Had a look around the oldest archived version of Google and found this story...
Google is nothing special...it's just another student-made search engine. the content in the database is about a year old. For the hardware it has and the number of users that go there, it's pretty slow too. oh, i forgot, it knows about linux, so it's good. my bad. (who cares if it was hardcoded in there...)
It was also prone to the Slashdot effect then, it seems! How times change...and how wrong can some/.'ers be?;)
The Spirit Rover breaks its record once again by travelling 185 feet - unfortunately, this was due to it getting a bit TOO close to the crater, and was 185 feet downwards.
There are still basic phones out there - the Nokia 3510i is a basic upgrade offered by a lot of companies for mid-level contracts, but even that has games and other features.
I think the main problem is a phone with nothing but the ability to make calls and compile an address book is that it just doesn't have a markbet big enough to warrant interest; why undoubedtly useful for some people who don't need colour screens and assorted games, those people are often in the minority. I want my phone to be more than just a basic tool for calling people, as do most other people my age (16), and as we're a big market, it's how phones are developed and sold.
I guess the blame can be pinned on us young 'uns again =)
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I think I speak for a lot of us when I say: OH SHIT!
Google is nothing special...it's just another student-made search engine. the content in the database is about a year old. For the hardware it has and the number of users that go there, it's pretty slow too. oh, i forgot, it knows about linux, so it's good. my bad. (who cares if it was hardcoded in there...)
It was also prone to the Slashdot effect then, it seems! How times change...and how wrong can some /.'ers be? ;)
Contender for best story title? =D
Now I have a new chat up line to use: hey babe, ever stop and think about bubbles moving down? Hello? You didn't finish your drink!
The Spirit Rover breaks its record once again by travelling 185 feet - unfortunately, this was due to it getting a bit TOO close to the crater, and was 185 feet downwards.
I think the main problem is a phone with nothing but the ability to make calls and compile an address book is that it just doesn't have a markbet big enough to warrant interest; why undoubedtly useful for some people who don't need colour screens and assorted games, those people are often in the minority. I want my phone to be more than just a basic tool for calling people, as do most other people my age (16), and as we're a big market, it's how phones are developed and sold.
I guess the blame can be pinned on us young 'uns again =)