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by jsz0 15y ago
I think that every good movement needs its loons. This is probably true but when they become an embarrassment and a liability it's better to distance yourself from them as much as possible. His latest comments are particularly insensitive
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by jsz0 15y ago
Apple seems to have a good relationship with old mainstream media outlets but they can't stop all these random blogs from making up rumors to get traffic. This year was kind of a perfect storm due to the delay of iOS5. They had to show it o
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by jsz0 15y ago
Why would Apple want to impose that extra workload on itself and its developers? Maybe they won't but it seems to me they can't stay (only) at 3.5" or 960x640 forever. I think it might be quite sometime before we see a 1920x1280 display t
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by jsz0 15y ago
Bigger is better, period, they say, and anyone who says otherwise is in denial Does anyone really say that? My feeling is the 3.5" display is a very good size but so is 4-4.3" especially if you have poor eyesight, big hands, or fat Americ
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by jsz0 15y ago
If Sprint's coverage was a bit better, and CDMA was a bit faster, I would be inclined to agree but as it stands having poor (or no signal) and slower speeds is a pretty big trade-off to make for some people. I opted to go the other directio
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by jsz0 15y ago
It's called phased obsolescence. Isn't it really the exact opposite? If you have the last-generation iPod or iPhone there's really no good reason to go upgrade. It extends the life of your current device indirectly. With the 3GS being fre
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by jsz0 15y ago
Interesting theory but personally I don't see that most normal people care about that type of stuff at all. The 2+ year old 3GS was the #2 best selling SmartPhone last month even though it's using a 3+ year old design. If anyone was really
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by jsz0 15y ago
If the 4S is using, more or less, the same GPU as the iPad 2 it has at least one major hardware advantage. (there seems to be about 8 different models of Galaxy S so possibly one of these random models has a better GPU than the other?)
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by jsz0 15y ago
Disagree. There's no 3G/3GS on Verizon and exactly zero iPhone 4 Verizon customers are eligible for a subsidized upgrade yet. So it only affects the tiny number of customers who are going to pay $600 for an out-of-contract upgrade. The vast
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by jsz0 15y ago
All those millions of people who bought the 3GS when it was released are now at the end of their 2 year contract so it's a perfect time for Sprint to make a play for them. If they discount the upfront price of the iPhone, offer unlimited da
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by jsz0 15y ago
alternate firmware That's fine for personal use many companies strictly prohibit employees from using unauthorized software. You're pretty much stuck with whatever they give you.
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by jsz0 15y ago
I feel bad for Tim Cook if he has to go out and re-announce a 14 month old product with a spec bump. Not a terribly exciting way to publicly start his new job. They also tried this before with mixed results. The 3GS sold fantastically for t
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by jsz0 15y ago
I don't see that the design of other popular SmartPhones has radically changed much in the last year or so either. We're at the point where the SmartPhone is pretty much a finished product. There will be spec bumps, software improvements, a
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by jsz0 15y ago
What would Amazon do with WebOS when they have already invested so much in Android? Google can pull the rug out from under them at any time for any reason. You can't run a multi-billion dollar business on good faith alone. It would be nic
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by jsz0 15y ago
It has very little to do with Facebook. It's people who wish other people were more like them (concerned about privacy in this case) using some other event as an opportunity to push their agenda. It's a harmless circle jerk I suppose.
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by jsz0 15y ago
Between caps, higher prices, and the poor battery life of the first generation of LTE devices, the US carriers have done a really good job making LTE less appealing. I really don't want to pay more to get 4G (up to $10/month for some carrie
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by jsz0 15y ago
Linux (on the desktop) is probably of little or no concern to Microsoft at this point. They've got bigger problems to worry about. If they want to focus on making computers sold with Windows offer the best possible experience it will benefi
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by jsz0 15y ago
This does not surprise me. I've had many problems with my Android phones (3 so far) I really don't see the point in getting another one. I'd rather give WM7 a try at this point. Maybe in 2 years or whatever I'll give Android another shot bu
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by jsz0 15y ago
Is anyone actually using Plus? My stream is so dead I don't even bother checking it anymore. It's a ghost town over there.
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by jsz0 15y ago
It will be amusing to see how this is justified from people who have previously claimed Google has played no role in offensive patent warfare. I don't blame them for doing it. The system is what it is. Google has to arm their client-states
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by jsz0 15y ago
Me either. I've upgraded about half a dozen Macs with Lion at this point with no problems at all. The rating for Lion on the Mac App Store is 4 starts with over 150 reviews so it seems to be working well for most people.
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by jsz0 15y ago
Probably in large part because Google wants to be the alternative to FaceBook. They put the burden on themselves.
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by jsz0 15y ago
Try to do it better. It's inevitable that competitors are going to copy. I'm not sure Jobs could have stopped that either. Apple has some huge strategic advantages and big war chest which definitely helps.
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by jsz0 15y ago
Fair points. The timing happens to work out pretty well that we're just now in the period where SmartPhones and tablets are becoming mature consumer products so Apple can ride the formula for many years to come. It will get a lot harder whe
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by jsz0 15y ago
I don’t, for example, praise the inventor of the microwave every time I nuke a pair of Hot Pockets. A microwave isn't a very personal device. You don't hold it in your hand or religiously carry it in your bag. You don't rely on it for com
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by jsz0 15y ago
Over the last 5-8 years or so there's been a formula to what made Jobs such a successful leader of Apple. Smaller, faster, focus on human usability, make it look nice, control the supply chain so you can build it cheap and make lots of mone
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by jsz0 15y ago
Due to decades of deregulation it's not clear many people committed any crimes. If they did it may be incredibly hard to prove. In any event while the economy remains weak it's unlikely we'll see any major push on that front. There are howe
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by jsz0 15y ago
Verizon does offer up to 150Mbit/35Mbit for their business packages. They probably don't see a market for it on the residential side. CableVision, Comcast, TWC, etc do offer 100Mbit+ connections for residential use in some limited markets.
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by jsz0 15y ago
The obvious question now is, if Google can do this, why aren’t network operators banging down the company’s door to get involved and roll this out everywhere. Yes, there’s big investment involved, but these companies are kidding themselves
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by jsz0 15y ago
The best strategy for this would be to do a contest or limited daily deal sort of offer. You would never have to slap a reduced price next to your device so people won't feel entitled to get the reduced price indefinitely. We live in an era

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