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kumarm
13y ago
We are an Android Dev Shop with decent success (US Based). We don't carry more than 4 models of android Devices. Would you care to mention names of couple of dev shops that has 100 Android models?
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[I think this damages the Android brand.] Wouldn't that be a goal for Nokia Handset Division as part of MSFT? Thats just a trick from old MSFT except with their monopoly.
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Since Android 4.3 you can deny (individual) permissions for apps using App ops (There are apps that let you check which app's are using a permission and deny them the permission). I Know it makes dev's life difficult but the capab
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13y ago
How About Apple publishing their lawyer fees to prove $1100/hour is high? Not going to happen. Why?
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I run a Android Development company and has high respect to Koush and others at CyanogenMod. I believe they add great value to android ecosystem. But CyanogenMod installation is anything but fool proof. Had issues on Nexus4 and 7(2013) pers
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13y ago
I think you should be hating the websites that does this rather than King.com King.com Explicitly prohibits this (and a number of other things) when they advertise with ad companies. But there are always rogue elements (Probably the said we
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13y ago
Golden at 13:00. The dude brings up iPad like device he invented in 1980 (Touch screen none the less). Says he doesn't believe in patenting as it will stop other people from inventing.
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[A peer review-driven process. Productivity lost to that can't possibly be worse then the culture of backstabbing that stackrank promotes.] Every methodology has draw backs. Peer Review-driven system result in patting each others back
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13y ago
Absolutely Yes. What Language today will open up opportunities to: 1. Being able to program for No1 Mobile OS (Android) 2. Being able to program for Enterprise application (Oracle Apps etc) 3. Being able to develop web application with othe
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Not true. That (At least to me) proved that Google stands for ethics for ever. I am not simply saying this as an observer. I am saying this as someone who is impacted by the choice google made. We are an Android shop based in US with 20% of
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[ Giving away Android for free was a direct attack on Microsoft's and Apple's business model. They are simply responding in kind.] So Google Entered a new Market with good product and different business model, MSFT and AAPL respon
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Everything in first iPhone existing much before iPhone came into existence if you lived outside Steve Jobs distortion field. The fact that Apple could sue Motorola who invented Mobile Phone and get away with it shows how stupid the patent s
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If you write good and positive reviews, you can expect free stuff and its been going on for a long time. I remember reviewing Java & XML book in 2000. Author of the book mailed me a free copy of the book when next version of the book is
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13y ago
Yes I was referring to Yahoo trying to delay roll out of bing in Asian Countries.
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>>Microsoft has gotten serious about exploiting their search engine tech and that is having an effect If you ask a source like Yahoo who see's real data, you would know thats not true. If Bing is making an impact Yahoo would not
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Prices of components has gone down significantly. Price comparison would not hold out. BTW the point I am trying to make is currently only available phone to developers (At least in US) gives a impression that Firfox OS is not worth the tro
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I got a ZTE Firefox OS phone (Ordered on eBay). Hopefully its just the hardware that is the reason for sluggish behavior. I had Google G1 when it initially came out. I felt G1 performed lot better in late 2008(?) compared to how ZTE Firefox
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13y ago
Works only on Safari. Hello we are apple, welcome to 1998.
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Specs for Macbook Pro are no better than 2011 Mac Book Pro If you don't care about Retina Display. Can Innovate My Ass. (Apple's own standard way of putting it). Specs from 2011 MAc Book Pro: * Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 * M
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We are Android only Shop (After wasting revenue's from Android apps on iOS and Windows). This is what I suggest people who ask for Advise: * If you want to raise money, Build an iPhone app. * If you want to run a profitable business fr
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You are not being consistent: [1] If it had worked fine, it would never have been added in the first place. [2] Sites like Google are VERY aware of the CV list & the modes they're rendering in; it's not a surprise to them. Th
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Does this mean microsoft never contacted anyone about compatibility list? To score some cheap points against a competitor you made your own product inferior. Good Luck with that attitude.
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I guess you have no way to work with a major company like Google since you are such a small organization lacking resources.
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/tech/vmoptions... The page existed for over ten years (Under different domains) and countless tutorial and presentations about hotspot covered them.
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[To expect Airbnb research hotel laws and taxes in every country they operate in seems like an undue burden.] Just because you are Internet Business you are entitled to not figure out tax laws? Airbnb is Billion Dollar company (Valuation wi
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13y ago
It wouldn't make headlines because its not a sensational news.
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GooG was not losing a $1 as they are NOT into these creepy ads. It in fact helps them because advertisers who are using these creepy ads will move to more standard ad formats used by admob and others. These ad formats were destroying androi
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13y ago
Android Hands down. Yes Per User you make more money on iOS. But that market is way over matured and slim chance for any new entrant to make it. Also there was a question in Silicon Valley iOS Developers Meetup mailing list to find Bootstr
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13y ago
Could it be that he made his profit (With little upside from here) and looking for a reason to exit? When someone made profit of a Billion Dollars in less than 2 years, there is more to it that what it looks outside.
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This is a much needed change from Google and best thing to have happened to Android EcoSystem. Last several months almost every week you hear a new ad company that is based on Notification Ads, Icon Ads. These guys are in for Quick Money wi
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