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Dot Com Pho – Apple Made THIS? Edition

written by John Chow on July 24, 2010

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It’s no secret that our Dot Com Pho members are pretty Apple bias. However, it takes an extreme fan boy to forgive Apple for one of this week’s gadget of the week. You see, the gadget is so bad that we are completely shocked that Apple would dare put their logo on it. You will understand why once we compare it to the other gadget of the week.

In addition to slamming Apple for trying to sell a piece of junk product, this edition of Dot Com Pho also features two iPad apps of the week and some mystery meat. Anyone is welcome to join us for Dot Com Pho. Follow me on Twitter to find the time and location and the next one.

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Apple rocks
It is very helpful

That mystery meat dish definitely isn't my favorite from the many other Dot Pho dishes I've seen!

Tej, are you a spammer? What launching are you talking about?

This is a second comment from you that makes no sense whatsoever and is not relating to anything said in the post or in the comments.

My Heartiest congratulation for launching

Who's making all these apps? They're not all made by apple right? Is it individual designers just looking to make some cash?
I love that handle on the leather/suede cover. Great feature!

They aren't all made by Apple and some of them are free.

These iPad apps are so fun to play with. I love using it. These apps are great.

These silly gadgets that Apple makes every single month are cool. I wonder what they will invent next?

They don't make new gadgets every month. Probably accessories.

John,

Until today, I have skipped over every Apple App review coming through my John Chow RSS feed. Please forgive me.

Even though I don't own an apple iPad yet, your post today unveiled the power of showcasing apple apps.

Thanks John for thinking outside the box (notice I am not promoting any site or product here) - just John's ingenuity.

Still wondering if it is worth me buying an iPad.

It's a very nice and useful tool. Go to a store and check it out. You may not leave withou it or if you do at least you'll know the answer to your question.

The quesion is, what will the ipad do to change your life? What is the true benefit of having one?

All of you hanging out with your iPads, pretty cool.

Yes this is the latest gadget in the market and every one is going after it.

Few people said that by touching iPad they got the real meaning of touch ;)

lol who knows what apple is thinking now a days.
With a flawed iPhone 4 and a wetsuit ipad case. What's next?

they will probably put their logo on some Microsoft software

Bill is waiting for that.

As every one knows rivalry of Bill and Steve.

Once in a while they make a mistake. They aren't perfect but still very successful.

I think Steve and Bill are friendly rivals. Sharing a huge pie among themselves. Both doing very well, thank you.

They probably will collaborate sometime in the future just to throw the tech world in a craze and generate huge $$$$.

They already have huge $$$, both of them, partly because of the competition between Microsoft and Apple, SY

Bill retired and involved himself in Charity.

Would love to see Steve in that phase and how he adds Apple beauty in charity as well.

I think they are starting to converge.

And supposedly Microsoft partly owns Apple, althogh they have no control over it.

I think the iPad will be fine no problems so far.

It was not about the iPad, it was about the case Apple made for it, SY

Well, you know. They did put their Logo on the iPhone 4 after all. (Ooo... No he didn't! Yes he did!) :lol:

I don't get it? They put their logo on everything.

That case was an after thought and they had someone in their shipping room make it during lunch hour. One possibility.

Now back to the question who pays for the meal above, because there was not room to reply there.

Everybody pays for their own meal, including John. No freebies here unless you order a large bowl of noodle soup and then you get extra noodles for free.

Mystery meat? Did you ever find out what was really in it? Or do you prefer not to know? SY

I think they said it was pork.

Who pays for the meal???

Perhaps the meat is a surprise depending on what the cook has at the time close at hand. It could be a chicken or beef or pork or any combination of these.

Or it could be something else ;)

I wouldn't want to guess what it is :P

Is it a tax write off too lol???

I guess it gets written off as 'business lunch', SY

wait was the brown weird guy wearing glass frames with no lenses?

Silly

Yea, it's a stupid trend that's going around.
Who is he anyway?

But he is having confidence in his tone.

What a sharp nose he have.

The guy likes glasses and thinks they look cool on people. He doesn't need corrective lenses so he just wears frames.

He's extremely intelligent and has skills that many of us would love to have just a fraction of.

lol only you would compliment his nose.

Who exactly is he and what skills does he possess?

Haha! His nose is actually fine :P

Who exactly is he I can't say but he's worked for companies that everybody knows. Has photography and animation skills few even dare dream about.

No its quite sharp.

Saw his work and these were simply awesome.

@Pasquale

You have got amazing way to get work and payment.

Like this style.

Do you understand the idea of fashion and trend? Its something that usually doesn't serve a purpose and looks cool for a limited time.
Just because you don't always understand a fashion doesn't mean you should put it down.