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  1. Re:So Much For Google's Corporate Motto on Google Demands Microsoft Pull YouTube App For WP8 · · Score: 1

    I doubt Google would be complaining if they created a similar experience, the issue is Microsoft went beyond that and actively avoided adverts and allowed users to download videos neither of which are available through the platforms that Google writes applications for.

  2. Re:Anyone else here noticed? on Google Demands Microsoft Pull YouTube App For WP8 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Technically Youtube has a mobile website which Windows Phone users already had access to so it isn't really similar at all.

  3. Re:Identity on Google Play Games Leaks Ahead of I/O · · Score: 1

    Except that people who cheat and otherwise behave badly often use fake / hacked accounts, but those of us who follow the rules would be opening up ourselves to harassment outside the game. Simply put script kiddies don't like to lose.

  4. Identity on Google Play Games Leaks Ahead of I/O · · Score: 0

    Not sure I really want to use my own name for gaming if we're doing random match making.

  5. Story isn't the Science on San Francisco Abandons Mobile Phone Radiation Labels · · Score: 1

    Regardless of the science behind effects of the radiation, its pretty sad to have another instance of corporations throwing money at what was (presumably) the will of the people until it goes away.

    Arguably labeling laws are an effective way to provide the individual with power in capitalist system. Individually people don't have power to sway manufacturers, but when provided with information consumers can decide whether they feel its important and if enough people feel similarly it asserts influence on the manufacturers.

  6. In Other News on China's Allwinner Outsold Intel, Qualcomm In Tablet Processors In 2012 · · Score: 1

    Luthair outsells Newegg in CPUs delivered to his friend Fred.

    Seriously, this is a fairly specific claim, ignoring and ignores the much larger number of CPUs sold in phones.

  7. Re:Rev. 1 hardware, people on Google Glass Is the Future — and the Future Has Awful Battery Life · · Score: 1

    It isn't shipping. Again this is not currently a consumer device, its intended for developers.

    Have you heard complaints that the Durango (nextbox) devkit is too big and too loud for the living room? The only difference is that Google has an open process which unfortunately has allowed moronic press to get their mitts on them.

  8. Timewarp on It's 2013, and Windows Activation Is Still Frustrating · · Score: 0

    Did this complaint fall through a timewarp from 2001? The consumer Windows activation is something Microsoft has actually done well. I've probably performed at least 20 installs over the years and never had a single issue, nor have I ever heard any complaint from anyone else I know.

  9. Re:Rev. 1 hardware, people on Google Glass Is the Future — and the Future Has Awful Battery Life · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In truth this isn't even rev-1, its not even intended for consumers.

  10. Re:Which ones are optional??? on New Console Always-Online Requirements and You · · Score: 1

    Sadly Stardock sold their Impulse service to GameStop and it no longer lists the DRM for every game :(

  11. Re:No they don't on New Console Always-Online Requirements and You · · Score: 1

    The point of second hand sales isn't necessarily buying a game cheaper, its also being able to sell it once you're done.

  12. Comparison to Google IO Relevant? on WWDC Sells Out In 2 Minutes; Ticket On eBay 45 Minutes Later · · Score: 1

    It seems to me without knowing how many tickets of both were sold its pointless to compare how long they took to sell out.

  13. Too Expensive on Ars Reviewer is Happily Bored With Dell's Linux Ultrabook · · Score: 4, Informative

    Nearly 1600 before tax and no user upgradable components? You'd think it was a macbook

  14. Re:No, because water is taxed...sigh on No Such Thing As a Tax-Free Lunch At Google? · · Score: 1

    Perhaps its different in Mountain View, but in my jurisdiction sales tax isn't charged on fresh food.

  15. Wikileaks on DoJ Answers FOIA Request After Six Years With No Real Information · · Score: 1

    ... this is why we need them, to combat the ever increasing secrecy of governments around the world..

  16. Re:No, because water is taxed...sigh on No Such Thing As a Tax-Free Lunch At Google? · · Score: 1

    Its unlikely Google pays tax on the food, and as an expense they can deduct it from the companies income.

  17. Put Time Where Your Mouth Is... on Linux Fatware: Distros That Need To Slim Down · · Score: 1

    And start making your templates available, that is the open source way, not waiting for software vendors to help your edge case.

  18. they followed EU warranty laws?

  19. Hmmm.... on WHSmith Putting DRM In EBooks Without Permission From the Authors · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I would have thought a writer would proof read submissions and avoid an error like "WHSmith where at fault"...

  20. Re:Console margins can't be good on Nvidia Walked Away From PS4 Hardware Negotiations · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This isn't really true, both the Xbox 360 and the Wii run AMD (well ATI) GPUs

  21. Public Relations.... on Nvidia Walked Away From PS4 Hardware Negotiations · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why are people running a blatent self-serving PR story?

    We lost but... we didn't really want to win it anyway!

  22. Re:Yup. on US Vulnerability Database Yanked Over Malware Infestation · · Score: 1

    I would say its more likely that the interim page explaining that NVD is currently unavailable is hosted on a different system. Perhaps we ought to wait until the site comes back online before chortling?

  23. Trivial Drival on The Hypocrisy In Silicon Valley's Big Talk On Innovation · · Score: 1

    It seems to me that most of the 'startups' covered are based around trivially simple ideas (camera filters, decisions, etc) and a polished mobile application.

    This seems to be the formula for media coverage (since the tech press largely lacks a technical background and can't comprehend or write about anything more complicated) and it this is apparently the formula to get bought by one of the tech companies.

  24. Re:wanting to be different on Shuttleworth On Ubuntu Community Drama · · Score: 1

    Exactly what about Unity is new? I haven't seen anything but an attempt to mimic a lot of the behaviour of OSX (which personally I abhor, but that's personal preference.)

  25. Scourge of Search Results on Developers May Be Getting 50% of Their Documentation From Stack Overflow · · Score: 1

    Perhaps I'm alone, but I find the clutter of StackOverflow posts in any programming related search incredibly annoying. Many of the results aren't relevant and usually the rest contain incorrect, out of date or incomplete information. Give me the docs and the project's bug tracker.