jerome_bent

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Android has come of age (serving some claim chowder)
3 points by jerome_bent 15y ago|0 comments
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
(This is offtopic, and probably best put in a AskHN thread, but) Why no love for BlackBerry?
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
The OP said "local caching" not speed. I'm surprised the local caching hasn't gotten the media spotlight as that's been broken since 4.2.1. and is more important for web apps aiming to replace native apps.
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
I agree. Microsoft could undercut HP at anytime with Windows 8, which is rumored to be a tablet friendly OS. HP should be aiming for web delivery and even their own web browser.
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
No, they don't. Apple keeps all that information from developers. (By the way, that's the same information publishers are clamoring for).
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
Ostylus.com
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
If you agree with Apple's strategy (i.e. create apps only within Apple's rules) then it of course makes sense to later defend Apple for only allowing web apps while the AppStore and Apple's development tools were not ready. But if one doesn
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
You're confusing a strategy (i.e. provide a way for developers to make apps within Apple's rules) to a tactic (i.e. only make web apps, not native apps). It's worth noting that Gruber would later defend Apple's decision to initially offer o
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
There is a difference between criticizing the implementation of a policy (e.g. the AppStore review process is too slow, the AppStore review process sometimes makes embarrassing mistakes) and criticizing the policy itself (e.g. Apple's contr
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
Well maybe not for you but Grooveshark moved to Cydia after it was kicked out of the AppStore...
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
Apple already had measures in place to block that 'loophole' without these new rules—or new interpretations of the rules, if you will. Apple banned an update to ReadItLater, last year, because the reviewer believed the developer was attempt
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by jerome_bent 16y ago
I got an iPad in April, at launch, and gave it away at Christmas. I wanted a tablet to replace two distinct sets of physical objects that haven't yet gone digital: my moleskine/writing pads and my library of magazines and reference books. T