I laughed pretty hard during his keynote with how hard Jobs was trying to dress up a data mining/advertising portal.

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: I laughed pretty hard during his keynote with how hard Jobs was trying to dress up a data mining/advertising portal.

I'll be laughing even harder when they add concert ticket buying to it and Ticketmaster suddenly becomes about as relevant as MySpace.

/got nothing

They mean to win Wimbledon!

/Did those feet, in ancient times.....

They named a social network Ping? Ping.fm (new window) Nope, no confusion there. Did they even research the name before deciding on it?

SPAM Spam spam spam
SPAM Spam spam spam
SPAM Spam sp-

I DON'T LIKE SPAM!

It would be doubly awesome if there were lots of references to Toad the Wet Sprocket in that article...

Fear the Clam: I'll be laughing even harder when they add concert ticket buying to it and Ticketmaster suddenly becomes about as relevant as MySpace.

Yeah. That's what will happen.

No. 2
The apple tree


The apple tree
The apple tree

And it keeps suggesting that I should get some Coldplay music. Assholes!

AdolfOliverPanties: GooberMcFly: What sketch? The machine that goes "Ping"?

/thought it was the machine that goes "Bing".

Microsoft took that one.

I have an iPod, but I lease it back from the company I sold it to and that way it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account.

It's a bit small for a share certificate, isn't it? Nevermind. You're a rather sharp young lad, aren't you? We could use someone like you around to feed the Pantomime horse.

Panty Sniffer: They named a social network Ping? Ping.fm (new window) Nope, no confusion there. Did they even research the name before deciding on it?

Probably. iPhone was already trademarked, and they just decided to fight/pay to use it anyway. Apple doesn't really care. They'll use it until they get sued and then pay if necessary.

Is it worth upgrading to iTunes 10 if you don't give a shiat about Ping?

I don't need farking Ping, and it's yet another example of iTunes becoming like farking AOL. I don't need it because there's these things called Websites. Some bands even supply news via RSS, so I get that automatically.

jonny_q: Panty Sniffer: They named a social network Ping? Ping.fm (new window) Nope, no confusion there. Did they even research the name before deciding on it?

Probably. iPhone was already trademarked, and they just decided to fight/pay to use it anyway. Apple doesn't really care. They'll use it until they get sued and then pay if necessary.

That's a rather arrogant way to go about doing business. Is the name Ping really that awesome that they need to get into a legal fight over it or come up with a huge chunk of change?

GooberMcFly: What sketch? The machine that goes "Ping"?

Plus, the Mac Pro is the most expensive machine in the entire hospital. Make sure to bring it in when the administrator is around...

Give me a ping Vasili, one ping only please.

/hot like the october's reactor.

Ahaha haha ha. Love the Python jokes guys.

But seriously, Apple. Welcome to the social.

/;)

Panty Sniffer: jonny_q: Panty Sniffer: They named a social network Ping? Ping.fm (new window) Nope, no confusion there. Did they even research the name before deciding on it?

Probably. iPhone was already trademarked, and they just decided to fight/pay to use it anyway. Apple doesn't really care. They'll use it until they get sued and then pay if necessary.

That's a rather arrogant way to go about doing business. Is the name Ping really that awesome that they need to get into a legal fight over it or come up with a huge chunk of change?

Also since it's a generic computer term that's been around since at least the 80s (just my personal knowledge) and probably back in the 70s.

Abstruse: Panty Sniffer: jonny_q: Panty Sniffer: They named a social network Ping? Ping.fm (new window) Nope, no confusion there. Did they even research the name before deciding on it?

Probably. iPhone was already trademarked, and they just decided to fight/pay to use it anyway. Apple doesn't really care. They'll use it until they get sued and then pay if necessary.

That's a rather arrogant way to go about doing business. Is the name Ping really that awesome that they need to get into a legal fight over it or come up with a huge chunk of change?

Also since it's a generic computer term that's been around since at least the 80s (just my personal knowledge) and probably back in the 70s.

Tide is a general water-related term, but it's also trademarked for the purpose of washing detergent.

"Ping.fm" may not have trademarked their whole name (not just 'ping'), but naming a social network Ping - a similar enough name in the same market space - may be enough to warrant action.

IANAL, but it's similar enough to the iPhone situation to predict what will happen.

Abstruse: Panty Sniffer: jonny_q: Panty Sniffer: They named a social network Ping? Ping.fm (new window) Nope, no confusion there. Did they even research the name before deciding on it?

Probably. iPhone was already trademarked, and they just decided to fight/pay to use it anyway. Apple doesn't really care. They'll use it until they get sued and then pay if necessary.

That's a rather arrogant way to go about doing business. Is the name Ping really that awesome that they need to get into a legal fight over it or come up with a huge chunk of change?

Also since it's a generic computer term that's been around since at least the 80s (just my personal knowledge) and probably back in the 70s.

1983, it seems (new window)

Bloody vikings!

jonny_q: IANAL, but it's similar enough to the iPhone situation to predict what will happen.

iANAL: Coming this Christmas from Apple & AT&T


//I know it's a disclaimer
//Afraid Steve Jobs will get ideas from it.

farkeruk: I don't need farking Ping, and it's yet another example of iTunes becoming like farking AOL.

I've been trying to come up with what the itunes store feels like. You sir, have nailed it.

oldagjedi: jonny_q: IANAL, but it's similar enough to the iPhone situation to predict what will happen.

iANAL: Coming this Christmas from Apple & AT&T


//I know it's a disclaimer
//Afraid Steve Jobs will get ideas from it.

I thought that had been out since 2007. I'm sure most ATT iPhone users (myself included) have been feeling farked in the ass for a while now.

Mattevil: Is it worth upgrading to iTunes 10 if you don't give a shiat about Ping?

Interface has been cleaned up considerably. Seems a bit snappier. Even if you did use Ping, the Ping "network" seems a bit empty right now.

bongmiester: GooberMcFly: What sketch? The machine that goes "Ping"?

/thought it was the machine that goes "Bing".

no, its now the machine that goes Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG. Zoom-Boing. Z'nourrwringmm

//ni
///shhh

oh man that always cracks me up
even when I read it in your post.