The technology that is being discussed is fingerprint recognition without a visible sensor with the screen doing the work. The Home button on the iPhone doubled as the fingerprint sensor. On Android, there still is a fingerprint sensor but requires a visible sensor whether on the back or the Home button.
Er? The rumor is that the new iPhone will have charging without the need of a cable (wireless charging like Qi). The rumor is not that the iPhone will have no cable at all.
Well going from HDDs to solid state memory is a major improvement, I think. CPUs with integrated GPUs has come a long way. Before you had to have a discrete GPU even in laptops. Wifi chipsets taking less power and space, etc. So some progress is being made.
And if they just kept making the same model for a few years, do you think anyone will buy it? Sure the improvements now are not as far reaching as in the early years but there are still minor improvements to be made. CPUs for example are starting to peak in terms of power. While they can introduce more powerful ones, the ones that are currently being used are powerful enough for most things. Where it seems to be going is that one day maybe your smart phone will be your computer/laptop. The UI is the last hurdle.
And how many things did this guy remove again to get an iPhone jack in? It wasn't that he just added a jack. He had to make some changes and remove parts.
Are you honestly going to ignore all the things the jack REMOVED and MODIFIED from his iPhone 7 to get a jack in? That's like you saying you falsified Honda's claim that they couldn't add a Turbo charger to your Honda. All you had to do is removed the A/C and replace the water pump.
And when did Apple claim that the iPhone 7 has no room for a headphone jack? What Apple said is that they wanted to free up room inside by eliminating an additional connector because space is at a premium.
That's the problem: you can't really know when you buy an Android. Generally the bigger manufacturers and the best selling models get longer support. Also the more expensive models tend to get longer support. But that's not a guarantee. If we look at just Samsung, some models within the last several years will get Oreo but some will not. For example Samsung Galaxy S7, S8 models are will get Android Oreo but S5, S6 will not. Also for some models, Samsung has not said for sure.
Motorola wasn't acquired because Google wanted to make smartphones. Motorola was acquired for the patents. At the time, Google was being sued or at least threatened by Microsoft, Nokia, etc. Buying Motorola meant they also acquired any cross-patent licensing agreements that Motorola had. And if those agreeement did not protect Google, they could retaliate with the patents in a war of mutually assured destruction.
They have their downsides too, like changing adapter ports for no discernible reason other than getting to sell you all new accessories every few generations,
No reason other than your lack of understanding you mean. Apple changed their connector 8 years after iPod and 5 years after using it on the iPhone. The new connector is smaller and can be inserted either way. But progress is no reason change the connector according to you. [sarcasm]Unlike Android phones which never changed their adapter in that time other than: mini-USB B, micro-USB B, micro-USB B SuperSpeed plug, USB-C. Also proprietary chargers only used on specific brand/models. Other than those variations, Android phones have never changed their chargers in that time.[/sarcasm]
complete lack of repairability
[sarcasm]Yes because every Android phone is completely repairable**[/sarcasm] **except the following models
People have no money and they're up to their eyeballs in debt (at record levels now). . . . Box office receipts and retail numbers are tanking this year, because ordinary people have less disposable money
Correlation != causality. I would argue that Box office receipts are down because there were lots of terrible movies released and streaming content is on the rise. I would also argue that retail is hurting due to online sales.
Also not helping is Apple's (and Samsung's) insistence that useful, proven technology that works well (fingerprint scanner / Home button) must be discarded so they can make the screen fill up the entirety of the phone. What's gonna take the place of the fingerprint scanner?
Your assertion is that Apple has eliminated the fingerprint scanner on a phone not released. It's a rumor that Apple has done that. There are rumors that Apple has ditched the sensor because they couldn't get it to work under the screen but that it has the hardware. But these are all rumors.
So it's like Cheverolet claiming he invented the Cheverolet; except hardly anyone ever used or heard of "EMAIL".
The history of the internet disagrees with you. If by "hardly anyone" you mean the thousands of users of ARAPNET which spanned the US with hundreds of servers by the time this so-called person "invented" email. "In 1971, Ray Tomlinson, of BBN sent the first network e-mail (RFC 524, RFC 561).[57] By 1973, e-mail constituted 75 percent of ARPANET traffic."
Give the guy a little credit for creating a working email _system_ in an era where email hadn't proliferated very far
Define "proliferated very far". Many other computer systems had email systems. The problem back then is that theses systems didn't often communicate with each other. For example, ARPANET extended across the country by 1977 had email. This guy invented an email program that worked at one university from what I can tell.
"V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai is not a member of the MIT faculty and did not invent email. In 1980 he created a small-scale electronic mail system used within University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, but this could not send messages outside the university and included no important features missing from earlier systems"
From what I know from him, he never claimed he created electronic messaging.
He just thinks he created a more useful version of it and that the term email can be attributed to him. That's his opinion, so what?
Well he sued someone who disagrees with that opinion for libel. By your own argument should you sue someone for a different opinion? One of the things not mentioned is that he sued one of authors for re-posting comments from other users in an article. That's not remotely how libel should work.
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So your solution to an obvious problem is to turn bypass the security mechanism altogether?
The technology that is being discussed is fingerprint recognition without a visible sensor with the screen doing the work. The Home button on the iPhone doubled as the fingerprint sensor. On Android, there still is a fingerprint sensor but requires a visible sensor whether on the back or the Home button.
Er? The rumor is that the new iPhone will have charging without the need of a cable (wireless charging like Qi). The rumor is not that the iPhone will have no cable at all.
Well going from HDDs to solid state memory is a major improvement, I think. CPUs with integrated GPUs has come a long way. Before you had to have a discrete GPU even in laptops. Wifi chipsets taking less power and space, etc. So some progress is being made.
And if they just kept making the same model for a few years, do you think anyone will buy it? Sure the improvements now are not as far reaching as in the early years but there are still minor improvements to be made. CPUs for example are starting to peak in terms of power. While they can introduce more powerful ones, the ones that are currently being used are powerful enough for most things. Where it seems to be going is that one day maybe your smart phone will be your computer/laptop. The UI is the last hurdle.
So you don't deny you have a shrine to Bieber?
No, your lies are never entertaining.
You seem like the kinda of guy that loves Creed. And lies.
And how many things did this guy remove again to get an iPhone jack in? It wasn't that he just added a jack. He had to make some changes and remove parts.
Are you honestly going to ignore all the things the jack REMOVED and MODIFIED from his iPhone 7 to get a jack in? That's like you saying you falsified Honda's claim that they couldn't add a Turbo charger to your Honda. All you had to do is removed the A/C and replace the water pump.
So how many years did you follow Creed around like sad puppy dog?
You like Nickelback don't you?
You seem like the kind of guy who has a shrine to Justin Bieber.
And when did Apple claim that the iPhone 7 has no room for a headphone jack? What Apple said is that they wanted to free up room inside by eliminating an additional connector because space is at a premium.
Denial isn't just a river in Egypt . . .
Dude, I need to be very clear on this: It's not me; it's you.
I'm sorry I couldn't hear anything over your lies.
That's the problem: you can't really know when you buy an Android. Generally the bigger manufacturers and the best selling models get longer support. Also the more expensive models tend to get longer support. But that's not a guarantee. If we look at just Samsung, some models within the last several years will get Oreo but some will not. For example Samsung Galaxy S7, S8 models are will get Android Oreo but S5, S6 will not. Also for some models, Samsung has not said for sure.
Motorola wasn't acquired because Google wanted to make smartphones. Motorola was acquired for the patents. At the time, Google was being sued or at least threatened by Microsoft, Nokia, etc. Buying Motorola meant they also acquired any cross-patent licensing agreements that Motorola had. And if those agreeement did not protect Google, they could retaliate with the patents in a war of mutually assured destruction.
They have their downsides too, like changing adapter ports for no discernible reason other than getting to sell you all new accessories every few generations,
No reason other than your lack of understanding you mean. Apple changed their connector 8 years after iPod and 5 years after using it on the iPhone. The new connector is smaller and can be inserted either way. But progress is no reason change the connector according to you. [sarcasm]Unlike Android phones which never changed their adapter in that time other than: mini-USB B, micro-USB B, micro-USB B SuperSpeed plug, USB-C. Also proprietary chargers only used on specific brand/models. Other than those variations, Android phones have never changed their chargers in that time.[/sarcasm]
complete lack of repairability
[sarcasm]Yes because every Android phone is completely repairable**[/sarcasm]
**except the following models
He did not trademark so no, he does not have a claim to the word either.
People have no money and they're up to their eyeballs in debt (at record levels now). . . . Box office receipts and retail numbers are tanking this year, because ordinary people have less disposable money
Correlation != causality. I would argue that Box office receipts are down because there were lots of terrible movies released and streaming content is on the rise. I would also argue that retail is hurting due to online sales.
Also not helping is Apple's (and Samsung's) insistence that useful, proven technology that works well (fingerprint scanner / Home button) must be discarded so they can make the screen fill up the entirety of the phone. What's gonna take the place of the fingerprint scanner?
Your assertion is that Apple has eliminated the fingerprint scanner on a phone not released. It's a rumor that Apple has done that. There are rumors that Apple has ditched the sensor because they couldn't get it to work under the screen but that it has the hardware. But these are all rumors.
No he did not. At best he copyrighted a program called "EMAIL" however he was far from the first person with the concept.
So it's like Cheverolet claiming he invented the Cheverolet; except hardly anyone ever used or heard of "EMAIL".
The history of the internet disagrees with you. If by "hardly anyone" you mean the thousands of users of ARAPNET which spanned the US with hundreds of servers by the time this so-called person "invented" email. "In 1971, Ray Tomlinson, of BBN sent the first network e-mail (RFC 524, RFC 561).[57] By 1973, e-mail constituted 75 percent of ARPANET traffic."
Give the guy a little credit for creating a working email _system_ in an era where email hadn't proliferated very far
Define "proliferated very far". Many other computer systems had email systems. The problem back then is that theses systems didn't often communicate with each other. For example, ARPANET extended across the country by 1977 had email. This guy invented an email program that worked at one university from what I can tell.
"V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai is not a member of the MIT faculty and did not invent email. In 1980 he created a small-scale electronic mail system used within University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, but this could not send messages outside the university and included no important features missing from earlier systems"
From what I know from him, he never claimed he created electronic messaging.
These are his claims. Judge for yourself.
He just thinks he created a more useful version of it and that the term email can be attributed to him. That's his opinion, so what?
Well he sued someone who disagrees with that opinion for libel. By your own argument should you sue someone for a different opinion? One of the things not mentioned is that he sued one of authors for re-posting comments from other users in an article. That's not remotely how libel should work.