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by yanw 16y ago
Should they have kept Wave alive to keep him? I think that these supposedly high profile departures might not be such a bad thing for Google, they might find a new Lars in their ranks that won't cost as much to retain (until she/he hits gol
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Why The Answer To The Smartphone Patent Thicket Is Not A Patent Pool(techdirt.com)
2 points by yanw 16y ago|1 comments
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by yanw 16y ago
I'm the only one who knows the password + swipe pattern to unlock my phone so I'm the only one who installs apps on it, plus all apps are listed if you decide to check your installed app inventory.
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by yanw 16y ago
Good.
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by yanw 16y ago
Companies like Expedia worry that the acquisition could lead Google to present a matrix of actual fares on its search results page How is that not consumer positive?
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My RapLeaf Profile is Amusingly Mistaken. This is What the Fuss is All About?(blog.ericgoldman.org)
2 points by yanw 16y ago|0 comments
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App Stores Scope Illustrated(blogoscoped.com)
1 points by yanw 16y ago|0 comments
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BSA pressuring the European Commission to remove support for Open Standards(fsfe.org)
40 points by yanw 16y ago|2 comments
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The Atlantic Mocks Digg For BP Ads In Article Sponsored By Exxon(techdirt.com)
1 points by yanw 16y ago|0 comments
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by yanw 16y ago
No one really confused the two and I don't see how having similar names would hurt any of them. Also it's not even the same name: 'Go' vs 'Go!' It is "unfortunate", carry on.
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We've Already Surpassed Last Year's Patent Totals(techdirt.com)
5 points by yanw 16y ago|2 comments
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by yanw 16y ago
"With your permission" is key here. Technology can be ‘creepy’ (I don't like that word, it can mean too many things) so by giving control to the user innovation is maintained and no lines get crossed.
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Microsoft Sues Motorola For Patent Infringement... Over Android(techdirt.com)
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by yanw 16y ago
YouTube doesn't show view count in realtime but in bulk.
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by yanw 16y ago
Matt Cutts explains: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/goo-gl-url-shortener/ Q: Why are you doing this? A: Google needed a url shortener for its own products where we knew the shortener wouldn’t go away. We also wanted a shortener that we kn
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by yanw 16y ago
You seem fundamental against them curating any result, now I don't think they do, but it's their right to do so, and sometimes I think they should do so, here is an argument from Eric Goldman (who criticized their in house ad policy) on how
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by yanw 16y ago
An obvious next step would be integrating Google Analytics.
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by yanw 16y ago
Well, we can also discuss the morality of the phone in question, which has the search engine and maps application hardwired in the firmware and can't easily be changed by the owner, it's an inferior product with inferior experience that I d
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by yanw 16y ago
The phone galley lists Androids that offer the "Google Experience" meaning Google search and apps like Maps and Gmail: http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2010/09/introducing-google-...
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As USPTO evaluates Bilski, Red Hat says end software patents(arstechnica.com)
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by yanw 16y ago
Discussed here: http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=1734788
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Big News: Google Starts Rolling Out Paid Android Apps Support In More Countries(techcrunch.com)
1 points by yanw 16y ago|0 comments
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Vast Majority Of Software Patents In Lawsuits Lose(techdirt.com)
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Patent Office Says Another 'Worst Patent' Should Be Rejected As Obvious(techdirt.com)
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by yanw 16y ago
How about Go? http://golang.org/
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by yanw 16y ago
I'll probably always have Firefox installed on my machine, but Chrome is my default browser. Chrome is the better piece of software, and one of the best desktop applications overall, it obviously was well thought out and well designed from
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Video: Stallman on software patent fears(itnews.com.au)
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Google Docs adds native support for the Web Fonts API(googleblog.blogspot.com)
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Microsoft Exec Says 'Open' Means 'Incompetent'(techdirt.com)
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Introducing the Mobile Bookmark Bubble(google-opensource.blogspot.com)
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