Apple actually provided a non-permanent, non-personal device identifier *THAT YOU CAN TURN OFF* and something you manage to portray this as being worse? Seriously?!
Seeing that Google just recently settled with FCC on tracking iPhone users via an unauthorized Safari cookie, are you now saying that this does not happen (Google tracking BlackBerry users via their browser)?
If Chrome on Windows can use Server Name Indication then there is no reason why those libraries would not be available on Android unless Google became really really stupid.
Seriously? And you think Google or RIM doesn't do this? You think they don't track users via the phone activations, and then via browsers and all that?
Apple actually provided a non-permanent, non-personal device identifier *THAT YOU CAN TURN OFF* and something you manage to portray this as being worse? Seriously?!
Other than Apple controlling what apps get into the iOS appstore - and you *CAN* write and distribute your own apps outside the appstore, you just need a cert - this is the only thing I can even think of where people go "waaah, big brother" - and I prefer this model than the anything goes + 50,000 malwares appstore Google has, how else is Apple a Big Brother?
you can decide what is the best search result (for example, you search for phone upgrade from an android and it sends to to an android comparison site, and if you search from an iphone it sends you to apple), but you cannot manipulate the results so that the best result is what helps your *OTHER* businesses, such as a search for a review on a local restaurant goes to your places site instead of other more popular sources.
This will be interesting. Microsoft was crucified for giving away a browser for free, to kill the Netscape browser, to kill the Netscape web server, so that Microsoft can maintain it's Windows monopoly.
Google gave away Android for free... What is the difference?
If you don't like the license of a particular software, don't use it. Is that such a difficult concept?
If you disagree with Microsoft's license, don't pay for it, and don't use it.
If you disagree with the Linux license, don't use it.
Feel free to write your own Microsoft layer, like people did with WINE. Or like how VMware reimplemented some things so that they can re-use Linux drivers. See? Instead of bitching, you get to decide what you should do. Isn't that the right way to do this shit?
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Oh damn. I wish I hadn't commented. This is definitely the best comment I've seen today.
Why not? Is it not delusional to believe in a fairytale? Just because that fairytale has a huge church makes it not delusional any more?
The difference between a cult and a religion is simply the number of followers.
And that will solve his or her discontinued software from Mysteryappwriter#78234 how?
Seriously, is every problem going to be answered by "a rooted android" by an android fanboi?
Boobs are amazing things, aren't they?
Where does he say Google or RIM are better?
Did you miss this?
Apple actually provided a non-permanent, non-personal device identifier *THAT YOU CAN TURN OFF* and something you manage to portray this as being worse? Seriously?!
Seeing that Google just recently settled with FCC on tracking iPhone users via an unauthorized Safari cookie, are you now saying that this does not happen (Google tracking BlackBerry users via their browser)?
Please don't make the punters think too hard. Their heads may explode.
go on.... :)
I see you responded later with why this happens - only fixed in 3.0 and above.
And people say there's no fragmentation... bwahahaha
If Chrome on Windows can use Server Name Indication then there is no reason why those libraries would not be available on Android unless Google became really really stupid.
and that's why my password is a 2048 character password that changes every other second, because, SECURITY!!!!
bah. like anything else, most mods are idiots. shrug.
Seriously? And you think Google or RIM doesn't do this? You think they don't track users via the phone activations, and then via browsers and all that?
Apple actually provided a non-permanent, non-personal device identifier *THAT YOU CAN TURN OFF* and something you manage to portray this as being worse? Seriously?!
Or are you against all online services?
I'm sure plenty of people will be trying to run linux on it :)
Are you saying Bill Gate's wife showed off another version of MS-Bob to Bill Gates...?
Bigger question is - will they maintain a separate fork from the 2.2/2.3 they are using?
Or will they move to Jelly Bean (without the pieces they don't like obviously), and continue to maintain their own stuff separately?
This may make things more interesting.
wasn't that what I said? Giving away IE to kill Netscape.
Was the intent of giving away Android to kill other phones, in order to maintain and extend its search monopoly on mobiles?
Other than Apple controlling what apps get into the iOS appstore - and you *CAN* write and distribute your own apps outside the appstore, you just need a cert - this is the only thing I can even think of where people go "waaah, big brother" - and I prefer this model than the anything goes + 50,000 malwares appstore Google has, how else is Apple a Big Brother?
I have modpoints, but I wish I hadn't commented!!!! :)
you can decide what is the best search result (for example, you search for phone upgrade from an android and it sends to to an android comparison site, and if you search from an iphone it sends you to apple), but you cannot manipulate the results so that the best result is what helps your *OTHER* businesses, such as a search for a review on a local restaurant goes to your places site instead of other more popular sources.
This will be interesting. Microsoft was crucified for giving away a browser for free, to kill the Netscape browser, to kill the Netscape web server, so that Microsoft can maintain it's Windows monopoly.
Google gave away Android for free... What is the difference?
You have comprehension problems. I was only talking about the examples he gave. Did I in any way, shape or form state that Google is a walled garden?
Then you are a fucking idiot. Even Microsoft uses and has written GPL code.
Who wrote the Windows OS? Microsoft. So they get to decide on the license, and you get to pay them to use it and abide by their license.
Who wrote the Linux kernel? The Linux developers. And they get to decide on the license, and you get to use it, and abide by their license.
If you disagree with the license, go buy a different OS, or write your own.
If you do decide to write your own, and distribute it, your users would have to abide by your license.
Is this concept really that difficult to understand?
If you don't like the license of a particular software, don't use it. Is that such a difficult concept?
If you disagree with Microsoft's license, don't pay for it, and don't use it.
If you disagree with the Linux license, don't use it.
Feel free to write your own Microsoft layer, like people did with WINE. Or like how VMware reimplemented some things so that they can re-use Linux drivers. See? Instead of bitching, you get to decide what you should do. Isn't that the right way to do this shit?
Are you smoking something interesting?
Amazon: DRM'ed ebooks, sent to Kindle. Add external ebooks to Kindle rather easily.
Apple: DRM'ed ebooks, sent to iBooks. Add external ebooks to iBooks rather easily.
How did you turn that into Apple = walled garden and Amazon = glorious freedom?