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by pdubs 14y ago
The article cites the Windows licensing price (~$90), then goes on to say how it would be "hard pushed to compete" at $10, then states Apple giving iOS for free and Amazon getting Android for free. The contextual implication is that Apple a
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by pdubs 14y ago
>Apple effectively gives iOS away (it’s a hardware company, after all), and Amazon gets Android for free While I get what the author's saying here, it's a bit disingenuous to call either of those situations "free". Both companies invest
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Comcast suspends data caps... for now (arstechnica.com)
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by pdubs 14y ago
Certainly not, but I assume it's not quite the payout they were hoping for.
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by pdubs 14y ago
That's a very...abrupt way to send off your users. If I were a Lightbox user or investor I'd be a bit irked.
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by pdubs 14y ago
Not to mention that, though it's a nice simple technical evaluation based on packet header inspection, it's far from "exhaustive".
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by pdubs 14y ago
The installer needs admin. Can't write to "Program Files" otherwise.
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by pdubs 14y ago
For Windows: - Require admin for installer ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb756929.aspx ) - Add to Start Menu - Doesn't show up in my installed programs list = no standard way to uninstall
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by pdubs 14y ago
>I'd venture that most criminals are not exactly tech savvy Even if this is currently true; it will change.
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by pdubs 14y ago
I'd be curious how the MPAA would view a 25% increase in sales coupled with a 50% increase in piracy.
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by pdubs 14y ago
The majority who contribute say state "Because I enjoy it, it's a hobby" as their reason. Different people have different hobbies. Just because someone develops for a career doesn't mean that it should automatically be their hobby too.
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by pdubs 14y ago
Don't bloggers have to disclose affiliate links now?
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by pdubs 14y ago
Yeah I kinda felt that too, but then I thought "that's a spaceship !"
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by pdubs 14y ago
I'd imagine that Microsoft doesn't really care what the device runs. The money's in the content, not the hardware.
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by pdubs 14y ago
Low-carb diets can be unsustainable depending on individual preferences too. Cutting calories and portion control generally makes it easier to maintain weight when your target weight is met.
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by pdubs 14y ago
30 seconds in I got a big "give me your email address" popup blocking the story...makes it difficult to read.
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by pdubs 14y ago
I'd rather it didn't by default. Now I have a ton of random docs from over the years synced...
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by pdubs 14y ago
http://support.google.com/picasa/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ans... and when you go to "Buy more storage"
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by pdubs 14y ago
Considering flippin' Ducati just sold for around $1 billion...me too.
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by pdubs 14y ago
Looking through Kindle bestsellers and print bestsellers, they seem to be very similar lists. I'm not sure why you'd expect them to be any different. I agree that the assertion that ereaders are "elitist" is unfounded, but I also think that
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by pdubs 14y ago
Wow, that's not a hasty generalization at all... I'd say ereaders are generally owned by people who enjoy reading.
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by pdubs 14y ago
Even then I find it difficult to compare a $200 7" tablet with a purposely limited app store to a $500 10" tablet with the largest app store around. There are similarities, but I think it's closer to how Toyota doesn't really compete with B
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by pdubs 14y ago
There's also a NOOK app for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, and Mac.
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by pdubs 14y ago
>Kindles and Nooks aren’t really competing against each other so much as both of them are holding on for dear life versus the iPad ...except that Kindles and Nooks aren't trying to compete with the iPad, being completely different types
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by pdubs 15y ago
Their DSLT and mirrorless cameras, while well behind CaNikon in popularity, are becoming more popular and more importantly, gaining respect because they're actually innovating when it comes to cameras rather than the more-megapixel, high-IS
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by pdubs 15y ago
Fair point. Difference here though is that the 1% is not coordinating in an attempt to disrupt network communications, but rather using bandwidth to their definition of "normal". If you want to do daily online backups for a household, plus
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by pdubs 15y ago
What I love is their statements that "only 1%" of users are affected by the cap. If "only 1%" of your end-users have the ability to disrupt your network, there's something seriously wrong with your network. That, and the 250GB cap hasn't ch
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by pdubs 15y ago
>Sometimes there is a damn good reason why Luxury cars have taken an appreciation hit. ...and it might not be for the reason you expect. For example, you will pay exactly $0 to maintain a new BMW for the first four years; that's par
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by pdubs 15y ago
What about MSDN? I suspect it will be on there as likely the only legal way for a user to install it.
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by pdubs 15y ago
In "My Account", go to "Users & Settings". There's an option for "Domain Helper" right there. I was on Google's DNS servers until I saw Comcast was implementing DNSSEC, so I disabled the "service" and switched back.

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