technoslut

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by technoslut 14y ago
Everyone is still trying to find the right way to do it for the average person. Whomever does this right will become dominant and make a lot of money. The closest I've seen is Any.Do and Omnifocus. The latter may be too complicated for the
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by technoslut 14y ago
The ratings were particularly low before it went native. I know because I have a Gmail account in Mail.app and didn't use it because of this. It's one thing not to listen to MG Siegler complain. It's another to excuse everyone else who comp
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by technoslut 14y ago
I assume the current Gmail is mostly written in native code because it is faster and there are elements in it that don't exist on the web site. The original was just a wrapper for the web site which had unusually high negatives from users a
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by technoslut 14y ago
Maybe I'm wrong but, when I consider apps, I also consider gaming a part of the equation as well, since they are the most popular apps. We've already seen OnLive fail because the web is simply not ready to handle the tasks of real-time gami
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by technoslut 14y ago
>Google hasn't "miserably" failed, they use the same basic strategy that LinkedIn does; namely, a they make hybrid mobile apps where they mix both native and HTML5 components to get the best performance and flexibility. It's worked quit
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by technoslut 14y ago
>The future is bright for HTML5 apps, clearly. There will come a time when everyone's phone is fast enough to run apps like the FB clone Sencha made and the need for native apps will start to diminish. I believe you're wrong. The questi
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by technoslut 14y ago
This wasn't the issue I replied to otherwise I would agree with you.
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by technoslut 14y ago
>Apple will NEVER reach the search domain expertise of Google, and Maps is too valuable to let turn into a complete debacle, as Apple has learned. How can you possibly say that? How was Android 1.0 compared to what it is today? Or Windo
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by technoslut 14y ago
You presented the wrong problem. In your situation Apple gave them something they didn't ask for and was an incremental upgrade to a 20 year-old way of the solution. Society's problems, from Louis C.K.'s POV, is that everyone expects everyt
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by technoslut 14y ago
You obviously never held seen an iPsd mini or held it in comparison to an 7" tablet. There is a noticeable difference in screen size. >because in my mind the bigger display size is actually a disadvantage That's your opinion. The other
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by technoslut 14y ago
To be fair, classical music suffers in general when it comes to availability. For two months I was looking for 8 CD box set of 'The Budapest String Quartet Plays Beethoven' to be available anywhere as a download. I had to resort to buying t
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by technoslut 14y ago
You say "they" like all advertisers support this initiative. They don't. I was careful not to include all. I can assure you that not everyone will follow it. Google is a part of NAI and they were found guilty by the FTC to be circumventing
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by technoslut 14y ago
Growth, or lack thereof, affects stock value which also can affect future talent employment and current employees. While the iPad may have future growth ahead, many will not pay the unsubsidized price for the iPhone, which is where most of
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by technoslut 14y ago
Advertising companies can be shameless. What makes you think they ever would have respected DNT even if was opt-out?
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by technoslut 14y ago
I don't think that Apple is protecting the iPod touch but they are definitely are protecting iPhone margins. ThiPod touch is selling less year over year. Apple's growth is starting to decrease. They're no longer getting 100% year over year
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by technoslut 14y ago
While this article is interesting, the more interesting story is John Gruber's soul searching on how he feels about the iPad mini – which is where I assume you got the article from. Three quotes from three stories on Daring Fireball: >T
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by technoslut 14y ago
I don't consider you being normal. Most that do speak English don't understand programming. You're more likely to be the exception to the rule.
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by technoslut 14y ago
I wonder if Japan suffers from a younger generation or a something being lost in translation. I'm reminded of this article: http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/24/3177332/ia-oliver-reichens... >Japanese web or app design is not comparable
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by technoslut 14y ago
>Build quality of this level is inherently luxurious, IMO. I don't know what that means. If you're saying that all smartphones at this level are luxurious then why do you care that the term 'jewelry' is being thrown around? >Which w
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by technoslut 14y ago
I consider this curious excuses. >Gruber describes the jewelry or fine watch-like quality very well. But I don't wear jewelry or fine watches. Being like jewelry isn't jewelry. The reference is to the build quality. >but there's som
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by technoslut 14y ago
You're right but you gave the wrong example. A good example would be the Xperia P. There are other phones as well with a metal shell.
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by technoslut 14y ago
In all honesty, I have no idea for what reason Apple hands out their phones for reviews but the most intriguing reviews of Apple devices are from Mossberg, Gruber and Anand in no particular order. I do give credit to The Verge in having the
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by technoslut 14y ago
I agree somewhat but I think it's more than that. Apple made a specific choice to concentrate first and foremost on experience. On the PC we sacrifice speed and fluidity for running numerous applications at once unless you're running a high
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by technoslut 14y ago
Cuban always struck me as an attention whore. As always it's both. He can help a charity while putting his name out there.
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by technoslut 14y ago
Remember that this was just one agent's computer. We shouldn't forget too quickly about the Carrier IQ fiasco.
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by technoslut 14y ago
A reasonable assumption, besides Apple, is Facebook. With all the information these services have the easiest part may be to acquire your home address.
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by technoslut 14y ago
Do we really need to go into tired cliches of what kind of people own which device? We don't even know how this information was acquired.
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by technoslut 14y ago
The Xbox 360 also had significant hardware problems that weren't alleviated until price did not become an issue for MS which is how it's always been on consoles.
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by technoslut 14y ago
>The only "huge negative impact" that I can see from this is pushing the hardware manufacturers to innovate harder and do better with the use and distribution of the software. MS can't have it both ways unless they want to become Apple.
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by technoslut 14y ago
I'm angry about all of these stories making it to the HN front page whether it favors Apple or not. There are other stories that are more newsworthy. This has been going on for two years and has affected the lives of no one. It is only mean

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