The $1600/family is also supposed to be paid since 1990, the reference year of the Kyoto protocol. But it should also have been $0/family, if Canada respected its obligations. The years of the conservatives in power probably account for at least $500/family (the other $1100 being the liberals).
Wrong again. Environment is a joint jurisdiction. Why do you think there is a federal minister of the environment? And why do you think he's in Durban?
Why is this step even listed? I don't want my carrier to certify the software running in my phone. My carrier can't even bill me without mistake. Why would they be competent in testing smart phone OSes?
Price seems like a rather minor factor. At least in the US, price of the phone is nothing compared to the price of the service.
I don't like this argument. It's like saying that your $500 laptop is nothing compared to the price of your internet connection over its 5 year lifetime.
Just because the phone and the service are bundled together and sold from the same company doesn't make it any more acceptable.
Which one is inferior depends on your personal tastes and opinions. However I don't think anyone can deny that Apple uses at least as much lock-in as Microsoft and way more than Google.
I didn't say that they were proud of Apple only because of the profit. I said that they were proud of owning a device from a company making huge profits, without even having a financial interest in the company.
This is a tech site, not a financial one. Usually people discuss tech issue. Sometimes, that includes market share. It can be linux distros, browsers, desktop OS, http servers, server OS or smart phones. The only time someones brings up the argument that market share doesn't matter, it's all about profit, it's because he's talking about Apple. But that must be a pure coincidence;-)
They have to be profitable but they don't have to be the most profitable out there. Most Android phone manufacturers are profitable and this is sufficient.
Yep, as an investor, you can be proud of your move with Apple. You probably made a lot of money. What I don't understand is consumers/fanboys which are proud of having an Apple product because they make a big profit. As if it improved the consumer experience.
Personally I don't care about the number of burgers sold so I don't spend time discussing about it on the Internet.
Nobody is forcing you to consider the smartphone OS market share metric. Some people find it interesting and they have their reasons for it. But you can't say that it means nothing.
Also, I hope you don't add the market share of the 32GB iPhone and the 16GB iPhone. They are different products, so they compete against each other if I understand your argument.
You should try something else than cheap $10 routers. Seriously, Apple routers are not bad, but there are other good (and often cheaper) alternatives out there that can do torrents at well over 15 Mbps. And the OP is looking for a device on which you can flash a 3rd party firmware so I don't think the Airport would be of any use.
If you want digital output then you have either HDMI or USB (many cars, TVs and all PCs can play MP3 files from mass storage devices). Proprietary connectors suck. The added flexibility and the fact that it is universal is much more important than any possible added quality from a proprietary line-out port.
Yes and you know what? We are fine with it. Why would I brag about the number of paid apps in the Android market if I am not going to buy any? I have yet to find a single app on any platform worth even $1 to me. So I don't feel like I am missing anything, really. It's like if you developed a browser or an SSH client for the PC. I am sorry, but I will stick with free alternatives.
Even if Microsoft had a 90% profit margin on the Kin it would still have been a failure. So yes, profit is irrelevant. If they managed to get a 50% market share without making a single profit, Kin would still be there.
But what is your point anyway? That Android will disappear just like the Kin and the TouchPad?
There is nothing communist in my comments. Companies such as Samsung and HTC make a profit which we can consider normal in a competitive environment. They don't go bankrupt by the way. Good for them, their employees and their shareholders. But also good for the public, because the competition benefits everyone.
And yes, Apple is a greedy company, just like the wireless carriers (which in many countries, act like an oligopoly). Just because people are proud to buy from Apple doesn't mean they are any less greedy.
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The $1600/family is also supposed to be paid since 1990, the reference year of the Kyoto protocol.
But it should also have been $0/family, if Canada respected its obligations. The years of the conservatives in power probably account for at least $500/family (the other $1100 being the liberals).
Wrong again. Environment is a joint jurisdiction. Why do you think there is a federal minister of the environment? And why do you think he's in Durban?
Wrong.
The federal government has the power of taxation so could tax CO2 to death until Kyoto's targets are met.
No need to even ask the provinces.
That's why we need the US to reduce its emissions by more than 2/3.
Yeah, just like Windows is the most popular OS, IE is the most popular browser and McDonald's is the most popular restaurant.
Why is this step even listed? I don't want my carrier to certify the software running in my phone. My carrier can't even bill me without mistake. Why would they be competent in testing smart phone OSes?
Price seems like a rather minor factor. At least in the US, price of the phone is nothing compared to the price of the service.
I don't like this argument.
It's like saying that your $500 laptop is nothing compared to the price of your internet connection over its 5 year lifetime.
Just because the phone and the service are bundled together and sold from the same company doesn't make it any more acceptable.
Android has slightly more free apps. iPhone has more paid apps.
I am not an IE fan but If I get your free market logic, IE is winning because it's the better browser.
as I said I never found an app worth $1 for iOS either
Which one is inferior depends on your personal tastes and opinions.
However I don't think anyone can deny that Apple uses at least as much lock-in as Microsoft and way more than Google.
I didn't say that they were proud of Apple only because of the profit. I said that they were proud of owning a device from a company making huge profits, without even having a financial interest in the company.
This is a tech site, not a financial one. Usually people discuss tech issue. Sometimes, that includes market share. It can be linux distros, browsers, desktop OS, http servers, server OS or smart phones. The only time someones brings up the argument that market share doesn't matter, it's all about profit, it's because he's talking about Apple. But that must be a pure coincidence ;-)
What premium product line?
No, but it's a perfect metric to measure the success of Android phones.
They have to be profitable but they don't have to be the most profitable out there. Most Android phone manufacturers are profitable and this is sufficient.
Yep, as an investor, you can be proud of your move with Apple. You probably made a lot of money.
What I don't understand is consumers/fanboys which are proud of having an Apple product because they make a big profit. As if it improved the consumer experience.
Personally I don't care about the number of burgers sold so I don't spend time discussing about it on the Internet.
Nobody is forcing you to consider the smartphone OS market share metric. Some people find it interesting and they have their reasons for it. But you can't say that it means nothing.
Also, I hope you don't add the market share of the 32GB iPhone and the 16GB iPhone. They are different products, so they compete against each other if I understand your argument.
They do that to sell more phones in the future, yes. If you had a bad experience with an iPhone, would you buy one again?
You should try something else than cheap $10 routers.
Seriously, Apple routers are not bad, but there are other good (and often cheaper) alternatives out there that can do torrents at well over 15 Mbps. And the OP is looking for a device on which you can flash a 3rd party firmware so I don't think the Airport would be of any use.
there is a TP-Link device very similar to the WNDR3700. It doesn't support the 5 GHz band but has removable external antennas.
Yes, OpenWRT supports many VPN protocols.
If you want digital output then you have either HDMI or USB (many cars, TVs and all PCs can play MP3 files from mass storage devices).
Proprietary connectors suck. The added flexibility and the fact that it is universal is much more important than any possible added quality from a proprietary line-out port.
Yes and you know what? We are fine with it. Why would I brag about the number of paid apps in the Android market if I am not going to buy any? I have yet to find a single app on any platform worth even $1 to me. So I don't feel like I am missing anything, really. It's like if you developed a browser or an SSH client for the PC. I am sorry, but I will stick with free alternatives.
Even if Microsoft had a 90% profit margin on the Kin it would still have been a failure. So yes, profit is irrelevant. If they managed to get a 50% market share without making a single profit, Kin would still be there.
But what is your point anyway? That Android will disappear just like the Kin and the TouchPad?
There is nothing communist in my comments. Companies such as Samsung and HTC make a profit which we can consider normal in a competitive environment. They don't go bankrupt by the way. Good for them, their employees and their shareholders. But also good for the public, because the competition benefits everyone.
And yes, Apple is a greedy company, just like the wireless carriers (which in many countries, act like an oligopoly). Just because people are proud to buy from Apple doesn't mean they are any less greedy.