is the operating system, not the entire device. I don't run around calling your iPhone an iOS. Go with "Android phone" or "Android device" or something similar.
Secondly, despite Samsung's commercials, calling a device by it's manufacturing name is wrong too. You can argue that all you want: but referring to your Blackberry as a RIM, your iPhone as an Apple, or your Pre Plus as an HP sounds absurd. Android and WP7 devices are created by different manufacturers. So it's even more wrong to do so. It sounds wrong, and it is wrong.
Old people and hipsters: I blame you for this.
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Android to me is a family. Not just the operating system. Too many people start flame wars over manufacturing. So to me I love my Droid... Not to mention there are too many Android phones out there, and only a few iPhones. Crazy that you care so much lol. please I am only kidding. Anyway hope this helps .
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CapsLockKey said:
Pretty much this. Who cares what the proper nomenclature is. Calling an Android device an "Android" or a "Droid" isn't any different than calling any brand of facial tissue "Kleenex" or (for you old timers out there like me) any portable cassette player a "Walkman".
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I believe the common term for this literary phenomena is "proprietary eponym". 'Kleenex' for facial tissue; 'Xerox machine' for a photocopier, etc etc. Our mod and I live in Central Florida where people drink "Cokes" when they are holding a can of 7-Up...
"Droid" has come on board as any mobile smartphone device NOT manufactured by Apple or RIM.
Darkie is justified for pointing this out, just as the devs were for illustrating the difference between "kernels" and "kernals"
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orlzzt said:
I believe the common term for this literary phenomena is "proprietary eponym". 'Kleenex' for facial tissue; 'Xerox machine' for a photocopier, etc etc. Our mod and I live in Central Florida where people drink "Cokes" when they are holding a can of 7-Up...
"Droid" has come on board as any mobile smartphone device NOT manufactured by Apple or RIM.
Darkie is justified for pointing this out, just as the devs were for illustrating the difference between "kernels" and "kernals"
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We call it pop in MI
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I call it Kernal Droid Applebottom. Am I doing it right?

The Root said:
I call it Kernal Droid Applebottom. Am I doing it right?
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Jeans, boots with the furrrrrr!
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kennyglass123 said:
Jeans, boots with the furrrrrr!
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To this day I'm still a sucker for the jean skirt and uggs. I have no idea why.

marcusant said:
We call it pop in MI
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Yes, I'm familiar with that term. I didn't know you were a Michigander, Marcus. You, Shane, s0ckm0nk3y... jeez, the Wolverines are taking over the world...
Remember QBKing's "parody" video, about "things noobs say"? One of the 'bits' he does in that vid is when he walks into the room and says "hey guys! Check out my new 'Droid'!" I always thought that line referred to this very topic...
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I Love Android so Much More Than Apple

I went from the OG Evo to the 4S and it was the biggest mistake I ever made. I just had to have an Iphone. I only had it for 4 months and I saw the press release for the Galaxy S3 and here I am.
For anybody looking at this board trying to make a decision between the Iphone and the S3, please make the smart decision.
Android is 100000000000000x better than Apple.
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Any specific areas where android is better? Im not saying you are wrong, just curious as to why you think
Its a billion times better.

Please elaborate....
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I like Google so much more than iOS
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nohcho said:
Any specific areas where android is better? Im not saying you are wrong, just curious as to why you think
Its a billion times better.
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That is a tough question as there are so many aspects I am not sure where to start.
1. Customization - The IOS UI is a grid of apps, Android can be what you want it to be. Widgets, toggles, clocks, the choices are endless. Also, keyboard choices, not really open on Apple, just modifications of the ios keyboard. I personally really enjoy quickly browsing my news, calendar and weather widgets, without opening an app. Not the case on IOS.
2. Freedom - IOS: Walled into itunes with drm locked media. Android: Play what you want, when you want, on whatever player you want. Choose what media player suits you on your pc, not stuck on that piece of crap bulky itunes program.
3. Useability: IOS forces you to go back to a general options icon to change settings for a large number of apps. Android has app settings integrated into the apps themselves.
4. App returns: Apple are complete pricks when it comes to trying to get a refund for an app. Google Play: For 15 minutes there is a refund button you can click for an instant refund. I personally experienced this on my wife's ipad when purchasing an app that didn't do what it claimed. Had to go onto the desktop itunes program, find some obscure feedback button, only to get a response that I had to take it up with the app developer. When I did, the app developer said they are unable to do refunds through the Apple App store.
I could keep going, but in the end, if people would get over the Apple marketing machine/branding, and try Android, they would quickly realize how much better it is. No scientific analysis here, but everyone I know who has made the switch from Apple to Android has never gone back.

Just want to add, apple saved the music industry with itunes and the music in itunes is not drm locked, you can use it on any player that support aac file format.
And btw I am enjoying the android experience better compared to ios. But in the end both android and ios has their ups and downs and I enjoy both operating systems
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T3hBraveBoss said:
Just want to add, apple saved the music industry with itunes and the music in itunes is not drm locked, you can use it on any player that support aac file format.
And btw I am enjoying the android experience better compared to ios. But in the end both android and ios has their ups and downs and I enjoy both operating systems
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saved the music industry ? rofl, good one

Lies. iOS kills Android
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iTunes killed the album
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Do some research before you rebuttal me. They did with there pricing scheme it saved it
Here's an article from the wall street journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204002304576629463753783594.html
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Watch these videos to see why Android is better.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716362

T3hBraveBoss said:
Do some research before you rebuttal me. They did with there pricing scheme it saved it
Here's an article from the wall street journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204002304576629463753783594.html
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Your point is supported, although I disagree with the premise of that article. My opinion is itunes did not in fact save the music industry, but hurt them through prolonging their need to adapt. My premise is based on 2 facts: 1. All industries must change with the times; 2. All market leaders eventually lose market share to innovative competition.
No one will succeed in stopping the inevitability that the internet has changed, and will continue to change, how we purchase and consume media. Free is the way things are going and therefore creative methods must be determined in the music industry to procure other methods of generating revenue. So, if itunes saved the industry by extending the almost extinct practice of purchasing music, what happens when competitors, with no such sale model arise? There is no stopping history based on one company, even the almighty Apple. Instead of finding alternative promotional, ad based, or other methods, the industry has just fed on itunes. Apple's dominance will not last forever, and the industry must adapt to that. Apple's pretty little walled garden will not support them forever.

To the guy that said I was rebutting him
Not really trying to rebuttal, you. I've been peeking at xda while I work today. And this is no place to talk about Apple stuff. However, it's true more bands are trying to make hit singles than cohesive albums cause of iTunes.
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Android_Monsters said:
To the guy that said I was rebutting him
Not really trying to rebuttal, you. I've been peeking at xda while I work today. And this is no place to talk about Apple stuff. However, it's true more bands are trying to make hit singles than cohesive albums cause of iTunes.
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Hey Bro, I remember you! Nice to finally see another ex-Vision owner in this madhouse of a forum .

eao1991 said:
Lies. iOS kills Android
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LULZ
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Special_opps said:
LULZ
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Android is difficult to use and iOS is much better. Trust me, I own an iPhone
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eao1991 said:
Android is difficult to use and iOS is much better. Trust me, I own an iPhone
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Yea I understand. Smart people use androids!
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Special_opps said:
Yea I understand. Smart people use androids!
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No bro. Smart people and hipsters use iPhone. Leave the pack and join us iSheep on greener pastures
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eao1991 said:
Android is difficult to use and iOS is much better. Trust me, I own an iPhone
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Android is a bit more complex to use. iOS is for people who aren't really that tech savvy. It's simpler. But Android is simply better for me.
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Android is difficult to use and iOS is much better. Trust me, I own an iPhone
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Double lulz.

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

http://androidspin.com/2012/09/11/a...li-and-grocery-store-in-latest-legal-dispute/
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That....is insane. Maybe the Samsung case victory went to their heads a little too much.

I think Apple’s corporate belief (and this started with Jobs) is that people are really, really stupid and can’t be trusted with anything. They completely lock down their products and make them so frustratingly simple a 2 year old can use them to their full potential. They may actually believe that their users are so stupid they might mistake this polish deli for some incredible, magical new product from Apple.
Most true thing I've heard about apple and its users... and if you're an apple user in any form and are offended by this, I couldn't care less!
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Somehow I think my signature link is particularly apropos for this thread too:

Today 07:15 PM
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I think Apple’s corporate belief (and this started with Jobs) is that people are really, really stupid and can’t be trusted with anything. They completely lock down their products and make them so frustratingly simple a 2 year old can use them to their full potential. They may actually believe that their users are so stupid they might mistake this polish deli for some incredible, magical new product from Apple.
Most true thing I've heard about apple and its users... and if you're an apple user in any form and are offended by this, I couldn't care less!
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Most true thing ive heard about apple users...
LOL what you came up with in your head is the most truth you have heard about apple users? I dont use apple and i am not offended...Unless i misunderstood you thats pretty much how i think...im just trying to confirm cause thats some kinda **** id say
Whats up Zenzui...got any more topics i can troll to get my 10 post count up...got so much info to share with the dev community but you know less than 10 posts...
sdxs doesnt have that rule...just saying LOVE XDA!

rawready said:
Most true thing ive heard about apple users...
LOL what you came up with in your head is the most truth you have heard about apple users? I dont use apple and i am not offended...Unless i misunderstood you thats pretty much how i think...im just trying to confirm cause thats some kinda **** id say
Whats up Zenzui...got any more topics i can troll to get my 10 post count up...got so much info to share with the dev community but you know less than 10 posts...
sdxs doesnt have that rule...just saying LOVE XDA!
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That was a comment from the link in the op that I copied to here... which is why I said most true thing I've ever heard (prolly shoulda said read though )...
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That was a comment from the link in the op that I copied to here... which is why I said most true thing I've ever heard (prolly shoulda said read though )...
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and i probably said shoulda have said i was joking lol...about the 10 post count part...
none the less...the apple situation and the way i think are true :angel:
but either way i agree with you

This reminds me of when Chick-fil-A went after that local grocery store guy for using the slogan "Eat more kale" to advertise the kale he was selling. They said it was too similar to their "Eat mor chikin" slogan.
Big companies can be so crazy sometimes!

Someone should start a class action lawsuit on behalf of the trees that have been producing fruit of the same name for centuries...
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theres a book out there that has somthing to do with an apple F***n everything up...we should learn from our mistakes.

Next thing you know they'll be suing the fruit..
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This feels like Apple's playing poker with the big shots like Samsung and so-forth at the table. They keep bluffing and going all in with those lawsuits. They won't be able to keep that up for long. I've spoken to many friends who are Apple users and they too are upset with the ridiculous Apple Legal Team. It isn't fair to Apple as a whole to be looked down upon at its entirety, but its the "Don" at the top calling the shots..
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We can no longer eat apples, apple may sue us for eating something that looks like there logo.
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theres a book out there that has somthing to do with an apple F***n everything up...we should learn from our mistakes.
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Ha
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rawready said:
theres a book out there that has somthing to do with an apple F***n everything up...we should learn from our mistakes.
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I'm pretty sure it was the woman who (as you put it) ****ed everything up, not the apple....
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flastnoles11 said:
I'm pretty sure it was the woman who (as you put it) ****ed everything up, not the apple....
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So you're saying Apple is going to file a class-action lawsuit against all women for defamation??
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