Isn't France that country where "everything is allowed, unless strictly forbidden?" I'm fine with the notion Google didn't notify people enough, but why is unifying their data between services inherently illegal?
I had the same thought! I'd mod you up but I can't. Instead, I'll just add that this seems to be a general trend. Developing for the end-user seems like a thing of the past. Instead it's what do the carriers want? What do the content producers want? What does the government want? At least they didn't create an NSA Advisory group (yet)?
I think there are two sets of numbers here. The spent $135M out of $208M for DMV upgrades before canceling. In another example, they spent $254M out of a $371M for payroll system upgrade before canceling it. Still, I'm not sure I would find it surprising to learn the government had spent more than the total after only completing half the work.:)
Still, monthly increments imply that the user will still be aware of the cost of the phone. Unlike the bulk of US operators where different phones are subsidized at different rates, with the user left with the impression that all phones cost either $0, $99, or $199. In this case, I expect the user will see:
iPhone: $99 up front + $X/month for 24 months + Service Fee
iPhone: $600 up front + Service Fee
Nexus4: $299 up front + service Fee
And yes, I think that will create a significant change in customer behavior. At least at T-mobile.
It would be hilarious for them to retract the statement. "Oops, turned out we sold that and no one told me."
I'm now Nokia-free for 6.5 years. Welcome to the ex-Nokia club!
I'm pretty sure all charities are "tax shelters". Where does the scam part come in? Is his $750M is fake? Is he publicly donating $750M while secretly siphoning off huge chunks of cash and putting it in his own pocket? Or do you just not like Bill Gates and therefore you wanted to point out that his foundation can't really compete with the budget of the U.S. Government?
That wasn't true for my Nexus One, anyway. Unlocking the boot loader wiped the user disk, period. Should have been the first thing I did.:( Nexus S could be entirely different though.
I can't say I've been occupying anywhere but work, but it seems amazing how many stories I've been seeing lately that strike me as "Congress trying to pass a law to help the 1% at the 99%'s expense". You'd think they'd at least wait until some of this blows over, but I guess they really don't care or feel threatened.
I actually wish they'd spend more time addressing your pro point. Rather than just making sure people aren't speeding, how about making sure people aren't passing people at too great a difference in speed? Or cutting people off with too little space?
It's not how old you are, it's how old you look. The actual age is pretty unimportant. I'm curious how anyone can define this as "quite damaging". I guess we'll find out, since she'll have to actually show damages if this ever goes anywhere.
Yeah.. because no one owns songs they bought more than 2 years ago. They just throw them away and buy new DRM free versions, right? I'd praise Apple for dropping DRM only if they allowed you to un-DRM the old tracks for free (or the price difference). All their old customers are still locked in... even if its only $20 worth of DRM'd music they own, that's still $20 they now have to spend to access content they already paid for on another player.
I think he means those sites with "if browser supports flash, show XXX, else show YYY". Even with flash block (on demand), your browser will report that flash is supported and thus get the flash version of the site.
I have it on my Nook Color and have been anxiously waiting for google to make good on the source release so it can actually get better. I'm very disappointed by this. You can't control the what people do with open source releases.. that's just how it is. I can't decide which is more annoying, them delaying the gingerbread release to my Nexus One for months so the Nexus S could look extra shiny, or them delaying honeycomb source so the Xoom and other pending tablets look extra shiny. I'm losing faith in google here. I can't decide if they are just too afraid manufacturers will jump ship if they don't get easier sales channels or if they are taking Apples rants against android a little too close to heart.
I don't agree at all. I worked for Nokia for 10 years and worked with many Finns. I think the groups point is not "Finland is so great" but rather Nokia's distributed R&D efforts are horribly inefficient. Having experienced it from the inside, I can see their point. And they do have a very large talented asset base in Finland, so it makes sense to keep that as a focal point. That said, they have absolutely no hope of getting "top talent" to go work in Finland.
Yes? How about a conditional yes at least? Last I checked, only certain HW configurations were supported. My attempt to run Meego on a laptop a few years old resulted in utter failure. At the very least I think you need an Atom chip.
For reference, from the Meego Netbook link:
In general, MeeGo v1.1 for Netbook will run on Intel Atom* based netbooks, and has been tested on the following platforms:
Pinetrail Netbook: HP mini, Asus Eee PC* 1005PE
Nettop: MSI AE1900-B
Notebook: Acer Aspire* One 5740-6025
I'm with you. Now if they were say converting old nuclear submarines into power plants, at least they'd be re-using something people had already thrown money through. Plus they'd be able to return to France to refuel.:)
Oh I get it now. The FBI agent (B) didn't want the FBI (A) to have the tracking device anymore, so they attached it to this third party's car. And they thought they could get away with it. Silly B.
Also I'd like to see some dotted lines to connect companies with cross-patent licensing agreements. For instance I know Kodak and Nokia have them, which is why Kodak is suing Apple and not Nokia.
It wasn't the internet access that was suspicious, it was the access to your google accounts and your personal information. The app is relevant because it at least lets you identify absurd permission requirements. I've avoided installing some things because there is a clear mismatch between what it says it does and what it asks permission to do. But I do agree it's easy to make malicious apps that can justify their permission requests. If a wallpaper app claimed to make wallpapers using your contacts icons, it would obviously need access.
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Isn't France that country where "everything is allowed, unless strictly forbidden?" I'm fine with the notion Google didn't notify people enough, but why is unifying their data between services inherently illegal?
I had the same thought! I'd mod you up but I can't. Instead, I'll just add that this seems to be a general trend. Developing for the end-user seems like a thing of the past. Instead it's what do the carriers want? What do the content producers want? What does the government want? At least they didn't create an NSA Advisory group (yet)?
I think there are two sets of numbers here. The spent $135M out of $208M for DMV upgrades before canceling. In another example, they spent $254M out of a $371M for payroll system upgrade before canceling it. Still, I'm not sure I would find it surprising to learn the government had spent more than the total after only completing half the work. :)
Still, monthly increments imply that the user will still be aware of the cost of the phone. Unlike the bulk of US operators where different phones are subsidized at different rates, with the user left with the impression that all phones cost either $0, $99, or $199. In this case, I expect the user will see:
iPhone: $99 up front + $X/month for 24 months + Service Fee
iPhone: $600 up front + Service Fee
Nexus4: $299 up front + service Fee
And yes, I think that will create a significant change in customer behavior. At least at T-mobile.
I think, like me, the original poster is a former Nokia employee, not just a user.
It would be hilarious for them to retract the statement. "Oops, turned out we sold that and no one told me." I'm now Nokia-free for 6.5 years. Welcome to the ex-Nokia club!
I'm pretty sure all charities are "tax shelters". Where does the scam part come in? Is his $750M is fake? Is he publicly donating $750M while secretly siphoning off huge chunks of cash and putting it in his own pocket? Or do you just not like Bill Gates and therefore you wanted to point out that his foundation can't really compete with the budget of the U.S. Government?
That wasn't true for my Nexus One, anyway. Unlocking the boot loader wiped the user disk, period. Should have been the first thing I did. :( Nexus S could be entirely different though.
I can't say I've been occupying anywhere but work, but it seems amazing how many stories I've been seeing lately that strike me as "Congress trying to pass a law to help the 1% at the 99%'s expense". You'd think they'd at least wait until some of this blows over, but I guess they really don't care or feel threatened.
I actually wish they'd spend more time addressing your pro point. Rather than just making sure people aren't speeding, how about making sure people aren't passing people at too great a difference in speed? Or cutting people off with too little space?
It's not how old you are, it's how old you look. The actual age is pretty unimportant. I'm curious how anyone can define this as "quite damaging". I guess we'll find out, since she'll have to actually show damages if this ever goes anywhere.
Yeah.. because no one owns songs they bought more than 2 years ago. They just throw them away and buy new DRM free versions, right? I'd praise Apple for dropping DRM only if they allowed you to un-DRM the old tracks for free (or the price difference). All their old customers are still locked in... even if its only $20 worth of DRM'd music they own, that's still $20 they now have to spend to access content they already paid for on another player.
I think he means those sites with "if browser supports flash, show XXX, else show YYY". Even with flash block (on demand), your browser will report that flash is supported and thus get the flash version of the site.
I have it on my Nook Color and have been anxiously waiting for google to make good on the source release so it can actually get better. I'm very disappointed by this. You can't control the what people do with open source releases.. that's just how it is. I can't decide which is more annoying, them delaying the gingerbread release to my Nexus One for months so the Nexus S could look extra shiny, or them delaying honeycomb source so the Xoom and other pending tablets look extra shiny. I'm losing faith in google here. I can't decide if they are just too afraid manufacturers will jump ship if they don't get easier sales channels or if they are taking Apples rants against android a little too close to heart.
I don't agree at all. I worked for Nokia for 10 years and worked with many Finns. I think the groups point is not "Finland is so great" but rather Nokia's distributed R&D efforts are horribly inefficient. Having experienced it from the inside, I can see their point. And they do have a very large talented asset base in Finland, so it makes sense to keep that as a focal point. That said, they have absolutely no hope of getting "top talent" to go work in Finland.
That's why they'd convert them. Duh. (But thanks for the info, I really had no idea.)
I'm with you. Now if they were say converting old nuclear submarines into power plants, at least they'd be re-using something people had already thrown money through. Plus they'd be able to return to France to refuel. :)
Don't you have to know what the original of something looks like to even make a replica?
Yeah really.. they should partner with a big cell phone maker like Ericsson. Oh wait...
Oh I get it now. The FBI agent (B) didn't want the FBI (A) to have the tracking device anymore, so they attached it to this third party's car. And they thought they could get away with it. Silly B.
Also I'd like to see some dotted lines to connect companies with cross-patent licensing agreements. For instance I know Kodak and Nokia have them, which is why Kodak is suing Apple and not Nokia.
It half sits on top of Dalvik and half on top of their own adaptation layer for native linux. But yes, it's at least half tainted. :)
Thank you for saving me the time to type that exact comment. :)
It wasn't the internet access that was suspicious, it was the access to your google accounts and your personal information. The app is relevant because it at least lets you identify absurd permission requirements. I've avoided installing some things because there is a clear mismatch between what it says it does and what it asks permission to do. But I do agree it's easy to make malicious apps that can justify their permission requests. If a wallpaper app claimed to make wallpapers using your contacts icons, it would obviously need access.