thematt

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   by thematt 16y ago

   This will be interesting in terms of hardware. Windows Phone 7 has some steep system requirements. Will Nokia's existing phones even be able to accommodate it?
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   by thematt 16y ago

   A third option would be to break the company up and let the by-products run like small companies that need to survive, potentially making it more attractive for recruiting purposes.
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   by thematt 16y ago

   It's a difficult situation to be in. Google can't stop hiring because the only asset the company has is brainpower. If they don't continue to recruit the best they will wither into just another internet company. Many large companies can sit
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   by thematt 16y ago

   If you put your money in the stock market over the past decade, it's vastly over-simplified to say that your return would be zero. It's highly dependent upon what you invested in. I know many people (myself included) who have fantastic retu
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   by thematt 16y ago

   The fact that your local mechanic can't repair things like they used to is not necessarily because the manufacturer elected to write complicated code. It's the environmental regulations that play a huge part in necessitating the hardware (
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   by thematt 16y ago

   I do this type of software development for a living, and you're absolutely right -- it's rock solid. The embedded control units themselves are coded in a low-level C. The automotive manufacturers develop on top of that in more abstract engi