credo

64 ms·

601.
by credo 17y ago
No law compels Google to retain user information. It is misleading to suggest that Google isn't deliberately retaining information and that it is just trying to comply with the law. The law only states (in some circumstances) that any "reta
602.
Be Wary When Partnering (says column that cites Virgin Mobile and BrandPort(businessweek.com)
2 points by credo 17y ago|0 comments
603.
Mobile phone use may stave off, reverse Alzheimer's: study(news.brisbanetimes.com.au)
1 points by credo 17y ago|0 comments
604.
by credo 17y ago
It will be interesting to see whether the site is able to deal with all the extra traffic tomorrow morning
605.
2009 Sales numbers for WhereTo iPhone app - one year after app acquisition(futuretap.com)
9 points by credo 17y ago|1 comments
606.
by credo 17y ago
The misrepresentations in the first paragraph show that the writer's primary objective was to bash Gladwell and he doesn't seem to care much about the facts. To say "Gladwell comes to the conclusion that foreigners are unsafe because they a
607.
by credo 17y ago
that was quick :) Anyway, I'm guessing that zdziarski had always intended to target the jailbroken-phone market and didn't really expect the app to be sold in the app store. What is equally interesting is that the app had already made it to
608.
by credo 17y ago
It is good to read about a success story. OTH it is strange that the article starts by saying "Plenty of iPhone programmers whine about their failure to strike it rich in the App Store, but Tap Tap Revenge developer Tapulous can’t complain.
609.
by credo 17y ago
I'm sure no one thinks that Google bought the company. Google had a choice of multiple solutions. They chose the one that was built on .NET. Clearly, the primary reason they picked StackOverflow is because they like the solution provided b
610.
by credo 17y ago
clearly, it matters to you since you're bringing up the question of Hotmail. Btw Hotmail was acquired by Microsoft and Microsoft began porting it to Windows many years ago. They never intended to keep it running on a non-windows platform.
611.
by credo 17y ago
I remember reading that StackOverflow was built on the .NET platform. If that is correct, it is interesting that Google would not just give up on Google groups, but move to a solution that is built on top of Microsoft's platform
612.
by credo 17y ago
One point to consider is whether this will be a one-off deal or whether this will be a good business model for your company. If you think that you'd like to work on getting more white label deals, I think that it will be worth it for you to
613.
by credo 17y ago
I'm not sure what you're trying to argue against. My first sentence said (a) "ideas are generally not unique" and (b) "it is the execution that matters" I didn't discuss whether the execution was spectacular or not and I didn't discuss whe
614.
by credo 17y ago
yeah, when I saw the video, it seemed like either (a) the guy never worked at Microsoft or that (b) he may have worked at Microsoft at one time and decided to get his few seconds of fame with a lie. imo the fact that this video was posted o
615.
by credo 17y ago
Great illustration of the fact that ideas are generally not unique -- and that it is the execution that matters. In one of his essays ( http://paulgraham.com/ideas.html ), pg talked about the fact there was no such thing as a million-dolla
616.
Developers now can use private API for screen capture on iPhone, says Apple(tuaw.com)
1 points by credo 17y ago|0 comments
617.
by credo 17y ago
When you're talking about groups without dev-resources, you're not talking about product-development groups. By "product development", I specifically meant product development and core teams at Microsoft. On your other point, I think we can
618.
by credo 17y ago
One of the biggest changes I had seen at Microsoft (in my last few years at Microsoft) was the excessive reliance on outsourcing. Groups that relied excessively on vendors had a different culture from other groups. The blatant copying (in t
619.
by credo 17y ago
Microsoft should be held accountable for this, but assuming the blog is correct, I'm assuming that the deliberate ripoff (described on plurk's blog) wasn't a high-level Redmond decision.It was probably a decision taken at the junior managem
620.
by credo 17y ago
The unemployment rate among non-Asian minorities is much higher than that of the rest of the country (e.g. Nov African-American unemployment rate is 15.7%) Are you suggesting that Reich is a racist because he sees this as a problem and want
621.
by credo 17y ago
>>It seems a bit stupid that to see more copies you need to have a high volume to crack into a best selling list. Why do you say it is stupid ? Shouldn't a "best selling list" be created based on the definition of a "best selling li
622.
by credo 17y ago
yes, it is too bad that the interviewer didn't bring up the question of distribution costs when Bezos made the comparison
623.
Bezos defends model of keeping 65% of (kindle) book revenue(nytimes.com)
39 points by credo 17y ago|39 comments
624.
by credo 17y ago
If the so-called "self-selection" is strongly influenced by societal conditioning, it is worth considering what messages our society sends. It is worth noting that this gender disparity (wrt women programmers etc.) is predominantly a native
625.
by credo 17y ago
yes, a consistent policy will help. At the very least, I hope Apple makes this particular api public. More importantly, I wish Apple improved their overall review process and transparency (e.g. with a queue number for app store reviews) an
626.
by credo 17y ago
imo "lifestyle business" is a silly label used in vc circles (to describe people who don't want their money) A venture-funded business supports VC lifestyles as well as founder lifestyles, while a bootstrapped startup doesn't impact vc life
627.
by credo 17y ago
The interview is targetted at the mainstream audience (not developers) and they've done a good job of explaining some of the benefits of the review process. Unfortunately, the interview doesn't address two key points. 1. The lack of transpa
628.
End of carrier exclusivity & Wider distribution lifting iPhone sales in Europe(marketwatch.com)
1 points by credo 17y ago|0 comments
629.
by credo 17y ago
Unfortunately, all the large companies - Microsoft, Google, Yahoo etc. have demonstrated their willingness to obey censorship commands from the Chinese govt. A few years ago, yahoo, microsoft and google were all criticized for censoring sea
630.
Kristof calls for a boycott of Bing (relating to Chinese censorship)(kristof.blogs.nytimes.com)
1 points by credo 17y ago|2 comments

More ›