Apple,

You said it yourself:

STEALING IS BAD KARMA!

If Dashboard isn’t a rip-off of Konfabulator then what is? I don’t care that much about Sherlock/Watson as both are equally useless to me, but this it too much.

And what Phil said is embarrasing:

In response Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller told CNET: “The goal of Dashboard isn’t to be like anything else. It’s not his stuff. What we’ve done is ours.”

Of course, you did it from the ground up. But it’s stealing directly from Arlo Rose’s Konfabulator. Arlo Rose is a very famous Mac developer. You should just buy the thing from him!

Remember, it’s GOOD KARMA!

I’m a huge Mac fan and have been for the past 15 years, and I believe this is the first time I’m so angry at Apple.

And I know I’m not the only one.

leo prieto

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+56-9-9992475 – Santiago

Excuse me, but Mac OS 9 had desktop widgets long before Konfabulator did. Apple was the first to use the term Widgets as well. We never complained when the Konfabulator guys “ripped off Apple” and I think it’s a bit unfair for them to be claiming we ripped them off now.Steve

Hi, Steve,

It has recently come to my attention that Apple has released an Intel version of the iMac. I bought a 20″ iMac G5 for my son just before christmas and I was under the impression that this was the fastest iMac out there and would continue to be so for quite some time. As you imagine i was dismayed to learn, just 15 days later, that Apple had released a substantially faster Mac with a completely different chip architecture–making our brand new iMac obsolete. My wife and I had been saving for almost two years, and it was important to us that we bought a Mac that would be a solid long term investment. My son is very important to me and I always wish to support his passion for photography and graphic design. I’m worried that we have purchased a Mac that only a few months after purchase is already outmoded. I understand that this is how it goes, new computers are always being released, but we figured that since we purchased it soon after it’s release it would be top of the top for at least a year. Now I feel like we’ve purchased a beta and everything is going VHS. I don’t know if it is possible, but would you be willing to exchange the G5 for one of the new intel iMacs? If you could do anything at all to help us please let us know. We are long time Mac users and love the work that you and your company do, we just want to stay up to date!

David,

The iMac G5 is a splendid computer and will remain so for a long time to come. Not to worry.

Dear Steve Jobs,

I wanted to write and express my concern about some recent problems that I have had with Apple Care. This week, my MacBook Pro unfortunately sustained water damage. I understand this is entirely my fault but it is still something I would like to get fixed. After three or four calls I was finally able to get a straight answer. While I was happy to get a straight answer, I was not at all happy with the answer. It is very worrisome to me that the only way to get my computer fixed is to pay almost $300.00 up front with no guarantee that this will fix the problem. I was horrified to learn that their is no system to assess the problem and bill once all damage is known. I am reluctant to put money into a problem that could easily grow. I have had three Apple computers in a row. I love using them but I am not sure if my replacement will be one. I feel powerless in the situation and the whole experience has turned me off of the Apple company.

Sincerely,

[name withheld]

This is what happens when your MacBook Pro sustains water damage. They are pro machines and they don’t like water. It sounds like you’re just looking for someone to get mad at other than yourself.

Steve

Mr. Jobs,

I was first in line for this phone. I paid a premium. The screen broke from a short drop. $250 dollars?

I have sold at least 3 of these things for you. I feel dirty.

Imagine this for a car:

I was first in line for this car. I paid a premium. Then I crashed it. $2500.

I have sold at least 3 of these cars for you. I feel dirty.

Sent from my iPhone

AT&T offers data plans for BlackBerry that include tethering for an additional $30 per month (a total of $60 per month for the BlackBerry+tethering plan).

It seems ludicrous that the same thing is not offered with the iPhone. I understand the desire to prevent tethering with the current data plan, but I am willing to pay more money to allow tethering! With such an advanced device, why can I not do so?

We agree, and are discussing it with ATT.

Steve

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