Comments on: Does Android Matter? And Should You Even Care? http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12623/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:27:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: tensenki http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12623/comment-page-1/#comment-399057 tensenki Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:32:37 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12623/#comment-399057 In 5 years, I think this may be the most widely used version of Linux out there. In 5 years, I think this may be the most widely used version of Linux out there.

]]> By: mark h http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12623/comment-page-1/#comment-399046 mark h Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:26:19 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12623/#comment-399046 "All they are doing is bringing a bunch of people together to design an OS and phone" Really? Phone as well? I haven't read that anywhere (although I haven't been reading much about it, nor that closely). Also, HTC is at the table as well, which is, I think, the best part of this news (better than Google). “All they are doing is bringing a bunch of people together to design an OS and phone”

Really? Phone as well? I haven’t read that anywhere (although I haven’t been reading much about it, nor that closely).

Also, HTC is at the table as well, which is, I think, the best part of this news (better than Google).

]]> By: Laydros http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12623/comment-page-1/#comment-399039 Laydros Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:29:24 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12623/#comment-399039 I think it matters, and it won't fall flat on it's face, but it is underwhelming, and not a big deal at all. Everyone thinks right now that anything google touches is golden. Google search was amazing 10 years ago or whenever, and only just now has the competition caught up. GMail is great and the competition is still trying to catch up, while Google makes it better. GReader and GDocs are good, but not quite complete, although better than most. A lot of their stuff is kinda half baked, but they have had some serious hits, so people trust they will do something good. That is why there is so much hype. However I think just like MS going into the MP3 players or consoles didn't really rock the market from its foundations, Google going into cell phones won't either. As for the Dvorak article. I work at IBM in software. I have to believe to some extent that proprietary is important. When our customers say jump we say how high, and that is absolutely necessary. However the writer is a bit off in his statements. Every time I get frustrated with open source software (unix related including MySQL, not necessarily newer stuff) I find out it's something stupid I am doing, not the software. There is a problem with the developers being bull headed, but there is an equal problem with users being bone-headed. There are some valid points, but there is probably a company that would support whatever he needs with MySQL. He would have to pay for it, just like a proprietary software, but it would "just work." I think it matters, and it won’t fall flat on it’s face, but it is underwhelming, and not a big deal at all. Everyone thinks right now that anything google touches is golden. Google search was amazing 10 years ago or whenever, and only just now has the competition caught up. GMail is great and the competition is still trying to catch up, while Google makes it better. GReader and GDocs are good, but not quite complete, although better than most. A lot of their stuff is kinda half baked, but they have had some serious hits, so people trust they will do something good. That is why there is so much hype. However I think just like MS going into the MP3 players or consoles didn’t really rock the market from its foundations, Google going into cell phones won’t either.

As for the Dvorak article. I work at IBM in software. I have to believe to some extent that proprietary is important. When our customers say jump we say how high, and that is absolutely necessary. However the writer is a bit off in his statements. Every time I get frustrated with open source software (unix related including MySQL, not necessarily newer stuff) I find out it’s something stupid I am doing, not the software. There is a problem with the developers being bull headed, but there is an equal problem with users being bone-headed. There are some valid points, but there is probably a company that would support whatever he needs with MySQL. He would have to pay for it, just like a proprietary software, but it would “just work.”

]]>