It was a very difficult decision for me. Mrs. Fly mocked me for months, while coercing me to “make the switch.” Today, much to my delight, I smashed my fucking Blackberry device with a snow shovel and replaced it with an iPhone—just in time for the iBC iphone App.
Seriously, the Blackberry is retarded. There is no comparison.
The recent numbers out of Research In Motion Limited (USA) [[RIMM]] ] were terrific, but I can’t endorse the stock, as an investment, any longer.
In Fly’s domain, there are Apple tv’s, itouches, ipods, iphones and laptops. Whenever I travel back in time, say 10 years ago, I see myself with Dell, Motorola, Creative Technologies and Toshiba. Like financial blogs, competing consumer technologies represent a pure form of Darwinism.
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So you quit making calls? Very future-forward of you!
Here in NY, the T network is just as good as VZ. It just so happens, T finds it “silly” to build out fiber down south, since most of you are too busy farming. You have no time to place calls, so why bother?
I will not get sucked into a North vs. South argument with you so close to Christmas.
Of course you won’t, since i am your Northern master.
Snarky!
spittin’ coffee through the nose on that one …. still lol!
Long live the Confederacahhh!!!
ROFL
Let’s see, Little Man Yossarian was on here just the other day complaining about how his iCraaaple was dropping calls on him left and right.
Of course, like myself, he’s in a business where it’s important to have a working phone.
Did I mention that Little Man Yossarian just moved from the Lower East Side to a nice new pad in dah Village with his blushing bride?
Who knows, maybe crappy AT&T coverage is better in SI than Mah-hattah?
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No matter what anyone says, there is no comparison between BB and iPhone. iPhone is completely superior.
As long as you like making sure your Twitter tweets are more reliable than your calls to customers.
My question — does it have an “app” for making phone calls that don’t sound like sheet, or drop off?
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Jake, you clearly have iPhone envy. Just admit it, accept it, drive on down to the Apple store and exchange 1/3 oz of your gold for the new 3GS…then you will be on our side. It’s marvelous.
I would try an iPhone, admittedly, if it were on VZ.
Absolutely no chance with that horror show, AT&T. Those devastating commercials about the map are true, no matter what Courtney Cox’s boyfriend has to say.
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I was delighted to buy FUQI at $17.08 this morning.
I am holding; I think it will climb higher.
Fuqi was and is a top 10 ranked stock, based on fundies, in The PPT
It’s oversold and being shorted rabidly by the “burlap brotherhood”. Only, the fundies are great and growth is healthy, it’s not some dumb stock that should have never been at $30. It’ll be back up there at some point, IMHO.
No joke, FUQI is a testament to the PPT… it’s been a top tenner almost since the service’s inception.
Of course I never bot it… dammit.
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It was an IBD darling, too, until it fell off recently and the shorts pounced on it. Not unlike GMCR after its acquisition news. I think it’s in a good entry range.
FUQI – i was heavy short from around 22 and closed out all of it yestErday at 17.50 (my exit price). Yes, heavy short interest, but be warned of the Chinese accounting. Sometimes it pays not to be greedy, I thought I got out too soon.
Frickin’ ripping into the bell…
When it hits 20, i’m double dipping.
Most C level executives end up switching right back because of the keyboard.
Otherwise if you don’t need the corporate security and features, the iphone is the right device for you.
Not exactly heard a lot(or any) good things about AppleTV though…
Apple TV is incredible.
Is this blog turning into Mad Money ? You must be drunk on eggnog…………………..or trying to capture some of your Maggot youth [buying an IPhone] . Next you will be picking GOOG or C
Love my Saeco.
I like Government Sachs here into earnings
problem with appletv is that it’s locked-in.
… but you can easily hack its software. no need open the box and fuck the warranty. search atvflash.
it slows the box down a bit. but it allows you all kind of neat stuff. for me the main upgrade is the use of an external USB drive. pluged in a 1.5 TB drive in it. it shouldn’t take long to be full
it also allows you to run avi and mkv but it still have problem running the HD 720 version of those files. so, as far as HD tv i still have to convert the avi and mkv file to mp4. which is a bitch since most torrent files are mkv or avi.
another great thing about apple is time machine. rarely mentioned but oh so fucking great. saved my ass a couple of times this year. you never know when you might tip your external HD and watch it falls of the desk with your 1 TB itunes files and (almost) lose everything. . and your sanity… when the HD does a cree cree sound it’s gone baby gone.. but if you got time machine running you’re saved and sound..
in all fairness the sony PS3 is towering high above the appleTV. if sony keeps doing it right.. you never know.. i’ve added SNE to my watchlist about a month ago…
Sorry, the “maggot youth” has switched a long long time ago. The Fly is a late adopter in that regaurd (sic).
I will be purchasing a Droid before the year is out, unless I am convinced otherwise by a wiley and adroit sales geek.*
Like all good salesmen, I am eminently convinceable.
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*Whatever it is, it will not be serviced by Grandma Bell, that’s for double damn sure.
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I KNEW you were a frickin’ salesman!
Are you really a salesman?
Everybody’s selling something.
S’Treuth.
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LOL.
Dude, everybody is a salesman. If they are not, they are in the “whale shit” employment sector.
Even freaking hand surgeons gotta make the sale.
Remember ALEC and ALWAYS
BEE
CELLING.
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Shoes.
He does it for the upskirts, not the money.
Fly- I like HAIN a lot down here with its K Cup exposure. http://chart.ly/84ddrg
I-Phone is the best thing since sliced bread!!
I’m starting to use it like a computer when I’m not at home.
I have the 3gs and it has almost completely replaced my netbook.
i was in europe on business trip (selling shit as we all do…) last november and it was an amazing work tool. better then a laptop. why loging in a stupid laptop on euro-train ride when all you need can be accessed and done on an iphone. i mean.. i’m not writting a novel while travelling and shit.. i need sales figure. addresses. calendar.
iphone got a GPS, your calendar, notes, train schedules apps, translation apps, etc… everything you need for the Euro-travelling salesman. if you come into a meeting with a laptop it just look stupid anyway. looks like you’re gonna pull some powerpoint presentation or some shit. … even if you’re not going to, just looking like a powerpoint presentation bonehead is starting off real bad.. . if it can’t be done on a single sheet of paper.. don’t waste time..
The Blackberry can do all of that.
You guys are homofied over Steve Jobs.
Indie, you sound like you’re wearing
fricken linen shorts and Birkenstocks
to your business appointments.
What “shit” are you selling?
linen!
i guess that powerpoint comment hit too close to home, right…
sure BB can do all that iphone can do… for most business stuff.. but why does it have to be painful?
.. if you can’t see, tell or understand the difference then there’s nothing i can do for you sir.
I’ve been fucking around with K-Cup for a couple of weeks now. What have I learned.
1. I like the idea but all of the KUPS are inferior coffee…period.
2. You have to brew on smallest level to get any strength to your Joe
3. If you drink a lot of coffee you will double your budget for less quality…..I’m used to Daily Grind Sumatra
4. Drinking K-KUPS gives you the breath of a bums asshole.
That being said I’m sure GMCR goes to $100….the whole K game is irresistible to the fucking yuppies of the world…what with that little Tree to hang your KUPS on.
Clearly, you have yet to drink “Columbian Fair Trade.”
As for water:
YES!! Diluting your coffee with MORE water will make it decidedly less robust.
As for quality:
You can put your own fancy/homo coffee in a personal K-Cup, if you fancy to do so.
As for your breath:
Well, your wife is using the Keurig as an excuse to let you in on a long term problem. All men of proper hygiene brush their teeth after coffee, unless you’re into brown teeth.
It’s been a while since I’ve hung my KUPS on a tree,
I’ll have to revisit that….
As for smashing your Blackberry,
Fly, you TURN the cell phone in
and it is then reconditioned and given
to homeless bearshitters…
of whom number in the thousands.
Droid is the iphone equal and you don’t have to deal with the AT&T network.
That is a good endorsement. I’ve heard similar. I also like to have a real keyboard.
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Fly, are you serious about a iphone app or was that just a joke? I frequent the PPT over the internet using 3G or wifi, but an app would be useful. I have some other ideas for apps, but don’t know any programmers. Anyone know of any iphone app programmers that successfully launched product I can get in touch with?
As serious as a heart attack.
It’s already done. We will launch it soon, free of charge.
Bravo
iPhone app! Fuck yeah!
Very cool – who did you use to program it? Can I contact them with some of my ideas?
That rocks. Will PPT have special features. If so, I will consider an annual subscription.
Drewdog, as we’re wrapping up the iBankCoin app I’d love to talk with you about your ideas. Drop me an email: [email protected].
Jeremy (the other Jeremy)
my rotary land line works phurfectly and with a jack is completely portable.
Happy Holidays to all.
Jeremy, I will send you an email after the holiday! Thanks!
I hope that (ovti ) can invent flash on the iphone.