Acer, they get technical support from Google to make android devices. Using knowledge gained under that arrangement to make an android based competitor likely violates some contractual obligation.
Google is not going to stop them from using android, but it will not help them to turn android into another OS either. Quite different than not allowing software to run on an OS.
You can say the same thing about most hardware controllers. Rebuild times these days are just too damn long. This is what will kill spinning discs in the enterprise.
How many layers deep does that go? Sure you can flop over to a hot spare, but getting parts in 4 hours or NBD is still valuable compared to ordering them and waiting 3 days. Lots can happen in those 3 days.
Then your university is making a big mistake. For no pay people will take interns and have them doing nothing or useless work. Doing a free internship is nearly pointless.
I know what double blind means, in this case it cannot work as the testee and testor will both know which is which. Try to do a double blind test of mud and water.
Buy from the Big Three but get it refurb. You can get them with the original 3 year 4 hour warranty still in place. Extend it if you need that, or better yet buy another one and there is your spare parts.
Actually either would via several methods. Presbyopia can be dealt with either by progressive contacts, or laser surgery for one eye to be setup for close focus and the other far.
Nice try on not know what you are talking about and still being smug about it.
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You can flash gapps on nearly any android device.
If that is legal or not is a totally different question.
Acer, they get technical support from Google to make android devices. Using knowledge gained under that arrangement to make an android based competitor likely violates some contractual obligation.
It is not, it is mostly Apache licensed.
You can still do with it as you like, assuming you are not under any contractual obligations to google.
Acer does not get android via the AOSP, they have a private deal with Google.
Amazon was not a member of the OHA nor had any contractual obligations to google.
Android is still apache licensed.
Not helping someone is not the same as hindering them.
At least in the case of CM, people do tend to flash gapps.
Amazon offers another store, and the nook is just a nice device to install CM on.
RIM is not using android in anyway. Nor is it assisting them.
To suggest you might remove support is not bullying. It is merely a statement that you want to end a partnership.
I think Google would like to avoid a ChinaKindle if possible. They sure as hell would not want to help create such a thing.
Yes, AOSP is still apache licensed.
Acer can feel free to use it, just no support from Google. Assuming this is true at all.
WTF are you trying to say?
Google is not going to stop them from using android, but it will not help them to turn android into another OS either. Quite different than not allowing software to run on an OS.
No it is not you stupid troll.
Google owns the trademarks and can do with them as they like. They also have no reason to support a competitor.
Acer can still go ahead and make this device if they want to, android is open. Google is under no requirement to help them.
You can say the same thing about most hardware controllers. Rebuild times these days are just too damn long. This is what will kill spinning discs in the enterprise.
Some people like it. It is a personal thing. Normally you would try it with contacts before committing to that arrangement with laser therapy.
All the big storage vendors restrict you to their drives. Try chucking random drives in a EMC storage box and tell me how it works out.
How many layers deep does that go?
Sure you can flop over to a hot spare, but getting parts in 4 hours or NBD is still valuable compared to ordering them and waiting 3 days. Lots can happen in those 3 days.
Linux software raid is great.
Proprietary software raid is garbage.
I base this on what I have seen. Linux software raid beats cheapy hardware controllers both in reliability and speed.
Then your university is making a big mistake. For no pay people will take interns and have them doing nothing or useless work. Doing a free internship is nearly pointless.
Very blurry text and around edges of icons. I would not consider that acceptable. Could be my monitor though.
I know what double blind means, in this case it cannot work as the testee and testor will both know which is which. Try to do a double blind test of mud and water.
Buy from the Big Three but get it refurb.
You can get them with the original 3 year 4 hour warranty still in place. Extend it if you need that, or better yet buy another one and there is your spare parts.
At that resolution it looks like utter shit. If you cannot see the pixels then you need an eye exam.
It cannot be double-blind. The difference between 1280x720 and 320x480 on a 4" screen are far to obvious.
For a simple comparison put a 4S next to a rezound. The differences are to obvious for any double blind testing.
Actually either would via several methods.
Presbyopia can be dealt with either by progressive contacts, or laser surgery for one eye to be setup for close focus and the other far.
Nice try on not know what you are talking about and still being smug about it.
Get contacts or have your eyes fixed.
HD on a 4" screen is great for me.
They got rid of PS2, they killed off the floppy, they are pushing thunderbolt foward.
That all seems pretty leading edge to me.
If they were so well provided for and happy with the job Gaddafi was doing why did they rebel?
For a company that wants to be seen as being on the leading edge they could have at least tried competing with the GS3.