Given that Google seems to be the only company that can make the "Underpants Gnome" strategy work: (1: Invent a cool site thats free to access, 2: ?????? 3: Profit) I think they're the only company that could possibly make a company who's user base is only there for free phone calls work.
Posts by Chad H.
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Dear Google and Facebook: You don't want Skype
Sony implicates Anonymous in PlayStation Network hack
Goodyear blimps to be replaced by German Zeppelins
Woz snubs Paul Allen, praises pea soup
Vatican blogger meeting says no to copyright, yes to lifting content
@ Krusty
Yeah, I know for it to be theft you have to intend to permentently deprive the owner of property (which Copyright Infringement doesnt seem to because the IP holder still has the IP), but I couldn't resist making the same moral equivalence argument as our corporate and political overlords.
Revealed: Secret security plan should Kate leave Wills at the altar
Sky in surprise duct-and-pole-sharing trial with BT
Nintendo blames puzzled public for 3DS sales shortfall
Speaking as someone on the fence about buying one...
I don't believe that phones offer the same deep gaming experience as a DS/PSP/3DS, so that's not the issue.
When it comes to the 3DS I see lots of marketing where people are talking about the 3D effects; but that's all they do, talk about it.
I want to see the effects before I buy, and I'm yet to find a retailer with a demonstration unit. 2D photos and video obviously won't do it justice. As such I find myself unable to buy one.
China sets out space-station plan, asks public to name it
PlayBook won't play nice with BlackBerries on AT&T
Kindle beats Apple's closed book on choice
@ Getter
Your last paragraph just destroyed any gain you made in the previous paragraphs. Those things can have their causation proved by scientific tests. Oh look, each time I have a circle the radius and Circumfrence remain in the same proportion.
You can say I'm being anal all I like - the author has made an assertation he claims to have proven, but hasn't.
Again
You're just suggesting a link. The claim was that its sync and ability to use on multiple devices that pushes more kindle sales, not a larger range or any of the other advantanges that kindle has over iPhone.
If a high powered Red car, and a Cheap red car are both more popular than a green car thats expensive and underpowered, is it because red cars are superior>
If you want to prove a link, you need more than sales figures. Show me a survey of Kindle users who say that its the ability to use on multiple devices thats the key factor in buying their books, and then I'll believe it. Until then, its an unproven hypothesis.
Causation?
It's sometimes said that people won't pay for sync, and that they don't value choice. Kindle's ebook sales compared to Apple's iBook sales suggests otherwise. Syncing across different devices matters. Choice matters. The proof is in the sales figures.
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See this rock? It keeps away bears! Well when was the last time YOU saw a bear? The proof is in the bear attack figures.
You need to prove causation if you want to do more than suggest a link.
Bradley Manning to be moved to new military prison
Pope says gravity proves technology can't supplant God
Noah
Isn't the story of Noah interesting...
Let's pretend for a moment the bible is literally true, and the story of Noah happened the way the bible says (and wasn't ripped off from a Persian story).
God gets annoyed, and drowns everyone but one family and a boat load of animals.
God realises his mistake and creates the rainbow as recompense.
If god is all knowing, god would have known beforehand he'd regret it; genocide is a bad act; ergo god is either not all knowing, or not good.
If god is all powerful, he could undo the mistake, ctrl-z, do a superman reverse spin trick; god did not even though he acknowledged the mistake; ergo god is not all powerful, or not good.
SCHEITERN: Scientologists want to friend schoolkids on Facebook
Free Libyana: Gadaffi networkjacker speaks!
Really?
Really Dave?
You really want to argue Gaddafi has the moral High ground on International law?
Lockerbie?
Targeting of Civilians?
as for International law... Chap VII, Article 42:
"Should the Security Council consider that measures provided for in Article 41 would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate, it may take such action by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace and security. Such action may include demonstrations, blockade, and other operations by air, sea, or land forces of Members of the United Nations."
Its legal, get over it. Its time for the libyan people, not the Gaddafi family, to have their way.
Interesting Moral question Dave
I guess the other part of the question is "Is it okay to steal from a theif"
The victim company has Gaddaffi pawprints all over it. The network wouldnt exist except for business practices that are unnaceptable here in the west and is probably build on funds misapropriated from the libyan people in the first place.
Fujitsu £2bn broadband project throttled at both ends
What will we do with 600MHz?
UK gov 'draws US attention' to Bradley Manning concerns
Civil servants just can't keep a grip on their BlackBerrys
Mountains from anthills.
Cost of blackberry 9300 - 179.99 (O2 PAYG)
Cost of insurance - 7.50 (O2 pay monthly)
Annual insurance 12 x 7.50 - 90.
Implied probability of losing a blackberry - 50%.
Unless El reg is telling us there are only 20 blackberries in the DFT then this appears to be article appears to be completely worthless - let's just build some hype about everyone's favourite boogeyman, the civil service and imply that some tiny statistic is a huge issue.
Even if half of the money made in insurance is profit, then this amount of loss is nothing.
FCC forces data roaming on US wireless giants
Judge flips $625.5m Apple patent payout
Wannabe baby-kisser lies on political honesty phone-in
Dig deep! Radio asks taxpayers for blank cheque
At least one of then got it right.
Dab isn't a result, it's the way you get the result. I bought a DAB radio 5 years ago to listen to the world service, and spent hours trying to find the exact spot in the room the signal was good enough to be listensble...but once I had it, I listened.
If DAB wants to seriously win, content is king. Offer new channels with content you can't get elsewhere, high bandwidth orchestra quality stuff, low bandwidth for talks- not just more of the same but not as good.
Hybrid radio
The hybrid radio as described sounds pointless... If I've got Internet radio, then I don't need FM or DAB.
Seems the solution is mobile "broadband", have the networks' license rewritten to allow free data usage for what we now call radio stations. More choice, if done by 3G should have plenty of bandwidth and the choice of every station in the world....
Who am I kidding... That would be too simple.