Splash VAPOR iPhone 5 Case

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1. Splash VAPOR iPhone 5 Case says:

   October 31, 2012 at 9:53 am

   Are App Developers Obliged To Update Paid Apps?
   I know people who don’t buy or watch certain movies because they’re made by a certain studio. Yet somehow you would claim that those fundamentals are meaningless and AAPL is a “bubble stock”. Your arguments lack reason because you have an inherent disdain for Apple. You want them to fail so you can say “I told you so” and that is the driving motivation behind your arguments on these forums. That emotional disdain clouds your judgment and gets in the way of rational arguments.
   It’s just human nature. We all want something to hold on to and cheer for. Back in the day that thing was religion. Now we’re in a world where religion is taking more of a back seat role in most people’s lives (if at all) we look for other things. Sports teams, car brands, computer OS’s as mentioned.
   People just like to belong to some kind of group and think others who don’t agree with them are somehow wrong and “non-believers!” It’s natural; just some people take it way too far.
   I recently upgraded to an iPhone 5 and bought a Splash VAPOR iPhone 5 Case, upon reloading all my apps, noticed that one of the more expensive games that I’d bought ($7!) had not been updated since I bought it almost two years ago. Not even an update to support the iPhone 4.

   Now, this company still makes games. If I’ve invested in a number of their apps, should they be at least obliged to update them to the latest version? Their games are still on the store for $5 each!

   Without naming names, these are popular games. I have bought quite a few games and even the cheapest of the bunch are updated after ever major iOS update.
   The big companies like EA rarely ever update their games after release except for bug fixes to make them actually work on the new devices. They are not obliged to do so and if there is no money in it they won’t do it sadly. Updating games that are a year old are not worth it for developers. The majority of the user bases that purchases a game typically moves on three months later.
   I think that’s more matter of opinion I’m very fond of the new iPods DAC and the only advantage to Wolfson is 3d imaging but it is trumped by clarity and overall sound of the Cirrus so if you like detail and clarity, then Cirrus Logic is better. But if you like 3D imaging, then Wolfson is better. Personally as I said above I think Cirrus is great and lets me listen as the artist truly intended.

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2. Splash VAPOR iPhone 5 Case says:

   November 18, 2012 at 7:52 pm

   Apple is a religion, and like any good religion, there is no room for reason, facts, evidence, logic, or common sense for that matter. Let the zealots keep filling that donation basket. If you’re smart enough to do your own research and not blinded by faith, then you’ve already realized the truth.
   So for now I’m standing pat on phones. No new iPod touch or iPad mini, either. Time to get really serious about exploring alternatives I guess. Maybe I’ll find myself in the Android camp in the next few months or maybe not. But really, my bottom line point is Apple hasn’t done anything in the last 6 months to keep me from seriously considering the alternatives. And I don’t think I’m alone. Android already has more market share than iOS. And with Android you’re not forced to use poorly-performing apps, right?
   Until the iPhone 5 Apple has been adamant about keeping the pixel count on their devices consistent. They did not up the screen resolution of the iPad until it was possible to double the pixels. It is the same with the iPhone. I would guess that the iPad mini will be retina when it is possible to have a screen with a resolution that is double the current resolution at an acceptable price and a high enough yield . If you don’t do this then everything has to be rewritten just for the iPad mini and you end up with android like fragmentation and a worse experience for the users. Personally I am not all that impressed with the iPad Mini but to claim that cost cutting is the only reason for the display resolution is nothing more than a red herring.
   I’m more a fan of the Splash VAPOR iPhone 5 Cases, mainly because I don’t want to add bulk and I want to be able to dock without needing to remove the case. I’m also not as worried about drop protection, more just scratching the back case. For that purpose the Incipio Feather has worked well for me and comes in a bunch of colors. They sell twin packs, I’ll swap them from time to time when I’m in the mood for something different.
   It would have to have been much thicker to accommodate battery and heat dissipation, besides the fact that miniaturization is a significant cost. A retina display at that size would be significantly more expensive/difficult to produce and would eat into iPhone 5 screens (same PPI, would be cut from the same “sheet” of LCDs), and yield would be much harder to achieve with acceptable levels of dead pixels.

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