The license fees are not the problem, the problem is the product sucks. About two years ago we announced the end of our BES, as phones were replaced anyone getting a blackberry product would simply not be added to the BES and be forced to live with BIS. Activesync supporting devices would get all the nice calendar and contact features. It took about 6 months to get rid of the last couple stragglers. Turning off that server saved more money in overtime than it did in license fees.
Which does not change the fact that with ActiveSync and IMAP idle widely available there is no need for RIM to do this. You already have push Mail and some amount of device management.
This is likely just some internal RIM folks trying to keep their department funded.
For such a long comment it is astounding how you don't know how email works in 2013.
What you are talking about was neat in 1995, today is redundant and a security nightmare. Today we have ActiveSync and IMAP idle. Both of these provide push email without handing your password over to RIM or putting you at risk of no email when they have one of their famous outages.
Bullshit. IMAP even supports push via IMAP IDLE. There is no good reason for that in this day and age. This is just Blackberry again being behind the times and out of date.
If you needed to login to a server that did not have a BES you were forced to hand over your credentials to blackberry since the devices themselves did not talk any other protocols.
No, patents exist to get you to disclose you work to society in exchange for a limited time monopoly. That they solve the free rider problem is half of why they exist, the other half is that society gets your knowledge after a limited period of time. Sadly most software patents fail to meet that second requirement by being vague, and should as such be tossed out.
The best way to do that would have been to recreate a FOSS reference implementation. Let this be the BIND of these types of systems. Also it would give an inexpensive starting point for all the other systems, so many vendors could compete for integration and management, or even alternate implementations.
Instead of all of this why not have the government provide one piece of software that does this for free to doctors and let that also be the reference implementation?
Since they don't publish the prices I never have. I would much rather see a law forcing such disclosure, I would also demand cash customers never pay more than the lowest insurer pays. I would gladly restrict my choice of care providers if it reduced my insurance/healthcare costs.
Either way, this clearly shows tort reform is not a good solution. Surely not one that is limited to a few years worth of income. Assuming only a $50k/year income and assuming no raises or other costs we can safely say $2 million would be a bare minimum that would be reasonable. Texas at this point provides far less than that, is my understanding.
On top of that if I can get away with paying $250k for killing/maiming someone as a Doctor would have far less motivation to spend money on the best care or the most responsible care.
Sure, but the airlines method of saying it cost $0, since the flight took off 12 hours later and they kept rescheduling every 2 hours to avoid even handing out beverages is just as bad.
I have definitely had costs associated with delays, extra days worth of airport parking, food, missed work, toiletries I had to purchase, etc. That toiletries one does not happen anymore since I put the critical stuff in carryon now.
Tort Reform was enacted in TX, medical costs did not drop a cent. In fact they continued upwards even though now a doctor can make you unable to ever work again and you will not be made whole financially.
Fun fact, items are priced for what the market will stand, if you lower the costs, the producer will pocket the difference as profit.
I would love to calculate, but I have no idea about the costs of the outage.
The problem with even guessing at them is that the airport and airlines externalize these costs onto the customer in ways most operations could only dream of. If a restaurant canceled my dinner 3 times and delayed it 4 times I would never go there again. With airlines I can't even try to do that. I have tried to avoid some airlines for years, yet I still get forced onto them due to schedule changes and the like. So I can buy a Lufthansa ticket and end up on a Delta flight, even if I am trying to avoid Deliver Everyone's Luggage To Atlanta.
How do we know this is the case? Could it not also be the removal of material is what causes the stress to begin with?
At some point frequent smaller quakes are not worth it either. As a ridiculous example; A 6.5 every month is not going to be preferred over a 7 every 1000 years.
It is a design. The first question I have is what was the cost of all this? It might well have been cheaper to have some London firefighters trained and ready to call in if needed for something like this. Paying overtime for a crew of firefighters might have been cheaper than the downtime.
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The license fees are not the problem, the problem is the product sucks. About two years ago we announced the end of our BES, as phones were replaced anyone getting a blackberry product would simply not be added to the BES and be forced to live with BIS. Activesync supporting devices would get all the nice calendar and contact features. It took about 6 months to get rid of the last couple stragglers. Turning off that server saved more money in overtime than it did in license fees.
Which does not change the fact that with ActiveSync and IMAP idle widely available there is no need for RIM to do this. You already have push Mail and some amount of device management.
This is likely just some internal RIM folks trying to keep their department funded.
And it was not much better then.
The first time I saw that I knew I was not getting a blackberry. That was/is a security nightmare.
At least with IMAP over SSL I can be reasonably sure not too many folks are reading my email.
For such a long comment it is astounding how you don't know how email works in 2013.
What you are talking about was neat in 1995, today is redundant and a security nightmare. Today we have ActiveSync and IMAP idle. Both of these provide push email without handing your password over to RIM or putting you at risk of no email when they have one of their famous outages.
For what POP3?
IMAP idle is widely supported in 2013.
Bullshit.
IMAP even supports push via IMAP IDLE. There is no good reason for that in this day and age. This is just Blackberry again being behind the times and out of date.
Actually is has, if you don't have a BES.
If you needed to login to a server that did not have a BES you were forced to hand over your credentials to blackberry since the devices themselves did not talk any other protocols.
They called this service BIS.
You might have a good time?
I am not suggesting drinking a case of redbulls and a handle of vodka here, but 3 of them are not going to kill you.
Yeah, which is why I always laugh whenever anyone says they are secure devices.
If they can rationalize this behavior only FSM know what else they are doing.
We already had that. Just add vodka. That way you get to be drunk and not tired at all.
No, patents exist to get you to disclose you work to society in exchange for a limited time monopoly. That they solve the free rider problem is half of why they exist, the other half is that society gets your knowledge after a limited period of time. Sadly most software patents fail to meet that second requirement by being vague, and should as such be tossed out.
Good luck getting any of that stuff. They never offer it either, you have to know about these rules and hope that the person at the counter does too.
The best way to do that would have been to recreate a FOSS reference implementation. Let this be the BIND of these types of systems. Also it would give an inexpensive starting point for all the other systems, so many vendors could compete for integration and management, or even alternate implementations.
Instead of all of this why not have the government provide one piece of software that does this for free to doctors and let that also be the reference implementation?
That does not maximize insurance industry profit. Which is in fact the entire point of the ACA.
Infinity Imaginary mod points to you sir.
Since they don't publish the prices I never have.
I would much rather see a law forcing such disclosure, I would also demand cash customers never pay more than the lowest insurer pays. I would gladly restrict my choice of care providers if it reduced my insurance/healthcare costs.
Either way, this clearly shows tort reform is not a good solution. Surely not one that is limited to a few years worth of income. Assuming only a $50k/year income and assuming no raises or other costs we can safely say $2 million would be a bare minimum that would be reasonable. Texas at this point provides far less than that, is my understanding.
On top of that if I can get away with paying $250k for killing/maiming someone as a Doctor would have far less motivation to spend money on the best care or the most responsible care.
1. yes you are correct
2. Look at how many other people also corrected me, why bother joining in?
Until it causes an earthquake.
Sure, but the airlines method of saying it cost $0, since the flight took off 12 hours later and they kept rescheduling every 2 hours to avoid even handing out beverages is just as bad.
I have definitely had costs associated with delays, extra days worth of airport parking, food, missed work, toiletries I had to purchase, etc. That toiletries one does not happen anymore since I put the critical stuff in carryon now.
You need to research those yourself.
Tort Reform was enacted in TX, medical costs did not drop a cent. In fact they continued upwards even though now a doctor can make you unable to ever work again and you will not be made whole financially.
Fun fact, items are priced for what the market will stand, if you lower the costs, the producer will pocket the difference as profit.
I would not be surprised if that was true. Welcome to slashdot, clearly you are new here.
I would love to calculate, but I have no idea about the costs of the outage.
The problem with even guessing at them is that the airport and airlines externalize these costs onto the customer in ways most operations could only dream of. If a restaurant canceled my dinner 3 times and delayed it 4 times I would never go there again. With airlines I can't even try to do that. I have tried to avoid some airlines for years, yet I still get forced onto them due to schedule changes and the like. So I can buy a Lufthansa ticket and end up on a Delta flight, even if I am trying to avoid Deliver Everyone's Luggage To Atlanta.
How do we know this is the case?
Could it not also be the removal of material is what causes the stress to begin with?
At some point frequent smaller quakes are not worth it either. As a ridiculous example; A 6.5 every month is not going to be preferred over a 7 every 1000 years.
I did not suggest that as a fix.
It is a design. The first question I have is what was the cost of all this? It might well have been cheaper to have some London firefighters trained and ready to call in if needed for something like this. Paying overtime for a crew of firefighters might have been cheaper than the downtime.