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Re:A look at the Apple ‘Skankphone’, built before the origin... by tingley on Monday October 06, 2014 @02:15AM (#8414501)
This is the comment I was going to make. This is an /extremely/ apologetic spin from Owen Williams, and seems very unlikely to be accurate.
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Re:A look at the Apple ‘Skankphone’, built before the origin... by owenwil on Monday October 06, 2014 @02:42AM (#8414565)
Sorry. We took a stab in the dark on that one really - I've reworded it as it was an incorrect assumption and shouldn't have been there. Many think 'skank' refers to the unpolished quality of the unfinished device.
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Re:A look at the Apple ‘Skankphone’, built before the origin... by melling on Monday October 06, 2014 @03:15AM (#8414639)
Here, let me help those under 40.

"That's one skanky UI. There's no way Apple is shipping that!"

Yeah, just substitute with nasty.

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