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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum The sponsored links are tolerable-- though I think they should not be at the top of the list. I am pissed about the redirection. iMac 24 with all the latest Mac OS X updates. Never had a virus tha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum This is what pisses me off-- Google has decided to link me to another page than the one I requested-- a page full of unrelated ads. Google goes through an intermediate redirection process to do this, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum No I don't! Are you saying that most Android apps run on all (or even the majority) of Android devices? Again, I don't pay much attention to the Android platform! But over the last 5-6 months I have…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Oh, ok, I guess we should take self-serving PR spin as the definitive source on what companies are up to, they would never attempt to deceive us. Again, ironic considering where you are...
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum Ahh... but here's the rub. Google has no track record in delivering a positive ad experience (on the desktop) and no reason to change their tactics on the non-iOS mobile devices. To the contrary, Goo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Right, paranoia == being highly skeptical of statements companies make when caught with their pants down. In this case, news from the source would only consist of talking to someone involved in the negotiati…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum These are good thoughts... well worth discussion! For example, why should a mobile user go to a browser (ads) issue a google search (ads) to find a nearby restaurant, theater, (whatever). He has …
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Oh, right, after the backlash, Verizon is going to come out and honestly admit what they're up to? I can't believe you are posting a link to Verizon PR spin to try and discredit the NYTimes article. Your …
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Here's an example of the number one reason why anyone who supports Google, in any endeavor, is a fool: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/te...ref=technology After years of preaching the virtues of net …
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Wow. The BB is *too* secure for Saudi Arabia. Amazing...
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It looks like Handseeing is a Sun partner and their "rich internet applications" are typically Java-based. Given Apple's aversion to mobile Java, I don't see a natural fit. Maybe they own some specific Chinese patents that Apple needs in order t…
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Google: Android wallpaper apps were not security threats; developer's suspension lifted http://blogs.computerworld.com/16666...wallpaper_apps
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Quote: Originally Posted by davesw how much money is Google getting from all these Market share? NEAR ZERO! Google: The search party is over http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/07/...party-is-over/ Funny, if you read past the headline, you …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta OK. I"ll accept that. Now, give us the sales of any individual model of the latest 16 GB Androids. You can't have it both ways. You can't claim that Android is doing better than Apple based on ALL Androi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SendMe That's one of the worst things about Android - all the different phones. Apple is much easier all the way around, from initial selection, to instant setup, to intuitive use. Everybody is confused by all this…
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It's funny that "buy one get one" is sneered at... it's not like buying a pack of peanuts BOGO at the grocery store. They don't just throw an extra phone in the bag for you to take home and stick in the drawer until you need one. Also, the BOGO …
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RIM would be happy to create ANY buzz at this point... but it has to be "Apple-like", otherwise it would be irrelevant to this site.. Does anyone else find it strange that their first BBOS 6.0 phone is released on AT&T? Seems like it mi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse How many iOS devices do legitimate users of these apps own? While not precisely known, common sense would indicate probably not ten. Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Is this experience represe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse We are not currently discussing the AI article. We are discussing your baseless assertion. So, just to restate the obvious, your assertion that piracy on iOS is as common as it is on Android is utterly witho…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Sorry, I didn't see any evidence there that the problem is as common on iOS as on Android. In fact, I didn't see any evidence of anything there, just a lot of wild conjecture masquerading as analysis. Surely…