Most people who upgrade frequently are not paying out of pocket for the new device. They're able to cover most of not all of the cost by selling their current device. That wouldn't be possible if the phones were bricks.
The Dwarf Grill (the first Chick-Fil-A) has always sold burgers and even offers table service. Around Atlanta there are Chick-Fil-A Dwarf Houses, Truett's Grills and Truett's Hawaiian Luau that all offer table service and an expanded menu with beef.
i think i ve been to one to before traveling through atlanta...who would ever go to chick fil A to get a burger?
It's only like 15 locations, but the expanded menu is good. When you've got a Chick-Fil-A on every other corner something different is nice. And again, they actually had burgers before they expanded as a chicken only place.
Oooh... Well that's only when you're near the corner of St. Ann.
Despicable Me and Cloudy are also fairly distinct.ARE YOU SERIOUS???
you must be pretty blind..
look how different their face shapes are!
Putting aside what it's morphed into today, the Disney Difference was an uncompromising commitment to Guest service, to doing what was necessary to exceed Guest expectations. Before "Be Our Guest" became just a song, it actually meant something.
Many suggest that DCL still delivers the Disney Difference but, most certainly, WDW does not.
Those of us old enough to remember how we were treated at WDW in the 1970s and 1980s see nothing of that Disney Difference at today's WDW.
It definitely exists on DCL, probably helps that you're in a confined space out at sea, haha.Putting aside what it's morphed into today, the Disney Difference was an uncompromising commitment to Guest service, to doing what was necessary to exceed Guest expectations. Before "Be Our Guest" became just a song, it actually meant something.
Many suggest that DCL still delivers the Disney Difference but, most certainly, WDW does not.
Those of us old enough to remember how we were treated at WDW in the 1970s and 1980s see nothing of that Disney Difference at today's WDW.
The OEMs aren't choosing to not mess with Android, Google is pushing them to stop. The majority of Android handsets have a vulnerability in them that Google is not going to fix because the fragmentation makes it too difficult. The openness of Android was great for rapidly building a base and moving forward smartphone capabilities, but there are also some big trade offs for those not consistently upgrading.
I see this complaint (Samsung bloat) quite a bit and I'm not sure I understand it. Those apps barely take up any space and are easily disabled so I'm not sure what the problem is. I've gone from iPhone 3GS to Galaxy S3 and now a Note 4 and S Note is the most useful app I've ever had, whether stock or third party.
Even if light in terms of user experience, the process of skinning and customizing creates signifigant delays in pushing updates.
Agree.Despicable Me and Cloudy are also fairly distinct.
Cloudy's probably the most distinctly cartoony CG film out there, though admittedly, the background characters in the original weren't that effective.
Second on the Note 4.Ok I don't want to derail this thread in this tangent. So I will just say I do not disagree with your thoughts on this. I have owned Samsung handsets and even had a Note 4 for a couple of months and absolutely loved it, in fact, I think the Note4 is probably the BEST android handset on the market right now. I have the Nexus 6 at this point mainly because I enjoy modding and customizing my Android experience and I got an incredible offer for my Note4 which essentially made the Nexus 6 free for me. In any case, the whole bloat thing is not a big deal, because, as you said they can be easily disabled and even TouchWiz can be toned down by using a 3rd party launcher. The point is that Samsung and other Manufacturers are realizing that they don't NEED to spend so much R&D on skinning android to hide the (previously unpolished) look of stock androind anymore. Lollipop is a pleasure to use and I have really enjoyed the stock Google experience of the Nexus 6.
Anyhow, I know people can get pretty passionate about these discussions and everyone is always so quick to defend their opinions on the matter. I mean heck we use these devices so much in our daily lives now. Keep it friendly guys.
TQM is still around. The WDW variation used in the 90's allowed for going the extra mile and putting the customers first.
Link?!?Barely. In my Day After assesment of the media coverage of the 60th Announcement, Disneyland seems to have only gotten the OC Register, the LA Times, the Palm Springs Desert Sun (who knew they were still printing?!), Univision, KTLA, and KABC there.
The rest of Main Street was filled with about 100 obsessed bloggers from SoCal, plus the 200 fans the Parks Blog gave tickets to in order to fill out the crowd with reliable bodies who would clap and shriek "Whooo!" on cue. The coverage was weak at best.
A Cast Member insider on Micechat summed up the evening rather hilariously, but I think an even sharper point was made here in his/her assessment of the 60th Anniversary Media Event:
"So we closed Disneyland two hours early last night and booted out the suckers, I mean Guests, so the marketing team could fill Main Street with a few hundred amateur bloggers and tweeters, plus a skeleton crew from what's left of "traditional media" and two friendly guys from Univision (who were assigned a rather dashing Spanish speaking Media Host plucked from the Canoe crew, cause, you know).
Then Tom Staggs got up on stage and tried to prove his personality is not anemic at all by smiling on cue repeatedly and pretending to flirt with Steve Davison. Tom had an extra serving of his gluten-free melba toast to psyche himself up backstage! Tom and Steve (who are not dating) then announced the three big entertainment offerings for the 60th that everyone already knew about and/or can already see the construction for; a night parade, new fireworks, a redone World of Color.
Then 12 minutes after it began the big announcement was over. Good thing we closed the park early for that! Goodnight and drive safe!
What Tom/Steve didn't mention is all the other stuff coming for the rides at Disneyland and DCA. You know, rides, the reason why a theme park exists? The stuff coming to the rides is also obviously under construction, or about to begin;
Innoventions closing next week for Disneyland history exhibit
Soarin' 4K conversion and Condor Flats remake into Grizzly Peak Airfield
New Harold animatronics and Show upgrades to Matterhorn Bobsleds
Hatbox Ghost returning to Haunted Mansion in the obvious new spot in the Attic
Dark Ride Upgrades, with Peter Pan closing next week until May to start
Luigi's Flying Tires, also closing soon to become all-new ride of "dancing cars"
But Tom and Steve forgot to mention the rides. You know what rides are, right Steve? Those are all the things that will close so you can perform your "spectaculars" this summer."
The post goes on a bit more, and has turned into a semi-interesting thread over there. But I think you get the idea.
