Here in france you just have to send an email to your telephone provider (properly formatted) and the PDF attached gets sent to the fax number in the subject of your mail. Can't get any simpler than that. You then receive an ACK mail when the fax is sent out (or not).
Let's face it, fax is a horrendous way of doing things, and gateways exist to do it in a much less annoying way, mostly for free.
If there are enough newspapers, and at least some of them realize that making blinking purple crap move around the screen while the user is trying to focus to read the content (you know, the thing the user is paying the subscription for) then I guess the market will give them credit.
While I agree about 105% with you, the point is that you knew about these restrictions the day you bought the discs. So what are you complaining about?
Well, there is a difference this time. Last time (1995-2000) they tried to make javascript run on the server side. This is nonsense.
Today, it's just the client getting thicker. Which is fine in my view, and JavaScript fit the bill.
Of course, if you regard javascript as the thing you look up examples for in Google in order to program it, you're screwed. JavaScript is a great and powerful language. JQuery is there to iron out the main differences in most browsers. Short of that and with the help of CSS3, HTML5, Canvas/VML, possibilities are just on par with what I expect from webapps these days.
I live in France and when you're late for your electric bill they have a robot call you that propose you to enter your credit card information to pay your bill 'on the phone'.
Again, I am pretty sure it's them calling, and I am pretty sure also that this is something new as I never got it before. But this is scary. And I can't help but be scared at how many people will provide their credit card information on such an incoming call...
I'll laugh my ass off, though, if the iPhone comes to Verizon and it drops calls constantly. If it doesn't, I'll be pissed that, for some reason, every other phone manufacturer can handle weaker coverage but Apple can't.
FWIW I live in europe and have an iPhone which I've used on several networks (and countries) and it performs the same or better as the other phones I've had (last phone was a SE-550.) YMMV, sample size of one and all that.
Are people really this stupid? Seriously, are they?
It sure looks like it. Now we have class actions, because apparently you can sue a company because their product is bad. Even if the company will give a free return options to its customers. The world is more dangerous every day...
To be very honest, if they discovered the issue from the internet, it probably means it didn't harm them a lot, and they probably can live with the phone for another 11 month.
That said, I agree that there is a grey area where consumers can be inconvenienced.
Note that I think the most sensible thing to do here is to get the phone back and get a refund. If the phone is crap it's the appropriate thing to do. If it's not crap, you keep it and live happily... But why all the fuss?
They are stupid from doing it, that is for sure. What I don't get is people complaining and shouting and whining, when the most sensible thing to do is to get the phone back and get a refund.
But I guess it would have been their right to remove a flyer you would have stuck in the inside of the shop door, doesn't it? Your example works backwards it seems.
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Here in france you just have to send an email to your telephone provider (properly formatted) and the PDF attached gets sent to the fax number in the subject of your mail. Can't get any simpler than that. You then receive an ACK mail when the fax is sent out (or not).
Let's face it, fax is a horrendous way of doing things, and gateways exist to do it in a much less annoying way, mostly for free.
If there are enough newspapers, and at least some of them realize that making blinking purple crap move around the screen while the user is trying to focus to read the content (you know, the thing the user is paying the subscription for) then I guess the market will give them credit.
If not, newspapers will die.
While I agree about 105% with you, the point is that you knew about these restrictions the day you bought the discs. So what are you complaining about?
Well, there is a difference this time. Last time (1995-2000) they tried to make javascript run on the server side. This is nonsense.
Today, it's just the client getting thicker. Which is fine in my view, and JavaScript fit the bill.
Of course, if you regard javascript as the thing you look up examples for in Google in order to program it, you're screwed. JavaScript is a great and powerful language. JQuery is there to iron out the main differences in most browsers. Short of that and with the help of CSS3, HTML5, Canvas/VML, possibilities are just on par with what I expect from webapps these days.
Indeed they have, and we're all grateful for that. I mean, if noone invented multitouch, where would we be now?
Inventing is good, making real life product is good too. But the end user will favor the latter.
what ever happened to the Origami Project?
It folded.
And you've got to give kuddos to MS for this one. Announcing a project and its demise in the same press release... Wow, these guys are good.
Why didn't you RTFA?
Welcome to slashdot. This must be your first day here, enjoy it while it lasts.
Better yet! I can post my bank account balance on facebook in one click! And my actions portfolio! My credit rating! Yeeeeeaaah!!!!
OTOH, for stupid online forums and unimportant stuff such as random blogs, it makes sense. Unfortunately, those are the ones NOT proposing openId...
I live in France and when you're late for your electric bill they have a robot call you that propose you to enter your credit card information to pay your bill 'on the phone'.
Again, I am pretty sure it's them calling, and I am pretty sure also that this is something new as I never got it before. But this is scary. And I can't help but be scared at how many people will provide their credit card information on such an incoming call...
The point is that they worked on OpenSolaris not because it was their passion, but because it was their job. They've moved on.
Actually, it is the opposite of Natural Selection, since society pays for their health care.
By and large, it doesn't seem like anyone really wants 3D.
You mean, like noone really wanted color? Or stereo? Or 5.1 surround?
3D will get abused. Of course. And then everyone will use it, we'll forget about it and all those 2D movies will look older all of a sudden...
And you thought Steve was out of his mind... An airplane mode so readily avilable right before Defcon. Genius! He's a Genius!
I'll laugh my ass off, though, if the iPhone comes to Verizon and it drops calls constantly. If it doesn't, I'll be pissed that, for some reason, every other phone manufacturer can handle weaker coverage but Apple can't.
FWIW I live in europe and have an iPhone which I've used on several networks (and countries) and it performs the same or better as the other phones I've had (last phone was a SE-550.) YMMV, sample size of one and all that.
Same here. Sample size: two.
Let me know when you figure out a method to glue 1 trillion individual molecules to pieces of rocks.
Buy lots of glue.
Well, that's the way it is, yes.
But they will return your money without you having to pay more !
Are people really this stupid? Seriously, are they?
It sure looks like it. Now we have class actions, because apparently you can sue a company because their product is bad. Even if the company will give a free return options to its customers. The world is more dangerous every day...
To be very honest, if they discovered the issue from the internet, it probably means it didn't harm them a lot, and they probably can live with the phone for another 11 month.
That said, I agree that there is a grey area where consumers can be inconvenienced.
Mine does
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship
May not be the best dictionary though...
Note that I think the most sensible thing to do here is to get the phone back and get a refund. If the phone is crap it's the appropriate thing to do. If it's not crap, you keep it and live happily... But why all the fuss?
They are stupid from doing it, that is for sure. What I don't get is people complaining and shouting and whining, when the most sensible thing to do is to get the phone back and get a refund.
But I guess it would have been their right to remove a flyer you would have stuck in the inside of the shop door, doesn't it? Your example works backwards it seems.
So if someone draws "motherf*cker" on your car and you are getting it removed, it is censorship? Don't you think your definition is a bit broad?