They also don't tell you they won't support it at all or you might get one or two minor updates so how do you expect someone to decide? Once you've bought into the contract you're stuck and yes you can leave afterwards and this issue is probably why android rates poorly in customer satisfaction but for those still in a contract they're a bit stuck for now. The manufacturer/carrier negligence towards security can have a negative effect on people other than their customers so yes I do think they have an obligation to fully support something they sell and especially while they have you locked in a contract.
I'm not sure what planet you're on but samsung by far sells the most android phones. 42% of android phones are samsung phones globally and in the US the percentage is even higher. I believe the next highest percentage was something like 12% with the rest in single digits. The Nexus 4 isn't even a real contender amongst Android phones.
I'd say consumers do have the right to buy into something that isn't broken and if they're put into a contract then really they should get a secure device for the length of the contract.
You get to fight for the unprofitable scraps Samsung leaves behind and have to go out of your way to try and stand out. Your users are probably tight wads and Microsoft is bound to bully you into giving them money. I think I'd rather start from scratch and develop my own OS.
They'll just keep their existing system longer which Microsoft and hardware companies can't afford since they're still working on the assumption you'll upgrade every 6 months to a year.
If you get everyone using their phone at the same time it will fall apart. They don't build the networks to handle everyone calling and texting at the same time. I doubt they can handle half the customer base for the city at once.
You can't really call the Ouya a success. It will fail as will all those other throw away budget android consoles. Buying a console isn't about spending less money. It's about getting good games and anyone who works with android seems to forget that.
Mobile games are crap because a touch screen is not a controller and $1.00 isn't a viable price for a quality game. Your numbers are complete bollocks too. The Wii alone has sold 100 million but even if you want to claim only half the console are in use there is still a guarantee all those people want to play games. For you silly activation stat there is no indication how many of those are upgrades, how many are for business or how many will buy apps. The mere fact android has surpassed iPhone and yet iPhone is by far more popular in online usage stats just shows how many android phones are not being used to their potential. The actual market for good games on mobiles is tiny because making good games is nearly impossible on a touch screen. Ouya will prove that and be a dismal failure.
800,000 shit applications are no better than 1,000 shit applications and quite frankly I don't think there is a mobile game (especially on android) that could be described as anything but shit.
They're still hiring people in Cambridge to work on Xen server / open stack. So if they're giving up on it, I'd hate to take the job but I would imagine they're not throwing in the towel. It's not like xen is completely unknown and in fact one of the best VPS companies (Linode) use it. I suspect part of it is that it's hard to find people right for the job so why run the risks hiring people when you can give it some credibility with the Linux Foundation and get people working on it for free?
He doesn't want his wife buying a drone and finding him banging something other than her yet again.
If he thinks privacy is dead then accept it when your neighbhour flies his drown over your house. What do you have to hide anyway? We already know you lack morals anyway you beady-eyed twat.
Google providing content and the connection is not a good thing. Why should people get dependant on these things that are only going to be called into question when they're called for monopoly abuse which is bound to happen.
That or it'll all get shut down in a spring cleaning.
Shame the US can't get broadband from companies that aren't evil.
Of course. Angry internet nerds are everything they complain about the "popular kids" in school being. They're bulliest, far too worried about popularity, rely heavily on building up cliques and stop at nothing to tear down anything they don't like.
Come on, the guy upset a huge portion of Microsoft's online fanbase. He didn't leave his cushy job, he was asked to leave for making it obvious that Microsoft is doing something with the next xbox that no one wants.
I'm typing on a Thinkpad that's about 7 years old now. The only change was adding a SSD into it. With that and the latest version of ubuntu and it runs perfectly fine for an internet machine that I do development on. It will have to break before I consider something else.
Given that CPU speeds have stagnated (I don't care how many cores there are - most people don't multi-task enough to benefit) and Microsoft has forsaken PC gaming for consoles and have taken a lot of interest with them so there's not much that requires more power and even if you wanted it they can hardly give it to you.
So I suspect most people have had something that's more than useable for the past few years. They too will wait until it breaks before buying another one. So PC makers need to make something more interesting. You can't just assume people will come and buy yet another generic beige box in 6 months ot a year because it won't have double the processing power or memory.
Windows 8 is certainly disliked and definitely not giving people a reason to buy a new computer but even if Win 8 was perfect you'd still have the problem that there's no much reason to upgrade when things work now and the economy is still shit.
It'll benefit the employees. Freebies are there to help have to pay you less. Taxes will help put things in perspective and employees might expect realistic wages for realistic hours.
Also if Google wants to avoid paying their taxes then it's only fair the IRS shits all over their freebies to help make up for the money they're hding away.
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They also don't tell you they won't support it at all or you might get one or two minor updates so how do you expect someone to decide? Once you've bought into the contract you're stuck and yes you can leave afterwards and this issue is probably why android rates poorly in customer satisfaction but for those still in a contract they're a bit stuck for now. The manufacturer/carrier negligence towards security can have a negative effect on people other than their customers so yes I do think they have an obligation to fully support something they sell and especially while they have you locked in a contract.
I'm not sure what planet you're on but samsung by far sells the most android phones. 42% of android phones are samsung phones globally and in the US the percentage is even higher. I believe the next highest percentage was something like 12% with the rest in single digits. The Nexus 4 isn't even a real contender amongst Android phones.
I'd say consumers do have the right to buy into something that isn't broken and if they're put into a contract then really they should get a secure device for the length of the contract.
Google branded devices are also not that popular. Android is more of a Samsung thing.
You get to fight for the unprofitable scraps Samsung leaves behind and have to go out of your way to try and stand out. Your users are probably tight wads and Microsoft is bound to bully you into giving them money. I think I'd rather start from scratch and develop my own OS.
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of chromebooks suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
They'll just keep their existing system longer which Microsoft and hardware companies can't afford since they're still working on the assumption you'll upgrade every 6 months to a year.
If you get everyone using their phone at the same time it will fall apart. They don't build the networks to handle everyone calling and texting at the same time. I doubt they can handle half the customer base for the city at once.
That's probably because you're a miserable sod who buys generic shit games like skyrim.
You can't really call the Ouya a success. It will fail as will all those other throw away budget android consoles. Buying a console isn't about spending less money. It's about getting good games and anyone who works with android seems to forget that.
Mobile games are crap because a touch screen is not a controller and $1.00 isn't a viable price for a quality game. Your numbers are complete bollocks too. The Wii alone has sold 100 million but even if you want to claim only half the console are in use there is still a guarantee all those people want to play games. For you silly activation stat there is no indication how many of those are upgrades, how many are for business or how many will buy apps. The mere fact android has surpassed iPhone and yet iPhone is by far more popular in online usage stats just shows how many android phones are not being used to their potential. The actual market for good games on mobiles is tiny because making good games is nearly impossible on a touch screen. Ouya will prove that and be a dismal failure.
800,000 shit applications are no better than 1,000 shit applications and quite frankly I don't think there is a mobile game (especially on android) that could be described as anything but shit.
Shame then it has completely failed on content which was expected when you force a free to play model on people.
They're still hiring people in Cambridge to work on Xen server / open stack. So if they're giving up on it, I'd hate to take the job but I would imagine they're not throwing in the towel. It's not like xen is completely unknown and in fact one of the best VPS companies (Linode) use it. I suspect part of it is that it's hard to find people right for the job so why run the risks hiring people when you can give it some credibility with the Linux Foundation and get people working on it for free?
If copyright holders don't like it they can setup their robots file correctly or go cry about it.
He doesn't want his wife buying a drone and finding him banging something other than her yet again.
If he thinks privacy is dead then accept it when your neighbhour flies his drown over your house. What do you have to hide anyway? We already know you lack morals anyway you beady-eyed twat.
They provide software that people want to use on the internet and a video serving service. I'd certainly say they're providing content people want
Google providing content and the connection is not a good thing. Why should people get dependant on these things that are only going to be called into question when they're called for monopoly abuse which is bound to happen.
That or it'll all get shut down in a spring cleaning.
Shame the US can't get broadband from companies that aren't evil.
Of course. Angry internet nerds are everything they complain about the "popular kids" in school being. They're bulliest, far too worried about popularity, rely heavily on building up cliques and stop at nothing to tear down anything they don't like.
Nope. Corporations realised that if you keep pushing then eventually consumers will give in.
Come on, the guy upset a huge portion of Microsoft's online fanbase. He didn't leave his cushy job, he was asked to leave for making it obvious that Microsoft is doing something with the next xbox that no one wants.
I'm typing on a Thinkpad that's about 7 years old now. The only change was adding a SSD into it. With that and the latest version of ubuntu and it runs perfectly fine for an internet machine that I do development on. It will have to break before I consider something else.
Given that CPU speeds have stagnated (I don't care how many cores there are - most people don't multi-task enough to benefit) and Microsoft has forsaken PC gaming for consoles and have taken a lot of interest with them so there's not much that requires more power and even if you wanted it they can hardly give it to you.
So I suspect most people have had something that's more than useable for the past few years. They too will wait until it breaks before buying another one. So PC makers need to make something more interesting. You can't just assume people will come and buy yet another generic beige box in 6 months ot a year because it won't have double the processing power or memory.
Windows 8 is certainly disliked and definitely not giving people a reason to buy a new computer but even if Win 8 was perfect you'd still have the problem that there's no much reason to upgrade when things work now and the economy is still shit.
They probably don't have oil otherwise they would have been bombed already.
It would be a real shame if his boat caught on fire before it was sold.
It'll benefit the employees. Freebies are there to help have to pay you less. Taxes will help put things in perspective and employees might expect realistic wages for realistic hours.
Also if Google wants to avoid paying their taxes then it's only fair the IRS shits all over their freebies to help make up for the money they're hding away.