Even hardware that runs android is not all the same. You need drivers, you need kernel sources, you need to know about the bootloader and the recovery system.
None of that stuff is standardized. You could make jolla run on any android phone, but you will need all that stuff to make it happen.
No, they are rent seeking for the sake of rent seeking. If they wanted innovation they would produce something or seek out someone to produce the thing.
You do realize paying each other is how our collective society works right? This joker would not survive in a commune, he would not contribute money or work.
The first one sounds reasonable the second does not. Most phones need binary drivers that cyanogenmod would not be licensed to distribute. For now they get away with it, but that won't last once they are making money.
That would be great, but it would likely limit you to Nexus devices. While Cyanogenmod gets away with it for now, for a pay for product they could not continue to redistribute binaries for closed hardware that vendors do not license that way.
It is not, if you can do that you should have no problem insuring yourself. You should only need several hundred thousand dollars laying around for that. If you can't manage that you need insurance. For the same reason we make you buy car insurance.
None of those lifestyle choices are the major cost centers. In fact living a long and healthy life tends to lead to very expensive medical bills. Your average obese drug abusing smoker who drinks too much will not likely live long enough to get the really expensive diseases like cancer.
Which makes the agreement useless. They can simply take so long to certify devices that no one will be interested in them. This is one of the reasons I am done with VZW in march. Over 10 years but enough is enough.
If you believe that I have a bridge to sell you. They will simply just keep adding one tower at a time claiming they are not done yet. They are violating the agreement that report speaks about already.
The real savings are that the urgent care can deny care to those who lack insurance or the ability to pay upfront. I love the urgent care facilities, but they will only make the ER more crowded with those who cannot pay.
The free market solves the one problem well, the other not at all.
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I have tried it. I will not spend a couple weeks with that device. It was not good. The browser was not great either. I prefer firefox on android.
On top of which being a walled garden was a no go for me.
Even hardware that runs android is not all the same. You need drivers, you need kernel sources, you need to know about the bootloader and the recovery system.
None of that stuff is standardized. You could make jolla run on any android phone, but you will need all that stuff to make it happen.
No, they are rent seeking for the sake of rent seeking. If they wanted innovation they would produce something or seek out someone to produce the thing.
Ah sorry, I misunderstood you.
He does seem the type.
Rent seeking is not innovation.
Since when?
Even the Nexus 4 had delays getting binaries out. I believe CM is just pulling them off the hardware and hoping no one cares.
You do realize paying each other is how our collective society works right? This joker would not survive in a commune, he would not contribute money or work.
HAHAHAHAHA, no.
So do you work for them or is this just some recreational trolling?
Forbes supports patent trolls, what a freaking surprise.
If not they would switch to AOSP. This is the danger with the apache license. They can take their ball and go home.
The first one sounds reasonable the second does not.
Most phones need binary drivers that cyanogenmod would not be licensed to distribute. For now they get away with it, but that won't last once they are making money.
That would be great, but it would likely limit you to Nexus devices. While Cyanogenmod gets away with it for now, for a pay for product they could not continue to redistribute binaries for closed hardware that vendors do not license that way.
Name one decent off contract phone for less than that.
If the OS needs replaced why are you buying that device?
Either you value CM or not. What you run it on has no bearing on this.
You're absolutely right, get an account though so people can see your posts.
Not going to happen.
ARM lacks anything like PCI for addressing hardware. This means you have to know what hardware you have before you boot.
Really? You would not pay $5? You won't try another app store?
A new phone costs more than $250.
It is not, if you can do that you should have no problem insuring yourself. You should only need several hundred thousand dollars laying around for that. If you can't manage that you need insurance. For the same reason we make you buy car insurance.
None of those lifestyle choices are the major cost centers. In fact living a long and healthy life tends to lead to very expensive medical bills. Your average obese drug abusing smoker who drinks too much will not likely live long enough to get the really expensive diseases like cancer.
$40 in gas is a little over 10 gallons and that would get me about 500 miles. My lifetime mileage is a little more than 49mpg, in this car.
I drive less than that some months. Even if I drove twice as far we would be looking at 8 years for payback.
My commute is 5.0 miles. Google location history shows I have not been farther than 12.092 miles from my home in the last 30 days.
You plan to live forever with no maladies ever?
Care to share your secret?
Or do you mean right now, you don't need it and later you will simply leech by going to the ER?
Ars is not a technical website. They are a tech news site.
Which makes the agreement useless. They can simply take so long to certify devices that no one will be interested in them. This is one of the reasons I am done with VZW in march. Over 10 years but enough is enough.
If you believe that I have a bridge to sell you. They will simply just keep adding one tower at a time claiming they are not done yet. They are violating the agreement that report speaks about already.
There are many smartphones with 1920x1080 displays. LG G2, HTC one, Samsung Galaxy S4.
The iPad mini is not exactly a top of the line device.
The real savings are that the urgent care can deny care to those who lack insurance or the ability to pay upfront. I love the urgent care facilities, but they will only make the ER more crowded with those who cannot pay.
The free market solves the one problem well, the other not at all.
THAT'S THE JOKE!
Imagine picture of that meme here.