User: T Bone
These are the most recent forum messages posted by T Bone:
Re: If Google made a YouTube app for W8...
"Interestingly enough, if it's just about not showing ads, then why isn't google asking for the removal of metrotube and a billion other youtube apps out there?"
Precisely....and that is why the rational person has to conclude that there is more to Google's decision than meets the eye. Their selective outrage is very disingenuous.
Re: If Google made a YouTube app for W8...
Because IOS came first, and because if they pulled their services their intentions would be too transparent,....come on even Google isn't so bold as to claim that iOS doesn't have a big enough market share to justify their making apps for it....
In addition, even a monopoly trying squash competition has to be careful to not completely wipe out all their opposition. At one point, Microsoft gave Apple something like $200 billion to keep them afloat....but would anyone ...
Re: Not quite
No....we do not need neutrality....neutrality is a stupid idea...
It's like mandating the Post Office always charge the same rate for first class mail regardless of the size or weight of the package being sent.....demanding that the charge for sending 1,000 lb package be no higher than the cost of sending a postcard....it's ridiculous.,
Some websites are more demanding than others...checking your email doesn't use as much bandwidth as streaming from Netflix...the notion that ISP's shouldn't treat heavy traffic differently than ...
Re: A "predatory monopoly"... on content from its own service?
Let's get real here...
By refusing to make official apps for Windows Phone, Google is trying to block Windows Phone from becoming a popular platform....
They can say all they want that they don't do it because 'Windows Phone doesn't have enough market share' but the fact of the matter is that as long as there are no Google apps, Windows Phone can NEVER gain market share in the first place.
Google is deliberately setting up an impossible condition....it's ...
Re: isn't it
Of course they can block whatever they want, they are one providing you with the service, if you don't like what they offer, find another provider. That's like saying it should be illegal for cable companies to not offer HBO. Hey if they don't want to offer it, they don't have to.
Re: The lengths people will go to PAY MONTHLY for music...
How are you supposed to discover new music if you never venture outside the comfort zone of what is stored on your device?
Re: Will Google Wallet Work???
It works on the unlocked Galaxy Nexus
Re: If it is a Galaxy S4
The point of my question was actually 'how can it be a Galaxy S IV if it only runs stock Android?'
I mean seriously.....aren't all the 'Galaxy series' features Samsung add ons? You remove all the Samsung add ons, and it ceases to be an SIV.
Re: So what?
Yeah...right..sure it is....it has nothing to do with Google wanting to protect its predatory monopoly....
And I'm sure the reason why, since Mountain Lion, OS X has its default settings to block apps from being installed from anywhere the App Store is because App is concerned about security, and not because they are trying to lock people in so they have to buy all their software from Apple.
For the record, Nokia alone has sold more than 10 million Windows Phones....
Re: If Google made a YouTube app for W8...
Except that that isn't their real logic, their real logic is more like 'we refuse to support Windows Phone because we want to prevent that platform from becoming a threat to us'....
They don't make apps for Blackberry either.....the Blackberry YouTube App is made by Blackberry.
And you know WHY the Windows Phone You Tube App doesn't show ads? Because Google blocks the ads from being shown. Seriously..first they block the ads and then complain when the ads don't ...
Re: If Google made a YouTube app for W8...
If I was Microsoft, that is EXACTLY how I would respond.
Re: If it is a Galaxy S4
Don't you know for a fact that it won't wash your dishes? You don't know unless you try! :lol:
Back in the days when I worked tech support there was a story that went around about someone who allegedly got a phone call from someone who put his laptop in the dish washer to clean it off. He didn't understand why it no longer worked.
Re: Let me put it even simpler
I think it is unwise to underestimate the loyalty and strong sense of attachment that Blackberry users tend to have for the brand. It is every bit as strong as the most fanatical Apple user.
Now, I know what you're likely thinking 'if they are so loyal, why have so many used switched to other platforms?'
And the reason can be summarized in one word: bandwagon.
At it's height, the Blackberry was very hip and trendy, everybody felt they had to ...
Re: If it is a Galaxy S4
I didn't say the price was unreasonable, only that if it was lower I would have less hesitation. The Galaxy Nexus was $399 and the Nexus 4 is $299.
If it is a Galaxy S4
How can it run stock Android?
I thought that many of the 'Galaxy' features were Samsung add ons?
It is very tempting....if it was $200 cheaper it would be more tempting...if it was $300 cheaper I would order it right now.
Let me put it even simpler
I don't think there's anybody, or at least not a particularly large group of people, who want to drop Blackberry for another platform but feel they can't do so due to their loyalty to BBM.
There are however many people who want to stay with Blackberry but feel they can't do so because none of their friends have Blackberry and thus the chief advantage of Blackberry is of absolutely no use to them anyway.
Making BBM available for other platforms is ...
Re: What it really means...
On the contrary, offering it to everybody else is what will prevent people from jumping ship. The biggest thing making people jump is the isolation factor, the fact they don't know anybody else who has a Blackberry and therefore can't use any of the really awesome features....now hat is not a concern anymore. You can stick with Blackberry and no longer be a pariah.
Re: This is it!
Well as I mentioned elsewhere on here, I was part of a RIM market research project back in 2012 where they were asking whether there would be interest in running BBM on iPhone, Windows Phone and Android...they also ran several scenarios on payments, including whether it would be better to offer a monthly subscription for $0.99, a one time payment of up to $2,99 for the app but free service after that, or a free ad supported app with ...
Re: LOL
The Sprint network is fine where I live....but I know people who live in areas with little or no Sprint service....
Network coverage isn't what keeps me away from Sprint....
What does suck where I live is Verizon.....you can't even get 3G.....all you can get is 1x
Re: One Question
I don't know...I think they will probably want to have at least some 'exclusive' features for Blackberry phones only...
But.....I'm not sure how they are going to handle it...
Either there will be a monthly charge of about $0.99 for access to BIS or they will charge $0.99 or $1.99 for the app but allow you to use it free....or there could be a free ad supported version which you could upgrade to an ad free version for a one time ...
Re: Too bad it's not coming to the US
We don't know that...they only said that they weren't going to reveal US plans right now....
Re: Sarcasm?
That entire discussion of 'savings' is based on the false assumption that there is a mark up in the monthly service costs, a specific line item on your bill that says 'cover cost of subsidy'....and that not having a subsidy would eliminate that line item,,,
That just ain't so....there is no 'cover cost of subsidy' line item anywhere on your bill.....eliminate the subsidy and monthly service costs remain the same, because the monthly service costs are based on the cost ...
Re: What it means...
What it actually means is increased revenue for Blackberry AND increased relevance for a platform that has been out of the spotlight for too long....both very good things.
Re: That's exactly
Well...keep in mind that 'summer' is not that far away really... :D
Re: What a shame
I didn't even know this service existed....I generally use the mobile search app....but the voice recognition isn't great
Re: Haha, nice campaign name!
I just think it is absurd that every kid has his own personal cell phone from the earliest age....I mean...you see 7 year old with a cell phone....why does a a 7 year old need a cell phone? Who is he going to call...Dora the Explorer?
Re: This rumor started like..
The rumor was based on the fact the RIM was considering it and that they were doing market research to gauge whether or not there was interest in running BBM on other platforms.
I was part of that market research and responded very positively to the suggestion, as I think most people did.
Re: This is it!
Yes.....and I think it is more intended to retain current Blackberry users.....a lot of Blackberry uses rely on BBM...and when their friends switch platforms, they have no more BBM friends...meaning they have to switch too....now....there will be no need for Blackberry faithful to move to other platforms just because their BBM friends do...
Re: Haha, nice campaign name!
A better 'it can wait' campaign would be one telling teens that they don't actually need a cell phone in the first place....it's not really necessary that everyone be given his own personal cell phone the moment they come out of the womb....
But then....that kind of common sense just wouldn't be good economics for the carriers I guess
Re: What a shame
It would be more accurate to say that the decline in popularity of feature phones is causing many developers to leave the market for the far more lucrative smartphone development business.
This is passive aggressive way
Of trying to attack Google without actually filing a lawsuit against Google.
Apple is basically making Google a defendant, but doing it in a way that deprives of its legal right to defend itself.
This is really pretty despicable behavior by Apple.
Re: Pro Government Goons
But people have the right to choose what to buy...if you want to run Linux, do your research and don't buy a computer that can't run Linux.
And honestly, if you want to run Linux, it is really best to just build your own PC.
Re: It won't change anything....
I don't even know what to say except that you have committed a reading comprehension fail...
There is nothing in THIS LAW which says that carriers are forbidden from locking phones..this bill does not outlaw carriers locking phones, and does not demand that all phones be immediately unlocked.
Sure, if they wanted to they could outlaw locking phones, they could even pass a law forbidden mobile carriers from charging for their service and requiring that mobile service be free, they could ...
Re: Battery Killer
It is graphically intense.....it takes a lot of juice to display those graphics
It won't change anything....
The reason phones don't get unlocked is not because it is illegal, phones don't don't get unlocked because carriers won't give out the unlock code.....and no law can make them give that code up as long as they put it in the terms and conditions that they don't have to hand it over..
Just because it's legal doesn't mean carriers have to assist you with it.....or that manufacturers have to make it easy for you....
Re: Android source code.
Actually they have gained market share, but they have done so at the cost of their historically high profit margins, the iPad mini and the $50 'budget' iPhone have increased their sales, while lowering their margins....the result is that they are selling more than ever but earning less by doing so....profits are down 18% from this time last years....
In the meantime, Microsoft's profits are UP 19% over 2012...despite inflated claims that Windows 8 is a 'failure'....not that Microsoft matters ...
Re: Android source code.
You're exaggerating, Apple's cash reserves are just under $100 billion....all of it in overseas banks which they can't tap into without it becoming subject to a corporate income tax...the moment they tap into it....half of it goes to Uncle Sam...that's why they don't touch it....and Apple's market valuation has declined by 80% in the last 8 months.....
Maybe you should stick to what you know
Re: Android source code.
I wasn't referring to 'cash', if I meant ;'cash' I would have said 'cash'.....the fact that I didn't day 'cash' should be interpreted as meaning that I wasn't referring to 'cash'.
Besides which, all of Apple's cash reserves are in banks overseas, the moment they tap into them, they become subject to the American corporate income tax, which is the highest in the word....this is why Apple won't spend the money.
Re: Android source code.
So what is Samsung did 'copy' Apple's features? Most of the stuff that Apple is bragging about existed before the iPhone and were common both on smartphones and PC's....
Apple apparently wants us to forget about the entire history of smartphones and mobile technology prior to 2007....
Many of those great features Apple is bragging about existed on Palm Treo smartphones...3-4 years before the iPhone....but Apple wants us to forget that Palm ever existed.....not to mention Windows Mobile...
If we really ...
Re: Android source code.
Apple is afraid to take on Google directly, because Google is the one company on the planet that has the resources to make Apple's life miserable....like all bullies, Apple only wants to pick fights with those smaller than itself...
(older messages not shown)
