You are profoundly confused about the difference between a vision and R&D. Coming up w/ the idea of the iPhone was the easy part. You don't hear about the thousands of people that toiled for years to make it into a polished product.
I guess I don't have a good idea whether you are an anomaly or whether the problem is generalized. I'd like to see a broadband speed vs. property tax / home value chart.
And I'm sure your property value and property taxes reflect your access to services. If they don't, then you overpaid for your home. I live in literally the most expensive home market in the US and have the taxes to go with it. I have reasonable access to broadband and wireless. You want to switch?
This isn't rocket science. It's why homes in urban areas cost more, and why the property taxes in urban areas higher. You are paying for the infrastructure offered by the urban area. And yeah I know this isn't the only factory in home costs and taxes, but it's a big factor.
You know... like farming. Those are the 1% that feed the rest of the 99%. I think we can reach some reasonable compromise that ensures reasonable free market competition while still ensuring our farmers and ranchers
And you know? With the property taxes I pay for my urban home, you'd think that the farmers and ranchers could set aside some of their land for me to hike and fish and swim and ride motorbikes on, huh?
I read that Apple was actually prototyping LTE support, but dropped it for Watch 2 because they couldn't provide a decent experience w/ the available hardware.
It's a masterpiece of design whereas every smartwatch I've seen thus far feels not quite there
So true. And while we are on the topic, can you believe those people that buy COMPUTERS when they could instead go for a calculator??? I mean really, a calculator is smaller, lighter, the battery lasts for years, has a dedicated keypad with only the necessary keys, comes with it's own display, and it adds numbers FAST.
You need to get past the word "watch" in "smart watch". It's a watch as much as your laptop is a calculator (hey, they both can add numbers). A smart watch is a wrist computer. They are user programmable, have WIFI, LTE modems, voice input, bluetooth, NFC, Color 480x480 OLED display, quad core 1.6GHz processors, 512MB RAM, 4GB flash. It's as different than your Casio as a calculator is from a computer.
Maybe smart watches aren't for you, but comparing it to your Casio X-94-521-Xb mk 2 is apples to deviled eggs.
I am curious about the main pros and cons of a Wear 2 watch vs the current Apple Watch
I have a gen 1.5-ish Wear watch and my spouse has an Apple Watch 2. You get more variety and options with Wear, but in general you get a less polished product than Apple. That pretty much sums it up. Wear is a little ahead in what features it supports but they are IMHO pushing the limits of the hardware too far. For example, Wear 2.0 supports LTE modems, but the battery life is only ~12 hours on the newest watch that supports it.
A watch needs to last a solid, long day. It's hard for me to fathom that they released a product, ~2 years from when I bought my Wear watch that has 1/2 the battery life.
I just want to make and take calls over the watch without having to pull my phone out.
Wear 2.0 supports that, and the new LG Watch Sport has it (for only $350!!!). With Wear 2.0, the watch can operate completely independent from the phone.
Someone should say... T-Mobile is fine, as long as you never, ever need to speak to a customer rep. Literally, if you have a problem where you need an actual person to be involved, you might as well get a refund.
The CEO turned up in the middle of the night with two women that staff had never seen before and took them into a room, according to three former employees.
A degree in the humanities is not useless. I have a BA in English Literature and a master's degree in information science. I am a very well regarded virtualization and cloud engineer. A good education is a good education.
Wrong. Folks with above average intelligence / drive are able to excel in fields outside of their area of studies. I see it a lot where I work (I'm not one of them).
iPhone is clearly a success. Conversely, from the same vantage point Apple Watch is clearly not on the same level.
So what? Products can be a success without being the Next Best Thing. Products can also be strategic. E.g., maybe the tech isn't quite there to make smart watches great, but establishing a foothold and name with a first-gen product can help them down the road.
You know what I see NOWHERE? Apple Watches
I see a lot of people with them. My wife has one, and she loves it. It's a well put together product. And yeah, I develop on Android and have an Android phone, 2 Android tablets, and an Android Wear watch... so no, I'm not an Apple fanboi.
School doesn't make you any smarter (go in with 90 IQ, come out with 90 IQ).
Maybe you didn't go to school?
- Although intelligence does influence the decisions to stay in school, staying in school itself can raise IQ or prevent it from dropping. - IQ is affected by delayed schooling. A drop in IQ is seen when schooling is delayed. - Each additional month a student remains in school may increase her/his IQ above what would have been expected had he dropped out. - IQ is affected by remaining in school longer. The longer a student stays in school, the higher her/his IQ. - Dropping out of school can also decrease IQ.
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Are you really asking why no one is guaranteed payment for producing racist content?
You are profoundly confused about the difference between a vision and R&D. Coming up w/ the idea of the iPhone was the easy part. You don't hear about the thousands of people that toiled for years to make it into a polished product.
Jobs was a visionary. He didn't do R&D.
Apple needs to have an system for pro work. They where the platform for media pros in the past.
Why? "Pro" is a niche market and not a money maker.
Don't keep me in suspense. Which countries?
I guess I don't have a good idea whether you are an anomaly or whether the problem is generalized. I'd like to see a broadband speed vs. property tax / home value chart.
And I'm sure your property value and property taxes reflect your access to services. If they don't, then you overpaid for your home. I live in literally the most expensive home market in the US and have the taxes to go with it. I have reasonable access to broadband and wireless. You want to switch?
This isn't rocket science. It's why homes in urban areas cost more, and why the property taxes in urban areas higher. You are paying for the infrastructure offered by the urban area. And yeah I know this isn't the only factory in home costs and taxes, but it's a big factor.
You know... like farming. Those are the 1% that feed the rest of the 99%. I think we can reach some reasonable compromise that ensures reasonable free market competition while still ensuring our farmers and ranchers
And you know? With the property taxes I pay for my urban home, you'd think that the farmers and ranchers could set aside some of their land for me to hike and fish and swim and ride motorbikes on, huh?
This word "freedom".
What country do you hail from, where you can carry suitcases of baking powder through customs without the threat of search?
I don't think you
I don't think you've ever traveled outside whatever country is the site of your mom's basement.
Since the phone was issued by NASA, it may have contained sensitive material that wasn't supposed to be shared.
Then he probably should not have taken it on his race car driving vacation in Chile.
I read that Apple was actually prototyping LTE support, but dropped it for Watch 2 because they couldn't provide a decent experience w/ the available hardware.
It's a masterpiece of design whereas every smartwatch I've seen thus far feels not quite there
So true. And while we are on the topic, can you believe those people that buy COMPUTERS when they could instead go for a calculator??? I mean really, a calculator is smaller, lighter, the battery lasts for years, has a dedicated keypad with only the necessary keys, comes with it's own display, and it adds numbers FAST.
You need to get past the word "watch" in "smart watch". It's a watch as much as your laptop is a calculator (hey, they both can add numbers). A smart watch is a wrist computer. They are user programmable, have WIFI, LTE modems, voice input, bluetooth, NFC, Color 480x480 OLED display, quad core 1.6GHz processors, 512MB RAM, 4GB flash. It's as different than your Casio as a calculator is from a computer.
Maybe smart watches aren't for you, but comparing it to your Casio X-94-521-Xb mk 2 is apples to deviled eggs.
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I am curious about the main pros and cons of a Wear 2 watch vs the current Apple Watch
I have a gen 1.5-ish Wear watch and my spouse has an Apple Watch 2. You get more variety and options with Wear, but in general you get a less polished product than Apple. That pretty much sums it up. Wear is a little ahead in what features it supports but they are IMHO pushing the limits of the hardware too far. For example, Wear 2.0 supports LTE modems, but the battery life is only ~12 hours on the newest watch that supports it.
A watch needs to last a solid, long day. It's hard for me to fathom that they released a product, ~2 years from when I bought my Wear watch that has 1/2 the battery life.
I just want to make and take calls over the watch without having to pull my phone out.
Wear 2.0 supports that, and the new LG Watch Sport has it (for only $350!!!). With Wear 2.0, the watch can operate completely independent from the phone.
Someone should say ... T-Mobile is fine, as long as you never, ever need to speak to a customer rep. Literally, if you have a problem where you need an actual person to be involved, you might as well get a refund.
I live in Orange County where houses are on average 1.8M$
WTF does that to do with anything? Is your wireless bill proportional to your property value?
Yeah, T-Mobile is fine if you never leave the city limits, it sucks in rural areas.
Which is great for them, as they get much greater bang for their infrastructure buck by focusing on high density areas.
No, "queue" as in queue them up. Thanks though.
The CEO turned up in the middle of the night with two women that staff had never seen before and took them into a room, according to three former employees.
Pure awesome.
Queue the "But my Casio's battery lasts for years!" and the "Only 13 people in the history of the world have purchases a smart watch" comments ...
A degree in the humanities is not useless. I have a BA in English Literature and a master's degree in information science. I am a very well regarded virtualization and cloud engineer. A good education is a good education.
Wrong. Folks with above average intelligence / drive are able to excel in fields outside of their area of studies. I see it a lot where I work (I'm not one of them).
Part of the problem is the continued belief that everyone should go to college.
Did you go to college? If so, please be quiet. If not, very good then.
iPhone is clearly a success. Conversely, from the same vantage point Apple Watch is clearly not on the same level.
So what? Products can be a success without being the Next Best Thing. Products can also be strategic. E.g., maybe the tech isn't quite there to make smart watches great, but establishing a foothold and name with a first-gen product can help them down the road.
You know what I see NOWHERE? Apple Watches
I see a lot of people with them. My wife has one, and she loves it. It's a well put together product. And yeah, I develop on Android and have an Android phone, 2 Android tablets, and an Android Wear watch ... so no, I'm not an Apple fanboi.
So, hypothetically, what happens if no American with the required skills wants to move to Houston?
Supply and demand. If you are willing to pay, someone will ALWAYS come. If you aren't willing to pay, you don't need the resource that much.
School doesn't make you any smarter (go in with 90 IQ, come out with 90 IQ).
Maybe you didn't go to school?
- Although intelligence does influence the decisions to stay in school, staying in school itself can raise IQ or prevent it from dropping.
- IQ is affected by delayed schooling. A drop in IQ is seen when schooling is delayed.
- Each additional month a student remains in school may increase her/his IQ above what would have been expected had he dropped out.
- IQ is affected by remaining in school longer. The longer a student stays in school, the higher her/his IQ.
- Dropping out of school can also decrease IQ.
http://www.iqtestexperts.com/i...