Posts by EricTheHalfBee

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil    Why not? Oh, well, if we want to get pedantic, yeah, but why is this an issue? Just make it not an issue. Make the end-product situation identical to the physical...

Yet they have "iPod" and "iPod nano" both trademarked. Not sure how "iPod nano" made it through when "iPad Mini" didn't. Is the word "nano" too esoteric while "Mini" is generic?   First thing I did when I saw this is do a...

Quote:Originally Posted by dasanman69 If all widgets did was make tweaky messages appear then you'd have a case but they don't. A great many widgets look exactly like a app icon but when pressed they preform a specified task instead...

Quote: Originally Posted by MacRulez  Now that iOS has drop-down notifications, obviously the next step will be to add widgets. :)   When someone finds an actual use for a widget then maybe they will. I...

Windows looked basically the same for almost 12 years from XP to Win 7 and it worked fine. Then MS decided they needed to change things and gave us Windows 8 and how has that worked out so far?   Don't change for change sake....

Quote: Originally Posted by MacRulez  What are the first five words of my original post?   Garbage to try and confuse the issue. Par for the course.

Quote: Originally Posted by MacRulez  Given that you take such a light view of Acer using other people's GPL'd code without complying with the legal obligations of doing so, I'd like to see the source for your...

Quote: Originally Posted by MacRulez  Aliyun uses the Linux kernel, which obliges them to release their source.  Last I heard they have not done so.  So the very best that could be said about their...

It'll be the opposite of Apple.   The Apple section at my BB has a few tables to show the products and and three whole aisles of accessories.   Samsung will have ten tables to show off their gazillion different...

Can't be a fork of Android if HTC (or any other major phone manufacturer) is building it. Google will step in and stop its release just like they did when Acer tried to make a phone running Aliyun. All the main Android vendors are part...