Steko

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   by Steko 12y ago

   Virgin has to get Brandon to space this year or their funding is subject to considerable clawback.
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   by Steko 12y ago

   Eh, those downvoted comments were from me and one was totally deserved because it was awful and I left it there to accumulate negative karma as punishment for making it. The other is a bit relevant here and was initially upvoted. It likely
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   by Steko 12y ago

   I think we already have modular phones in the larger sense. We can attach thousands of peripherals via Bluetooth, the charger, headphone jack or wifi and add one of zillions of third party cases. Our personal data sits in the cloud and&#x
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   by Steko 12y ago

   If youve got an iPhone the remote app is way better than the actual remote for most things.
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   by Steko 12y ago

   We've seen a lot of articles talking about big dangers to Google lately. It's an interesting topic but I'm skeptical there's anything there. Because Google has got so many things going on everywhere, it's easy to fi
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   by Steko 12y ago

   Knowing that Google A/B tests everything I'd have to guess 'going to work on robots' soundly outperforms 'public cuckolding by Sergei' as a way to force out execs.
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   by Steko 12y ago

   I thot the CW was Google broke even by selling the pieces and getting the IP and a bunch of tax write offs.
8. 938.▲
   by Steko 12y ago

   How else do you interpret 'Andy you're not the head of Android anymore, we're giving your job to Sundar.'?
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   by Steko 12y ago

   I'm not suggesting Android has dropped in quality or momentum at all under Pichai. I'm just noting the lack of the opposite. As an outsider how can we judge Andy Rubin a failure and Pichai a brilliant success when the former excee
10. 940.▲
    by Steko 12y ago

    Chrome browser, Gmail yes. Chrome OS, Google Apps, Android since 2013... I must be missing something.
11. 941.▲
    by Steko 12y ago

    Perhaps the price of keeping him from going to MS?
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    by Steko 12y ago

    I'm not claiming a source, I'm pointing out the obvious implications of their actions in the space. The original ipad data plan isn't something AT&T thought up, it's something Steve forced on them and it's still
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    by Steko 12y ago

    The balance of power between the telcos and most "phone manufacturers" is in favor of the telcos but for Apple and the telcos it's decidedly in Apple's favor which is why they are now all on board with no exception I&#x2
14. 944.▲
    by Steko 12y ago

    There's no shortage of analysis explaining how being able to switch carriers with the press of a button would lead carriers to offer more competitive deals to consumers.
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    by Steko 12y ago

    Apple has a long roadmap to turn the carriers into dumb pipes. The original iPad deal was the first step. This is the second. Just because ATT locks the sim today doesn't mean Apple hasn't negotiated an end date to that. Just b
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    by Steko 12y ago

    Setting Siri to Mandarin is great practice.
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    by Steko 12y ago

    "of which she later admitted she fabricated much." That is stunningly inaccurate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_of_Age_in_Samoa At most t
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    by Steko 12y ago

    I think Siri is pretty useful as a conversation partner for foreign language. I had tried out the British and Scottish voices for kicks, settled on Aussie for quite awhile and then while playing with my wife's Japanese Siri realized i
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    by Steko 12y ago

    A nice side effect should (eventually) be tolerable Internet prices when roaming.
20. 950.▲
    by Steko 12y ago

    I don't know what needs to be explained. Apple believes the value of increasing the battery life beyond the typical work/school day + commute is less than the the value of having a device that is much easier to hold and carry + co
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    by Steko 12y ago

    I didn't see a mention that it's 60 Hz yet but we'll see.
22. 952.▲
    by Steko 12y ago

    iPod Classic, iPod Mini, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod Touch...
23. 953.▲
    by Steko 12y ago

    27" Retina iMac at 5120x2880 which they are calling "5K" edit: Dell previewed a similar screen last month[1] a "world first" but won't ship til December (5K iMac shipping today if I heard right?). No price on D
24. 954.▲
    by Steko 12y ago

    Price increase killed their U.S. growth. Hulu makes over half their money from ads, I'd expect Netflix will eventually go down that road -- $4.99/mo or free with ads and $9.99 without.
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    by Steko 12y ago

    What's interesting here is Google has abandoned the super cheap device strategy (nexus 4/7) and decided to go after iMargins.
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    by Steko 12y ago

    So if you can't monetize all that knowledge goes into a black hole one day because occasionally it's handy for users to retroactively go anonymous? Yet another reason to avoid Quora imo.
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    by Steko 12y ago

    Long term you'll have a radio with a battery in your pocket/bag, a wireless bluetooth headset that you issue voice commands to for a lot of things and then another small display either on your wrist and/or in front of your fa
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    by Steko 12y ago

    You mean like the iPod Classic, Mini, Nano, Shuffle, Touch?
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    by Steko 12y ago

    Let's stop pretending that there were never any leaks on Steve's watch because it dovetails with our conclusions. Think Secret and Macrumors didn't just open up shop under Tim Cook. edit: And let's stop pretending a lo
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    by Steko 12y ago

    400 years ago justice systems were based on the desires of the crown and aristocracy and the needs of the aristocracy demanded they be able to buy their way out of murdering common folk but have their precious wealth protected at all costs.