You started well by acknowledging that the top models compete on equal merits and stating your opinion that one could cater to people's needs as well as the other so there's, in your opinion, little reason to choose the more restricted brand.
Then with that last sentence you turned into a blind religious constipated infantile hater and ruined it all;)
Every year this rumor about a cheaper iPhone shows up.
There is already cheaper models out, they're called 4 and 4S. They're the same as the original 4 and 4S apart from using an updated SoC that's manufactured on a new process.
Sure you may be right, but you're still less contagious for a shorter time, the virus might not even gain a foothold at all. In this sense carry/transmission window is very much smaller. So if you also follow hygiene guidelines about shielding sneezing and washing hands then risk of transfer to vulnerable patients are dramatically reduced and there's no doubt lives are saved.
It's not entirely about operating systems, it's about user interfaces and internal competition.
When Apple effectually revolutionized the smartphone industry, Nokia and Microsoft said it'd never succeed and they ignored it for the longest time.
Google, who had Android based on by then suddenly antiquated phone UI concepts (Blackberry like) thought "that's the future" and revamped the UI in less than a year. As a developer I remember anticipating 1.6 with software keyboard to put on the e reader I was making.
So we now have Apple and Google and their neck by neck competition and the '07/'08 industry reboot on phones they caused to thank for all the goodies we play with today.
MS eventually woke up and designed something nice looking and functional, as you say; I hear the guy using it is happy and recommend it.
Symbian, a great phone OS, never got a nice UI for touch screens. It finally got an ugly UI, too bad. Maemo/Meego coexisted with Symbian for years as a potential replacement and internal competitor (Meego vs. S40 vs. S60/Symbian) but never quite made it.
Nokias problem was partly the internal OS competition and partly that they let engineers design UIs and apps without design guidelines instead of using people with an actual clue of UI design, usability and aesthetics.
Since we started asking more from the phone. Manufacturers work hard to give us long lasting batteries but we also want big screens, fast processors, GPS, more memory, LTE and the kids want seven dancing writhing home screens.
Anyway, I don't have a problem plugging in the charger at bedtime...
Perhaps not that but I could imagine escaped fast growing salmon ravenously vacuuming the oceans for food, effectively leaving nothing for other species. It is impossible to predict the effect of these guys getting out because of different behavior and needs.
We can only hope that their spawning instincts will somehow sabotage proliferation in the wild, otherwise we've introduced a new species into a vulnerable and already troubled Ecosystem.
Yeah. To expand on that. Typical personal development goes like this:
1. novice/intermediate: using and learning. 2. Experienced/expert: Enamoured with self, confident, vast knowledge and ability to write intricate and complex code. 3: Seasoned Software Developer: Writing easy to understand and maintainable code, "simple is beautiful".
This kind of personal development applies to many things in life, architecture, engineering disciplines, etc. etc. the three steps typically also lands within certain age groups due to human nature.
It takes several years to become a good C++ developer and some don't have what it takes but for the experienced developer it's a very powerful and enjoyable tool. I've been at it for a while too (decades) and enjoy C++.
C++ requires a bit more to master but it is worth it.
As a Software Developer I ask what language is appropriate for the project. It'll typically be the language the organization has standardized on already because you don't want to muddle up things.
So I don't care much about language choice beyond that. Although I often approach existing Perl source with a certain tense anticipation, based on experience.
I remember lots of stories about misdirection and problems when Google started their mapping services. They've had to work a lot on that over the years.
No mapping solution is perfect, though Google now has the least faulty offering.
Foxconn have been treating their (Apple production) workers better that rivals for years, even before the audit. Their standards may be abysmal by western standards but they're a great employer by Chinese standards.
I wouldn't be so sure about eyestrain being absolutely guaranteed, AC. I've stared a screens professionally since 91 and have read books on LCDs since they started showing up, on average a book every two weeks. I do adjust the backlight though.
I'd admit, the Palm III wasn't exactly equivalent of a thousand suns but the iPaq had a modern LCD.
The guts of a phone is ridicously complex. I worked for Symbian for ten years and we threw incredible amounts of resources and effort into testing and we still didn't catch all bugs.
Nobody wants to release a device with aggravating bugs. Be it Apple, Nokia or Samsung, they all really do want the best customer experience. Only an idiot would think otherwise. However, they have to release at some point, otherwise the market window is gone on a model they've typically worked on for a year.
There is no conspiracy to screw over customers by giving them crap.
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You started well by acknowledging that the top models compete on equal merits and stating your opinion that one could cater to people's needs as well as the other so there's, in your opinion, little reason to choose the more restricted brand.
Then with that last sentence you turned into a blind religious constipated infantile hater and ruined it all ;)
Every year this rumor about a cheaper iPhone shows up.
There is already cheaper models out, they're called 4 and 4S. They're the same as the original 4 and 4S apart from using an updated SoC that's manufactured on a new process.
I sincerely hope that nobody will "win". I'd like to continue to see some choice and competition.
Sure you may be right, but you're still less contagious for a shorter time, the virus might not even gain a foothold at all. In this sense carry/transmission window is very much smaller. So if you also follow hygiene guidelines about shielding sneezing and washing hands then risk of transfer to vulnerable patients are dramatically reduced and there's no doubt lives are saved.
The touch screen complements the mouse, it doesn't replace. E.g. Launch an application by poking the icon/tile, then use the mouse for the work.
Yes a touch screen complements the mouse, it doesn't replace. E.g. Launch an application by poking the icon/tile, then use the mouse for the work.
It's not entirely about operating systems, it's about user interfaces and internal competition.
When Apple effectually revolutionized the smartphone industry, Nokia and Microsoft said it'd never succeed and they ignored it for the longest time.
Google, who had Android based on by then suddenly antiquated phone UI concepts (Blackberry like) thought "that's the future" and revamped the UI in less than a year. As a developer I remember anticipating 1.6 with software keyboard to put on the e reader I was making.
So we now have Apple and Google and their neck by neck competition and the '07/'08 industry reboot on phones they caused to thank for all the goodies we play with today.
MS eventually woke up and designed something nice looking and functional, as you say; I hear the guy using it is happy and recommend it.
Symbian, a great phone OS, never got a nice UI for touch screens. It finally got an ugly UI, too bad.
Maemo/Meego coexisted with Symbian for years as a potential replacement and internal competitor (Meego vs. S40 vs. S60/Symbian) but never quite made it.
Nokias problem was partly the internal OS competition and partly that they let engineers design UIs and apps without design guidelines instead of using people with an actual clue of UI design, usability and aesthetics.
Since we started asking more from the phone. Manufacturers work hard to give us long lasting batteries but we also want big screens, fast processors, GPS, more memory, LTE and the kids want seven dancing writhing home screens.
Anyway, I don't have a problem plugging in the charger at bedtime...
Perhaps not that but I could imagine escaped fast growing salmon ravenously vacuuming the oceans for food, effectively leaving nothing for other species.
It is impossible to predict the effect of these guys getting out because of different behavior and needs.
We can only hope that their spawning instincts will somehow sabotage proliferation in the wild, otherwise we've introduced a new species into a vulnerable and already troubled Ecosystem.
Yeah. To expand on that. Typical personal development goes like this:
1. novice/intermediate: using and learning.
2. Experienced/expert: Enamoured with self, confident, vast knowledge and ability to write intricate and complex code.
3: Seasoned Software Developer: Writing easy to understand and maintainable code, "simple is beautiful".
This kind of personal development applies to many things in life, architecture, engineering disciplines, etc. etc. the three steps typically also lands within certain age groups due to human nature.
Exactly.
It takes several years to become a good C++ developer and some don't have what it takes but for the experienced developer it's a very powerful and enjoyable tool. I've been at it for a while too (decades) and enjoy C++.
C++ requires a bit more to master but it is worth it.
As a Software Developer I ask what language is appropriate for the project. It'll typically be the language the organization has standardized on already because you don't want to muddle up things.
So I don't care much about language choice beyond that. Although I often approach existing Perl source with a certain tense anticipation, based on experience.
Evil proprietary Apple that is using IMAP and CalDAV for both Google accounts and iCloud.
Sadly DDG started producing quite poor results for me when they changed the source from Google to Yahoo/Bing.
I remember lots of stories about misdirection and problems when Google started their mapping services. They've had to work a lot on that over the years.
No mapping solution is perfect, though Google now has the least faulty offering.
I would guess the worry is that future apps start being Metro exclusively instead of offering choice.
More than simple assembly. Also some of their parts are actually manufactured in US.
Look it up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_USA#Assembled_in_USA
Foxconn have been treating their (Apple production) workers better that rivals for years, even before the audit. Their standards may be abysmal by western standards but they're a great employer by Chinese standards.
Ahhh, Occam, the memories come flooding....
Thank you!
I wouldn't be so sure about eyestrain being absolutely guaranteed, AC. I've stared a screens professionally since 91 and have read books on LCDs since they started showing up, on average a book every two weeks. I do adjust the backlight though.
I'd admit, the Palm III wasn't exactly equivalent of a thousand suns but the iPaq had a modern LCD.
You will find the truth about modern technology in the deleted scenes from Independence Day.
Sigh.
The guts of a phone is ridicously complex. I worked for Symbian for ten years and we threw incredible amounts of resources and effort into testing and we still didn't catch all bugs.
Nobody wants to release a device with aggravating bugs. Be it Apple, Nokia or Samsung, they all really do want the best customer experience. Only an idiot would think otherwise. However, they have to release at some point, otherwise the market window is gone on a model they've typically worked on for a year.
There is no conspiracy to screw over customers by giving them crap.
Perhaps a more modest version of say 2x human strength could be used to give more practical enhancements.
Damn Elk! Now I got coffee all over the keyboard!