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by skc 14y ago
You mean like Notification Centre?
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by skc 14y ago
Because Schmidts words end up looking prophetic if they don't approve it.
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by skc 14y ago
You know, the conspiracy theorist in me thinks it's possible that Schmidt wanted to force Apple's hand. Now Apple have no choice but to approve the app despite the fact that it probably does replicate some functionality already built into i
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by skc 14y ago
They've probably crunched the numbers and realized it's not in their best interests to actually build good Windows and Windows Phone devices. They have a great thing going with Android, an OS that they can bend to their will. Windows? Not s
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by skc 14y ago
I'm neither here nor there on the article. On the surface there's little I can argue with. But the reality is that Apple makes the lions share of profit in the industry and that is unlikely to change any time soon. It /is/ bizarre that Appl
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by skc 14y ago
How ironic then that Gruber and co are themselves quick to dismiss Microsoft in pretty much the same way.
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by skc 14y ago
There are many of us here I think. But lets be honest for a minute, HN isn't exactly the right place to speak up about cool stuff you're doing with Microsoft tech.
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by skc 14y ago
If you're posting on HN, then how is it that you were in a position to be be affected by Windows/Android spyware/crapware ? Doesn't add up.
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by skc 14y ago
I'm confused. People said the Surface Pro was overpriced. This thing does much, much less than a Surface Pro but costs $300 more. And it's being praised? Wow.
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by skc 14y ago
Trying to figure out what difference that makes, or why you bring up jailbreaking at all.
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by skc 14y ago
Hmm, any bets on how long before the folks at Mozilla make the move as well? It seems inevitable at this point.
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by skc 14y ago
I wonder why tech savvy people don't make use of the perfectly good recording device they carry with them at all times (their smartphones) to avoid being "misquoted". Let the reporter do as he pleases, but inform him that you have a record
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by skc 14y ago
Kind of looks like a drill bit to me
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by skc 14y ago
Because people may only want to carry a single device instead of two. Obviously with the poor battery life and weight the Pro doesn't quite get there, but it's clear this is the evolutionary path Microsoft is headed for. Things should get r
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by skc 14y ago
Interesting responses so far on HN I must say. It's a good thing for some here that Microsoft was found guilty for their bullying tactics because it gives people an out when comparing Apple and Microsoft, when in reality, in terms of aggr
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by skc 14y ago
Curiously, a simple miss-spelling of "Windows Phone" in the user agent seems to get it working again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7RiMCrZFw
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by skc 14y ago
Wow. Disgusting. I can only assume this is deep rooted in chauvinism.
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by skc 14y ago
Ah yes. Though I guess the spider could argue it isn't done sculpting yet.
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by skc 14y ago
Having trouble viewing the video but what's blowing my mind right now is that in the picture I see, it has created a decoy with 8 legs. How does it know??
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by skc 14y ago
Perhaps they've found a way to bring the costs of managing their app store down enough that they can turn a profit on it. It is intriguing though.
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by skc 14y ago
That's a very simplified view of things. Microsoft still had a ton of work to do to adapt PrimeSense's technology to their use case. http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2010/11/features/the...
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by skc 14y ago
You have to read those blog comments with a grain of salt though. Most of the commenters appear to be very unhappy employees. And some of them are obvious trolls who have never worked at MS but pretend to.
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by skc 14y ago
Wait a second, is there any reason why the SIII (or any other phone for that matter) shouldn't be able to outsell the iPhone 5?
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by skc 14y ago
Not sure I buy the "waiting for iPad Mini" reasoning. Is there any proof that normal consumers even knew an iPad Mini was imminent?