deitcher

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   by deitcher 12y ago

   I think the Motorola and Xiaomi effects are more severe. It is one thing to compare a $500-600 Samsung S5/S6 vs $600-800 iPhone 6/+. It is a whole other to compare a $150-200 Moto E/G vs $600-800 iPhone.
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   by deitcher 12y ago

   There are also ecosystem effects. Apple vs Android is Apple ecosystem (iMessage, FaceTime, history of app purchases, etc.) vs Android, but at a price premium that (a) is only 1.5-2x and (b) is generally better hardware and software. If it i
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   Premium Pricing Just Doesn't Last(blog.atomicinc.com)

   36 points by deitcher 12y ago|54 comments
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   Youth Makes You Young, Not Coca-Cola(blog.atomicinc.com)

   2 points by deitcher 12y ago|0 comments
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   Hiding Fingerprints in Your Browser for Privacy(blog.atomicinc.com)

   1 points by deitcher 12y ago|0 comments
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   Do VCs Abandon Startups?(blog.atomicinc.com)

   2 points by deitcher 12y ago|0 comments
7. 67.▲
   by deitcher 12y ago

   Depends who the investors are. I know some really first-class ones... then again, I know some dumb ones...
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   Velocity: Metrics That Encourage Safe Deployment(blog.atomicinc.com)

   1 points by deitcher 12y ago|0 comments
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   by deitcher 12y ago

   "bad code is often immortal." I have to remember to quote that!
10. 70.▲
    by deitcher 12y ago

    And that is the key IMHO. Closed-source requires enough commercial incentive by one firm to look at it. Open-source requires enough incentive in the aggregate across many problem, each of whom may have their own reasons... and who cares wha
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    by deitcher 12y ago

    Eh. Investors invest in lots of companies, some of which make pretty bad mistakes. I think Superfish should be forced to wither on the vine because of this - and especially because it pawned off responsibility by saying, "hey, it was t
12. 72.▲
    by deitcher 12y ago

    I write a technology business article a day; darn near impossible to come up with good titles daily. Still, I'd rather have a good title, then an awful title, and only last a boring title.
13. 73.▲
    by deitcher 12y ago

    I take it back. Lenovo could be even more stupid. Did you see the comments by their CTO about how their problems are just "theoretical"?
14. 74.▲
    by deitcher 12y ago

    I made up the title and I still had to laugh! In all seriousness, how stupid could Lenovo really be?
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    Superfish or Stupidfish?(blog.atomicinc.com)

    27 points by deitcher 12y ago|11 comments