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by nivla 14y ago
> Google is building cars that drive themselves. Microsoft is still analyzing real time data and improving email. What makes you think one is important but not the other? Google is building cars that drive themselves but they are also a
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by nivla 14y ago
Yes the whole article reeked of fanboyism at its peek. Why do we have to compare everything to Apple? Maybe I prefer USB ports and SD Slots over the unnoticeable weight and the retina display or maybe it is because I can finish up my office
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by nivla 14y ago
As much as I agree it maybe annoying for any app that doesn't intent on capturing/transmitting personal information to have a privacy policy, I think it is a great requirement. The problem with not having one is that it could be misused in
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by nivla 14y ago
I see a lot of comments about cheap logos. Serious Question: how do you define/identify a cheap logo? I mean look at logos of most popular brands like Google, Facebook, Ebay, BBC, Microsoft, Paypal, Yahoo etc they are all extremely simply,
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by nivla 14y ago
Interestingly time.gov/ still requires an applet to run. I often find schools and test centers using them because of its accuracy. Wonder why they still haven't switched to javascript yet, maybe "if it ain't broke, don't fix" mindset.
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by nivla 14y ago
Neither was downloading porn, but we all sucked it up and did it. I remember Netscape being included with my ISP's floppy disks so I never had to download it.
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by nivla 14y ago
>Microsoft was actively creating patches that broke other browsers Do you realize there wasn't a official specs set at that time? Different browsers came up with "patches"/features own there own. From the blink tag to Ajax, all were pro
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by nivla 14y ago
>Google is promoting their own services on their own website. Microsoft was doing the same thing by promoting Internet Explorer within their OS. >all you have to do is type in bing.com/yahoo.com/duckduckgo.com instead of google.com.
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by nivla 14y ago
The reason Raspberry Pi is famous is not because there doesn't exist another faster or cheaper product, it is because it is the best product for the right price. By increasing the price they risk losing the marketing edge that drove so many
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by nivla 14y ago
That was a great documentary. Thanks for the link!
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by nivla 14y ago
>I have a hard time understanding how this can be considered an antitrust violation when switching is so easy. Switching was never hard even in Microsoft's anti-trust case. You could easily download and install Netscape. Microsoft never
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by nivla 14y ago
I did a research on this a while back. Looking at most domains sold at Flippa and other domain sale sites, the final price is closer to the max you can earn in one month x 24 months.
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by nivla 14y ago
>It was only until Microsoft got caught red handed shipping source code stolen from Apple that they were forced to negotiate. Do you have any source for this or are you just making it up? Microsoft agreeing to continue making Office for
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by nivla 14y ago
Clicked on the About link, christ they are all dressed up as something out of a Nazi movie!!! Well maybe I would have looked at it differently if it wasn't for OP's blogpost but still cheesy.
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by nivla 14y ago
Well those few sentences does bring out the troll in you. >If you want proof that Microsoft is fake, just look at their images. Their using stock images. So you want them to spend thousands of $$$$$ for a header images than use a stock
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by nivla 14y ago
It seriously looks like you are trolling. I tried to replicate the bug in different browsers, both signed-in/incognito mode but to no show. Either you are on some major ip blacklist or you are just pissed you din't get your dose of Microsof
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by nivla 14y ago
>Someone once renewed a hotmail domain after Microsoft forgot http://www.doublewide.net/ This is what ck2 is referring to. Its was an interesting incident. Slashdot discusssion around it: http://slashdot.org/story/03/11/06/1540257/mi
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by nivla 14y ago
How do you manage to get the books the at the kindle sale price when you don't own a kindle? Strange, when I got my Nexus 7, I did give the kindle app a try but it wouldn't let me purchase any books unless I paid the hardcover price. I have
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by nivla 14y ago
Same here. I was surprised to see it not even being listed despite OP's original data source having it. http://www.freebase.com/view/computer/programming_language
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by nivla 14y ago
The point was not about avoiding or getting rid of the "bloat/crapware". The poster above me claimed that you won't find "bloat/crapware" in an open-source os and I was just pointing out that with Ubuntu's recent changes, it is not the case
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by nivla 14y ago
I agree but it is ingenious of Google to tie their premium products around open-source that it becomes an inseparable feature. An android fork without the Marketplace, Maps, Siri like features just seems crippled (Amazon Kindle is an except
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by nivla 14y ago
>Just about every Windows app I've tried to install in the last couple of years has also tried to fool me into installing some bundled 3rd party crapware. If you want an open platform , use one that is open by design in other words a Li
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by nivla 14y ago
Just because android allows installing third-party softwares now doesn't mean it will remain like that forever. Remember when you could install chrome extensions the same way but now Google only allows you to install them from their store a
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by nivla 14y ago
And do you realize that you can't download kindle books on to them unless you already own a kindle device. That app was only designed for portability of your existing library. Amazon in no way give up their biggest advantage over android de
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by nivla 14y ago
The title of the article is just silly, sounds like a 13 year old came up with it. However, having used Bing maps, it seems like a great alternative to Google Maps. Both have Streetview, Transit maps and can also detect nearby businesses. T
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by nivla 14y ago
Don't have an exact figure since I use the same referral tag on different sites but my estimation is about $100 per month in commissions for this one page static website. Domains are inexpensive and they are the cheapest investment you can
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by nivla 14y ago
I agree, by looking at the percentage already funded, I think it has to the potential to follow Snuggie's success. Infact, I found Snuggie to be a ridiculous invention when it first came out and have good doubts about its success. Well, its
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by nivla 14y ago
Actually windows phone has a really good app for visual translations which also includes speech to speech. It is designed to work offline too. http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/microsoft-updates-bing-tr...
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by nivla 14y ago
> Just realized that I sometimes type keywords to find local files matching filenames and content that's personal in nature. Does this mean all those keywords are sent to Amazon and perhaps data mined to show personalized results? That
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by nivla 14y ago
Wow what a interesting conversation we have here. I was surprised to find majority of the comments advocating against displaying ads and also against using tracking to deliver a targeted one, yet whenever a question pops up about the best w

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