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by actuator 6y ago
Huh, it seems like they have gone with Snapdragon 765 instead of 865. Is the price difference between the processors that high? Also, I think Google should commit to four year updates now.
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by actuator 6y ago
I think Google TV is the name of the device. From the launch livestream it looks like the same software will come to other Android TV devices as well.
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by actuator 6y ago
Well, they have Youtube and Youtube TV. Also, content bought/rented on Play store.
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by actuator 6y ago
The integration with Google search and Nest devices looks so awesome. An easy to access platform independent watchlist is quite convenient. I am surprised that they gave a button to Netflix as well on the remote. Though it does make sense c
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by actuator 6y ago
How do you know this to be true? Are they using Nest data to monetize something? Apple also tried their hands at iAds, in the end companies will do whatever works best for them. Considering Apple has made privacy a marketing feature for the
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by actuator 6y ago
Maybe that's what Google has been trying to do here with diversifying their revenue sources, similar to what they are attempting to do with GCP. Look at the amount of control they have been adding on Pixel phones on what apps and servi
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by actuator 6y ago
> What I can't understand is this argument that Apple specifically shouldn't be allowed to restrict software but game consoles should. If it was upto me, I would even argue for fairer rules there. Right now, it is Apple and the
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by actuator 6y ago
> Based on existing law, why is the laptop/desktop model inherently superior to the game console model? Superior for developers because their margins improve. For low margin ones like Spotify that is make or break, especially when y
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by actuator 6y ago
> > Epic Games continued to argue that Apple has an App Store monopoly and charges excessive fees, but the judge pointed out that the 30 percent rate that Apple collects is the "industry rate" collected by PlayStation, Xbox,
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by actuator 6y ago
Yeah, Radiohead has stayed in my playlist from a long time. While they are known for 'Creep' mostly for some reason, the constant experimentation they did with their albums created some really nice records.
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by actuator 6y ago
or they can just leave it upto the judgement of masses and just rank on album sales(probably streams now). You are right and that it is hard for any ranking like this to be objective. If I remove my bias for old albums and just look at two
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by actuator 6y ago
Every language can have its own, no? Otherwise, selecting the judges would be a herculean task.
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by actuator 6y ago
It is interesting to see 'OK Computer' jump so much. Did streaming benefit Radiohead more or just that the dystopian theme really goes well the current times. Also, amusing to see 'The Piper at the Gate of Dawn' increase
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by actuator 6y ago
I think you do know more about this, so I will trust your comment. > The CCP has a history of ceding land (that is strategically not too valuable) in order to setup peace. This doesn't explain their border differences with India tho
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by actuator 6y ago
They do participate in Olympics as a separate entity but have to use the name 'Chinese Taipei'
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by actuator 6y ago
> China has surpassed Taiwan economically. Per capita basis Taiwan is much better, but overall PRC is a lot more stronger. > So many, that if the CCP lets Taiwan go, many people will revolt. CCP has the gift of being able to control t
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by actuator 6y ago
I have always wondered what's the play there. Since they haven't controlled it for so long, what's the harm in recognising that it's a separate nation. Taiwan's most important resource seems like the human resource,
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by actuator 6y ago
Amusingly enough back when I was still active editing on Wikipedia, there was a lot of trouble related to sourcing articles. Because the media in PRC itself is restricted, you have very less sources you can trust. You can't source cont
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by actuator 6y ago
Quoting myself from one comment above > I am not talking about my choice as an end user here, I am talking about my choice as a developer. If 50% of my revenue is from iOS, I really can't afford to not be there. and as I said even i
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by actuator 6y ago
> How is iOS fundamentally different from the Xbox OS? If I have to explain in brief, because the intended use for it is to be a multipurpose OS just how Windows/OS X were. Xbox OS is about games and media streaming, while iOS&#x2F
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by actuator 6y ago
I never said if I agree or disagree with her, but seeing her experience with assault in the past. Can you see why she might feel like that? I sympathise with her and the groups she referred to as well. We all are a product of our experience
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by actuator 6y ago
> I don't see the relevance? Microsoft does not allow any other company to distribute digital games for Microsoft consoles. You, nor anyone else, may create an Xbox store and sell digital games that will run on Xbox consoles. While
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by actuator 6y ago
> Apple is doing what everyone else is doing Microsoft has the Xbox Game Pass app on Android, Apple is doing the opposite. > but if that is illegal then it should also be illegal for Epic to have a monopoly on skins in Rocket League.
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by actuator 6y ago
I have also been really surprised with the whole debate on this saga here. For developers, this looks like such a no brainer because they should personally relate to what these companies are asking for.
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by actuator 6y ago
Why is Microsoft not in on this? Apple didn't allow Xbox Game Pass, while Samsung was proudly showcasing gaming on their phones on it. They seem to be the most hard done by unfair Apple practices. As far as I understand, they are not a
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by actuator 6y ago
I have no insight about what the parent comment said but Google at one point in the past did quit the Chinese market on principles, the success of their compatriots like Apple which were more flexible with their principles does show the opp
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by actuator 6y ago
Yeah, the way people like JK Rowling have been hounded for not agreeing on every point with some people is very depressing to see, considering that she has been quite supportive in the past of the very groups that are hounding her. Mob like
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by actuator 6y ago
Previous discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24493698
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by actuator 6y ago
I apologize about the structure of my last statement, it came out like that because of the tone of the parent comment and the constant whataboutism and general misinformation(like "valid old claims") we see in these threads. It ge
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by actuator 6y ago
Your generalized claims and whataboutism are again underscoring my point. If what you have written is true, do you want the same to be inflicted into new sets of people by a hegemonic power.

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