I highly doubt OEMs took WP7 seriously. Samsung has clearly prioritized the Galaxy (Android) line. HTC also bet on Android. ZTE isn't big enough to make a difference in most markets and LG is pretty much invisible.
Besides, they'll probably get more money by licensing patents to Android users than by selling WP7 on phones that don't sell.
I have literally never heard of a malfunctioning SIM card. New (few days old), old (approaching 20 years)... SIM cards are pretty much the most reliable part of a phone.
It's held up too well in the US. Fortunately, something like this is unthinkable in the EU.
Too bad americans are still stuck with pretty limited consumer protection laws, in general. Or at the very least an attitude that allows this kind of crap to make its way into a EULA.
Actually you have 4! options of combining the stuff, assuming the end result is mostly similar regardless of method. I would add absurd amounts of salt to the list, but since everything has those absurd amounts, you'd still have 24 options for making food.
As I said, it's mostly a pretty interface for applying filters and uploading stuff. My N9 does that out of the box.
It is not worth a billion dollars. We could keep discussing Instagram's features and usage scenarios, but I think anyone will agree that it is not worth that much money.
True enough, but it boils down to this: How is that trivial (at least compared to other software that people would gladly pay a billion bucks for) service worth a billion dollars? You admitted that the dev costs aren't "that huge", so where does the value come from?
There is no basis for suing Facebook if they made their competitor independently, which wouldn't be difficult: some cropping, some filters, maybe some effects, uploading system, simple UI. So, again, why the billion dollars?
It's absurd. While I have never (and am not planning to) used Instagram, I find the whole concept redundant, especially because if you must absolutely share your pictures, any decent smartphone OS will do that automatically, or at least with minimal fuss.
This reminds me of the.com bubble - worthless companies with no real products (social networking is not a tangible product capable of surviving something big) having their value inflated to absurd levels, with billion dollar transactions being thrown around.
Studies have also repeatedly suggested a link between RF transmissions and cancer, which anyone with a minimum of knowledge of radiation can tell is utter bullshit.
Although a small percentage of the population is affected, the U.S. certainly has/will see some additional cancer cases from Chernobyl[...]
Yeah, from the unlucky people who were in Europe at the time. You can't seriously believe that even Chernobyl would cause any significant increase in radiation on the other side of the Atlantic + Europe?
What're they supposed to do? Stay there for 20+ years, asking every person every day: "How do you feel? Got any tumors? I know a guy who'll scoop them out if you agree to be a lab rat. Call this number, ask for Cave, and tell him Bill sent you."
Who the hell buys a bunker? Assuming it's in your backyard (what better place to make a personal bunker?), how does the buyer access it?
Or you could just add a coat of spray-paint, throw some fake blood around, add a few torture instruments, sell some tickets, and have your very own tourist trap.
The biggest issue in this whole incident was the comparison with Chernobyl. The slightest mention of that name creates panic. Compare something to it, and you'll get a mass of hysterical people.
Of course, that is the approach taken by most media these days.
Panda (ancient versions) - failed to install correctly, impossible to uninstall. Two botched Windows XP installations.
BitDefender (relatively recent) - very messed-up definition file marked ALL executables as infected, putting them in quarantine. I still have the feeling any malicious executables would not have been marked.
Kaspersky 2012 - screws up Windows Home Server (v.1 and 2011) connector, has to be disabled for backups to work
McAfee - Won't even protect anything if the license has expired. Still bloats up your computer, though.
Norton - everything you've heard is true. It's impossible to uninstall, it's a resource hog, blocks stuff randomly...
The one exception so far is MSE - considering the amount of malware the others have caught so far (less than 10 times, if you count tests as detections), how light it is and how it doesn't piss you off, it's my favorite.
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I highly doubt OEMs took WP7 seriously. Samsung has clearly prioritized the Galaxy (Android) line. HTC also bet on Android. ZTE isn't big enough to make a difference in most markets and LG is pretty much invisible.
Besides, they'll probably get more money by licensing patents to Android users than by selling WP7 on phones that don't sell.
That way the operator has a somewhat more limited involvement in handset choice.
I have literally never heard of a malfunctioning SIM card. New (few days old), old (approaching 20 years)... SIM cards are pretty much the most reliable part of a phone.
It's held up too well in the US. Fortunately, something like this is unthinkable in the EU.
Too bad americans are still stuck with pretty limited consumer protection laws, in general. Or at the very least an attitude that allows this kind of crap to make its way into a EULA.
Nuclear can reduce them by 100%
Sounds to me like the perfect way to troll millions of people at once
Just wait until electric cars become popular. Then we'll have a problem.
Actually you have 4! options of combining the stuff, assuming the end result is mostly similar regardless of method. I would add absurd amounts of salt to the list, but since everything has those absurd amounts, you'd still have 24 options for making food.
As I said, it's mostly a pretty interface for applying filters and uploading stuff. My N9 does that out of the box.
It is not worth a billion dollars. We could keep discussing Instagram's features and usage scenarios, but I think anyone will agree that it is not worth that much money.
True enough, but it boils down to this: How is that trivial (at least compared to other software that people would gladly pay a billion bucks for) service worth a billion dollars? You admitted that the dev costs aren't "that huge", so where does the value come from?
There is no basis for suing Facebook if they made their competitor independently, which wouldn't be difficult: some cropping, some filters, maybe some effects, uploading system, simple UI. So, again, why the billion dollars?
It's absurd. While I have never (and am not planning to) used Instagram, I find the whole concept redundant, especially because if you must absolutely share your pictures, any decent smartphone OS will do that automatically, or at least with minimal fuss.
This reminds me of the .com bubble - worthless companies with no real products (social networking is not a tangible product capable of surviving something big) having their value inflated to absurd levels, with billion dollar transactions being thrown around.
If he lives in a corrupt country, I'll bet he could try ransom demands to pay for his bunker
Studies have also repeatedly suggested a link between RF transmissions and cancer, which anyone with a minimum of knowledge of radiation can tell is utter bullshit.
Although a small percentage of the population is affected, the U.S. certainly has/will see some additional cancer cases from Chernobyl[...]
Yeah, from the unlucky people who were in Europe at the time. You can't seriously believe that even Chernobyl would cause any significant increase in radiation on the other side of the Atlantic + Europe?
Masses love shootings, sex scandals and disasters. You've got to educate them before you can inform them.
What're they supposed to do? Stay there for 20+ years, asking every person every day: "How do you feel? Got any tumors? I know a guy who'll scoop them out if you agree to be a lab rat. Call this number, ask for Cave, and tell him Bill sent you."
Next you'll tell me that the solution to the world's problems is communism...
I could start listing stuff invented by individuals. I could do the same for "commercial entities".
I'll just name one each: Edison's lightbulb and transistors.
Who the hell buys a bunker? Assuming it's in your backyard (what better place to make a personal bunker?), how does the buyer access it?
Or you could just add a coat of spray-paint, throw some fake blood around, add a few torture instruments, sell some tickets, and have your very own tourist trap.
The biggest issue in this whole incident was the comparison with Chernobyl. The slightest mention of that name creates panic. Compare something to it, and you'll get a mass of hysterical people.
Of course, that is the approach taken by most media these days.
Apple keep buying Samsung DRAM, NAND, processors, and maybe even screens, despite ongoing litigation.
You reminded me of my hate for that programming language
Is the Persian Gulf unlabeled? Is it labeled "Gulf" (sounds stupid, but no reason for a lawsuit)? Is it labeled something else?
Do you think big content cares about what's legal and what isn't?
MSE does take shortcuts (though newer versions are better at actually protecting your computer).
However, personal experience just tells me that the bloated laternatives don't help much anyway.
My list of serious bugs in AV products:
Panda (ancient versions) - failed to install correctly, impossible to uninstall. Two botched Windows XP installations.
BitDefender (relatively recent) - very messed-up definition file marked ALL executables as infected, putting them in quarantine. I still have the feeling any malicious executables would not have been marked.
Kaspersky 2012 - screws up Windows Home Server (v.1 and 2011) connector, has to be disabled for backups to work
McAfee - Won't even protect anything if the license has expired. Still bloats up your computer, though.
Norton - everything you've heard is true. It's impossible to uninstall, it's a resource hog, blocks stuff randomly...
The one exception so far is MSE - considering the amount of malware the others have caught so far (less than 10 times, if you count tests as detections), how light it is and how it doesn't piss you off, it's my favorite.