Try again. The tables were also sold to businesses (hotels, restaurants, casinos) but Microsoft gave some to MIT and other schools to see what people would do with them. If the tech had been more successful then as these businesses upgraded there would have been a trickle down cycle on the used market and tinkerers could have gotten their hands on them and done cool shit. (which is what I said in my post).
I looked earlier and there seem to be quite a few tables on alibaba (mostly android) but sadly none are available on aliexpress. Even if there were as an individual you'd need to write the software that went viral to spark a community unfortunately.
That is why I specified "available on the used market", obviously the original retail price ($11k) was far out of a reasonable range of individuals:)
I have heard that they had some success in some restaurants or casinos. In an alternate reality where this were popular in commercial settings and we saw successive generations then tinkerers might be able to pick these up on ebay.
I've always been disappointed that they stopped producing the original Surface tables, ever since I saw the MIT demo of D&D on one it always seemed like they'd be used for very cool stuff if they were available on the used market.
Why would a user who only buys brand spanken new phones know that there was something special they were supposed to after factory resetting their old one? I'd say its more than a little on Apple that they don't have a way to allow phones which have not been reported as stolen to be unlocked. I wouldn't go as far as saying Apple is doing it maliciously, but its clear that they are incentivized not to fix this problem as the prime competitor for the past gen phones they sell are used iphones.
How much of that is actually due to over provisioning? If the car is over provisioned, access to a more durable battery technology could allow it to use that excess capacity for additional range, or the manufacturers could reduce the capacity saving money & weight despite having the same range.
I think the idea is that the man's click is more valuable since they're less likely to do it. Without reading the article (hey, its slashdot) logically this would actually favour women because the advertiser would get more impressions per dollar.
Also worth pointing out that this also existed before Facebook, advertisers chose which magazines to place ads in, for example Vanity Fair vs GQ.
There was nothing in the Google Stadia announcement that would suggest that it would be a subscription service, the fact that they're courting AAA game developers would suggest quite the opposite because aside from loss leaders (e.g. first party games like Microsoft's in game pass) the per month cost would invariably far too high for users to swallow.
The change that we're going to see here is that the upfront cost to start gaming is now zero; this fundamentally changes things because players drop out every hardware generation can be lured back for a single game and its much more likely that lower income parents will be able to afford to give their children the occasional game. Unfortunately we'll probably also see a lot of mobilification of larger games to reduce the upfront cost and bring in the causal mobile gamers.
Because its not a good experience if every single website you go to shows an asked for popup about showing you notifications, asking your location, etc. etc..
resilient against attack? Were you even alive in the 90s? The internet then had all of the problems of today and many more that we've had to hack fixes for.
This is not supported by evidence. Nearly all successful tech companies skew young. If oldsters were really so valuable, then where are the successful companies cashing in on that value by scooping up the seniors?
Because they want slaves not employees. Its also worth noting that tagging along with the latest fad writing throw away apps isn't exactly technically demanding.
You'll also notice that successful startups often end up re-writing their entire codebase to fix the poor decisions of their early employees.
Reporters hate it since they complain they can't tell when something is real. To me this just suggests that maybe they aren't actually familiar enough with the industry or companies they cover otherwise they'd know which ones are "pranks".
To me the best "prank" was Toshiba announcing a stereoscopic 3d monocle.
This was my thought also, its well known that Intel decided to focus production on their expensive CPUs lately. Not surprising that Google, a small time Intel customer would have trouble buying the least expensive CPU.
This jumped out to me also, we'd never see a CFO who doesn't have an accounting background so why is it acceptable that many CTOs don't have a background in technology.
We're already past peak esports, league, dota2, etc. are all on the decline and the large publishers have all stopped the "we esports" part of PR for every new title (the new fad is game as a service). Fortnite isn't an esport, the audience there is for individual streamers not the high level competitive aspect (the game doesn't even have skill based matchmaking).
Its also generally questionable about whether it makes financial sense to have a dedicated space, notice how many professional teams share buildings, and rent them out to concerts.
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Try again. The tables were also sold to businesses (hotels, restaurants, casinos) but Microsoft gave some to MIT and other schools to see what people would do with them. If the tech had been more successful then as these businesses upgraded there would have been a trickle down cycle on the used market and tinkerers could have gotten their hands on them and done cool shit. (which is what I said in my post).
I looked earlier and there seem to be quite a few tables on alibaba (mostly android) but sadly none are available on aliexpress. Even if there were as an individual you'd need to write the software that went viral to spark a community unfortunately.
That is why I specified "available on the used market", obviously the original retail price ($11k) was far out of a reasonable range of individuals :)
I have heard that they had some success in some restaurants or casinos. In an alternate reality where this were popular in commercial settings and we saw successive generations then tinkerers might be able to pick these up on ebay.
I've always been disappointed that they stopped producing the original Surface tables, ever since I saw the MIT demo of D&D on one it always seemed like they'd be used for very cool stuff if they were available on the used market.
Look I work for Apple. Stop spreading your lack of knowledge.
I'm going to guess in the mail room because you aren't demonstrating any reading comprehension.
Factory resetting an Iphone does not remove activation lock.
No shit, which is why I said that a user wouldn't know that.
Why would a user who only buys brand spanken new phones know that there was something special they were supposed to after factory resetting their old one? I'd say its more than a little on Apple that they don't have a way to allow phones which have not been reported as stolen to be unlocked. I wouldn't go as far as saying Apple is doing it maliciously, but its clear that they are incentivized not to fix this problem as the prime competitor for the past gen phones they sell are used iphones.
How much of that is actually due to over provisioning? If the car is over provisioned, access to a more durable battery technology could allow it to use that excess capacity for additional range, or the manufacturers could reduce the capacity saving money & weight despite having the same range.
I responded to the AC above but they did a year ago with the 5x - https://www.androidpolice.com/...
https://www.androidpolice.com/... apparently they did, a year ago.
Ford, Dodge and Chrysler all sell diesel cars overseas. Also note that the USA is allowing pickup trucks to meet lower emissions standards than cars.
The point is you bring your own streaming device to the party rather than let TV manufacturers slurp up way more data about you.
I think the idea is that the man's click is more valuable since they're less likely to do it. Without reading the article (hey, its slashdot) logically this would actually favour women because the advertiser would get more impressions per dollar.
Also worth pointing out that this also existed before Facebook, advertisers chose which magazines to place ads in, for example Vanity Fair vs GQ.
Yes, though unfortunately there aren't many alternatives for TVs without ads - https://www.rtings.com/tv/lear...
Really though you shouldn't allow your SmartTVs online anyway since they usually have tracking technology spying on what you watch.
There was nothing in the Google Stadia announcement that would suggest that it would be a subscription service, the fact that they're courting AAA game developers would suggest quite the opposite because aside from loss leaders (e.g. first party games like Microsoft's in game pass) the per month cost would invariably far too high for users to swallow.
The change that we're going to see here is that the upfront cost to start gaming is now zero; this fundamentally changes things because players drop out every hardware generation can be lured back for a single game and its much more likely that lower income parents will be able to afford to give their children the occasional game. Unfortunately we'll probably also see a lot of mobilification of larger games to reduce the upfront cost and bring in the causal mobile gamers.
The experience running the web without javascript stopped being viable years ago.
Because its not a good experience if every single website you go to shows an asked for popup about showing you notifications, asking your location, etc. etc..
resilient against attack? Were you even alive in the 90s? The internet then had all of the problems of today and many more that we've had to hack fixes for.
they'll ditch the moronic real names on youtube.
If you think there has been no movement in tesla stock you should take a look another look at charts.
This is not supported by evidence. Nearly all successful tech companies skew young. If oldsters were really so valuable, then where are the successful companies cashing in on that value by scooping up the seniors?
Because they want slaves not employees. Its also worth noting that tagging along with the latest fad writing throw away apps isn't exactly technically demanding.
You'll also notice that successful startups often end up re-writing their entire codebase to fix the poor decisions of their early employees.
Reporters hate it since they complain they can't tell when something is real. To me this just suggests that maybe they aren't actually familiar enough with the industry or companies they cover otherwise they'd know which ones are "pranks".
To me the best "prank" was Toshiba announcing a stereoscopic 3d monocle.
This was my thought also, its well known that Intel decided to focus production on their expensive CPUs lately. Not surprising that Google, a small time Intel customer would have trouble buying the least expensive CPU.
Isn't that true for every company? Microsoft isn't making Windows 95 anymore, Apple isn't making PowerMacs. Oh my god they fucking killed them!
This jumped out to me also, we'd never see a CFO who doesn't have an accounting background so why is it acceptable that many CTOs don't have a background in technology.
We're already past peak esports, league, dota2, etc. are all on the decline and the large publishers have all stopped the "we esports" part of PR for every new title (the new fad is game as a service). Fortnite isn't an esport, the audience there is for individual streamers not the high level competitive aspect (the game doesn't even have skill based matchmaking).
Its also generally questionable about whether it makes financial sense to have a dedicated space, notice how many professional teams share buildings, and rent them out to concerts.