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by pxeboot 8y ago
Cheap, easy credit is one of the reasons housing prices have been able to climb so high. I wouldn't be surprised if 40-year loans become more common in the future to allow for further increases.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
I agree. Xcode for iOS is exactly what is needed to make the iPad a serious tool.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Requiring a bond during the appeals process seems like a fair way to handle this. Interesting to see Qualcomm so confident they will come out ahead.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
The ~60 lawsuits [1] filed over this point to (A) in my opinion. If this was normal behavior, we would see similar throttling on previous iPhones, Android's and laptops. [1] https://www.macrumors.com/2018/02/2
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Not until Xcode is available in the app store.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Current generation Android's like the OnePlus 6t cost the same as an iPhone 7 in India. Apple may be ahead in some areas, but getting a device 3-4 years newer for the same price is a big deal.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Hopefully not. The long usable lifespan is one of the reason resale values are so high, which helps many justify the high price of a new phone.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
No, I expect Apple to provide a large enough battery to ensure the device is still usable after a year. This was a design flaw. Before the throttling update, there were ~1 year old iPhones that would reboot anytime you took a photo or opene
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Unless Apple is able/willing to release a more affordable iPhone, their growth in developing markets is unlikely to increase any further. The competition in the $250-$500 range has gotten very good in the past few years.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
I know it doesn't apply to most HN readers, but iPhone pricing has really gotten out of reach to most of the world. Doesn't seem surprising that sales have begun to stagnate.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18806930
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by pxeboot 8y ago
I work with a 'rockstar' programmer in his mid 30s. This guy can hammer out good code ridiculously fast and probably does close to half the total work on our team of 8.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
No, mostly because I don't want to provide the personal information that would be required to yet another third party.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
The issue wasn't that the battery only lasted 3 hours instead of 5. A degraded battery literally couldn't provide a high enough voltage to keep the CPU running, so the phone crashed. Apple covered this up by always throttling the
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Historically there have been a lot of sketchy dealers who are very pushy and dishonest. If you go in with your own financing or cash, and say 'no' to all the upselling, it isn't much different than Best Buy. Most new car deal
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by pxeboot 8y ago
If you include the Amazon App Store, probably very well.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
While carrier app stores were a thing, it was quite common to download apps from other sources before the iPhone. There were Java apps, Windows mobile apps and others.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
People will keep using existing vehicles for another 10-20 years like they currently do.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Same concept with free shipping. People really like it, even if the total cost is higher.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Under the American system, you earn bad credit by paying certain bills over 30 days late. Bad credit equals higher rates on loans. While I hate this system for privacy reasons, there is always going to be some sort rating system for busines
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by pxeboot 8y ago
My out-of-pocket maximum resets on July 1st. Found out after having a baby in late June...
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Yes, there are ways around that now. One example: https://kolbi.cz/blog/2017/10/25/setuserfta-userchoice-hash-...
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Why should Uber/Lyft be treated differently than FedEx, Walmart, and the hundreds of other companies with vehicles "clogging our streets"?
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by pxeboot 8y ago
The original iPhone was unsubsidized. It required a contract until it was unlocked, but you could only buy it at the full retail price, forfeiting any subsidies.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
'80 percent lowers' have been available for quite sometime and can be turned into a working firearm with just a Dremel tool. Very little skill required.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Here is a partial explanation that was posted on HN in the past: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20041110-00/?p=...
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by pxeboot 8y ago
Google is definitely starting to take security more seriously with the Pixel: https://www.blog.google/products/android-enterprise/how-pixe...
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by pxeboot 8y ago
And when the bubble pops, how long will you be able to make your 30k/month mortgage payments?
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by pxeboot 8y ago
I actually find open source developers to be far more passionate about their projects than developers of commercial software. This makes sense to me, as they work on these projects because they want to, not because they have to.
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by pxeboot 8y ago
The article claims a per unit cost of almost $800k in SF. Cheaper, prefabricated units could make a significant difference here.

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