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  • Apple's Safari browser turns 13 years old today

    koopkoop
    Safari on mobile is pretty legendary. It's always been a cut above the rest. 
    cornchip

  • Another F for Alphabet: U.S. Marines reject Google's other android as too loud to use

    koopkoop
    jaker's ugly brother said:
    Jeff D said:

    They are Chrome Browser and Chrome OS. Different software, but a lot of the same base code. Closer to a 2-in-1 than a convoluted plot to cause you confusion. :-)

    A lot of the base code is different, too. This is something I think Google intentionally obfuscates. Chrome OS is really a somewhat stripped-down and specially configured version of Linux, with auto-updates turned on and the Chrome browser running in full-screen mode at login.

    I'm not saying that's a bad thing (I personally think it's a pretty cool idea, tech-wise), but it is a lot more complex and fragile than Google presents it as.

    One key point of (very) possible failure: What happens to the existing Chromebooks if/when Google gives up on Chrome OS? Will Google still send out updates? For how long? Will they do anything to make it clear to existing owners that their laptops are no longer getting security updates and are thus no longer secure?

    I personally see this as a real possibility because Chromebooks are being sold as super-cheap alternatives to Windows laptops. So they're sold at razor-thin margins. It's hard to imagine that Google makes much money per laptop, maybe a few bucks, if that. Is it enough to offset the costs of Chrome OS development, testing, and marketing? I doubt it. It's not a trivial product, and supporting it costs Google a lot more than $free.
    Google has had some success with Chromebooks. Are they killing it in sales? No. But they've carved out the eduction market and trying to chip into enterprise. Unlike something like Windows phone which is just a pure flop, Chromebooks are a measured success. It would be difficult to see them abandon their platform when so many organizations depend on it. It would badly damage their reputation. ChromeOS is here to stay in one form or another.

    And to add to that, ChromeOS probably isn't a very expensive platform to keep updated. They've already got a hugely successful Chrome browser team that pushes out the updates regularly, and that's 80% of what ChromeOS is. The other 20% is the linux underpinnings that get updates far more sparingly. I imagine the ChromeOS team is quite small and just keeps everything smooth for the browser team.

    And then to add to that, Google supposedly has plans to merge Android with ChromeOS. It looks to me like Google is looking to leverage Android to the desktop. 
    gatorguytechloverlord amhranargonaut

  • Another F for Alphabet: U.S. Marines reject Google's other android as too loud to use

    koopkoop
    clexman said:
    crowley said:
    Mock non-Apple failure, mock non-Apple attempts at innovation, recycle Android bashing.  Repeat.
    Exactly. What does any of this have to do with Apple news and rumors?

    Because there's not enough Apple news and rumors for a site like this to exist. Apple clamps tight all most information, rumors are largely goofy and untrue, and most news wont spill until 60 days are so closer to WWDC. Some Microsoft blogs do the same thing. They start stirring the pot with competitor bashing and worthless accusations of media bias. Fills in content gaps, jumps clicks and views. 

    Show me a website that keeps focus on what it's tagline is and i'll show you a dead website. Everybody needs to eat. I've decided to not let it bother me. DED knows what he's doing.

    fastasleepanantksundaramfraclostkiwiargonaut

  • Another F for Alphabet: U.S. Marines reject Google's other android as too loud to use

    koopkoop
    Still waiting for the Google sex bot that collects my dna information.
    brakkenredgeminipaargonautDan Andersen

  • Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton says Apple's Tim Cook 'omitted critical facts' in encryption stance

    koopkoop
    The government is going to lose this battle. It's inevitable we're going to live in a world where technology supersedes the government's ability to control it. Our phone is essentially where we store our little world, and the lock and key rest squarely with us.
    highaciditythubsch