But the thing is you don't need those extra things that require root or installation of another ROM. The phone will work fine without the OS upgrade.
Also, the only people who "need" those extra things are going to be the ones who know how to do them, or have the incentive/will to learn how to do such things.
"Work fine". Yeah. Until you get rooted because of unpatched security flaws.
How do you know people move their "goalpost"? Sounds like a strawman to me. MULTIPLE points are of concern, like if caused by humans, insignificance, too expensive etc.
Windows Mobile smartphones didn't have "cool factor" because they were shit to use. Sucked.
Don't make this about fashion and coolness. Usability is what drove the cool factor up.
Because I feel that Webkit is technically superior to Gecko. Ever since using KDE years ago I always wanted a khtml/webkit based Windows browser, as Konqueror seemed really fast.
Safari eventually got ported to Windows before Chrome came, but Chrome seems better than Safari (on Win) because it doesn't use Apple's port toolkit for Windows.
One word - ZUNE. Unlike iTunes it was easy to setup, let me import anything I want, and I love the subscription service. I had Zune on my PC before I had any kind of mobile Zune player. Unlike iTunes, I get my music through Zune in MP3 format, and I'm free to use it how I want.
Uh, you do realise that the AAC format used by Apple is an open standard, totally free of DRM? Newer, and technically superior? Yes, you're free to use it however you want.
Except for the fact that a laptop, this includes netbooks, are crap to use any place other than by a desk. I'd rather kill myself than try to browse on a netbook while sitting in a sofa. Same goes for cramped spaces such as plane or train trips.
Thing is, for many people the jailbreaked iPhone is the best device out there, other less restricted devices still might not provide the same experience. So to buy something else you would have to consider how much your idealism is worth. For as long the iPhone is easy to jailbreak, I don't think you will see people giving that much thought.
The only thing it would take to have.app packaging in Linux would be to have the desktop environment file manager (in Gnome for example, Nautilus) recognize them. They don't need to be supported by the OS at a lower level in any way.
Now I can't code C, but I bet it could be hacked into Gnome in a few hours. Then you could have people distributing apps like that right away.
Maybe he just trusts Amd/Intel to make processors that work but does not trust CRU to produce accurate predictions. If you trust some experts you do not have to trust them all.
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Cool story, bro.
But the thing is you don't need those extra things that require root or installation of another ROM. The phone will work fine without the OS upgrade.
Also, the only people who "need" those extra things are going to be the ones who know how to do them, or have the incentive/will to learn how to do such things.
"Work fine". Yeah. Until you get rooted because of unpatched security flaws.
If you pay off debt, the money is still in circulation? Now it's just the original creditors of the debt that holds the money.
How do you know people move their "goalpost"? Sounds like a strawman to me. MULTIPLE points are of concern, like if caused by humans, insignificance, too expensive etc.
Windows Mobile smartphones didn't have "cool factor" because they were shit to use. Sucked. Don't make this about fashion and coolness. Usability is what drove the cool factor up.
Because I feel that Webkit is technically superior to Gecko. Ever since using KDE years ago I always wanted a khtml/webkit based Windows browser, as Konqueror seemed really fast. Safari eventually got ported to Windows before Chrome came, but Chrome seems better than Safari (on Win) because it doesn't use Apple's port toolkit for Windows.
Who games with a touchpad?
Well, they never really had a large selection of playback-only discs in stores here in europe, so incredibly popular might be a bit overstated.
Isn't this what Bjørn Lomborg has been saying for years?
One word - ZUNE. Unlike iTunes it was easy to setup, let me import anything I want, and I love the subscription service. I had Zune on my PC before I had any kind of mobile Zune player. Unlike iTunes, I get my music through Zune in MP3 format, and I'm free to use it how I want.
Uh, you do realise that the AAC format used by Apple is an open standard, totally free of DRM? Newer, and technically superior? Yes, you're free to use it however you want.
Dey took errr jooowbs! No serously, trade makes both sides better off.
America is hardly the place where prices are the highest. In Norway or Denmark it's around 50% higher.
Because carbon hurts your health how? Wait, doesn't carbon make plants grow faster?
Funny, I have win7 and Macs with Samba, and shares work just fine.
Good for you! But how does that make it any less useful for someone else with other needs than you?
Oh no! But the TV got no keyboard! The TV doesn't do flash! It must be useless!?
Except for the fact that a laptop, this includes netbooks, are crap to use any place other than by a desk. I'd rather kill myself than try to browse on a netbook while sitting in a sofa. Same goes for cramped spaces such as plane or train trips.
You can mount harddrive devices to directory paths in windows. SSD -> C:/ HDD -> C:/Program/Data
Dude, it runs at the frequency they sell it as. What you're saying is just wrong.
I want my reversed dialog button order. :-(
Thing is, for many people the jailbreaked iPhone is the best device out there, other less restricted devices still might not provide the same experience. So to buy something else you would have to consider how much your idealism is worth. For as long the iPhone is easy to jailbreak, I don't think you will see people giving that much thought.
But you still have to use a package manager to install/uninstall an app. And you still have to create packages for each distribution.
The only thing it would take to have .app packaging in Linux would be to have the desktop environment file manager (in Gnome for example, Nautilus) recognize them. They don't need to be supported by the OS at a lower level in any way.
Now I can't code C, but I bet it could be hacked into Gnome in a few hours. Then you could have people distributing apps like that right away.
Maybe he just trusts Amd/Intel to make processors that work but does not trust CRU to produce accurate predictions. If you trust some experts you do not have to trust them all.
I don't see how your situation would be changed by this. You would just use whatever browser the OEM included to download the one you want to use.