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15y ago
That's why Google+ is important. Even if it doesn't take off, at least it keeps the 'check and balance' on Facebook's power in the social space, well with they hype it is getting now. Competition is good!
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based on the demo, underlying it is still the same old Windows. At the point where he fired up Microsoft Words, it actually pulls up the usual desktop view. So it is basically adding another layer of Metro UI to adapt to touch devices. But
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16y ago
Chrome Webstore, in the QnA session, it is said that these apps are essentially just web apps that all browsers can view them right? How does paid app works? If i paid for a webapp/game on the webstore... and some day i have no access to Ch
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16y ago
So i tried hitting $9999999999999999999, priceless result. It actually quite make sense!
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16y ago
All the mac users can only hope not.. The fact that they have an app store is that we can see that Jobs is trying to pitch the Mac to the rest of the users as well... normal users wont be able to find apps online, they need a central locati
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16y ago
If i am seeing it correctly. It's probably not that snappy, looking at the RunningMap app he demo-ed?
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16y ago
I think its gonna take some time for this approach to standardize across browsers. Right now, Chrome is offering installable apps solely to allow developers to charge and to allow users instant access to webapps. IE9 beta is doing somewhat
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16y ago
Yeah.. that struck to me too.. i thought Parker was his middle name or something?~
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Yelp Instant - quickly find stuff around your local area
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16y ago
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16y ago
but the underlying problem is that IE6s are still sticking in big enterprise/workplace where they do not have a choice of uninstalling it.
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i guess Apple will somehow port that feature out into the iPad sometime into the future... Pretty sure Jobs did not see the iPad becoming a family shared pc substitute household device...
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16y ago
I dont know, it just seems weird to be positioned on the right (where the mouse is)... well, won't know till i try it~