"I often read on Slashdot that Bill Gates at Microsoft was a good businessman. I don't believe so. Microsoft awful practices have earned it a reputation that has led to its current decline."
You really think that MS's reputation led to it's "decline"?
1. Microsoft is more profitable than it was during the trial
2. Windows is still on 90% + of the world's computers
3. Office still has the largest share of the productivity market by a wide margin,
Microsoft didn't "decline" it just didn't rise as fast as Apple.
MS just hasn't succeeded in anything lately -- search, phones, tablets, etc. because of shoddy execution -- not because of it's "reputation".
"If you take Apple as superseding Microsoft on the basis of a better understanding of users' interests, you can then see Google as going further on that account, and greatly benefiting from the confidence they earn as a result. The understanding of the user's interests is much clearer in Google's case"
Google hasn't "succeeded" at anything besides being an advertising company. As far as profitability, Android (especially with the money-losing $10B + MMI acquisition) has been a net loss for Google. Even now, according to Google 66% of all mobile revenue comes from iOS.
Wasn't the problem that with the iOS app store that developers have no choice but to use the app store? The developer doesn't want to or can't use the app store for his app so he is free to distribute it on his own site. Isn't this the way it is suppose to work?
Now how do I make my own USB host controller and program it to work?
If it were so easy, and there is a purported 1 million Android devices activated per day, then why can I go into Walmart and find a dozen or so radios etc with iPod connectors but none that are compatible with the "non-proprietary" micro-usb plug? Why is that every "solution" involved proprietary docks that only work with a particular Android phone?
And it has nothing to do with the fact that "connecting an audio line out pin to an amplifier to a speaker" is something that any decent tinkerer could do 40 years ago......
So still instead of using a simple connect line out pin to speaker you have a full USB host controller and the supporting software and the hardware that decodes the digital audio,,,
And some how this is cheaper than connecting an analog line out and sending simple electrical signals to the correct pin?
No you don't need hardware to decode it, Unless you think a speaker connected to an amplifier connected to an analog line out is "decoding" audio......
I somehow it' would be less expensive for the host hardware (radio, alarm clock, etc.) to have a USB host controller chip + decoding hardware to decode the signal and translate it to audio/video + developing (or licensing the software than.... connecting to the appropriate pin and letting the device that already has the hardware do the work.
You don't "send audio" over USB. You have a USB host controller and software to decode the data. But you can "send audio" over a line out pin and not require any software by the host.
So you want a $10 boom box from Walmart that now can connect to an analog pin to add a USB controller and the necessary software to get data and translate it?
So please tell me what non proprietary connector allows any old dumb device to control functionality like line in, line out, volume, power, video out, and controlling playback? This can all be done by sending analog signals over certain pins. For very cheap devices a USB controller and the supporting chipset and software is not an option.
Why is this so amazing? Most companies I've worked for offer 1x salary for your life insurance. 5x my salary costs around $60 a month. Google is actually paying less than that since 50% of your salary over 10 years is worth less than 5x your current salary given as a lump sum.
"So how could AT&T continue to sell the 3GS as an entry-level smartphone after the 4S was introduced? Did Apple really overproduce that many units?"
Yes Apple does manufacturer more than one model at the time, but they have a whole year to put their developers, marketers, logistics people, designers, behind one model, Once they do that, those costs are done and in the case of the 3GS -- can be spread out over 3 years.
Compare that to the typical Android OEM that manufacturers 10 or 12 phones a year. Apple's huge profit markets are partially due to the economies of scale by being able to buy one set of components for all of their phones.
"Just because other manufacturers that use the Android platform don't push the OS Updates out to their phone in a timely matter doesn't make it Google's fault. "
Microsoft handles all updates to Windows Phone 7 regardless of the carrier or the manufacturer.
"hat one is pretty easy to explain. Apple was against apps for a long time for getting to content and wanted everyone to use the browser. On Android, people realized early on that apps for content was a lot better. Better experience, better user interface, etc. So on Android phones we don't use the browser as much. Pretty simple."
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"I often read on Slashdot that Bill Gates at Microsoft was a good businessman. I don't believe so. Microsoft awful practices have earned it a reputation that has led to its current decline."
You really think that MS's reputation led to it's "decline"?
1. Microsoft is more profitable than it was during the trial
2. Windows is still on 90% + of the world's computers
3. Office still has the largest share of the productivity market by a wide margin,
Microsoft didn't "decline" it just didn't rise as fast as Apple.
MS just hasn't succeeded in anything lately -- search, phones, tablets, etc. because of shoddy execution -- not because of it's "reputation".
"If you take Apple as superseding Microsoft on the basis of a better understanding of users' interests, you can then see Google as going further on that account, and greatly benefiting from the confidence they earn as a result. The understanding of the user's interests is much clearer in Google's case"
Google hasn't "succeeded" at anything besides being an advertising company. As far as profitability, Android (especially with the money-losing $10B + MMI acquisition) has been a net loss for Google. Even now, according to Google 66% of all mobile revenue comes from iOS.
http://www.xda-developers.com/announcements/motorolas-plans-to-sue-android-manufacturers-weekly-recap-12-august-2011/
Really? There are 100s of laptops that have a 2840x 2160 resolution?
Really? You can build a laptop from parts? You know laptops have been outselling desktops for a half decade.
Wasn't the problem that with the iOS app store that developers have no choice but to use the app store? The developer doesn't want to or can't use the app store for his app so he is free to distribute it on his own site. Isn't this the way it is suppose to work?
http://www.furiant.org/forum/entry.php?26-DIY-How-to-make-an-iPod-Line-Out-Dock-(with-photos)
Now how do I make my own USB host controller and program it to work?
If it were so easy, and there is a purported 1 million Android devices activated per day, then why can I go into Walmart and find a dozen or so radios etc with iPod connectors but none that are compatible with the "non-proprietary" micro-usb plug? Why is that every "solution" involved proprietary docks that only work with a particular Android phone?
And it has nothing to do with the fact that "connecting an audio line out pin to an amplifier to a speaker" is something that any decent tinkerer could do 40 years ago......
So still instead of using a simple connect line out pin to speaker you have a full USB host controller and the supporting software and the hardware that decodes the digital audio,,,
And some how this is cheaper than connecting an analog line out and sending simple electrical signals to the correct pin?
So once you do that....you're no longer using "USB" you're using proprietary signalling that uses the same pins.....
No you don't need hardware to decode it, Unless you think a speaker connected to an amplifier connected to an analog line out is "decoding" audio......
I somehow it' would be less expensive for the host hardware (radio, alarm clock, etc.) to have a USB host controller chip + decoding hardware to decode the signal and translate it to audio/video + developing (or licensing the software than .... connecting to the appropriate pin and letting the device that already has the hardware do the work.
You not only need the USB chipset, you also need hardware to decode video and audio.
So they send analog signals over USB?
You don't "send audio" over USB. You have a USB host controller and software to decode the data. But you can "send audio" over a line out pin and not require any software by the host.
So you want a $10 boom box from Walmart that now can connect to an analog pin to add a USB controller and the necessary software to get data and translate it?
How do you get audio line in and line out from USB? How do you get video signals?
So please tell me what non proprietary connector allows any old dumb device to control functionality like line in, line out, volume, power, video out, and controlling playback? This can all be done by sending analog signals over certain pins. For very cheap devices a USB controller and the supporting chipset and software is not an option.
It is amazing isn't it?
Slashdot before Android:Flash sucks, it's closed and proprietary:
Slashdot after Flash was available for Android and not iOS: Flash is great! It lets us view the whole web!
Slashdot after Adobe kills Flash on Android: Flash sucked anyway.
Does that mean every old phone that came out with the ability to run JavaME apps were smartphones?
Or because Motorola threaten to sue other Android manufacturers.....
http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/08/11/motorolas-sanjay-jha-openly-admits-they-plan-to-collect-ip-royalties-from-other-android-makers/
Why is this so amazing? Most companies I've worked for offer 1x salary for your life insurance. 5x my salary costs around $60 a month. Google is actually paying less than that since 50% of your salary over 10 years is worth less than 5x your current salary given as a lump sum.
Existing phones will be upgraded to 7.8.
Microsoft has pushed out updates for all their phones since Windows Phone 7 came out. How many updates has Google pushed out for non-Nexus phones?
"So how could AT&T continue to sell the 3GS as an entry-level smartphone after the 4S was introduced? Did Apple really overproduce that many units?"
Yes Apple does manufacturer more than one model at the time, but they have a whole year to put their developers, marketers, logistics people, designers, behind one model, Once they do that, those costs are done and in the case of the 3GS -- can be spread out over 3 years.
Compare that to the typical Android OEM that manufacturers 10 or 12 phones a year. Apple's huge profit markets are partially due to the economies of scale by being able to buy one set of components for all of their phones.
"Just because other manufacturers that use the Android platform don't push the OS Updates out to their phone in a timely matter doesn't make it Google's fault. "
Microsoft handles all updates to Windows Phone 7 regardless of the carrier or the manufacturer.
"hat one is pretty easy to explain. Apple was against apps for a long time for getting to content and wanted everyone to use the browser. On Android, people realized early on that apps for content was a lot better. Better experience, better user interface, etc. So on Android phones we don't use the browser as much. Pretty simple."
Uhh the first Android phone came out 9/20/2008
The Apple app store came out in 6/2008.