A longer time frame does not make them 'totally different'. It's the exact same data being captured & written to a file - location, strength & ID of nearest cell tower. One is being held indefinitely, one is being held for a few days.
If Apple puts a db purge for data >10 days old, like they should have, it's EXACTLY the same.
However, if Apple purposely dos this so that it always remembers which tower is the best & nearest, then that has some validity too. An option to set a regular purge, or opt out would be better, but that's not available on any platform right now.
Well, there were only 2.9M MacBooks sold last quarter.
That was probably enough to make more, net, than ALL of the Windows laptops combined. In terms of hardware, yes Windows is a failure. See Dell, IBM, Compaq, NEC, etc, etc.
Then don't go by OS. In which case you have to go by device. And there is no Droid or Thunderbolt or flavor-of-the-month-phone that is outselling the iPhone.
In other words, they used open source appropriately. And you're SUPER pissed because they do some closed source stuff too. Got it. It's almost like you're a religious fanatic...who can only see one point of view.
And after that, you can go try to find any phone that natively uses KHTML for their web browser. And then try to find an Android phone that doesn't use Apple's Webkit source for their native browser. Then, reread my sig. Dipshit.
2 year olds can learn how to use Windows, too. Hell, 2 year olds learned how to use the TRS-80 back when that was relevant. Kids will figure out how to use anything you set in front of them.
You're still a fucking moron.
But please continue with your line of reasoning. I'm sure most of the world would love to have examples from you on how Windows is just as easy as an iPad.
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But it's ok if we spend a trillion dollars a year on the military?
I believe the GP's point is, if we're going to spend that kind of money, how about spending it on better ways of living that blowing shit up?
A longer time frame does not make them 'totally different'. It's the exact same data being captured & written to a file - location, strength & ID of nearest cell tower. One is being held indefinitely, one is being held for a few days.
If Apple puts a db purge for data >10 days old, like they should have, it's EXACTLY the same.
However, if Apple purposely dos this so that it always remembers which tower is the best & nearest, then that has some validity too. An option to set a regular purge, or opt out would be better, but that's not available on any platform right now.
They're not 'totally different'. They're the same thing. One file has a longer timeframe.
Well, there were only 2.9M MacBooks sold last quarter.
That was probably enough to make more, net, than ALL of the Windows laptops combined. In terms of hardware, yes Windows is a failure. See Dell, IBM, Compaq, NEC, etc, etc.
Well, since the GP was the one that stated going by OS, I was refuting his premise.
Why would anybody reasonably try to compare Smartphones to MP3 players?
People who want to sell apps across an OS.
Then don't go by OS. In which case you have to go by device. And there is no Droid or Thunderbolt or flavor-of-the-month-phone that is outselling the iPhone.
If you go by OS, then iOS is trouncing Android. Because by going by OS, you HAVE to include, iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/04/19/a-look-at-ipad-users-apple-still-trouncing-android/?mod=e2tw
If you want to see how crazy you are/sound, switch Apple/Jobs for Google/Schmidt or Microsoft/Gates.
You're off your rocker because you don't like Apple. You need to get some perspective.
In other words, they used open source appropriately. And you're SUPER pissed because they do some closed source stuff too. Got it. It's almost like you're a religious fanatic...who can only see one point of view.
What a dipshit.
You're whining that Apple used open source properly. They took a basic web project, forked it, made it better, and share it.
And no, Apple doesn't do everything closed source. Peruse this and have your little mind expanded.
http://opensource.apple.com/
And after that, you can go try to find any phone that natively uses KHTML for their web browser. And then try to find an Android phone that doesn't use Apple's Webkit source for their native browser. Then, reread my sig. Dipshit.
What a dipshit. Apple's streaming server software has supported RTSP for a long time. Long before HTTP live streaming.
Of all the dumb statements I've seen over the years on Slashdot, this is about the most ignorant ever. And that's really saying something.
Which shows how fucked up Microsoft really is. Should your research arm be developing an SDK for a shipping product? No.
The what?
I'm pretty sure Microsoft Research is not putting out the SDK.
And more prom porn.
Ahh, strawman and no actual examples.
Good to know you didn't have any actual proof.
They get up enough speed to jump the Sea of Japan.
2 year olds can learn how to use Windows, too. Hell, 2 year olds learned how to use the TRS-80 back when that was relevant. Kids will figure out how to use anything you set in front of them.
You're still a fucking moron.
But please continue with your line of reasoning. I'm sure most of the world would love to have examples from you on how Windows is just as easy as an iPad.
I never said, intimated or hinted that I wanted the ruling going the other way.
Merely pointed out that $625M was not a lot to Apple. And perhaps intimated that only the big boys can play this game.
$625.5m is not a small amount of money, even to a company like Apple
It's a rounding error in their cash pile of ~$60B.
It's ~2.5 days of revenue. ($25B/90 days)
It's about 1 hour of trading in AAPL shares.
It's a small amount of money to Apple.
In other words, you've had years of training to learn how to use Windows.
Whereas, 2 yr olds can learn how to use the iPad.
Which one is easier to use?
phones *must* allow you to sideload applications
Today.
Any Windows laptop will be as easy to use and as fast.
You're a fucking moron.