And how long ago did you go to school, hmm? These days its $100 per science/math textbook, MINIMUM, and they don't get reused. Lets see, 4 years, 2 of those sorts of classes per quarter... 2x4x4 = $3200 JUST ON MATH AND SCIENCE. Don't get me started on how many literature books I had to purchase for English/lit classes, nor the ~4 art books per design class which are usually >$50 each, nor the number of books I had to purchase for electives. I easily spent >$6000, or at least I would have if I didn't just stop purchasing books and borrow from other people because I couldn't afford them.
Other than signing up and paying for the game on Origin's website, I've never had to use the Origin. The game client can be run just fine without Origin installed.
I have to say I disagree with the story 100%. In fact if not for Facebook our high school reunion would not have happened at all. Former students took it upon themselves to organize it via Facebook, and now I am more connected with people than I would have been without Facebook.
It's crystal clear that you sir are not a website developer. Have you ever had to troubleshoot bugs specific to various versions of internet explorer? Including CSS, Javascript, and more, on LARGE scale websites? Yeah, I didn't think so.
The problem is that very few people actually want that software, and the quicker the manufacturers get this through their thick skulls the better. Sadly they've had years to do that already and it looks like its not going to happen.
Except: 1. Microsoft doesn't want to kill Android because last I heard they were making truckloads of money from licensing agreements. 2. Exchange only matters in the enterprise sector when it comes to Exchange users. There are plenty of non-exchange enterprise users and there are plenty of non-enterprise users who don't care one bit about Exchange.
You missed the point of my comment. Lion batteries are used in more things than just cars. In fact I bet cars make up a tiny portion of lion batteries.
Does this post have any relevance to the article? This thread is about making lion batteries better. Lion batteries are used in more places than cars...
No, he called the particular implementation of Google TV a mistake. It was too expensive due to the required Intel hardware, and the software was essentially a half-baked beta. That doesn't mean "Google TV a 'Big Mistake'"
Really this is not an argument about "in the cloud" or "webapp vs native app." One has to look at the reasons this is happening.
The major reason is because most webapps are universally cross platform and usable anywhere. Other bonuses include that they are generally lightweight, don't require an install, and they sync your data between computers.
Looking at that list of reasons, it is entirely possible to make native apps which do this, its just that most developers can't be bothered to do so (or aren't allowed to do so).
+1. Gobo was the first Linux I tried out because it was the only one with what I deemed a "sensible" filesystem. I used it for a while, but eventually I had to migrate to a more mainstream Linux for my needs. I do miss Gobo's filesystem though.
What you say is mostly true. There is more though. Most cars run on oil but some can run on electricity now. These are not the only two options, but they are generally what people think of in an either-or fashion. One can decrease oil consumption by replacing those cars which run on oil with cars which run on electricity.
The latest trend is to use ANY OS but develop your actual apps with HTML5 et all. That way in the end you aren't tied to a specific OS and if you need to change later you can. All you would need is hardware drivers rather than a new software stack. There are many cross-platform touchscreen oriented web-frameworks you can use as well.
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I would mod you up if I could. I have not experienced this first hand, but your argument sounds perfectly reasonable and logical to me.
PS: My experience was 10 YEARS AGO.
And how long ago did you go to school, hmm? These days its $100 per science/math textbook, MINIMUM, and they don't get reused. Lets see, 4 years, 2 of those sorts of classes per quarter... 2x4x4 = $3200 JUST ON MATH AND SCIENCE. Don't get me started on how many literature books I had to purchase for English/lit classes, nor the ~4 art books per design class which are usually >$50 each, nor the number of books I had to purchase for electives. I easily spent >$6000, or at least I would have if I didn't just stop purchasing books and borrow from other people because I couldn't afford them.
Other than signing up and paying for the game on Origin's website, I've never had to use the Origin. The game client can be run just fine without Origin installed.
Well lucky you. If I leave Firefox on overnight it eats up over 700MB of memory.
I have to say I disagree with the story 100%. In fact if not for Facebook our high school reunion would not have happened at all. Former students took it upon themselves to organize it via Facebook, and now I am more connected with people than I would have been without Facebook.
It's crystal clear that you sir are not a website developer. Have you ever had to troubleshoot bugs specific to various versions of internet explorer? Including CSS, Javascript, and more, on LARGE scale websites? Yeah, I didn't think so.
The problem is that very few people actually want that software, and the quicker the manufacturers get this through their thick skulls the better. Sadly they've had years to do that already and it looks like its not going to happen.
Except: 1. Microsoft doesn't want to kill Android because last I heard they were making truckloads of money from licensing agreements. 2. Exchange only matters in the enterprise sector when it comes to Exchange users. There are plenty of non-exchange enterprise users and there are plenty of non-enterprise users who don't care one bit about Exchange.
You might want to re-think what you said. How would we even KNOW about Carrier IQ if Android wasn't open enough to find out?
Because you can manage multiple platforms from one place knowing one set of rules? I thought that would be obvious...
How about a more true headline, like "have been potential attack vectors for many many years now"
If I had to venture a guess, its because there was alot more land available for much cheaper back in the old days?
You missed the point of my comment. Lion batteries are used in more things than just cars. In fact I bet cars make up a tiny portion of lion batteries.
Does this post have any relevance to the article? This thread is about making lion batteries better. Lion batteries are used in more places than cars...
No, he called the particular implementation of Google TV a mistake. It was too expensive due to the required Intel hardware, and the software was essentially a half-baked beta. That doesn't mean "Google TV a 'Big Mistake'"
I've been wondering for a while about how Google's market search is so terrible. They're supposed to know how to do search, right?
Really this is not an argument about "in the cloud" or "webapp vs native app." One has to look at the reasons this is happening. The major reason is because most webapps are universally cross platform and usable anywhere. Other bonuses include that they are generally lightweight, don't require an install, and they sync your data between computers. Looking at that list of reasons, it is entirely possible to make native apps which do this, its just that most developers can't be bothered to do so (or aren't allowed to do so).
+1. Gobo was the first Linux I tried out because it was the only one with what I deemed a "sensible" filesystem. I used it for a while, but eventually I had to migrate to a more mainstream Linux for my needs. I do miss Gobo's filesystem though.
What you say is mostly true. There is more though. Most cars run on oil but some can run on electricity now. These are not the only two options, but they are generally what people think of in an either-or fashion. One can decrease oil consumption by replacing those cars which run on oil with cars which run on electricity.
You do remember Android is a Linux right? And that is has Flash support? Just checking...
*I should correct this. You might still need a software stack, just not a new display layer. Plus you could scale to many screen sizes easily.
The latest trend is to use ANY OS but develop your actual apps with HTML5 et all. That way in the end you aren't tied to a specific OS and if you need to change later you can. All you would need is hardware drivers rather than a new software stack. There are many cross-platform touchscreen oriented web-frameworks you can use as well.
This. My friends and I only use Facebook for that reason anymore. The rest of the time we're on Google+
Pretty much every single addon I've used regularly in Firefox is available in Chrome.