Nothing at all - aside from the weekly security holes and poor CPU management and inefficient GC (at least based on the number of AIR desktop apps that balloon over time to 1+GB usage).
In fact, I was just taking a moment to engage in a bit of completely baseless snarkery in hopes of a quick upmod!
Facebook should be aware by now that users don't like Facebook (the system) forcing some changes onto them, or changing their preferences to something "that is good for you". (See privacy settings, Timeline)
I'd say experience has taught them the exact opposite.
A forced changes causes a vocal minority to be vocal. A fraction of a percent of the user base might close their accounts, but more likely they just talk about how they're really close to doing it. The noise dies down, the vast majority of their active users accept the changes and move on (if they're even aware of them). Facebook wins. A couple months later, rinse and repeat.
The technician traced the problem to too many wifi users at once which isn't a big deal.
Only if you live inside the reality distortion field. What, you want to use your WiFi at a conference, or a busy place like an airport, or the university cafeteria? You can't, but no big deal. Oh, and you're holding it wrong.
Eh? You've never tried to connect to an AP that simply couldn't handle any more connections?
What's odd about it is that he's not showing up for these events - not simply avoiding speaking, but not showing/planning to show at all.
I don't think there's a conspiracy though - I think it's just burn-out. The dude's gotten so far from where he's started and he's really got no way back. Happens to people who find themselves shoehorned into management when what they really want to be doing is tech.
Nah - if it were preliminary marketing buzz, it would be coming from a "study" done by "independent analysts". It would then be regurgitated at countless news outlets -- directly via blogs, and indirectly via more traditional reporting. Several more such studies would come out, and people apparently uninvolved in the issue would begin to speak out. Others - people truly uninvolved - would get roped in, thus lending an air of legitimacy.
Only *after* all this would Kaspersky Labs announce their new product, conveniently timed to come and save the democratic process.
Alternatively, Kaspersky could simply be too cheap to hire a decent PR firm -- in which case you hit the nail on the head.
People who make a living off the misfortune of others, like pay-day lenders, also have a fucked-up moral code. And just because they have money to influence legislators to make their practices legal, doesn't make it right.
So of course the moral thing to do in retaliation is to share the private data of the people who use these services. Yep. That'll teach those evil companies and politicians.
1) the review may well be longer than the book. In the future, might I recommend not arguing with the author in your review? You alternate between that and lavishing praise --both are annoying in their own way.
2) Andrew Keen is no bioethicist or anything like that so why should we care? His claim to fame seems to be a failed startup, which is hardly unique.
They pulled their business because NO ONE IS BUYING THE DEVICES.
Whats difficult to understand here? No one buys these devices anymore, so they'll reducing the amount of manufacturing potential they have rather than keeping a production line ready and costing them to sit idle. This is just another part of the death spiral to everyone with their eyes open.
That doesn't add up. CA manufactures for RIM - they don't manufacture for consumers.
When RIM is placing orders, CA fills them. RIM has stopped placing orders with CA, meaning that they're not going to produce more phone for RIM.
My guess is that RIM is winding down production of legacy devices ahead of BB 10; and that CA would not/could not offer a competitive price for the new devices.
So - who are you? All I've been able to find new and quick search is some khur5him stuff that isn't very flattering, a cnn interview from two years ago and apparent threats you may have made related to an entrepreneurial event in Oregon.
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And yet if a rom allows you overclock the device, perhaps voiding the warranty is not so unreasonable.
fhdfgh
That's a fascinating insight.
As for me, I'm just going to sit back and watch the fallout. This is gonna be fun.
Nothing at all - aside from the weekly security holes and poor CPU management and inefficient GC (at least based on the number of AIR desktop apps that balloon over time to 1+GB usage).
In fact, I was just taking a moment to engage in a bit of completely baseless snarkery in hopes of a quick upmod!
Integration, conformity, and consistency just feels like a bad sci fi movie.. a la Orwell...
On the other hand, Myspace.
Facebook should be aware by now that users don't like Facebook (the system) forcing some changes onto them, or changing their preferences to something "that is good for you". (See privacy settings, Timeline)
I'd say experience has taught them the exact opposite.
A forced changes causes a vocal minority to be vocal. A fraction of a percent of the user base might close their accounts, but more likely they just talk about how they're really close to doing it. The noise dies down, the vast majority of their active users accept the changes and move on (if they're even aware of them). Facebook wins. A couple months later, rinse and repeat.
Funny how people are always surprised by the reaction they get when they forget to consider others when making decisions
Funny how people are always surprised by the actions others take, when you give others the rights to make your decisions for you.
Somehow, I think the next version of their client will *NOT* run on Adobe AIR.
Then we can say that at least something good came of this after all.
Has anyone noticed that Christmas season ads start at Thanksgiving or even Halloween, and they didn't years ago?
Mostly I've been noticing people saying that. Every year. For the 20+ years i"ve been paying attention.
Maybe 30 or 35 years past it was that way - and it would be great if it were that way again - but that wasnow literally more than a generation ago.
The technician traced the problem to too many wifi users at once which isn't a big deal.
Only if you live inside the reality distortion field. What, you want to use your WiFi at a conference, or a busy place like an airport, or the university cafeteria? You can't, but no big deal. Oh, and you're holding it wrong.
Eh? You've never tried to connect to an AP that simply couldn't handle any more connections?
You're literally shocked? As in, you were zapped by lightning due to your perception of arrogance and bigotry?
Get a dictionary.
indeed.
This just goes to show you that boneheads are in charge at RIM.
RIM, you want to fix business, just bite the pillow and adopt Android for your handsets. Problem solved.
Because it's not like the market is saturated with Android phones or anything ;)
Funny how many unsourced rumors we've heard in the last years that have failed to pan out.
Just sayin'...
What's odd about it is that he's not showing up for these events - not simply avoiding speaking, but not showing/planning to show at all.
I don't think there's a conspiracy though - I think it's just burn-out. The dude's gotten so far from where he's started and he's really got no way back. Happens to people who find themselves shoehorned into management when what they really want to be doing is tech.
Because "fuck off", "asshole" and "stop being such a fucking pussy" were critical to making your point.
I expect better from my fellow homo sapiens.
As do I.
That kind of crap makes the rest of us look bad.
Indeed it does.
Asshole.
(Difference: I called you an asshole for acting like an asshole. You called GGP an asshole because he didn't know enough.)
Nah - if it were preliminary marketing buzz, it would be coming from a "study" done by "independent analysts". It would then be regurgitated at countless news outlets -- directly via blogs, and indirectly via more traditional reporting. Several more such studies would come out, and people apparently uninvolved in the issue would begin to speak out. Others - people truly uninvolved - would get roped in, thus lending an air of legitimacy.
Only *after* all this would Kaspersky Labs announce their new product, conveniently timed to come and save the democratic process.
Alternatively, Kaspersky could simply be too cheap to hire a decent PR firm -- in which case you hit the nail on the head.
Yep, completely missed it - sorry about that! Apparently I was too deep in the throes of my own moral outrage...
People who make a living off the misfortune of others, like pay-day lenders, also have a fucked-up moral code. And just because they have money to influence legislators to make their practices legal, doesn't make it right.
So of course the moral thing to do in retaliation is to share the private data of the people who use these services.
Yep. That'll teach those evil companies and politicians.
The only thing these hackers did was ask for a file (robots.txt) and notice that it mentioned another file and then asked for it directly.
Plus the whole "give me money or I will make your customers pay" thing.
It boggles my mind that people will avoid morality issues like this by hiding behind semantic considerations.
Dude. That was awesome.
1) the review may well be longer than the book. In the future, might I recommend not arguing with the author in your review? You alternate between that and lavishing praise --both are annoying in their own way.
2) Andrew Keen is no bioethicist or anything like that so why should we care? His claim to fame seems to be a failed startup, which is hardly unique.
Interesting to hear the other side of it, thanks for posting.
Actually there was. BES can't be decrypted by RIM because the customer owns the keypairs used to encrypt the data . They've never wavered on that.
They pulled their business because NO ONE IS BUYING THE DEVICES.
Whats difficult to understand here? No one buys these devices anymore, so they'll reducing the amount of manufacturing potential they have rather than keeping a production line ready and costing them to sit idle. This is just another part of the death spiral to everyone with their eyes open.
That doesn't add up. CA manufactures for RIM - they don't manufacture for consumers.
When RIM is placing orders, CA fills them. RIM has stopped placing orders with CA, meaning that they're not going to produce more phone for RIM.
My guess is that RIM is winding down production of legacy devices ahead of BB 10; and that CA would not/could not offer a competitive price for the new devices.
So - who are you? All I've been able to find new and quick search is some khur5him stuff that isn't very flattering, a cnn interview from two years ago and apparent threats you may have made related to an entrepreneurial event in Oregon.
What I want to know is what would have happened if he'd pulled out a Dildo.
I'm guessing we'd all wish we hadn't seen that shit, and ask how much to out it back as quickly as possible.
(yes, it was intentional)