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by w33ble 15y ago
I'm not happy with the prospect of this merger, but I honestly don't understand why spectrum matters here. If all 4 companies used the same spectrum, would you then be OK with it?
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by w33ble 15y ago
Right, but recouping a $68-118 loss is more feasible than recouping a $168-218 loss. There's a decent markup on their accessories and the potential for app sales. If it drives enough demand and gets companies licensing their OS and selling
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by w33ble 15y ago
Agreed. Their actions made no sense. I suspect management were planning to just throw it all away, but the WebOS Developers begged for a chance to make the software viable on more than just the desktop on their printers (printers?! seriousl
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by w33ble 15y ago
I think that's the key; new hardware. If HP relies on the TouchPad for any more than 6 months, a year tops, they'll completely lose out on all their efforts. They need someone else to make better and still cheap hardware to keep people inte
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by w33ble 15y ago
But HP hasn't dropped the OS, just the hardware. They still are invested in the software, they just don't want to make the hardware. At least that's what VP of Developer Relations has said. http://developer.palm.com/blog/2011/08/the-work-o
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by w33ble 15y ago
I did not know that. Thanks for sharing. However, that comment comes right after this one: "The corporate PC segment continues to outperform the consumer market as companies replace systems with newer, faster, more efficient computers," Wil
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by w33ble 15y ago
I've used Tweetdeck before. Really nice Twitter app, but I don't use FB so there's no need to mesh the 2. My point is, I use Twitter and it serves me well. Without Twitter integration into G+, I have little incentive to use G+. All the frie
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by w33ble 15y ago
Given that the tablets are still fetching that price on eBay right now, over a week after the firesale started, I think that's exactly the price they need to hit. The tablet simply had no demand at $500+, but at $250, people are willing to
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by w33ble 15y ago
You're right, but I don't think OP is alone in thinking they way he does. Creating an app in pure HTML/CSS/JS and having it actaully run quickly is an interesting idea, and one that makes WebOS unique. The problem before was that there was
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by w33ble 15y ago
Same. Not sure they want the resale though, I think they rather get some manufacturers on board, license the OS and sell support. Seems to jive better with their current stated focus of software.
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by w33ble 15y ago
Even without selling apps, building a huge customer base and finally attracting developers to write apps for the platform is hugely beneficial. If they have a large ecosystem with millions of users and thousands of apps, it'll be much easie
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by w33ble 15y ago
I don't know about you, but it's been a LONG time since I've seen anyone using an HP computer. If the general consumer wants a computer for their home, they typically buy from Dell. This is also true for a lot of companies. HP hasn't been a
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by w33ble 15y ago
I'm waiting for that ability for Twitter myself. If they could mesh the G+ stream with my Twitter stream, I might be compelled to use it. Buzz got this wrong too, I'm not sure Google understands yet that they can play nice with others and s
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by w33ble 15y ago
You can sign up from the link in the article. I just did. Funny thing is, I had a friend invite me a month back, and it wouldn't work because Google closed the invite system. In that month, he and all my other friends have stopped using it,
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by w33ble 15y ago
That's actually a big part of why I closed my Facebook account. They used to allow you to see the photo stream by default, which was fine. Then they took that away and it was endless noise without some mandatory clicking. It simply wasn't w