iAd makes ads easy, prettier, "less" intrusive. All justifications for a developer to stick them in, even if it's a paid app.
Hmm, I was under the impression that you would "enjoy" full screen adds with this software, and the ability to be taken directly to the product web page inside the application.
Definitively not "less intrusive" in my book.
Maybe they couldn't. But its even more strange because spotify is in direct competition to itunes. You can buy songs in DRM free mp3 or just have the regular subscription and listen to whatever you want (even offline on the phone) without having to buy individual songs:)
You can install unsigned applications on Android as well. But to install a rootkit (as described in TFA), first you need to find a telephone that is rooted and has a custom rom that has a custom kernel that enabled the loading of kernel modules. Then you need to get the user to actually install the trojan and click "yes" to the "do you want this to run as root". A person with a phone in that configuration is unlikely to click yes for a game or something like that anyway.
iPhone's is not perfect either, but at least it WORKS with multiple accounts properly and has an ability to move messages from folder to folder, among other things, and does not have a huge stupid "DELETE" button in the middle of the screen that deletes messages without confirmation, with no way to undelete it.
I think you must have been dreaming about this or something, because none of this is on my phone. I have a pop and imap account running, an exchange account and i can easily choose which account i am using. The delete button in on the options next to the move button and i get a confirmation dialog (and i can undelete it by moving it from the trash folder).
Well I don't even think fring on my android phone even knows what type of connection it uses. It doesn't let me know at least:) As for my regular internet getting this treatment, I'd switch to one of the 10-20 others delivering to my address in a heartbeat!
Hmm, I was under the impression that the porn industry was more pro HD-DVD since that format allowed for DRM free content (i.e. they didn't have to pay for royalties and AACS key for every porn title).
Windows server still ran on Itanium last time I checked, and that is definitively not x86. You can also argue that x86_64 is a different architecture from x86.
Damn you are getting screwed in the US. For $68 you can get a 50 mbit fiber connection or a 50/20 VDSL connection here in Oslo. Got to love having over 50 ISPs competing
This is true in Norway aswell, I know at least one computer hardware retailer, and there are probably more, that has stopped carrying OCZ ram due to them being anal about refunds and warranties. The shop still has to pay even if OCZ doesn't.
More hardware usually refer to stuff like raid cards, sound cards, gfx cards etc. As in, you can't just go and buy a high-end sound card like Asus Xonar D2X or a graphics card like GeForce 295 (not that the mac supports multi gpu anyway) and expect it to work in the mac. And the only mac to support add-in cards at all is the mac pro.
I have to disagree here. OS X lacks any kind of consistent UI and HIG. Or maybe they do have one but every single app seems to have its own interface. And sadly, it is the applications that come with OS X that are the worst offenders. They also seem very poor at placing "suicide" buttons like delete far away from the regular use buttons.
What "good alternative" can I use to watch high-def movies stored on my home server via my networked media tank or laptop etc? As long as the pirates provide a better product than the studios, the customers will turn to the pirates.
I was in my local games shop the other day and I brought this title to the counter. In the queue I noticed it said "requires online connection". So I asked the clerk if it was an online game but he said no. I subsequently put it back in the shelf and walked out of the store. That's one lost sale EA. I'll buy it when you loose the funky DRM. (I have bought almost every other C&C title)
I think the main reason people are bitching about it is because while you need to upgrade the others more often, they are free to upgrade (except for OS X, but the mac users are already used to shovel money in apple's direction).
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iAd makes ads easy, prettier, "less" intrusive. All justifications for a developer to stick them in, even if it's a paid app.
Hmm, I was under the impression that you would "enjoy" full screen adds with this software, and the ability to be taken directly to the product web page inside the application. Definitively not "less intrusive" in my book.
Maybe they couldn't. But its even more strange because spotify is in direct competition to itunes. You can buy songs in DRM free mp3 or just have the regular subscription and listen to whatever you want (even offline on the phone) without having to buy individual songs :)
Why then did they approve the Spotify client?
I'd prefer an opt-in rather than opt-out.
Their problem then is that nobody will use their new web 2.0 inter person linking contact fantastico..
You can install unsigned applications on Android as well.
But to install a rootkit (as described in TFA), first you need to find a telephone that is rooted and has a custom rom that has a custom kernel that enabled the loading of kernel modules. Then you need to get the user to actually install the trojan and click "yes" to the "do you want this to run as root". A person with a phone in that configuration is unlikely to click yes for a game or something like that anyway.
iPhone's is not perfect either, but at least it WORKS with multiple accounts properly and has an ability to move messages from folder to folder, among other things, and does not have a huge stupid "DELETE" button in the middle of the screen that deletes messages without confirmation, with no way to undelete it.
I think you must have been dreaming about this or something, because none of this is on my phone. I have a pop and imap account running, an exchange account and i can easily choose which account i am using. The delete button in on the options next to the move button and i get a confirmation dialog (and i can undelete it by moving it from the trash folder).
Well I don't even think fring on my android phone even knows what type of connection it uses. It doesn't let me know at least :)
As for my regular internet getting this treatment, I'd switch to one of the 10-20 others delivering to my address in a heartbeat!
Why would skype over 3g be different than skype over wifi? They are both tcp/ip connections right?
I think they will use OpenAL or SDL.
I support this motion
Don't give me mouseover as an answer, either. There are ways around that.
Its funny because a lot of the android phones like the htc desire have a mouse implemented, and it actually works on those :)
Hmm, I was under the impression that the porn industry was more pro HD-DVD since that format allowed for DRM free content (i.e. they didn't have to pay for royalties and AACS key for every porn title).
Windows server still ran on Itanium last time I checked, and that is definitively not x86. You can also argue that x86_64 is a different architecture from x86.
Damn you are getting screwed in the US.
For $68 you can get a 50 mbit fiber connection or a 50/20 VDSL connection here in Oslo.
Got to love having over 50 ISPs competing
I have a tin foil hat for sale! :)
Looks like you need one
Adobe should just stop releasing their product for the apple platform at all (that is, no more photoshop etc)
It is actually quite sensational that the majority of the people in "the leader of the world" pay so little attention to science.
This is true in Norway aswell, I know at least one computer hardware retailer, and there are probably more, that has stopped carrying OCZ ram due to them being anal about refunds and warranties. The shop still has to pay even if OCZ doesn't.
More hardware usually refer to stuff like raid cards, sound cards, gfx cards etc.
As in, you can't just go and buy a high-end sound card like Asus Xonar D2X or a graphics card like GeForce 295 (not that the mac supports multi gpu anyway) and expect it to work in the mac.
And the only mac to support add-in cards at all is the mac pro.
I have to disagree here. OS X lacks any kind of consistent UI and HIG. Or maybe they do have one but every single app seems to have its own interface. And sadly, it is the applications that come with OS X that are the worst offenders. They also seem very poor at placing "suicide" buttons like delete far away from the regular use buttons.
So he used Qt libs? :)
Well it doesn't run on apple crap except for OS X, but it runs on just about every other phone.
What "good alternative" can I use to watch high-def movies stored on my home server via my networked media tank or laptop etc?
As long as the pirates provide a better product than the studios, the customers will turn to the pirates.
Actually,
I can run linux on my Wii as homebrew software.
I was in my local games shop the other day and I brought this title to the counter. In the queue I noticed it said "requires online connection". So I asked the clerk if it was an online game but he said no. I subsequently put it back in the shelf and walked out of the store.
That's one lost sale EA. I'll buy it when you loose the funky DRM. (I have bought almost every other C&C title)
I think the main reason people are bitching about it is because while you need to upgrade the others more often, they are free to upgrade (except for OS X, but the mac users are already used to shovel money in apple's direction).