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    Crunchpad Lives, and So Does the Ambiguous Price Tag: $300 to $400

    Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...

    iRiver Plans Web Tablet, E-Book Reader, Android iPod Killer?

    Fusion Garage: Crunchpad's Coming in November. Arrington: SHUT UP, YOU DICKS

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    11/15/09

    In reply to Crunchpad Lives, and So Does the Ambiguous Price Tag: $300 to $400
    If I remember, the CrunchPad runs its own flavor of Linux. That is certainly appealing, but in the time since it was conceived, there's been a lot more attention paid to Android. I still hold out hope that the CrunchPad will turn out to be a very cool, useful device but I wonder if they might have just timed it wrong and missed the biggest trend it operating systems. Of course, even if they have, there's still a good chance that the platform will be hackable and that Android and Chrome might be put on it. Either way, I've got a piggy bank slowly filling up with enough scratch to buy either the CrunchPad or the next closest thing from Apple. #crunchpad
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    11/15/09

    In reply to Crunchpad Lives, and So Does the Ambiguous Price Tag: $300 to $400
    Crunchpad was dead when they tried for an extremely niche product and didn't just release it right off the bat.

    They may have picked up a couple of hundred sales at one point but now the concept of a fully functional multitouch tablet is just around the corner. I'm not blowing $400 on something to browse the web on. #crunchpad
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    11/15/09

    @tande04: The problem resides in what they offer: a multitouch tablet to browse the web, something we all have since 2007. I can do that and so much more on my iPod Touch. #crunchpad
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    11/15/09

    @Axelph: Double the size of an iPod Touch, and I'd use it three times as much. I'd also pay, wait for it.... $400. #crunchpad
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    11/15/09

    In reply to Crunchpad Lives, and So Does the Ambiguous Price Tag: $300 to $400
    Apple tablet or Crunchpad. Which one will see the light of day first? #crunchpad
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    11/15/09

    In reply to Crunchpad Lives, and So Does the Ambiguous Price Tag: $300 to $400
    I'm not sure if it's just me but I think the Droid v iPhone debate had me favoring Mike over anyone else.

    People are quick to call things dead (Hip-Hop is dead, Rock is Dead etc.) and crown people victors. Nokia is still very much in the game, they are losing ground for sure but they are still the number 1 phone maker in the world. They better shift gears to keep that spot but you can't call them dead just because Apple's iPhone is selling extremely well (I mean EXTREMELY well).

    But with Droid and iPhone, Mike was pointing out the strengths of the core phone while everyone else was talking about the iPhone's community. Comparing the Android Facebook App to the iPhone Facebook App has nothing really to do with Google and Apple, but more so their community. The iPhone has a strong community, partly why I have one, and Android's community is slowly but surely rising. When comparing the phones, Apples to Apples, you compare the core, not the extended use. Not to say that it should be dismissed but they two different things. Compare the phone to the phone, then the community to the community. #crunchpad
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    11/15/09

    In reply to Crunchpad Lives, and So Does the Ambiguous Price Tag: $300 to $400
    That video is almost an hour long. I know its Sunday and the stories will be few and far between, but an hour long? How about a hint at what time stamp we should FF to… #crunchpad
    My bad I see it now… 39:00. Was that there a moment ago when I complained?
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    The problem is that facebook is mostly rubbish anyway. It's like trying to filter out nuggets of cow dung within a heap of elephant dung. #scams
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    im sure michael cera (if picked to be in the movie) will be randomly attacked by princes in need of money; that'd make it a bit more believable and/or interesting. #scams
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    people with legitimate adds will be deterred now from working with facebook out of concern that their adds will not be trusted. #scams
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    Tom would never let something like this happen. #scams
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    11/07/09

    @Nick: Tom was too busy creeping on everyone. #scams
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    11/07/09

    @Nick: Tom would find some even scammier, half-assed way to make this happen. #scams
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    I refuse to run any of those games, quizzes, or other bullshit on Facebook. The message you get when you click on one pretty much admits they will steal all your personal info, claming it's "needed to run" whatever it is you are clicking on. #scams
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    11/07/09

    @ackthbbft: your tinfoil hat is crooked. oh, and who's that behind you? #scams
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    11/07/09

    @Nick: It's the New World Order, coming to control the world through facebook games and quizzes.

    Oh no! #scams
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    11/07/09

    @ackthbbft: What personal info are you putting on FB thats so valuable for them to steal? Your name? they can get that anywhere along with your birthdate, what town you are from etc. So be smart and dont put in your home address or phone number. Maybe I should remove my SSN from my profile? #scams
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    11/07/09

    @ackthbbft: It doesn't matter if you run those games or not. Every time one of a your friends takes a quiz, the quiz has access to your profile.
    [www.aclunc.org] #scams
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    Why is everyone so heartless? Nigerian princes need our support too. And if you guys think it's a scam, that's your problem, you won't end up with his riches. #scams
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    facebook had better be verrry careful they don't screw this up. social networking is a tricky business; users are fickle (including myself) and will be glad to switch to something better if the system they use abuses them. i don't think there is much loyalty to facebook just as is (was?) the case with myspace. i don't hate facebook, in fact i find it very useful, but i'll be first (after women and children of course ;) ) to jump ship if a superior alternative floats by. #scams
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    i really hate the adds for websites tha sell fake sneakers.

    FAKES ARE RUINING EVERYTHING!

    sorry my inner sneaker head just lashed out. #scams
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    Facebook is working in a vacuum. They have no idea of what is on their site or what it even looks like. I'm convinced they've never even gone online to use it, or they would not keep "updating" it to make it even more confusing and busy. #scams
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    A fool and his money are easily parted...
    There will always be scams. Facebook should try to limit them where possible, but I don't think it's their ultimate responsibility to police it. That would be like holding ISPs responsible for email scams. How about some personal responsibility..? If you send money to someone you have no information on and no knowledge of, don't be surprised if it doesn't go well.
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