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   JEDIDIAH to Hadron   
   Re: Why Free Software Is Handicapped On    
   06 Jan 11 15:21:39   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: jedi@nomad.mishnet   
      
   On 2011-01-03, Hadron  wrote:   
   > Snit  writes:   
   >   
   >> Hadron stated in post ifsr3f$1co$1@news.eternal-september.org on 1/3/11 8:47   
   >> AM:   
   >>   
   >>> Snit  writes:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro stated in post ifrp3u$q4j$4@lust.ihug.co.nz on 1/2/11   
   >>>> 11:07 PM:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> In message , ZnU wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> In article ,   
   >>>>>>  Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Apple¹s phones have already been knocked off the top of the heap by   
   >>>>>>> Android.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> It's a category error to compare "Apple's phones" to "Android".   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Feel free to include the Ipad as well, it won¹t make much difference. :)   
   >>>>   
   >>>> In what way has iOS been hurt by Android?  The sales of iOS devices keeps   
   >>>> growing and Apple still has the highest user satisfaction ratings.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I, for one, am happy to see Android in the market - about time someone   
   >>>> pushed Apple.   
   >>>   
   >>> Apple are a rare breed who push themselves. When you have a large user   
   >>> base who demand excellence that drives you too.   
   >>   
   >> Absolutely.  Apple pushes themselves to innovate and to be customer focused   
   >> more than just about any other company - at least tech company.  This is why   
   >> they have the highest customer satisfaction ratings for desktop computers,   
   >> smart phones, MP3 players, etc.  What other company keeps themselves on top   
   >> in so many different categories?  Steve Jobs has earned his reputation as   
   >> the most innovative CEO.  Heck, he did much the same for Pixar - he lead   
   >> that company to be a top-tier company of the movie industry.   
   >>   
   >> But, still, competition is good and I am happy to see Google enter the smart   
   >> phone market.   
   >   
   > I wonder what the COLA "freetards" think about Google laying down   
   > guidelines for UI consistency and how the apps must register event call   
      
      Can a drag an APK onto the device treating it like a generic storage device?   
      
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