"I've been to an Apple store. If you haven't, I'd suggest a visit for an unique observation experience."

"Thats what I have been saying... You didnt seem to understand that this was a JOKE at Brian's expense and only that."

Okay. Guess we'll see, right?

"Maybe people are just too stupid to realize how well the Zune actually worked and just buy into whatever Apple is peddling at the moment. Nah that can't be it at all."

"Nope sorry but your first comment was in reply to my original comment, which you quoted."

"IT may make the relationship tenser but then again what other choice do the OEMs have not like they are going to start making Apple hardware."

"Do you think that Apple is doing right by creators with the features that they offer on the iPad?"

You are completely lost here. Someone wrote something you disagreed with. In disagreeing with that comment, you said something else, which I disagreed with. I highlighted the particular thing I disagreed with (and nothing else), and explained why I believed it was wrong. You assume that my comment therefore must…

You think the Zune name itself was tarred by the poor interface users had to use on their PCs? What do you say to the Windows users who constantly complain of the bloat in iTunes, but use iPods and iPhones anyway? You have to think a little bit harder.

"The software interface."

Sure, if there was something to question, they would certainly be doing that. However, as per usual, when Apple announces something, they get it in the hands of developers and other industry people pretty soon after (it's very rare when this isn't the case). Anyone who wants access to OS X Mountain Lion, or the iOS 6…

"They want that big piece of the App market where they take 25-30% of each sale which pays for the hard work they put in to the OS on multiple systems."

"I was never arguing the monetary value of Google loosing the contract with Apple"

"($499/$599 for RT and $799/$899 for Pro)"

"Uhh...what? No, the iPad is a media consumption device that, despite all Apple's best efforts, has been coerced into becoming a sort of productive/creative device"

"...was thinking about getting my girlfriend a keyboard for her new iPad too since my keyboard works so well with my tablet"

I'm looking forward to the next week or so, when writers begin to actually question what they just saw, instead of being free PR megaphones.

Bingo.

Well, the other thing is that Pandora is just radio. Spotify is radio plus the ability to download songs for offline listening, or for creating your own playlists.

"Wait, are you telling me that you can jump in mid-argument and take one statement out of context, completely ignore the original comment, and justify your response?"