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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #35 on: March 24, 2011, 02:24:35 PM »
Quote from: tjanuranus on March 24, 2011, 02:19:41 PM
ok now this is getting silly. I never heard people use the word "app" like they do know. People didn't refer to their computer programs as "apps."
I guess you've never heard of the phrase "killer app" then.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #36 on: March 24, 2011, 03:01:53 PM »
tjanuranus, why do you care so much?
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #37 on: March 24, 2011, 07:46:27 PM »
Quote from: kári on March 24, 2011, 03:01:53 PM
tjanuranus, why do you care so much?

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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #38 on: March 24, 2011, 07:55:56 PM »
Because you're high?
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #39 on: March 24, 2011, 08:39:20 PM »
Quote from: MetalManiac666 on March 24, 2011, 07:55:56 PM
Because you're high?

because i'm an apple fanboy and let's be honest. These are the kinds of things that fanboys do.  :metal
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #40 on: March 25, 2011, 12:22:27 AM »
But seriously... You go out of your way to defend them and it just seemed a little excessive to me.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #41 on: March 25, 2011, 12:59:41 AM »
no not really i try and be one of the lone fighters for them because on this site i see a lot of bashing there HAS to be a light in the darkness. God has chosen me to be the defender!  :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #42 on: March 25, 2011, 05:06:48 AM »
Quote from: ariich on March 24, 2011, 02:20:57 PM
tj, you're missing the point. I'm sure Apple could have a case to stop Windows and Amazon from naming their stores "App Store" but there's no way they can stop them from describing them as app stores, because that's what they are. Just like Apple can refer to the fact that they have windows in their OS, but wouldn't be allowed to name their OS "Windows".

That's what they are doing.  They are defending the name "App Store."   Not the description.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #43 on: March 25, 2011, 05:14:50 AM »
That's the thing "app store" IS a description.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #44 on: March 25, 2011, 12:12:09 PM »
I downloaded it. I tired to get AB Rio, but it froze halfway and is now stuck there.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #45 on: March 25, 2011, 12:16:02 PM »
Apple fanboys amuse me.  Hell, I bought an iMac two months ago, but I am not a big Apple fan by any stretch of the imagination.  Hell, whenever I buy individual songs online now, 99% of the time I get them at amazon, because I would rather give them the money than Apple.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #46 on: March 25, 2011, 12:35:10 PM »
Quote from: AcidRainLTE on March 25, 2011, 05:14:50 AM
That's the thing "app store" IS a description.

If you went up to any average person and said, "I got this app on the App Store..."  They would probably say, "cool, you must have an iPhone."  That's the argument that they used to get the TM.  Whether or not they should have got it is irrelevant here.  They have it and must defend it. 

Now, if MS successfully gets the Trademark office to repeal the TM, then Apple can no longer sue or whatever. 

I personally don't care if it has a TM or not, it doesn't affect me at all.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #47 on: March 26, 2011, 08:03:59 AM »
I got Angry Birds Rio and Shazam for free. Really, the only reason I have it is for Rio and their Premium App of the Day for Free deal.

One thing I hate - the one click purchasing. Say you accidentally tap the Buy Now button next to an app while trying to scroll. BOOM! You've bought it, no chance to confirm and zero possibility of a refund. This already happened to me on an app I had no intention of purchasing. Thankfully, I had not yet confirmed my credit card info for the Appstore, so the order is pending. If it sits dormant for 5 days, they will cancel it. That's the only way I can avoid wasting the .99 on it. Serious flaw.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #48 on: March 26, 2011, 12:09:20 PM »
Quote from: tjanuranus on March 25, 2011, 12:59:41 AM
no not really i try and be one of the lone fighters for them because on this site i see a lot of bashing there HAS to be a light in the darkness. God has chosen me to be the defender!  :metal :metal :metal :metal
No offense to you, but what I'm trying to say is you going out of your way to defend is part of the reason get a lot of bashing. Of course, if they wouldn't get any bashing, you wouldn't feel the need to defend them, so it's kind of a vicious circle.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #49 on: March 26, 2011, 12:29:36 PM »
Quote from: KevShmev on March 25, 2011, 12:16:02 PM
Apple fanboys amuse me.  Hell, I bought an iMac two months ago, but I am not a big Apple fan by any stretch of the imagination.  Hell, whenever I buy individual songs online now, 99% of the time I get them at amazon, because I would rather give them the money than Apple.

That, and Amazon doesn't restrict where/how you use the files you bought.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #50 on: March 26, 2011, 02:17:46 PM »
Quote from: glaurung on March 26, 2011, 12:29:36 PM
Quote from: KevShmev on March 25, 2011, 12:16:02 PM
Apple fanboys amuse me.  Hell, I bought an iMac two months ago, but I am not a big Apple fan by any stretch of the imagination.  Hell, whenever I buy individual songs online now, 99% of the time I get them at amazon, because I would rather give them the money than Apple.

That, and Amazon doesn't restrict where/how you use the files you bought.

That, too.  What is strange, though, is one song at amazon might be 256 kbps and another might be 252 kbps (VBR).  I wish it would tell you ahead of time what it is (or maybe it does and I am just too clueless to know where to look :lol), because I usually like all of my mp3s to be in VBR.
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #51 on: March 26, 2011, 03:38:27 PM »
I think it's good to be passionate about things in life. This is just one of many things that i have strong feelings about. I'm not a star wars or star trek fanboy but i get why they are like that and will defend something until the end of time. The amount of time we have on our planet is so short that to be passionate about things and truly love people, art, and whatever else you want to love is great. Anyway i'm done. for now  :blush
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Re: amazon app store
« Reply #52 on: July 07, 2011, 06:18:47 AM »
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Remember when Apple sued Amazon, claiming the online retailer was infringing its "App Store" trademark? To stop Bezos and his boys from using the "Appstore" moniker for their Amazonian Android Market, Apple filed for a preliminary injunction last month, and today the judge denied that request. Despite the Cupertino company's claims of consumer confusion and brand dilution, the court found in Amazon's favor -- in part because the term "app store" is descriptive and is used by plenty of mobile software purveyors. Of course, this doesn't end the legal shenanigans between these two tech titans, but it does mean that Amazon's Appstore can keep its incredibly original name... for now. Want the full breakdown why Apple got a judicial stiff arm? Dig into a copy of the order denying its motion in the source link below.

https://www.engadget.com/2011/07/07/apples-request-for-preliminary-injunction-denied-amazons-apps/
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