I think the media companies thought that when they brought the Pirate Bay to trial and won a conviction that it would scare everyone away from file sharing.
If they did think so, they're really dumber than I expected.
Not only that, but some apps that would be compatible with your phone simply do not show up. It is slow as dead (at least it was last time I tried).
Also, what with having to login again every time you click on a link to other part of Ovi? If you go from store to photos, maps, or any other subdomain, you have to login again. Even though it's the same credentials.
I do think they finally moved in the right direction with the current efforts, but there is still a looooong way to go to make the Ovi "experience" anywhere near useful.
This is not big news. It is more of a re-branding anyway.
Nokia is just consolidating all their online offerings under the Ovi brand, in hopes of competing with efforts like Apple's App Store.
Now there will be one single place for Nokia users to buy apps, be they games or regular apps. Ovi also covers maps, photo sharing...
Again, nothing to see here. What they currently call the N-Gage platform is not that taco-phone, it is the online selling place and the networking support for games. The new ones will use the service under the new name. That's all.
"Most closed source is better" is really relative.
Specifically if you consider money. If you don't have money to buy the "best" or if you don't need the features in the "best", than it is not so good, right?
I agree that in more specialized fields (such as image processing) the closed source versions are usually technically better. But, especially in more basic software (OS, deamons, compilers,...), open source software tends to be better in the long term. UI apart, of course. The usability area is something that definitively the community should focus more.
And regarding one of your examples, I prefer using Eclipse than VS. Although not perfect, it's been improving quickly. Both for Java and C++ development.
They decided that their improvements to the base software (open) plus their hardware, will sell more phones than competitors. And if other people help you maintain the base software, all the better.
They don't need to open whatever software modules they feel should remain closed for now. Also, if it's your platform, you know it better than outsiders (at least for a while) and can also take advantage of that.
My opinion is simply : yes they're the same. But it'll take the republicans longer to destroy America than the democrats. Potentially postponing said collapse till after my death. If that's the best I can have, I'll gladly take it.
While I agree with your overall theory, this last sentence makes me think you didn't pay much attention to the last eight years...
It's simple, they use a phone as people already have a phone, there is no need for new infrastructure, and because people using the system don't have a bank account (let alone a credit card). This is not even a brand new idea by Nokia. Lots of operators are doing similar things.
This happens even more on some of the non-English versions of Wikipedia. Especially (in my experience) in the pt one. I gave up contributing on that one a couple years ago because of that.
If they are going to pursue the idea of licensing content for distribution and broadcast regionally, than it is up to their licensees to go sue whoever they think should be sued. The original companies should just shut up or sue their licensees for not protecting their imaginary property.
Or they could give up artificially restricting the distribution and then act like global players.
Congrats, from my point of view this is a really insightful way to argue against these patents. I'll use this logic when talking about the subject from now on to help stir debate.
Mod parent up. The AC manage to point the responses to the major myths regarding Symbian.
Also, the carbide IDE is now free.
So we have a platform that is open (Symbian), will soon use Qt (that Nokia now is releasing as LGPL), has openC (that allows one to program in regular C if needed), has openC++ and boost integrated (allowing, among other things, one to program in regular C++ and use one of the most powerful open libraries available), and has a free Eclipse-based IDE.
I do develop for it and I like the platform. It's not perfect (especially the old UI stuff), but is by far the best available.
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... The WSJ has actual reporting going on, which is thorough, professionally edited and mostly free from bias and agenda.
What? I had to quit reading after this (emphasis mine).
I think the media companies thought that when they brought the Pirate Bay to trial and won a conviction that it would scare everyone away from file sharing.
If they did think so, they're really dumber than I expected.
Nokia is from Finland. Ovi means something like 'gate'.
Oops, there was a 5 missing. I was supposed to have typed 2500.
This is what one gets for not paying attention to preview...
for those who do not RTFA.
The teams can bring any software or equipment they want to try and break the machines' security.
And there is even a bounty of a little more than USD$2000,00 paid by the government to the team that gets closer to the goal.
Not only that, but some apps that would be compatible with your phone simply do not show up. It is slow as dead (at least it was last time I tried).
Also, what with having to login again every time you click on a link to other part of Ovi? If you go from store to photos, maps, or any other subdomain, you have to login again. Even though it's the same credentials.
I do think they finally moved in the right direction with the current efforts, but there is still a looooong way to go to make the Ovi "experience" anywhere near useful.
This is not big news. It is more of a re-branding anyway.
Nokia is just consolidating all their online offerings under the Ovi brand, in hopes of competing with efforts like Apple's App Store.
Now there will be one single place for Nokia users to buy apps, be they games or regular apps. Ovi also covers maps, photo sharing...
Again, nothing to see here. What they currently call the N-Gage platform is not that taco-phone, it is the online selling place and the networking support for games. The new ones will use the service under the new name. That's all.
I say the first place we should go is this guy's hiking trials.
To see he not complete them or something? :-P
I agree with you. This not even mentioning proprietary crap that is internal to specific companies.
WTF!? Every laptop is 3D. Every tool we handle is 3D.
I really hate when people dumb down and say stuff like this. If you want to talk about a stereoscopic display call it what it is.
It's like the cyber this, virtual that....
And they even mention the "3D laptod" stupidity in the FA. Why do they insist in using the term? Aaaahhhh
ps: And the summary is wrong, this is not the first laptop to have a screen capable of 3D. Sharp had one before IIRC.
"Most closed source is better" is really relative.
Specifically if you consider money. If you don't have money to buy the "best" or if you don't need the features in the "best", than it is not so good, right?
I agree that in more specialized fields (such as image processing) the closed source versions are usually technically better. But, especially in more basic software (OS, deamons, compilers, ...), open source software tends to be better in the long term. UI apart, of course. The usability area is something that definitively the community should focus more.
And regarding one of your examples, I prefer using Eclipse than VS. Although not perfect, it's been improving quickly. Both for Java and C++ development.
Nokia did not decide to only compete on hardware.
They decided that their improvements to the base software (open) plus their hardware, will sell more phones than competitors. And if other people help you maintain the base software, all the better.
They don't need to open whatever software modules they feel should remain closed for now. Also, if it's your platform, you know it better than outsiders (at least for a while) and can also take advantage of that.
For A being false and B true
A OR B = true
For A being true and B false
A OR B = true
And for A being true and B true
A OR B = true
So GP was exactly right in his sentence. :-P
My opinion is simply : yes they're the same. But it'll take the republicans longer to destroy America than the democrats. Potentially postponing said collapse till after my death. If that's the best I can have, I'll gladly take it.
While I agree with your overall theory, this last sentence makes me think you didn't pay much attention to the last eight years...
It's simple, they use a phone as people already have a phone, there is no need for new infrastructure, and because people using the system don't have a bank account (let alone a credit card).
This is not even a brand new idea by Nokia. Lots of operators are doing similar things.
This happens even more on some of the non-English versions of Wikipedia. Especially (in my experience) in the pt one. I gave up contributing on that one a couple years ago because of that.
It does not work like this.
If they are going to pursue the idea of licensing content for distribution and broadcast regionally, than it is up to their licensees to go sue whoever they think should be sued. The original companies should just shut up or sue their licensees for not protecting their imaginary property.
Or they could give up artificially restricting the distribution and then act like global players.
Beluga is also a kind of whale. An arctic whale.
It is also a class of Russian submarines if I'm not mistaken.
Congrats, from my point of view this is a really insightful way to argue against these patents. I'll use this logic when talking about the subject from now on to help stir debate.
Completely agree you. I also try sometimes to stay over the weekend and things like that.
But other posts are also right, if you do it too often. It's a drag. Especially if it is a trip right after the other.
In my case, I like to stay home at least one week and then travel again. :)
Sorry for replying to my own post, but I forgot to mention something.
Nokia also has Maemo, that is a linux based platform. It is only natural that the two somehow "integrate". So maybe this could also be an advantage.
Mod parent up. The AC manage to point the responses to the major myths regarding Symbian.
Also, the carbide IDE is now free.
So we have a platform that is open (Symbian), will soon use Qt (that Nokia now is releasing as LGPL), has openC (that allows one to program in regular C if needed), has openC++ and boost integrated (allowing, among other things, one to program in regular C++ and use one of the most powerful open libraries available), and has a free Eclipse-based IDE.
I do develop for it and I like the platform. It's not perfect (especially the old UI stuff), but is by far the best available.
So you took the same course as this guy?
http://www.xkcd.com/552/
TFA isn't a masterpiece of unbiased discourse; but that part is fairly clear.
Talking about understatements...
The public ones also don't have, the "heart" department has been "outsourced". :)