So you got a few traffic tickets and the cops didn't decide to beat your ass? A pity indeed. Critical Massers are at worse doing nothing worse than what go you your tickets.
Ahh yes because Mac users can't pick a different browser, install Flash/Silverlight, or use MS Office. Oh wait... I really want some of the shit your smoking friend.
Yeah buy-one-get-one free tends to cause lots of units to move. That said the Droids are great smartphones and really don't need the desperate firesale to sell. The HTC Incredible lives up to isn't name indeed.
I love my work Droid- best work phone I've had, but fragmentation really is a problem with the Android eosystem. To show my point check out this site. Now I realize this is an Apple-fansite, but the numbers quoted are from GOOGLE's Admob. One of the smart things Apple has done is make sure old HW is supported. An original EDGE iPhone for instance, runs the same version as the iPad or 3GS. Fragmentation not only affects the user experience, but it makes things a lot harder for developers too.
You have obviously never used Flash on a Nokia. Atleast on the 800 series it is akin to ripping off one's own face with a pari of pliers. If that is what Flash will look like on WebOS and Android you can count me out.
To be fair, as Steve points out. Pretty much everybody in the mobile market gets access to all of the money Apple poured into making KHTML into WebKit. I don't see Adobe doing anything at all as "open" as that.
A silly comment no doubt, but does that qualify him as an idiot? Comments like yours demonstrate why the public at large is so convinced that IT guys are unfriendly people whose opinions must never be challenged. I'm not targetting you specifically, I see this "your wrong, so you suck" line trotted out on/. all too much. I just ask that you remember the last time you were wrong aut something, did it help having somebody insult your intelligence?
As if the lack of IM or apps didn't get it off to a bad enough start. And not I don't care, but the parents that buy these things for the kiddies likely will.
I think the concern is more about travelers coming from North America. As somebody who has brought tons of American bought laptops into Israel I find this very strange indeed.
Amen. Non-Android Motorola's like the have the worst GUI ever imagined, laggy and ugly. Oh and don't get me started with "Motoblur". I think Nokia could learn a thing or two about UI from Palm too. Symbian is very outdated in its look and feel. And their other OS's whose name seems in flux is nice, but DOA against a better known product like Android.
It's a really cool OS I agree. But Palm is pretty stupid and their list of retarded decisions make Apple in the 90's look biz savvy. Launching the Pre with Sprint, not having the native SDK at launch, and the relativly shitty Pre keyboard did it in. The Pixi really was the final straw though, a phone that had less features, a sluggish UI and a retail price nearly the same (7 months later) as the far more capable Pre. Palm tried the Apple route of shoehorning everyone into a couple headsets (Pre/Pixi, 3G/3GS) but they forgot that they lack the rabbid fanbase of Apple. Actually they instead had a lot of pissed off customers former customers (mostly post 2002), or people who didn't realize that WebOS wasn't the same outdated OS they had on their last Pilot device. The fuckup of Palm "Garnnet" (sp?) and their failure to modernize suggest to me that this point was inevitable. The only thing that bothers me is that Steve Jobs gets to gloat that he beat his old staff who left for Palm and proceded to threaten his baby. Though perhaps that is fair game too. Either way losing a competitor is always too bad, especially one like Palm who isn't a massive mega-corp.
The difference though, is that in Canada they ask you politely before they shoot you. Very nice folks indeed! On a serious note I too have no problem visiting Mexico, but the fact remains that many people are, and for fairly good reason.
Agreed. However I think right now the economy of Mexico, and even things like taxes are so reliant on the trade of drugs that a collapse of that system could lead to anarchy.
i just want to add since I never adressed it that because of the way this system is structed, and the pervasive corruption this is nothing more than a gesture to the locals to show that Calderon "on the job".
Things in Mexico have gotten bad lately especially along the boarder. This is killing their tourism industry which is a key component of their economy. Americas especially are fearful to visit, and the days of a weekend in Tijuana are all but over. The Mexican governemnt has failed time and time again to combat this problem, in no large part thanks to their massive curruption problem. Despite some material wealth I fear that Mexico is sliding into a true third-world economy. If the choice is between bribing cops/ possibly getting murdered and spending a few extra bucks to go to say Miami then the choice seems clear.
Exactly. What the GP forgot to mention is that they expected to WIN these wars, which if they had would have been insanely profitable. Or perhaps he thinks their strategy was to lose all along?
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So you got a few traffic tickets and the cops didn't decide to beat your ass? A pity indeed. Critical Massers are at worse doing nothing worse than what go you your tickets.
Ahh yes because Mac users can't pick a different browser, install Flash/Silverlight, or use MS Office. Oh wait... I really want some of the shit your smoking friend.
Yeah buy-one-get-one free tends to cause lots of units to move. That said the Droids are great smartphones and really don't need the desperate firesale to sell. The HTC Incredible lives up to isn't name indeed.
How is that whole Flash thing working for us on Android 1.5 or 1.6? Maybe the Apple fanboys have a point....
I love my work Droid- best work phone I've had, but fragmentation really is a problem with the Android eosystem. To show my point check out this site. Now I realize this is an Apple-fansite, but the numbers quoted are from GOOGLE's Admob. One of the smart things Apple has done is make sure old HW is supported. An original EDGE iPhone for instance, runs the same version as the iPad or 3GS. Fragmentation not only affects the user experience, but it makes things a lot harder for developers too.
You have obviously never used Flash on a Nokia. Atleast on the 800 series it is akin to ripping off one's own face with a pari of pliers. If that is what Flash will look like on WebOS and Android you can count me out.
To be fair, as Steve points out. Pretty much everybody in the mobile market gets access to all of the money Apple poured into making KHTML into WebKit. I don't see Adobe doing anything at all as "open" as that.
A silly comment no doubt, but does that qualify him as an idiot? Comments like yours demonstrate why the public at large is so convinced that IT guys are unfriendly people whose opinions must never be challenged. I'm not targetting you specifically, I see this "your wrong, so you suck" line trotted out on /. all too much. I just ask that you remember the last time you were wrong aut something, did it help having somebody insult your intelligence?
As if the lack of IM or apps didn't get it off to a bad enough start. And not I don't care, but the parents that buy these things for the kiddies likely will.
I think you have anger problems. Turn off the Apple section and save us from having you troll the discussion and bash other members.
I think the concern is more about travelers coming from North America. As somebody who has brought tons of American bought laptops into Israel I find this very strange indeed.
Do you understand the word monopoly? No it's not that game you like to play before mom tucks you in.
Amen. Non-Android Motorola's like the have the worst GUI ever imagined, laggy and ugly. Oh and don't get me started with "Motoblur". I think Nokia could learn a thing or two about UI from Palm too. Symbian is very outdated in its look and feel. And their other OS's whose name seems in flux is nice, but DOA against a better known product like Android.
It's a really cool OS I agree. But Palm is pretty stupid and their list of retarded decisions make Apple in the 90's look biz savvy. Launching the Pre with Sprint, not having the native SDK at launch, and the relativly shitty Pre keyboard did it in. The Pixi really was the final straw though, a phone that had less features, a sluggish UI and a retail price nearly the same (7 months later) as the far more capable Pre. Palm tried the Apple route of shoehorning everyone into a couple headsets (Pre/Pixi, 3G/3GS) but they forgot that they lack the rabbid fanbase of Apple. Actually they instead had a lot of pissed off customers former customers (mostly post 2002), or people who didn't realize that WebOS wasn't the same outdated OS they had on their last Pilot device. The fuckup of Palm "Garnnet" (sp?) and their failure to modernize suggest to me that this point was inevitable. The only thing that bothers me is that Steve Jobs gets to gloat that he beat his old staff who left for Palm and proceded to threaten his baby. Though perhaps that is fair game too. Either way losing a competitor is always too bad, especially one like Palm who isn't a massive mega-corp.
The difference though, is that in Canada they ask you politely before they shoot you. Very nice folks indeed! On a serious note I too have no problem visiting Mexico, but the fact remains that many people are, and for fairly good reason.
Agreed. However I think right now the economy of Mexico, and even things like taxes are so reliant on the trade of drugs that a collapse of that system could lead to anarchy.
Agreed. It seems so clear that the narco-industry could easily skirt this.
That would be a great tourism ad. "Come to sunny warm Canada, where you won't be shot or attacked. " Sign me up!
i just want to add since I never adressed it that because of the way this system is structed, and the pervasive corruption this is nothing more than a gesture to the locals to show that Calderon "on the job".
Things in Mexico have gotten bad lately especially along the boarder. This is killing their tourism industry which is a key component of their economy. Americas especially are fearful to visit, and the days of a weekend in Tijuana are all but over. The Mexican governemnt has failed time and time again to combat this problem, in no large part thanks to their massive curruption problem. Despite some material wealth I fear that Mexico is sliding into a true third-world economy. If the choice is between bribing cops/ possibly getting murdered and spending a few extra bucks to go to say Miami then the choice seems clear.
Harassment sounds more like it.
Don't worry folks, I'm here all evening.
Yeah when I saw that I just started laughing. I'm not thrilled with the iPad, but this "review" is just lamer than a Nomad.
Woosh!
Exactly. What the GP forgot to mention is that they expected to WIN these wars, which if they had would have been insanely profitable. Or perhaps he thinks their strategy was to lose all along?