Defending existing marketshare or trying to reinvent, they chose the latter.
Nokia Lumias are getting great word of mouth in the tech community and the press, Microsoft has the money to make it happen on the developer side as well as the carrier side. Nobody thought Microsoft could build a credible game system, and they did it. With Nokia's superior hardware, they might have a shot.
If you haven't used a Nokia Lumia 800, I suggest you do so before you claim their use of Windows Phone is "criminal." It's a gorgeous phone and it's running a fantastic operating system. It might not be for you, but it's certainly not garbage. This is best of breed.
I don't get all the hype about computers. I have a Brother word processor with a 33.6k modem and it works great. I have a Dell at work and I would never pay the outrageous price to own one myself...
What does this have to do with the iPhone? I mean, I know the summary says it doesn't have anything to do with the iPhone, but I'm not sure what that means. Did Apple figure out how to do this? Are they working with T-Mobile to roll it out? Are the phones made of white plastic?
"Waah, you spent hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars on something and I want to see it, but I don't want you to get a dime for it! I need justification! Oh wait, here we go, IT'S NOT THEFT CAUSE I MADE A DIGITAL COPY OF IT!"
All you whiners who hate on "Old Media" and want everything completely free should hang out on YouTube and exclusively watch all the video blogs and clips of people running into each other with shopping carts. Because if you're successful in killing Old Media, that's all you'll have! Sorry guys. It may not require tens of millions of dollars to produce gobs and gobs of high quality video entertainment with mass appeal, but it does take more then a couple dudes with a camcorder and six bucks.
Sure, why not? You don't rely on the contractors who build your house to provide all the security you could ever need, but you do expect them to install windows and doors that lock. Windows and doors that lock aren't inherently "impenetrable", though. If you want to go beyond that, you call ADT or someone similar and let them take it to the next level.
Trying to get a handle on this kind of theft is like trying to get your hands around some liquid. There's just no way to contain the stuff, it's going to come leaking out between your fingers somehow.
This reminds me a bit of the statistic I heard where more and more people are, in the face of those microchip car keys, just breaking into homes and stealing the keys rather than breaking into the car. If they need me to activate my device before they can take it, they're just going to pull a gun or knife on me.
The synopsis makes it seem like this was a bigger deal than it is. If this was actually in the wild, or exploited, that'll be big -- but as the article is written, one person stumbled across this problem, reported it, and Intuit fixed it.
I really feel like there's an opportunity here to make a joke about Wiis, and portals, and... eh, I don't know. I think it's finally happened. I think I'm out of jokes about the Wii.
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Defending existing marketshare or trying to reinvent, they chose the latter.
Nokia Lumias are getting great word of mouth in the tech community and the press, Microsoft has the money to make it happen on the developer side as well as the carrier side. Nobody thought Microsoft could build a credible game system, and they did it. With Nokia's superior hardware, they might have a shot.
If you haven't used a Nokia Lumia 800, I suggest you do so before you claim their use of Windows Phone is "criminal." It's a gorgeous phone and it's running a fantastic operating system. It might not be for you, but it's certainly not garbage. This is best of breed.
It was super sad when that dude's wife died. The talking dog was funny though. Wait, what?
I don't get all the hype about computers. I have a Brother word processor with a 33.6k modem and it works great. I have a Dell at work and I would never pay the outrageous price to own one myself...
They're spam zombies. It's a million voices groaning out URrGgGHghHHhh followed by a couple late chants of "brains."
I dunno, I mean I guess we can ...
ahhh...
fuck dude, I've got a raid tonight, can this wait?
Just seeing that the name of this new command is the "cyber command" makes me want to run right out and hack a Gibson.
Man, the surf is ripped out on that information wave today. I mean gridlocked, on that information superhighway...?
HACK THE PLANET!
Let's not get hasty. Some of us rely on those daily pump-n'-dump stock scams to support our families.
Won't you think of the shady day-traders?
Where are the flying cars?
It's the year 2000.
Where are the flying cars?!
is hundreds of champagne corks popping simultaneously at the AMD campus.
No, the script is the design document :)
Finally, open-source has an answer to Voltron (or the Megazord, depending on which generation you are in.)
If you don't like the rules of the game, play a different one.
What does this have to do with the iPhone? I mean, I know the summary says it doesn't have anything to do with the iPhone, but I'm not sure what that means. Did Apple figure out how to do this? Are they working with T-Mobile to roll it out? Are the phones made of white plastic?
I saw this movie. While they are administering the procedure, Elijah Wood steals your underwear and Kirsten Dunst hits on an old guy.
Count me out.
Only if the revenue stream is there! Once that's in place, the rest will follow.
When's the last time you checked? The two that I've used both have Flash video players (CBS and NBC).
Star Trek is SUPER cheap to produce! Have you actually watched those episodes?? Every planet is a series of caves!
Seriously though, Star Trek TV series have been notorious for having small budgets.
Here come the "it's not stealing" crowd.
"Waah, you spent hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars on something and I want to see it, but I don't want you to get a dime for it! I need justification! Oh wait, here we go, IT'S NOT THEFT CAUSE I MADE A DIGITAL COPY OF IT!"
All you whiners who hate on "Old Media" and want everything completely free should hang out on YouTube and exclusively watch all the video blogs and clips of people running into each other with shopping carts. Because if you're successful in killing Old Media, that's all you'll have! Sorry guys. It may not require tens of millions of dollars to produce gobs and gobs of high quality video entertainment with mass appeal, but it does take more then a couple dudes with a camcorder and six bucks.
Sure, why not? You don't rely on the contractors who build your house to provide all the security you could ever need, but you do expect them to install windows and doors that lock. Windows and doors that lock aren't inherently "impenetrable", though. If you want to go beyond that, you call ADT or someone similar and let them take it to the next level.
Trying to get a handle on this kind of theft is like trying to get your hands around some liquid. There's just no way to contain the stuff, it's going to come leaking out between your fingers somehow.
This reminds me a bit of the statistic I heard where more and more people are, in the face of those microchip car keys, just breaking into homes and stealing the keys rather than breaking into the car. If they need me to activate my device before they can take it, they're just going to pull a gun or knife on me.
The synopsis makes it seem like this was a bigger deal than it is. If this was actually in the wild, or exploited, that'll be big -- but as the article is written, one person stumbled across this problem, reported it, and Intuit fixed it.
Maybe if we didn't prescribe an antibiotic for everything that can ever go wrong with a person, there wouldn't be so many resistant strains.
Sniffles? Take an antibiotic.
Well, you could always put out a competing press release, and see if all the news outlets pick it up and run with it.
Another win for the little guy! It's always nice when the system works.
I really feel like there's an opportunity here to make a joke about Wiis, and portals, and... eh, I don't know. I think it's finally happened. I think I'm out of jokes about the Wii.