jimmyvanhalen

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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
>Their contention is that they don't need one. Besides, they don't use Java- They use Dalvik and a JVM bytecode-to-Dalvik translator. Google's lawyers are going to have a hard time convincing the jury. Check out Oracle's slides. http:/
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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
how about slide 52. Dick Wall: Can we demonstrate the tooling, emulator, dev environment, etc.? Andy Rubin: Yes, one-on-one only please, where you know exactly who you are talking to. Please don’t demonstrate to any sun employees or lawyers
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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
-Google has to prove and convince the jury that they obtained a license or a legally binding agreement to use Java. So they need to present evidence that they have those. Any statement from an employee, even from the CEO, is useless if ther
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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
here are Oracle's slides. I hate to say, Oracle's evidence are much more convincing. http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/features/opening-slides-1...
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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
key phrase: "what if" also: iOS is open enough for 99% of the smart phone users. I don't hear my mom complaining "oh how I wish i can install a custom boot ROM on this iPhone".
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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
but they don't exclude bagels. ;)
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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
here's the problem: "numerous direct quotes from people at Sun and Oracle" are not legally binding contracts.
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Verizon activated 3.2 million iPhones in Q1, outselling all other smartphones(newscenter.verizon.com)
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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
Why does it matter what OS my toaster runs when all I want is a bagel?
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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
The app store is a walled garden. the web (Safari) is not. You get the best of both worlds with iOS without the pain of fragmentation and virus/malware/spyware/etc.
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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
it's called a web browser.
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by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
The average user doesn't care if their phone is "open" or not. Having a walled garden is beneficial to 99% of the users. "open" mobile devices (even though they really aren't that open) benefits some developers and users.
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
> What about iOS feels ahead of it's time? -iOS doesn't crash as often as Android -iOS doesn't have nearly as many security/privacy issues/virus/spyware -iOS is not(as) fragmented like Android -iOS is faster (no lags) and not as buggy a
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
the real roadblock for Apple becoming a payment company is resistance from the carriers. The carriers have competing products. Google's thinking about sharing Google Wallet revenue with carriers to work around the issue.
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
Another killer feature would be if Apple offered rewards on purchases on iDevices as an incentive for people to use their iDevices vs. credit cards or cash.
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
I'm sure the publicity helped. The news was on front page of cnn, fortune, usatoday, etc.
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
In this case, Google spent $1 to get a return of $1.1
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
I'm not trying to spin this to make Google look bad. It just looks like that their spending an awful lot of money to arrive at a net income which is almost equal to the amount of money they spent.
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
that was a joke ;)
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
>Net income is after subtracting TAC. I'm aware Net income is subtracted after TAC. >Revenues increased by $2.1b, so Google paid $500m to acquire $2.1b in revenue. Of the $1.6b in "real" revenue growth, they made around $600m in pro
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
On a related note: I really think analysts aren't looking at Google's income statement properly. I don't think Google is doing some kind of financial engineering, but their numbers doesn't look that great if you look closely: 1st Q 2011 GAA
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
that's a start-up right there. :)
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
correct. Instagram is "worth" $1 Billion to Facebook, but it's worth $100 to a funeral home. But if you think about it, Instagram is worth way more than $1 billion to Google.
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
facebook may have been thinking about this for months.
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
Hundreds of millions of dollars and years of clinical trials are needed to prove if DCA is effective or not. You can't just say "trust me, they looked into DCA and found it wanting". Looked at it how? Have they done years of clinical trials
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
They don't know DCA doesn't work that well because they are not spending money on R&D. I agree they can get a use patent on DCA, as a matter of fact the researcher from University of Alberta already has a use patent on DCA as a cure for
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
early-stage detection and treatment is critical. I lost love ones to cancer because the cancer was not diagnosed early enough. somewhat related to the discussion. saw this last week. Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent and Treat Cancer “What re
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
Here's something interesting about a common chemical compound called Dichloroacetic acid (DCA). Big pharma is ignoring it since it can't be patented (because it's so common). Cancer cells change the way they metabolize oxygen in a way that
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
and keeping Instagram away from Google. it's a good move.
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by jimmyvanhalen 15y ago
congratulations guys!

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