Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 28th Jul 2012 10:10 UTC
In case you were still doubting whether or not Apple's lawsuits against Samsung were a case of 'if you can't compete, litigate', Samsung's financial results should seal the deal. The company shipped round and about 50 million smartphones, twice as many smartphones as Apple shipped. So, not only is Android doing better on smartphones than iOS, there's now also a single manufacturer outselling Apple. Oh, the next avenue for de-emphasizing this achievement has already reared its head: Samsung has a wider portfolio, and as such, the comparison isn't fair. Nonsense, of course - Volkswagen sells lots more models than, say, Mazda, but that doesn't mean you can't compare them. Maybe, just maybe, having a wide portfolio of devices to meet the various different needs of the market is simply a very good strategy. It'll be interesting to see just how much Apple can take back with the next iPhone, especially since the full potential of the Galaxy SIII hasn't been realised yet and will be accounted for in Samsung's next quarter as well. Fun, such a fight between titans. Just too bad one of the two titans plays dirty by opting for the courtroom.
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RE[2]: Comment by ilovebeer
by ilovebeer on Sat 28th Jul 2012 20:58
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"To all of you with Android hard-ons... Be careful. Some of you have put the OS, undeserving, on a pedestal standing far taller than reality can justify.
Android has managed to become `the new shiney` but it has a long way to go before it's proven and has its stripes. Try really hard to keep that in mind next time you feel the wave of fanaticism coming on.
Android has managed to become `the new shiney` but it has a long way to go before it's proven and has its stripes. Try really hard to keep that in mind next time you feel the wave of fanaticism coming on.
"The Americans are not in Baghdad. They are burning in their tanks", the Iraqi minister of information said, as the American tanks rode through the city, and bombs were dropping all around him. "
Two things...
First, you do realize that your response doesn't relate to what I said in any way, ....right?
Second, you seem to have been around the tech industry long enough to know that it takes time for any `new shiney` to prove itself. It's the long run that matters most and for Android the long run hasn't happened yet.
Keep in mind, I'm not telling you to resist ejaculating on yourself over Android. I'm just cautioning you not to do so prematurely. Any sane & half-knowledgeable person knows that's good advice. Let's check back and see how things are going for the little OS that could in a few years, once it's out of its diaper.
RE[3]: Comment by ilovebeer
by cdude on Sun 29th Jul 2012 05:38
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Member since:2008-09-21
you do realize that your response doesn't relate to what I said in any way, ....right?
Since you ask: wrong. His response hits the nail and that you do not even understand the meaning...
Let me translate: Android already won. It did already prove itself. Its number #1. It got the gold medal. It kicked compitors a** all of them. Most customers buy Android. It made it. Its THE success story. Its the market leading OS. Its ahead everything. It even sells better then Windows Desktop. Its silver, gold and platin in one. It is there, it is real, it won already.
More clear?
RE[2]: Comment by ilovebeer
by kaiwai on Sun 29th Jul 2012 10:08
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"The Americans are not in Baghdad. They are burning in their tanks", the Iraqi minister of information said, as the American tanks rode through the city, and bombs were dropping all around him.
So when are we going to see Android vendors actually give a crap about their customers by providing Android updates and upgrades in a timely manner like we see with iOS? If I'm going to spend NZ$999 on a Samsung Galaxy SIII I want to make damn sure that it actually has more than 6 months of support which seems to be the high water mark when it comes to Samsung's policy of "ship a phone then let the customer fend for him or herself". I'm all for a robust competitor but people cheerleading on Android is just plain stupid.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/13/13 14:35 UTC
The third and final WWDC product I want to talk about is - of course - OS X 10.9 Mavericks. While iOS 7 was clearly the focus of this year's WWDC, its venerable desktop counterpart certainly wasn't left behind. Apple announced OS X 10.9 Mavericks, the first OS X release not to carry the name of a big cat.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/11/13 17:07 UTC
We already talked about iOS 7 yesterday (after a night of sleep, it's only looking worse and worse - look at this, for Fiona's sake!), so now it's time to talk about the downright stunning and belly flutters-inducing new Mac Pro. As former owner and huge, huge, huge fan of the PowerMac G4 Cube - I haven't been this excited about an Apple product since, well, I would say the iMac G4. This is the Apple I used to love.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/10/13 23:13 UTC
Apple held its big keynote event thing at WWDC earlier this evening, but since I was away with friends I've had to read up on it later in the evening. The company announced iOS 7, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, and they gave a preview of the new Mac Pro. Especially the Mac Pro impressed me, and while iOS 7's new Holo/Metro-inspired theme looks messy and garish to me, I do commend Apple for finally breaking the mold. This news item will focus on iOS 7 - I'll dive into the Mac Pro and OS X 10.9 tomorrow (it's late here now).
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/08/13 14:57 UTC
And yes, the PRISM scandal is far, far from over. More and more information keeps leaking out, and the more gets out, the worse it gets. The companies involved have sent out official statements - often by mouth of their CEOs - and what's interesting is that not only are these official statements eerily similar to each other, using the same terms clearly designed by lawyers, they also directly contradict new reports from The New York Times. So, who is lying?
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/07/13 11:40 UTC
This story is getting bigger and bigger. Even though most Americans probably already knew, it is now official: the United States government, through its National Security Agency, is collecting the communications and data of all American citizens, and of non-Americans using American services, through a wide collaboration with the large companies in technology, like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and so on. Interestingly enough, the NSA itself, as well as the US government, have repeatedly and firmly denied this massive spying on Americans and non-Americans took place at all.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/04/13 12:45 UTC
Ah, patents - the never-ending scourge of the technology industry. Whether wielded by companies who don't actually make any products, or large corporations who abuse them because they can't compete in the market place or because they're simply jerks, they do the industry a huge disservice and are simply plain dangerous. According to The Wall Street Journal (circumvention link), president Obama is about to take several executive actions to address patent trolls - which may seem like a good idea, but I am very worried that all this will do is strengthen the positions of notorious patent system abusers such as Apple and Microsoft.
Linked by nfeske on 05/31/13 10:12 UTC
With version 13.05, the developers of the Genode OS Framework take measures to ensure that Genode continues to scale well with a growing number of users and the steadily broadening platform coverage. Further highlights are the improved SoC support for Exynos 5, OMAP4, Raspberry Pi, i.MX, and new components for realizing headless systems.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/29/13 16:59 UTC
At the D11 conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook once again took the stage to be interviewed by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. While most of the interview can be replicated by picking and reading 10 random Apple fanblog stories - there were still a number of very interesting things that warrant some closer scrutiny.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 17:26 UTC
So, the Xbox One disaster continues. Microsoft's policy for dealing with the used games market has reportedly leaked - and it's a clear and direct attack to destroy the used games market. Prices for used games will be set at the retail value of a new game, and retailers have to hook into Microsoft's computer systems and comply with Microsoft's terms and conditions.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 21:38 UTC
At an event earlier today, Microsoft unveiled the next Xbox - the third model, but confusingly named Xbox One. The big focus was TV, integrated Kinect, and all the other stuff we all expected to be forced down our throats. I think it took them 25 minutes to actually come to what should be the core of the story: gaming. Nothing groundbreaking in the gaming department, except for how Microsoft intends to handle the used games market and borrowing games from friends: pay up, buddy!More Features »
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Android has managed to become `the new shiney` but it has a long way to go before it's proven and has its stripes. Try really hard to keep that in mind next time you feel the wave of fanaticism coming on.
"The Americans are not in Baghdad. They are burning in their tanks", the Iraqi minister of information said, as the American tanks rode through the city, and bombs were dropping all around him.