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    Image of TheHeartless TheHeartless
    10/22/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    Haha, "the Enabler." That made my morning. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of phunnyballs phunnyballs
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    its 4:20 according to that clock behind them! Ha Ha Ha.. no wonder they are having such crazy ideas. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Donk In A Box Donk In A Box
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    It's fine if Microsoft or Verizon or whoever wants to take a deuce on the iPhone. That's what competitors do. However, unless they have an alternative that doesn't suck out loud, it's not going to profit them much.

    The biggest thing Windows Mobile needs to succeed is to be as completely unlike Windows Mobile as possible. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    10/21/09

    @bendis79: You are just thick. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    10/21/09

    @RobotVampire: You mean that when I attack Apple I'm "very fair and unbiased" and that when I defend them I'm a fanboy? What is it going to be? Seriously, some of you people need a serious brain reset. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of iomatic, hey, I'm an idiot, but I'll comment anyway iomatic, hey, I'm an idiot, but I'll comment anyway
    10/21/09

    @Jesus Diaz: JD, they're fucking Windows fanboys, that explains their mentality and subsequent reaction.

    If they knew anything, they'd give credit where credit's due (to either FUCKING side), but these retards would rather be content living their same ol', same ol' myopia. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of bendis79 bendis79
    10/21/09

    @Jesus Diaz: I am floored by your witty retort...bravo!

    Seriously, I point out what is actually said in the video and I am thick??

    The bottom line is that your post states your INTERPRETATION of the video as fact, which is bad journalism. You specifically say that they are testing 3rd party apps, which is never said in the video. You defend iTunes and the app store when those are never mentioned.

    You are entitled to share your views on the ad, but for people who can't view the video feed for themselves, you are painting a very lopsided picture. But you know that's just me being thick.... #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    10/21/09

    @bendis79: Thick. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    10/21/09

    @iomatic (I know I'm an idiot, but I'll comment anyway): It happens the same with Mac fanboys. Works both ways. Maybe everyone should stop and think that we give OUR personal opinions here, which most of the times have a logic behind. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Monty Monty
    10/21/09

    @Jesus Diaz: I would like to sign up for the "brain reset" thing you talk about. Might be fun.

    The amusing part to me about this is that Microsoft is dissing Apple for having a lot of worthless apps for their phone when Windows is perceived to have the same issue. Alternatively, it is also considered a huge benefit of Windows (and the iPhone) and why even Apple allows Windows to be installed on their hardware.

    I think what Microsoft is really subconsciously saying is "um, Apple, can we please have a boot camp on our phone to play your iPhone fart apps, please?" #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of bendis79 bendis79
    10/21/09

    @Jesus Diaz: Man I was hoping for something better then that, you've let me down. How bout next time you mix it up and call me stupid head? That sounds like a come back that you're capable of, but if it's too advanced let me know and I will think of something fo you. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    10/21/09

    @bendis79: Stupid head. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of bendis79 bendis79
    10/21/09

    @Jesus Diaz: I see a friendship developing... wanna start a podcast together? #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of iomatic, hey, I'm an idiot, but I'll comment anyway iomatic, hey, I'm an idiot, but I'll comment anyway
    10/21/09

    @Jesus Diaz: Agreed. They're all fucking fuckers.
    :) #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of xakh xakh
    10/21/09

    @Jesus Diaz: I wish I had a flame war over my android phone. I feel left out. Even so, you're the only Jesus I worship, Diaz. Keep the fun, weird, and awesome coming please! #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    10/21/09

    @xakh: Thanks! Will try. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of burnblue burnblue
    10/21/09

    @Jesus Diaz: The problem isn't opinion, it's opinion based on nothing, or falsehoods. The video talked about Microsoft developed apps, it does not even indirectly reference the Apple app store or 3rd party apps. You drew this huge "mockery" implication out of thin air
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    Jesus Diaz promoted this comment Edited by burnblue at 10/21/09 9:39 PM burnblue was starred burnblue was unstarred
    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    10/21/09

    @burnblue: Another thicko. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of dingus dingus
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    Mac SE/30 startup sound at the beginning FTW #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    Is anyone else bothered by the double standard where Apple bashing Microsoft is "Trendy" while Microsoft bashing Apple is "Desperate"? #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    Yea, I'd like to see what baldheaded Ballmer comes up with. I think we can all start to laugh before it's even built. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    "Hey don't hit me with that chair!" (1:20)

    Haha! Did Ballmer see this? #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    Oh no! Developers are given a choice as to what they want to create! God Forbid! #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Weihovah Weihovah
    10/21/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: they can create whatever they like... it just won't be sold in microsoft's app store. i don't know about the iphone/touch but it's easy to download a cab file and install it on a windows mobile device w/o going through an integrated app store #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of CaptMoose CaptMoose
    10/21/09

    @Weihovah: There seems to be this idea that because there aren't many apps in Microsoft's store, there aren't many apps for WiMo. It's nonsense. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    10/21/09

    @Weihovah: The best question is, does anyone care about WinMo at all. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Weihovah Weihovah
    10/21/09

    @imTheKing: no, the best question is why're you trying to change the subject of this thread? #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of zerovampire311 zerovampire311
    10/21/09

    @imTheKing: There's thousands of apps developed for WinMo, as well as with recent updates, it's getting easier to use. Difference is, WinMo devices aren't marketed for people who don't know what they're doing, they're marketed at professionals and techies. I've got an HTC that blows an iPhone out of the water, and it doesn't take much work to do, but if you don't understand how to use Google, then that's where Apple holds your hand. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    10/21/09

    @zerovampire311: I don't use an iPhone. I use a BlackBerry and a MyTouch. Nice try though. Your one of the 10 people using WinMo that think they are "techies". I haven't seen too many professionals using WinMo as of late. Maybe back 8 years ago or in a town where civilization hasn't set in. #microsoftapplabs
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    10/21/09

    @Weihovah: I don't think I've changed much of anything, other than the horrible attempts by Microsoft at creating a stable mobile OS, let alone marketplace. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Weihovah Weihovah
    10/21/09

    @imTheKing: your last post suggests otherwise. pop some adderall and come back when your adhd is under control #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of zerovampire311 zerovampire311
    10/21/09

    @imTheKing: My phone doesn't make me a techie, my aptitude and interest in technology does. I work for AT&T as a sales rep, so at least in my area, I have access to see who uses what kinds of phones. I hate to break it to ya, but more business professionals use WinMo than Blackberry.

    Before you mount your troll cannon, consider this: Blackberry sells more phones than any other smartphone manufacturer, but there are far more phones that use WinMo. The combined sales of the other phones outsell Blackberry.

    Anyways, I never even said you used an iPhone, nor did I say it's a bad choice to use one, they're simply aimed at people who want a media device that's easy to use.

    TLDR: There are people who care about WinMo, get over it. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    10/21/09

    @zerovampire311: I guess you missed just about every single news outlet and blog over the past year talking about WinMo. All I have to say is stupid is as stupid does. WinMo is straight up horrible, not my opinion, simply a fact. #microsoftapplabs
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    10/21/09

    @zerovampire311: By the way, where in the world do you see this whole WinMo having more business users? I can't seem to find a single sign of that. Oh and you work for AT&T? Shit that says enough to me that you don't know what your talking about.

    [arstechnica.com]

    heres the only thing I could find about WinMo marketshare and anything having to do with its usage in percent. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of zerovampire311 zerovampire311
    10/21/09

    @imTheKing: I've also been a store manager for Verizon, as well as a rep for T-Mobile. From multiple positions I've worked, I could see company statistics, including B2B sales. Not to mention I SOLD THE GODDAMN PHONES.

    Granted, 6.1 was a confusing platform, but so is Linux. Very very few people use Linux, does that make it bad? No. 6.5 is a vast improvement, but it's still for a select market. Some companies use Microsoft Exchange servers, and Blackberry/Symbian (which by the way, go try a Symbian phone, THAT'S a bad operating system) aren't an option for them.

    That market doesn't involve you, so you may as well ignore it and move on. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    10/21/09

    @zerovampire311: the market obviously involves most people here on this site. Symbian is bad, but WinMo is right there next to it. Not only that but Symbian has more market share than WinMo so whats that come down to? #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of zerovampire311 zerovampire311
    10/21/09

    @imTheKing: Where did you read that? Symbian is used in very few handsets, and most people shopping for Smartphones are aware of it. I t barely makes up 3% of box sales. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    10/21/09

    @zerovampire311: You must be joking? Most of Nokia's phones are Symbian based and they are the worlds largest handset maker with the most market share. #microsoftapplabs
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    10/21/09

    @zerovampire311: [www.reuters.com] #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of zerovampire311 zerovampire311
    10/21/09

    @imTheKing: Well of course they're one of the largest handset makers. But most of their phones are feature phones, not smartphones. Only a few carriers even offer the E71x, because Symbian made it awful. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    I don't think MS has much room to talk when the Xbox 360 has a marketplace where you have to pay for dressing up a worthless avatar. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of NorCalAngler NorCalAngler
    10/21/09

    @Skunky: It blows my mind that people pay real world dollars for virtual clothing. We aren't talking $1 items either; Most of the avatar items are $3+... crazy kids. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Dave J. Dave J.
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    This is like that time I made fun of Leonardo DiCaprio for dating some really skanky supermodels. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Weihovah Weihovah
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    lighten up jesus. this is a funny video and apple's app store does have a lot of crap. it's a joke... no need to get all defensive

    i want the germophobe app. why didn't they approve that one?
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    ripfire promoted this comment Edited by Weihovah at 10/21/09 2:01 PM Weihovah was starred Weihovah was unstarred
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    10/21/09

    @Weihovah: Exactly! If this was done by CollegeHumor, there would be no qualms whatsoever. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    10/21/09

    In reply to Microsoft Mocks Apple's App Store
    Until I saw this article I had no idea Microsoft even had an app store. #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of Rejexted Rejexted
    10/21/09

    @Bertone77: Do they really? Where? #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of AEBAS AEBAS
    10/21/09

    @Bertone77: I STILL don't believe they really do! #microsoftapplabs
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    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    10/16/09

    In reply to The App Store Effect: Are iPhone Apps Headed for Oblivion?
    you are making the iphone usable and available for people who lots of times don't even use a computer, There will always be a market for quality apps.

    Wayyy to many people expect to make some quick money in the app store, I hope those people leave.

    How are the sales on the 100 dollar tom tom and navigon apps? i would like to know that.

    I think the best solution is advertising in free apps, for developers. i think one of the fart apps reported a while ago making 4000 a day in ad revenue. #theappstoreeffect
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    Image of iElvis iElvis
    10/16/09

    In reply to The App Store Effect: Are iPhone Apps Headed for Oblivion?
    Nonsense.

    The App Store is going nowhere. When you have 50 million potential customers and 2 billion downloads in less than two years, you have a huge market.

    Demand + possibility of supply = market

    Things will sort themselves out eventually, and developers will find a way to service the market profitably.
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    fleebailey33 promoted this comment Edited by iElvis at 10/16/09 2:12 PM iElvis was starred iElvis was unstarred
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    10/16/09

    @iElvis: I agree,
    Whenever something gets popular the increase in people bitching goes up too. Like now we are worried if the h1n1 vaccines are safe, etc #theappstoreeffect
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    Image of Con Seannery Con Seannery
    10/18/09

    @iElvis: True. This is because it's a new market (2 years isn't long for a sales system like this to have existed) that's in a state of tremendous change, not quite stabilized yet. Once it settles down, prices will normalize, advertising will pimp the pricier apps, the free guys will duke it out, and the big boys will hold their own...it'll settle down. Now, what's gonna get interesting is when Android gets to be a big dog in the mobile OS market on the same scale as the iPhone. Then you'll have cross-platform price wars between devs trying to elbow into the other OS's market. #theappstoreeffect
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    Image of jimmyg jimmyg
    10/16/09

    In reply to The App Store Effect: Are iPhone Apps Headed for Oblivion?
    At some point users have to get back into the mindset that if they want quality content, whether it's iPhone apps, eBooks, newspapers, movies, music or websites, they will have to pay an amount that's sufficient to create the product, including paying creators' salaries and owners' profits. Otherwise all we'll have is citizen-journalist inaccurate newsfeeds, garage-band music, YouTube movies and iFart software. Quality costs money. Try finding quality work on sites like Suite101 or Examiner.com that pay a writer $5 or $10 for a feature-length article. #theappstoreeffect
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