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@TheGM

Doesn't the built-in touh keyboard still not have multitouch? Wouldn't that cripple typing speed no matter what app you're using?
@Slicky

Really? My whole family's plan only has 550 minutes for all of us. We rarely use more than 400 a month, except for holiday seasons.
@boggit

Haven't you read the review? They said that the Nexus One doesn't have multitouch at all. I couldn't care less about pinch-to-zoom, but you can't even register more than a single registration, which makes quick typing on a touch keyboard painfully slow.
@Goona

I downranked you, and I'm typing from an iPhone. Trust me, MakAnderson is right about you.
@malexandria
Yeah, I agree with onQ on this one. You could've had a much better computer for that price. Inspirons are meant to be cheap. My Studio XPS 13 cost less than $1400 that and it runs like a dream.
@drumwiz86 The app can actually load the videos too, which is really nice. Something that you can't do with Safari due to the lack of flash :)
@CJisohsocool

Well I think it's because Jeff actually had a good suggestion with good supporting points. Unfortunately, we tend to hear the (more vocal) "OMG MACS ARE SO COOL PCS ARE FOR LOOOOOSERS)" crowd.
@Jordan
I don't think it's fair to assume that cell phones can do harm to us when we're not sure what they really can do. Sure they release radiation, but like many people have said, it's non-ionizing. That means it doesn't even have enough energy to move an electron from another atom - let alone change one of the nucleotide base pairs in our DNA.

Don't forget that there's other causes to cancer too - genes and chemicals, among others. It's highly unlikely that cell phones really have anything to do with them.

That said, I suppose putting radiation labels next to the phone's price really isn't a huge deal... but who knows, it might open the floodgates for other (more drastic) legislation.

@Atkins
Oh yes, I completely agree. They restrict access, but still aren't a monopoly. And OS X does become more stable with restricted hardware. Apple may act a bit monopolistic, but that's just for the good of their own product. I'd start getting worried if OS X ever exceeded 50% market share (which I don't think they will, at least for a very long time).
@Atkins

Well, I was thinking of OS X as a particular product. Sorry if that wasn't clear. And since you can't (legally) use OS X without using Apple-branded hardware, isn't that technically a method to restrict access to OS X?

@Jack

I wouldn't go so far as to say Apple is not even close to being a monopoly. That said, most of America's companies are SOMEWHAT monopolistic today. That's because they all sell goods that are not completely homogeneous, although they are still acceptable substitutes for each other (Big Mac =/= Whopper, Wii =/= Playstation 3, OS X =/= Windows).

Remember, market share isn't the only thing that determines monopolism. I don't think there is a completely agreed upon measure for monopolism yet. Yes, market share is one such measure, but there's also the elasticity of demand, and profit rate. Last I checked, wasn't Apple making ridiculous profits?
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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