Subjective, as any matter of "best" is. No one should assume that his/her priorities are universal.

That doesn't mean that's it's push notifications though. There are other potential sources of drain. As stated above, by definition push is server initiated. There's no searching or polling with push.

How the hell does anyone assume that "real products" and "pieces of crap" are somehow mutually exclusive?

No, the kit is $125. The Snow Peak French press in the kit is about $50. Try Google (and reading comprehension) sometime.

The new icon doesn't have ramps. At its level of detail it is correct. In any case, again, if you're solely using the icon for navigation then you're doing it wrong (and apparently don't get around much).

Common sense dictates that the icon designer and the app developers are completely different and that the new icon doesn't have the level of detail required to show the ramps anyway. Again, if you're relying on looking at the icon for navigation then you're doing it wrong. Picking nits is picking nits. This isn't a…

If you rely on the icon to navigate then yer doin' it wrong. In any case, you can't drive very far with just the icon.

Better in what way? It's ignorant and simple minded to assume that gluing = worse. Read up on how many products these days rely on glues and other bonding materials.

...and the geeks of the 70's and 80's are already shaking their heads as they had to REALLY assemble their computers versus buying off the shelf components, merely plugging them into each other and calling it "hand assembled".

Why would you scream at them if that's Apple's niche? Buy what suits you. Let other pick what suits them. One size does not fit all.

"I can't see any purpose" != "there is no purpose". Given the form factor this shouldn't be surprising in my opinion. The smaller and thinner it is the less likely you'll be able to easily tinker. As with anything you don't get something for nothing. As always, shop based on your priorities. For the masses this…

Of course. Carmakers signing on != this will be in every vehicle.

Seems appropriate. You have irrational fanboys in both areas.

Good point. How do you propose making it happen aside from regulation?

Seems like you're conveniently overlooking the fact that: MS produces MacOS applications and iOS apps, Apple provides BootCamp for running Windows, etc.

"What's Apple going to offer that others already don't?"

There are always pros and cons for every option. It's way to early to tell IMO despite all the comments that are busily passing verdicts.

Generalizations are generalizations. You can't make such statments about such a large group of people. I don't care about the brand and I use an iPhone. One's inability to imagine reasons doesn't mean that they don't exist. People pick different options for different reasons. No group of millions consists of…

Their costumer rating probably wasn't all that great to begin with since they're not a costumer.

More specifically, "unlimited data killing" as the new plans include unlimited minutes and messages.