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by jstevens85 16y ago
My understanding is that no services have been removed. Users can still use the Kindle and Nook apps, and can continue to buy books using the Amazon and B&N websites.
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by jstevens85 16y ago
Apple has 17.25% of smartphone market share. http://www.asymco.com/2011/02/01/the-iphone-share-17-25-of-s...
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by jstevens85 16y ago
As long as (Long-Term Increased iTunes Store Revenue due to Ping) > (Development and Maintenance Costs of Ping), I can't see why it's surprising. Perhaps you disagree that the above equation will be true for Apple?
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by jstevens85 16y ago
Engineering is about trade-offs. Pro - Better reception and less dropped calls than previous iPhones, Thinnest Smartphone on the market. Con - some people are experiencing diminished reception when the phone is held in a certain way. If you
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by jstevens85 16y ago
I guessing they wouldn't be able to get an internal power supply in there if it had to power an i3.
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by jstevens85 16y ago
Actually, several Conservative MPs and at least one Government MP have spoken out against the Internet filter. I don't know why they chose to go with a Greens Senator.
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by jstevens85 16y ago
He was referring to the technical sessions.
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by jstevens85 16y ago
>On the other, they're attempting to legislate a way to record all of what people actually do online. It's unfair to say they're attempting to introduce any sort of legislation. At this stage they're exploring whether or not EU regulati
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by jstevens85 16y ago
I think perhaps you're underestimating just how much autonomy Australian political ministers are given in managing their portfolios, particularly in areas that the public don't give a shit about. I believe that's why the Internet filter is
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by jstevens85 16y ago
>The government admits that they don't have the money As with all large government infrastructure projects, the government will borrow money to fund development. This isn't a problem considering that Australia has the lowest public debt
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by jstevens85 16y ago
I don't see why 48% would imply an accuracy of less than ±1%. When people make predictions or forecasts, they typically don't include error margins when talking to the public. For example, the US 2010 deficit forecast is $1.17 trillion. I h
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by jstevens85 16y ago
>App Store is a real cash cow with a lot of potential and Apple clearly doesnt want to purge it off What evidence do you have to back up your claim? If it were true that Apple is making a profit from the App Store, then wouldn't there e
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by jstevens85 16y ago
> In a world, where there is only apple devices, Flash indeed has outlived its usefulness because there is no need for multi platform rich application/content development/authoring when there is only one platform left. If that is indeed
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by jstevens85 16y ago
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/steve-jobs-live-from-d8/ >7:14PM Walt: Can I talk to you about a somewhat different subject, which is curation? You are a retailer of a lot of content, and of apps. And there's been a lot of controve
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by jstevens85 16y ago
Lala submitted an iPhone app for approval just before they were bought. http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/28/its-almost-here-exclusive-v...
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by jstevens85 16y ago
non-profitability >One person with knowledge of the deal, but who was not authorized to discuss it, said that the negotiations originated when Lala executives concluded that their prospects for turning a profit in the short term were d
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by jstevens85 16y ago
Their app is still available in the store. Here's a better analogy. You start up a Coke stall on the "sidewalk". You're making money. You buy a couple more and place them in surrounding streets. Now you're making even more money. You buy tw
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by jstevens85 16y ago
> But don't suddenly pull existing widget apps from the store as if they've suddenly become dangerous to users! That hasn't happened. This guys app is still available. You can buy it [here]( http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/tennis-stats/i
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by jstevens85 16y ago
Why is it clear that they'll lose the #2 spot to Android? It certainly may happen, but it doesn't appear to be anywhere near certain. Notice that at Google I/O, they said that Android was #2 in the US . Why didn't they say in the world ,
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by jstevens85 16y ago
There isn't a media storm. All of the articles I've read have accurately stated that the passport was only temporarily confiscated while customs officials examined the passport because of wear and tear. The hysteria only exists on places li
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by jstevens85 16y ago
As an Australian, it's been incredibly frustrating to see how incredibly distorted the commentary has been on reddit and occasionaly here on news.ycombinator. Assange's passport was confiscated for 15 minutes while customs officials examine
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by jstevens85 16y ago
Of 30 articles on the front page, only two are Apple related. Is it really that difficult not to click on an article you're not interested in?
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by jstevens85 16y ago
I think the point he's making is that it's silly to make judgements on the long-term viability of the iPad platform based on problems with the first generation device. The iPad doesn't have to sell in huge numbers in the first couple of yea
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by jstevens85 16y ago
The fact that Conroy has been trying to implement an Internet filter since November 2007 without success, and has now been forced to delay any legislation until after the next election, demonstrates that there certainly isn't a lack of "pub
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by jstevens85 16y ago
Gruber didn't say that MonoTouch would be compatible with Section 3.3.1. >MonoTouch is not in the same boat as Flash’s iPhone compiler, as it’s not a cross-platform framework. It’s a lighter shade of gray, if you will. But it’s still
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by jstevens85 16y ago
>Adobe is basically saying that Flash will be available on competitor's phones and the market will decide; which is exactly the right response. Perhaps not. http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/adobes-ceo-jobs-flash-let... "There's no o
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by jstevens85 16y ago
>or contribute to SproutCore[4] The President and CEO of Sproutit, Charles Jolley, has been employed by Apple since 2006. I guess that would count as contributing to SproutCore.
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by jstevens85 16y ago
Here's a video of Jobs reacting to leaked PowerMac G5 specifications http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c92rhiOepI
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by jstevens85 16y ago
You can download Scratch for Mac here: http://scratch.mit.edu/download The rejected iPhone app was merely a Scratch program Viewer . It couldn't be used to actually program using Scratch. That requires a PC or Mac.
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by jstevens85 17y ago
>But as a Tools/Interface developer it's so frustrating to not be allowed to commercialize say an IDE that utilizes multi-touch to make software editing/navigation more efficient or enjoyable. There's no reason why you can't implement a

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