That's why I asked for clarification as opposed to jumping into argue mode.;)
It's also not so black and white - for example the iPhone could be skipping during the phone call, not drop it completely. Which most users again would probably think happens to everyone.
Why would they be more prone to accepting that than any other phone user?
Nah, the KB and Mouse is better than the Wii controller for FPS games. (Although the Wii-mote is still way better than a traditional controller for those games.) When you step outside of the FPS and strategy games, though, the Wii controller kicks ass with the XBOX 360 controller not all that far behind.
I don't think the traditional console pad can claim any kind of victory there either.
Over a keyboard and mouse? It most certainly can.
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You might want an email client in your pocket because its convenient or because you think your that important, but the definition of want and need are different, you should look them up.
I work at several remote locations and need to keep in touch with both HQ and clients.
I wasn't at my best at writing clearly, that I do apologize for. Was going for a cheap quip, not anything terribly insightful.
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I definitely don't want or need (or have) an email client in my pocket.
What's your interested in a smart phone then?
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Why do people support companies that treat you like a criminal?
We buy things that do certain things. If they do those things that you care about well, they serve their purpose and end up being worth the money. Things like jail-breaking are just icing.
It's fun to make statements professing our desire to stick to our principles, but at the end of the day we still need email clients in our pockets.
"The Droid X forums have posted a procedure to root the new Motorola Droid X, putting to rest Andoid fans' fears that they would never gain access to the device's secrets due to a reported eFuse that would brick the phone if certain boot files were tampered with. Rooting the phone is the first step in gaining complete control over the device."
Man.. if I had read that summary two years ago when Android was starting to take off my heart would have sank.
And no, that's not what I said. Basically what I said was "why not make them upgradable? Oh, yeah well I can see how Sony soured your opinion on that."
Maybe you should read what I said instead of what you wanted it to say.:D
Heh nice. I'm thinking of Red Dwarf. The ship's blowing fuses all over the place. They escape in Starbug. Lister says "We're just leaving as a precaution. That ship has all these redundant backups and safety devices, the odds of the ship actually exploding are one in...." *ship explodes* "... One."
He never said the Sony Spec was to be the one to rule them all, but rather he suggested they all work together to make the next spec to avoid a format war.
Well... I guess you're right that it's ambiguous. I read that out of it because he said that somebody would come along with a competing format after Sony did. But, yeah, I see your point.
I would like to append something to that request, set all the features in stone, so consumers wont have to worry about firmware upgrades or hardware upgrades every time someone says hey wouldn't it be cool if... and then puts it into production. Sure the PS3 can keep up with the evolving blu-ray specs but not every device can.
I'm not really certain how I feel about that. We have cheap flash memory and processors now. Why not make a standard piece of hardware updatable? Well.. okay after I typed that I realized we were talking about Sony. heh
Of course, as soon as Sony brings this to market, some other company, or group of companies, will unveil a competing product incompatible with Sony's, starting yet another format war. Too bad these guys can't just work together and agree on a common format and save us all time, money, and having to deal with dead formats (e.g. HD-DVD).
This is the first time I've ever seen an Insightful mod used on the proposal that a Sony format should be unanimously adopted.
In 2005 there was some story that Steve Ballmer threw a chair. Every day since then somebody has made a +5 Funny post referring to it. According to Slashdot, if Steve hits a red light while driving to work, he'll throw a chair, and the idea of that is really really really funny.
Seriously... I've just about had my fill of the damn shark joke. Yes, it was a brilliant movie, but it and the flood of quotes it spawned are all 13 years old. For the love of God, let the shark quote die.
Oh no.. does this mean we'll be hearing that stupid chair joke until at least 2018? *sigh*
I think for the next April Fool's day Slashdot should automatically reject all comments that contain the words 'Shark' and 'XKCD'. Think of all the people that'd get!
The problem with your analogy, is that farting is natural, unharmful, and cannot be helped.
Actually that's exactly why I chose it. I had two other phones that did that, too. I didn't wave my pitchfork around on them, either. I actually dropped calls with my Treo through the normal course of using it. I ended up getting in the habit of using a headset because of it. (That thing would overheat in my pocket, too, but that's a different discussion.)
Even if you want to claim it's natural in a competitive, it sure as fuck is harmful and it sure as fuck can be stopped.
Yeah, you make it non-conductive in the right spot with a free bumper, a piece of tape, or by being aware of it when you hold it. Big fucking deal.
I really wish you guys had spent your mob energy doing something useful like making the App Store more open. We finally get something like Opera Mini to come through and then bang, you all swarm on this non-issue.
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That's not what I said.
That's why I asked for clarification as opposed to jumping into argue mode. ;)
It's also not so black and white - for example the iPhone could be skipping during the phone call, not drop it completely. Which most users again would probably think happens to everyone.
Why would they be more prone to accepting that than any other phone user?
77% of iPhone users are fan boys/girls
80% of Android users value freedom of choice
95% of all fanboys don't realize they're fanboys.
Are you saying the users are dropping calls and are unaware of it?
Considering The sequel to this movie had a ship incapable of FTL travelling from system to system to get repairs...
That Is The Correct Answer... You're doing no-one other than your power company a favor by resurrecting the G5 tower.
...until the guy who buys it asks the same question. Heh.
Nah, the KB and Mouse is better than the Wii controller for FPS games. (Although the Wii-mote is still way better than a traditional controller for those games.) When you step outside of the FPS and strategy games, though, the Wii controller kicks ass with the XBOX 360 controller not all that far behind.
I don't think the traditional console pad can claim any kind of victory there either.
Over a keyboard and mouse? It most certainly can.
You might want an email client in your pocket because its convenient or because you think your that important, but the definition of want and need are different, you should look them up.
I work at several remote locations and need to keep in touch with both HQ and clients.
You mean you didn't realize that the carriers would force this one the phones regardless of who wrote the OS?
Knowing it'll happen doesn't erase disappointment with it.
If you didn't expect this than you really do need to take your fanboy blinders off.
Grow up.
I wasn't at my best at writing clearly, that I do apologize for. Was going for a cheap quip, not anything terribly insightful.
I definitely don't want or need (or have) an email client in my pocket.
What's your interested in a smart phone then?
Why do people support companies that treat you like a criminal?
We buy things that do certain things. If they do those things that you care about well, they serve their purpose and end up being worth the money. Things like jail-breaking are just icing.
It's fun to make statements professing our desire to stick to our principles, but at the end of the day we still need email clients in our pockets.
"The Droid X forums have posted a procedure to root the new Motorola Droid X, putting to rest Andoid fans' fears that they would never gain access to the device's secrets due to a reported eFuse that would brick the phone if certain boot files were tampered with. Rooting the phone is the first step in gaining complete control over the device."
Man.. if I had read that summary two years ago when Android was starting to take off my heart would have sank.
Relax, man. It was a quip, not hate.
And no, that's not what I said. Basically what I said was "why not make them upgradable? Oh, yeah well I can see how Sony soured your opinion on that."
Maybe you should read what I said instead of what you wanted it to say. :D
Heh nice. I'm thinking of Red Dwarf. The ship's blowing fuses all over the place. They escape in Starbug. Lister says "We're just leaving as a precaution. That ship has all these redundant backups and safety devices, the odds of the ship actually exploding are one in...." *ship explodes* "... One."
Heh. It is interesting that odds fluctuate based on what you don't know.
He never said the Sony Spec was to be the one to rule them all, but rather he suggested they all work together to make the next spec to avoid a format war.
Well... I guess you're right that it's ambiguous. I read that out of it because he said that somebody would come along with a competing format after Sony did. But, yeah, I see your point.
I would like to append something to that request, set all the features in stone, so consumers wont have to worry about firmware upgrades or hardware upgrades every time someone says hey wouldn't it be cool if... and then puts it into production. Sure the PS3 can keep up with the evolving blu-ray specs but not every device can.
I'm not really certain how I feel about that. We have cheap flash memory and processors now. Why not make a standard piece of hardware updatable? Well.. okay after I typed that I realized we were talking about Sony. heh
How do you know you haven't already had the information taken from you?
You don't know if you've had info taken from you, either. What do you do about it?
Of course, as soon as Sony brings this to market, some other company, or group of companies, will unveil a competing product incompatible with Sony's, starting yet another format war. Too bad these guys can't just work together and agree on a common format and save us all time, money, and having to deal with dead formats (e.g. HD-DVD).
This is the first time I've ever seen an Insightful mod used on the proposal that a Sony format should be unanimously adopted.
In 2005 there was some story that Steve Ballmer threw a chair. Every day since then somebody has made a +5 Funny post referring to it. According to Slashdot, if Steve hits a red light while driving to work, he'll throw a chair, and the idea of that is really really really funny.
Seriously... I've just about had my fill of the damn shark joke. Yes, it was a brilliant movie, but it and the flood of quotes it spawned are all 13 years old. For the love of God, let the shark quote die.
Oh no.. does this mean we'll be hearing that stupid chair joke until at least 2018? *sigh*
Here come some more shark comments. Sheesh!
I think for the next April Fool's day Slashdot should automatically reject all comments that contain the words 'Shark' and 'XKCD'. Think of all the people that'd get!
Very good, Mr. Data. So... did you get it?
Clique?
The problem with your analogy, is that farting is natural, unharmful, and cannot be helped.
Actually that's exactly why I chose it. I had two other phones that did that, too. I didn't wave my pitchfork around on them, either. I actually dropped calls with my Treo through the normal course of using it. I ended up getting in the habit of using a headset because of it. (That thing would overheat in my pocket, too, but that's a different discussion.)
Even if you want to claim it's natural in a competitive, it sure as fuck is harmful and it sure as fuck can be stopped.
Yeah, you make it non-conductive in the right spot with a free bumper, a piece of tape, or by being aware of it when you hold it. Big fucking deal.
I really wish you guys had spent your mob energy doing something useful like making the App Store more open. We finally get something like Opera Mini to come through and then bang, you all swarm on this non-issue.