Why won't these 'successful' companies release Android apps as well? Android outsells iOS big-time, but still gets the short end of the stick!
Heck, even my bank, which made 2.1 billion dollars in profit (last quarter), does not have an Android app...yet it keeps advertising iPhone and iPad apps as if iOS is the king in the mobile arena.
I just do not get it especially when the notion of Android fragmentation is a myth and Google seems to confirm this. I am bewildered.
Whereas I applaud Apple's continued success in the mobile arena, I doubt that its 'refusal' to implement NFC is that major a blow. You see, the tech world has learned to move on with or without Apple.
But do not be surprised is Apple is continuously testing and improving this 'rejected' tech to later 'implement'.
Do you think folks at Samsung, HTC and the rest are that sleepless over Apple's decision? I doubt.
A key part of the deal is the sale of 882 patents to a consortium of vendors led by Microsoft. The US Department of Justice is investigating the patent deal and is now pushing out the close until at least April 12th. Does this mean the deal is in trouble?
Nope! It means the deal has hit a [major] bump depending on how you see it.
'SSDs are going to fail just like hard drives will,' says Chris Bross, Senior Enterprise Recovery engineer at Drivesavers Data Recovery. 'Every storage device will have issues regardless of their underlying technology.'
I do not see SSDs playing a major role anywhere near the traditional large database especially in financial institutions. In our trials with PostgreSQL that had 17 tables, the largest of which had 23.1 million records and 9 columns on an DELL notebook, these drives failed after about week of intense read/writes!
My former boss, who was a closed source stooge blamed the DB. Others like me knew these SSDs were not yet ready for prime-time. By the way all this was about 2 years ago. Technology could have changed for the better now.
"Firmware built into many solid state drives (SSDs) to improve their storage efficiency could be making forensic analysis at a later date by police forces and intelligence agencies almost impossible to carry out to legally safe standards, Australian researchers have discovered..."
So expect some government intervention on matters concerning which firmware should be built into the devices we use.
I cannot see any government worth its credibility endorse a product which if employed in crime and confiscated (by police), it is almost impossible to use it to prosecute the perpetrators by government agencies and the FBI in the case of these United States.
You might wonder how a government might endorse a product:
By allowing its importation or production and subsequent collection of taxes from transactions related to the product.
"Firefox 4 will be the last major browser release from Mozilla, as it looks to mimic Chrome's speedy release schedule â" echoing previous statements that Firefox 7 would arrive this year. "What we want to do is get the power into users' hands more quickly,"
I welcome all efforts put into Firefox. What I would not want Firefox to copy from Google's Chrome browser is the 'removal' of basic functionality from the application.
Here's why: - Even after all these betas, Chrome does not have a functional print preview to date! Wait...Google Docs lack this function too!
I would be most grateful if you gave an example of that 'other problem' that impacts the world which could be solved. From your missive, I am assuming that the problem actually exists.
How does the solving of problems like these really help the world? I would like a sincere 'down-to-earth' answer that my 89 year old grandfather can understand and therefore be in position to donate to the effort of solving such problems.
"Nokia and Microsoft have entered into a non-binding term sheet. The planned partnership remains subject to negotiations and execution of the definitive agreements by the parties and there can be no assurances that the definitive agreements would be entered into".
(Emphasis mine).
On the whole, Microsoft has a probable benefit. For Nokia on the other hand, I am not so sure given Microsoft's past.
Should Nokia fail to dance to Microsoft's tune, Microsoft will drop it like a plague leaving Nokia holding the bag. At that point, it will be 'over' for Nokia in the smart-phone space. Sad indeed.
Look at the iPad. It's half backed in my opinion. That's why I will not buy it. The absence of a rear camera and gyroscope make it a none starter for me, yet millions have bought the device and are satisfied.
If the folks at Motorola price the Xoom well, they will sell millions...well, it does not look so.
Folks, for many things in this world, it is a matter of perception. Period.
...because if any of the patents are found to be unenforceable, because of either prior art or obviousness, then Oracle's suit falls apart. Take a look at RE38,104. This appears to be prior art.
Google's charge that Microsoft copied its search results is much ado about nothing, some industry insiders say...
(emphasis mine).
To this one by the Slashdot editor:
"Google's Bing sting, reported in Slashdot just days ago and subsequently denied by Microsoft, is now being called 'silly' and 'petty' by search industry analysts and execs
To a seasoned tech reader like me, these two statements mean different things. I can get industry analysts who can support Google's position. Time will tell. Surely Slashdot can do better.
I am not that sure about Bing...you're right I guess. But for Microsoft Office, everyone I know uses the suite. The trouble is that the longer MS waits, the more irrelevant their products become.
In fact, one could argue that folks at Microsoft would be better served if they adopted Android, then changed the default search engine to Bing Search, Bing Maps and Travel, exploited its openness to push Microsoft services and apps down users' throats.
That would yield better results than their current strategy.
I would be interested in speculation about what Microsoft's Ballmer thinks about this kind of news.
If I were him, I would find ways of commingling popular Microsoft services and software like Bing, Hotmail, IE, and the MS Office suite to only work on Windows 7. Then I'd sit down and watch cash from licensing flowing in.
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Ohh that's the mighty USA. I was referring to the Royal Bank of Canada.
Why won't these 'successful' companies release Android apps as well? Android outsells iOS big-time, but still gets the short end of the stick!
Heck, even my bank, which made 2.1 billion dollars in profit (last quarter), does not have an Android app...yet it keeps advertising iPhone and iPad apps as if iOS is the king in the mobile arena.
I just do not get it especially when the notion of Android fragmentation is a myth and Google seems to confirm this. I am bewildered.
Whereas I applaud Apple's continued success in the mobile arena, I doubt that its 'refusal' to implement NFC is that major a blow. You see, the tech world has learned to move on with or without Apple.
But do not be surprised is Apple is continuously testing and improving this 'rejected' tech to later 'implement'.
Do you think folks at Samsung, HTC and the rest are that sleepless over Apple's decision? I doubt.
...and copy the sleek design to create a product that is equally appealing to the eyes and twice or three times as powerful?
Disclaimer:
I am not stating here that this information is correct, but it's certainly worth a read.
So go ahead, and have a read over here.
A key part of the deal is the sale of 882 patents to a consortium of vendors led by Microsoft. The US Department of Justice is investigating the patent deal and is now pushing out the close until at least April 12th. Does this mean the deal is in trouble?
Nope! It means the deal has hit a [major] bump depending on how you see it.
...and here's why.
All along, I thought sites like www.slashdot.org ran on some open source database like PostgreSQL with a front end created by PHP.
As the Allura platform shows, it's much more complex than that. The question is...does it have to be this complex?
What would be the short comings of a PostgreSQL/PHP set-up?
'SSDs are going to fail just like hard drives will,' says Chris Bross, Senior Enterprise Recovery engineer at Drivesavers Data Recovery. 'Every storage device will have issues regardless of their underlying technology.'
I do not see SSDs playing a major role anywhere near the traditional large database especially in financial institutions. In our trials with PostgreSQL that had 17 tables, the largest of which had 23.1 million records and 9 columns on an DELL notebook, these drives failed after about week of intense read/writes!
My former boss, who was a closed source stooge blamed the DB. Others like me knew these SSDs were not yet ready for prime-time. By the way all this was about 2 years ago. Technology could have changed for the better now.
"Firmware built into many solid state drives (SSDs) to improve their storage efficiency could be making forensic analysis at a later date by police forces and intelligence agencies almost impossible to carry out to legally safe standards, Australian researchers have discovered..."
So expect some government intervention on matters concerning which firmware should be built into the devices we use.
I cannot see any government worth its credibility endorse a product which if employed in crime and confiscated (by police), it is almost impossible to use it to prosecute the perpetrators by government agencies and the FBI in the case of these United States.
You might wonder how a government might endorse a product:
By allowing its importation or production and subsequent collection of taxes from transactions related to the product.
...thanks to the Apple fan-boys.
"Firefox 4 will be the last major browser release from Mozilla, as it looks to mimic Chrome's speedy release schedule â" echoing previous statements that Firefox 7 would arrive this year. "What we want to do is get the power into users' hands more quickly,"
I welcome all efforts put into Firefox. What I would not want Firefox to copy from Google's Chrome browser is the 'removal' of basic functionality from the application.
Here's why: -
Even after all these betas, Chrome does not have a functional print preview to date! Wait...Google Docs lack this function too!
I would be most grateful if you gave an example of that 'other problem' that impacts the world which could be solved. From your missive, I am assuming that the problem actually exists.
Thanks.
How does the solving of problems like these really help the world? I would like a sincere 'down-to-earth' answer that my 89 year old grandfather can understand and therefore be in position to donate to the effort of solving such problems.
Thanks.
I think Nokia's Elop now has what is known as buyer's remorse.
Here's the most troubling starememt from Nokia's Inverstors page
"Nokia and Microsoft have entered into a non-binding term sheet. The planned partnership remains subject to negotiations and execution of the definitive agreements by the parties and there can be no assurances that the definitive agreements would be entered into".
(Emphasis mine).
On the whole, Microsoft has a probable benefit. For Nokia on the other hand, I am not so sure given Microsoft's past.
Should Nokia fail to dance to Microsoft's tune, Microsoft will drop it like a plague leaving Nokia holding the bag. At that point, it will be 'over' for Nokia in the smart-phone space. Sad indeed.
Look at the iPad. It's half backed in my opinion. That's why I will not buy it. The absence of a rear camera and gyroscope make it a none starter for me, yet millions have bought the device and are satisfied.
If the folks at Motorola price the Xoom well, they will sell millions...well, it does not look so.
Folks, for many things in this world, it is a matter of perception. Period.
Sorry for the late response but a read over here can tell you a lot about what I was talking about.
...because if any of the patents are found to be unenforceable, because of either prior art or obviousness, then Oracle's suit falls apart. Take a look at RE38,104. This appears to be prior art.
Interesting times lie ahead.
Disclaimer:
I am rooting for Google.
..nuff said!
Sun/Oracle has known about the bug for something like 10 years.
Those who touted Open Source will not like this piece of news. But they will always find a scapegoat. So much for Open Source!
Compare the quote from the linked piece:
Google's charge that Microsoft copied its search results is much ado about nothing, some industry insiders say...
(emphasis mine).
To this one by the Slashdot editor:
"Google's Bing sting, reported in Slashdot just days ago and subsequently denied by Microsoft, is now being called 'silly' and 'petty' by search industry analysts and execs
To a seasoned tech reader like me, these two statements mean different things. I can get industry analysts who can support Google's position. Time will tell. Surely Slashdot can do better.
I am not that sure about Bing...you're right I guess. But for Microsoft Office, everyone I know uses the suite. The trouble is that the longer MS waits, the more irrelevant their products become.
In fact, one could argue that folks at Microsoft would be better served if they adopted Android, then changed the default search engine to Bing Search, Bing Maps and Travel, exploited its openness to push Microsoft services and apps down users' throats.
That would yield better results than their current strategy.
I would be interested in speculation about what Microsoft's Ballmer thinks about this kind of news.
If I were him, I would find ways of commingling popular Microsoft services and software like Bing, Hotmail, IE, and the MS Office suite to only work on Windows 7. Then I'd sit down and watch cash from licensing flowing in.
It would be IE vs Netscape all over again.
Let Google spruce up the Android market, that is still half baked compared to the iOS app store, which remains the 'gold standard'.
...and will not touch it with enthusiasm mainly because its products lose their value so much as compared to the competition in every category.
In addition, the VW is quite complex even when it comes to a simple oil or a timing belt change. That's my beef with VW.
I wish them well on this one though.
Why Eric Schmidt Left As CEO of Google?
...we must establish when he was supposed to leave. Only then can we begin to meaningfully speculate.
Otherwise, everything fronted here as the answer is just hearsay.