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preemrust
13y ago
I am from India and I gladly pay for Amazon ebooks, Audible audiobooks, iTunes music, movies and apps. I am not even rich - there are many of us from less affluent countries that understand that content creators should get their compensati
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13y ago
I think more than a cheap phone they need a premium phone. A good looking, high end camera packing phone that shows the best of the platform. I agree with many who state here that Android is already doing well at the low end. The sub 25 USD
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preemrust
13y ago
Nicely done. It would be nice if they can licence the idea to the makers of other simple writing apps.
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preemrust
13y ago
Large Japanese cities have busy Apple stores too. Besides one to one consultation, they run regular lectures on iPhone and iPad productivity. I think people feel happy being Apple customers. My wife is Japanese and she like Apple's Fac
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13y ago
Well. It is projects like that inspire young people. And why do you think we in India are not curious to find out stuff about the universe? I know, I am. Poor people get bored too. http://www.anyclip.com/movies/hard-tar
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preemrust
13y ago
It is not an poor excuse. When I use my bank site via a browser or try to book an airline ticket, there are lots of distractions or offers etc. The app is more usable with minimal distraction and often can retain information offline. I trav
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13y ago
>Not seeing how this follows from the data and analysis and seems to be a rather bold claim. There is a real chance of smartphones getting commodotized and it has already happened to a certain extent in China and India, where local OEMs
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13y ago
Yes it means something when phone is the only device you use and you don't have the app for your banks or airlines or insurance company. A lot of whats there on the windows app store is also shoddy.