Yes, but they don't have to use FAT at all. They could use ext* or something. People wouldn't be able to plug the card directly into their windows computers, but without an SD card at all you get the same effect. Write to the storage card by using MTP through the phone.
The discrepancy is that you view these gadgets as surveillance machines, whereas we view them as useful gadgets with the power to survey. There's nothing wrong with that (as you imply) as long as we're able to keep the surveillance in check (which you can with Android).
Makers of devices without a microSD slot don't have to pay VFAT or exFAT royalties to Microsoft.
Aside from the fact that a software patent is different from a hardware patent, why not just offer an alternative? For nexus phones at least, I believe it's because Google wants you to stream everything (from them).
The device will still have storage, most likely much faster than an sdcard.
They won't have 32-64 Gigabytes of storage (which I need for music etc), and if they did they would charge you out the ass for it. 32 and 64 GB SD cards aren't exactly cheap, but at least once you've bought one you can use it in all future phones you buy.
Also, it's not any slower than internal storage. In fact the 16GB of storage in my xperia T is literally another embedded SD card.
You can simply plug your android device into a computer and use this storage as a USB drive AND your phone can use the storage at the same time.
Yes this is how it works with SD cards too. You obviously have never tried this, and you should. It's much more convenient to have modular storage.
Yeah so that sounds nice, but the law is the law. The "right" thing to do is to get rid of the original regulation. If the system you describe is so great then no one will have a problem with that. You can't just allow some cab companies to skirt the law and not others.
People will never, en-masse, just "choose" to buy from a company because it treats its employees better. Even if we all made good salaries this would happen more, but not enough to make a huge difference. It's too difficult to keep track of which companies are good and which are bad (which is very grey to begin with). It's just not a *good* solution. I may come off sounding as if I think the government is the place for all our answers, but in this case I think that's what it's for. We collectively create these organizations that track and punish "evil" companies so we don't have to actively think about it every day.
Also, I think it's good that we have a 401k system. If the company goes under we don't loose our pension. It's true that the funds are tied to "the market", but you can choose to direct your 401k to any type of assets you choose. It doesn't have to be Apple stock.
I agree with your general philosophy about corporations in the last few posts, and I don't think you're trolling. That said, we *have* found a way to get people to buy widget Y. We're not "making" them, and they won't "pay more" (relatively), but the solution is of course to tax widget X to try and offset the aforementioned environmental killing. Also, minimum wage.
I expect you would agree that government regulation/oversight is the best combatant/balance for "amoral" corporatism.
The difference is that it's for a possible benefit, not just for the sake of torturing the animal. Not that it makes it "right", but I still use modern medications. I've never tortured an animal for the fun of it.
They have hardware reset features that usually involve holding down a couple buttons at once. This is captured by the hardware directly and works even if the phone is soft-bricked.
But the whole point of having a division of powers within the federal government is that each branch can decide independently what it wants to do or not do, regardless of what the other branches do, when exercising the powers specifically granted to that branch by the Constitution.
That's not even close to the point of division of powers. The point is to keep a check on one branch's overall power. The president can't execute a law that was found unconstitutional by the supreme court even though he's the "executor", and really he shouldn't be able to just "ignore" implementations of a law either. Likewise, the legislature, after passing a law, can't (or shouldn't) be able to sabotage a law surreptitiously. The right thing to do would be to pass a new law repealing obamacare (oh how they've tried) in accordance with the *spirit* of the constitution. What you're implying is that they can just say "well we have to approve the funding so we're going to exploit that to compensate for our true lack of power in this case".
There are consumers that value their facebook profile and the connections with others. I personally don't (what gave it away?), but I can see how some would and I can therefor see how someone might also find satisfaction in providing that valuable service to others. I bet there's a decent amount of facebook employees that wish the corporate heads would stop trying to pilfer so much from their user base.
I'm pretty sure windows can do it for you. I know it can at least do automated caching via USB sticks (for what that's worth). You can also buy external cards for pretty cheap that will make a hybrid automatically:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LIPHNC
Personally, I've got a 128GB SSD which only really fills when I get lazy about deleting games from my steam library.
The average US consumer will not do the math and figure out how much more they are paying on-contract
I'm not sure you've done the math yourself. A 300 dollar phone subsidized for 24 months costs the carrier about 12.50. An individual w/ data plan from ATT or Tmobile is 60 bucks a month. Straight talk is 45. 15-12.50 adds up to about 30 bucks a year (not much).
I personally avoid contracts just because I don't like the lock-in (I rotate between 4 different SIM cards).
Well the great thing about a handheld computing device is that you can.... move it closer to your face? Bigger screen = harder to reach certain elements with one hand = not so good for women with small hands.
I'd say being followed by someone suspicious (who in this case did have a gun) is justification for feeling threatened. It was dark, this guy was following him and it wasn't clear that he was going to get any help if he had yelled out for it (Zimmerman tried). Fight or flight takes hold. Once Zimmerman was being attacked it definitely ruled out the murder charge, but I think manslaughter is very appropriate.
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The manufacturers don't care about what you want. They sell new cars.
Never gets any attention.
Yes, but they don't have to use FAT at all. They could use ext* or something. People wouldn't be able to plug the card directly into their windows computers, but without an SD card at all you get the same effect. Write to the storage card by using MTP through the phone.
The discrepancy is that you view these gadgets as surveillance machines, whereas we view them as useful gadgets with the power to survey. There's nothing wrong with that (as you imply) as long as we're able to keep the surveillance in check (which you can with Android).
Makers of devices without a microSD slot don't have to pay VFAT or exFAT royalties to Microsoft.
Aside from the fact that a software patent is different from a hardware patent, why not just offer an alternative? For nexus phones at least, I believe it's because Google wants you to stream everything (from them).
What do you even want a microsd slot for?
More space than the manufacturers give you.
The device will still have storage, most likely much faster than an sdcard.
They won't have 32-64 Gigabytes of storage (which I need for music etc), and if they did they would charge you out the ass for it. 32 and 64 GB SD cards aren't exactly cheap, but at least once you've bought one you can use it in all future phones you buy. Also, it's not any slower than internal storage. In fact the 16GB of storage in my xperia T is literally another embedded SD card.
You can simply plug your android device into a computer and use this storage as a USB drive AND your phone can use the storage at the same time.
Yes this is how it works with SD cards too. You obviously have never tried this, and you should. It's much more convenient to have modular storage.
They could have stuffed it up, but I can't help thinking Nokia would be in the position Samsung are now had they gone with Android.
You mean making a profit?
Yeah so that sounds nice, but the law is the law. The "right" thing to do is to get rid of the original regulation. If the system you describe is so great then no one will have a problem with that. You can't just allow some cab companies to skirt the law and not others.
People will never, en-masse, just "choose" to buy from a company because it treats its employees better. Even if we all made good salaries this would happen more, but not enough to make a huge difference. It's too difficult to keep track of which companies are good and which are bad (which is very grey to begin with). It's just not a *good* solution. I may come off sounding as if I think the government is the place for all our answers, but in this case I think that's what it's for. We collectively create these organizations that track and punish "evil" companies so we don't have to actively think about it every day.
Also, I think it's good that we have a 401k system. If the company goes under we don't loose our pension. It's true that the funds are tied to "the market", but you can choose to direct your 401k to any type of assets you choose. It doesn't have to be Apple stock.
I agree with your general philosophy about corporations in the last few posts, and I don't think you're trolling. That said, we *have* found a way to get people to buy widget Y. We're not "making" them, and they won't "pay more" (relatively), but the solution is of course to tax widget X to try and offset the aforementioned environmental killing. Also, minimum wage.
I expect you would agree that government regulation/oversight is the best combatant/balance for "amoral" corporatism.
bah. accidental mod, should be +1
That's not normal. I'd keep an eye on my psyche if I were you.
The difference is that it's for a possible benefit, not just for the sake of torturing the animal. Not that it makes it "right", but I still use modern medications. I've never tortured an animal for the fun of it.
They have hardware reset features that usually involve holding down a couple buttons at once. This is captured by the hardware directly and works even if the phone is soft-bricked.
The Windows kernel is lighter than linux and snappy too.
Linky?
But the whole point of having a division of powers within the federal government is that each branch can decide independently what it wants to do or not do, regardless of what the other branches do, when exercising the powers specifically granted to that branch by the Constitution.
That's not even close to the point of division of powers. The point is to keep a check on one branch's overall power. The president can't execute a law that was found unconstitutional by the supreme court even though he's the "executor", and really he shouldn't be able to just "ignore" implementations of a law either. Likewise, the legislature, after passing a law, can't (or shouldn't) be able to sabotage a law surreptitiously. The right thing to do would be to pass a new law repealing obamacare (oh how they've tried) in accordance with the *spirit* of the constitution. What you're implying is that they can just say "well we have to approve the funding so we're going to exploit that to compensate for our true lack of power in this case".
There are consumers that value their facebook profile and the connections with others. I personally don't (what gave it away?), but I can see how some would and I can therefor see how someone might also find satisfaction in providing that valuable service to others. I bet there's a decent amount of facebook employees that wish the corporate heads would stop trying to pilfer so much from their user base.
Not everyone is driven by money. I like to think I work for the satisfaction of making something that I see can see value in.
I'm pretty sure windows can do it for you. I know it can at least do automated caching via USB sticks (for what that's worth). You can also buy external cards for pretty cheap that will make a hybrid automatically: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LIPHNC
Personally, I've got a 128GB SSD which only really fills when I get lazy about deleting games from my steam library.
I can't believe no one has said it yet, but I guess I'll be the one.
Damnit Gabe just take my fucking money. Take it now!
When you buy a bigger desk, the papers on your desk don't get bigger. Instead, you can see more papers.
They would get bigger if desk and paper technology was "cutting edge". It seems like a useful feature, physically impossible as it is.
The average US consumer will not do the math and figure out how much more they are paying on-contract
I'm not sure you've done the math yourself. A 300 dollar phone subsidized for 24 months costs the carrier about 12.50. An individual w/ data plan from ATT or Tmobile is 60 bucks a month. Straight talk is 45. 15-12.50 adds up to about 30 bucks a year (not much).
I personally avoid contracts just because I don't like the lock-in (I rotate between 4 different SIM cards).
I think the more important issue is preventing a carrier from forcing a data plan on you even if your phone *is* branded to their network.
Well the great thing about a handheld computing device is that you can.... move it closer to your face? Bigger screen = harder to reach certain elements with one hand = not so good for women with small hands.
I'd say being followed by someone suspicious (who in this case did have a gun) is justification for feeling threatened. It was dark, this guy was following him and it wasn't clear that he was going to get any help if he had yelled out for it (Zimmerman tried). Fight or flight takes hold. Once Zimmerman was being attacked it definitely ruled out the murder charge, but I think manslaughter is very appropriate.