Ok, no, the rest of the apps don't root it and install stuff behind your back, but because of the stupid way Google has set up permissions most apps needs all kind of potentially dangerous permissions, most of them can read your phone number, if you are calling others etc - even though they don't need that but they must have the permission to do something else.
I would generally prefer Android over Ios but I don't install or buy most things because of the bad permission system, that is something google should clearly cleanup for the future.
They keep removing stuff I want in my browser, that and I can't read half the sizes because the Google Zealots refuse to allow you to make the fonts bigger. That makes it a crap browser.
Sorry, but its too late for you there. Think of the country as the Golgafrincham B ark - just leave them there. Tell them you are going out for a walk and then slip across the border!
"Tablets are just filling the couch niche that laptops were used for but never were very good at."
Tablets will sell in the billions, once prices reach a proper point, to the billions of people who had settle for thigh burning laptops when they couldn't get a real tablet - plus the billions who never wanted a stupid laptop in the first place.
"Between a laptop and a tablet I need a laptop. Once I already have a laptop, then sure a tablet would be useful but not necessary."
I have nothing to use a laptop for and would never want one. I do what a,non apple, laptop as soon as the prices reach a decent price level.
""Open" brings nothing to the table for an end "user". Absolutely nothing."
Nonsense, it brings a ton of extra software and free software onto the devices.
" It also is no substitute for a rich and powerful API with deep access to OS functionality."
That is something programmers care about, not ordinary people.
"Open systems tend to encourage programmer laziness on the part of both the third party developers and developers of the platform and end users end up suffering because of it with bugs and incompatibilities when a new update is released."
"Consumers don't care about Google's promise of Android updates..."
Period.
Consumers don't care. A small group of nerds care. But the big majority don't give a crap. They bought a phone based someone they needed (facebook, twitter, music whatever) - and they are happy with it. They don't check for updates every 30 seconds. Nor do they keep replacing the phone. They keep it and use it for a long time and are happy with what they have. If there suddenly is an update that is an unexpected surprise - they have no idea of version numbers or nick names and they don't care.
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Ok, no, the rest of the apps don't root it and install stuff behind your back, but because of the stupid way Google has set up permissions most apps needs all kind of potentially dangerous permissions, most of them can read your phone number, if you are calling others etc - even though they don't need that but they must have the permission to do something else.
I would generally prefer Android over Ios but I don't install or buy most things because of the bad permission system, that is something google should clearly cleanup for the future.
Oh Bill, get a sense of humor.
Who cares.
I thought you could buy state secrets!
(Cheap of course - and a sale on weekends!)
They keep removing stuff I want in my browser, that and I can't read half the sizes because the Google Zealots refuse to allow you to make the fonts bigger. That makes it a crap browser.
Sorry, but its too late for you there. Think of the country as the Golgafrincham B ark - just leave them there. Tell them you are going out for a walk and then slip across the border!
Or give it to wikileaks whilst Julian Assange hasn't been assassinated by some upset government yet!
"Tablets are just filling the couch niche that laptops were used for but never were very good at."
Tablets will sell in the billions, once prices reach a proper point, to the billions of people who had settle for thigh burning laptops when they couldn't get a real tablet - plus the billions who never wanted a stupid laptop in the first place.
"Between a laptop and a tablet I need a laptop. Once I already have a laptop, then sure a tablet would be useful but not necessary."
I have nothing to use a laptop for and would never want one. I do what a,non apple, laptop as soon as the prices reach a decent price level.
""Open" brings nothing to the table for an end "user". Absolutely nothing."
Nonsense, it brings a ton of extra software and free software onto the devices.
" It also is no substitute for a rich and powerful API with deep access to OS functionality."
That is something programmers care about, not ordinary people.
"Open systems tend to encourage programmer laziness on the part of both the third party developers and developers of the platform and end users end up suffering because of it with bugs and incompatibilities when a new update is released."
Or that is just an easy excuse.
Actually the market doesn't say otherwise. They are all dying, except the Ipad.
Next story.
"Consumers don't care about Google's promise of Android updates..."
Period.
Consumers don't care. A small group of nerds care. But the big majority don't give a crap. They bought a phone based someone they needed (facebook, twitter, music whatever) - and they are happy with it.
They don't check for updates every 30 seconds. Nor do they keep replacing the phone.
They keep it and use it for a long time and are happy with what they have. If there suddenly is an update that is an unexpected surprise - they have no idea of version numbers or nick names and they don't care.
Your previous crap still has me scared witless, so you don't have to make any more!
2.3 is Gingerbread
And 2.4 when its out will still be Gingerbread.
Then we would have to buy a phone?
And the interface looks totally ridiculous - lots of stupid square boxes. It doesn't even have cut and paste!
"Contracts which are preposterous in the first place."
Not to mention contracts which would be illegal in a lot of EU countries.
Of course its bad!
Because nobody would pay for that (in any useful number)
You are just getting old
... if you let them pass the laws required.
If you must date make sure not to date psychopaths.
Better to just stay in the basement.
And I am.
then print "Not good"
Besides , I thought it was Microsoft who stole ideas
In your story, you link to everything else - are you prudes? ;-)
Anyway, where do they get their stuff from? Its free and its not pirated? Hm...