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    Good News: Palm's Working on the Pre's Gaming Problem

    Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous

    Palm Pre's App Catalog Won't Get Really Open Until This Summer

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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    07/20/09

    In reply to Good News: Palm's Working on the Pre's Gaming Problem
    Hey plusEric, I'm not replying to you because that would inadvertently make it so you can comment. I just want to point out how if you have a problem with the site, feel free to leave. This article has nothing to do with the iPhone
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    07/20/09

    @Identity: Paradise City.: I guess I should leave a relevant comment also, sorry.

    I'm kinda excited about this. If the framework isn't too difficult to learn, I may take it upon myself to make a Pre game. But I won't set my goals too high.
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    07/20/09

    In reply to Good News: Palm's Working on the Pre's Gaming Problem
    Thats nice, so when are they going to work on the whole falls apart in 2 weeks problem?

    They do realize there are Pre owners now on their THIRD Pre right?
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    07/20/09

    In reply to Good News: Palm's Working on the Pre's Gaming Problem
    Dammit. I need eyedrops.

    The only reason I clicked on this story was because I thought it said "Palin's Working on the Pre's Gaming Problem" and I thought "That can't be right!"
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    07/20/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Every problem Palin's ever worked on has only gotten worse, so you're damn right "that can't be right!"
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    07/20/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Of course she is silly. Why else would she have resigned?
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    Image of frigg frigg
    07/20/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Nah, you were right.

    The entire job description on Palm's site is: "design, implement, debug, and optimize frameworks for game development and then quit before the job is done" so I think they're looking for her.
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    Image of Aces_Over_Kings Aces_Over_Kings
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    A lot of these practices are directly gleaned from how the government handles and secures classified information.


    In a previous life as an Army intelligence analyst, I worked in a secure, compartmented information facility (SCIF). We had the red siren lights, electromagnetically sealed door, MP sitting outside, periodic "sanitizations" where everything had to be identified and filed, even if you were just going to pull the same file again once the area was sanitized, etc.


    It makes sense, but it's still funny to think of the cell phone market in such a serious, cut-throat, high-stakes manner.

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    Image of Osas Faluyi Osas Faluyi
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    I wonder what Giz's take on this story would be if this was being done by a Chinese company. OMGZZ Humenz rightZ Abuses!!!111
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/23/09

    @Osas Faluyi: what are you talking about?
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    HocusCadabra! AbracaPocus!
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    Image of Adam Scott Paul Adam Scott Paul
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    Ya... you even have to scan your thumb using a Biometric reader just to get into their Ad Agency!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    06/23/09

    @Adam Scott Paul: Awesome, so it's easy to get in then. Let me go mix up some gelatin.
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    Image of jdale jdale
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    Cloaks are totally comfortable and practical, maybe with this they will come back into style.
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    Image of Save me Save me
    06/23/09

    @jdale: You could trip yourself in one of those. Bath robes on the other hand would be better.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    06/23/09

    @jdale: Perhaps like capes?
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    Image of EBone EBone
    06/23/09

    @Save me: Bathrobes have the nasty habit of revealing your junk unless you sit just right.


    Oh, you meant *over* you clothes? Never mind.

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    Image of SilenceisGolden SilenceisGolden
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    Im telling you! Satanic Cult! Their logo is a Bitten Apple!! All of you who own an Iphone have the mark of the Beast!!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    06/23/09

    @SilenceisGolden: It's iPhone. Lower case "i", upper case "P".
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    Image of cyberwiz01 cyberwiz01
    06/23/09

    @JerseyCam.orgFounder_GitEmSteveDave: On that note, how exactly would one use "iPhone" at the beginning of a sentence?
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    Image of BigCementPigeon BigCementPigeon
    06/23/09

    @cyberwiz01: "That doesn't make any sense. Sorry; there's no known way of saying an English sentence in which you begin a sentence with 'iPhone' and capitalize it. Get me a jury and show me how you can say "IPhone", and I'll go down on you. That's just idiotic, if you'll forgive me by saying so. That's just stupid, "IPhone"; I'd love to know how you emphasize 'i' in "iPhone"...impossible! Meaningless!"
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    Image of qbrad qbrad
    06/23/09

    @BigCementPigeon: Hehe. You said Orson.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    Does "cloak" refer to that black sheet-like garment that the guy is wearing? Is this some kind of strange backwards Snuggie?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    Well, when I worked in a mail room, I had 4 cameras on me at all times in a room which was at most 20x20, and required three different badge swipes to get into.


    Do the product testing rooms have windows into which something could be seen/glanced?

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    Image of Jeremy Jeremy
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    I've seen the same thing in advertising companies. Especially when upcoming promotions and new products are being announced. It's wild.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    06/19/09

    In reply to Palm Pre's App Catalog Won't Get Really Open Until This Summer
    This is hilarious? Guys...Can't you see what Palm is trying to do? They are attempting to take a play outta Apple's playbook: "Release the product. Let it build up a ridiculous amount of fervor as it relates to releasing your own apps for it. SLIGHTLY quell the fervor with web apps, which, ultimately, only serve to build it up even higher....THEN release an SDK."


    They are attemtpting to building up a community that wants to develop for the Pre BADLY, just like Apple did. Think about it (now that we have the bonus of hindsight), this is EXACTLY what Apple did. It's genius. Assuming that you don't have another 800 lb gorilla in the room just WAITING for you to slip up so it can move so far ahead of you that you can't catch up.....

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    Image of thegreatpablo thegreatpablo
    06/19/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: The problem with this, if this is actually what they intend to do, is that there's already competition out there. People are impatient. They run the very real risk of losing customers to other platforms.
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    Image of bann3d bann3d
    06/19/09

    In reply to Palm Pre's App Catalog Won't Get Really Open Until This Summer
    Isn't it Summer, in 2 days from now? Late summer is what? Two months? A lot of babies on these tech sites, expecting everything and anything to be out as soon as the damn phone is for retail. Grow up and stop being babies, it's pathetic.
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    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    06/19/09

    @bann3d: Hey look, I just made your status match your name.
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    Image of Mario Romero Mario Romero
    06/19/09

    @Jason Chen: Wow, you're not a dickweed.
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    Image of Darkest Daze Darkest Daze
    06/19/09

    @Jason Chen: While he could have said it better, I do agree that it's not really something to complain about. Some people are making it seem that the SDK is still 6 months from lauch when it's probably anywhere from 1.5-3 months away. Not a lot of time when you're going to be in a 24 month contract.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/20/09

    @Darkest Daze: if i am in a 24 month contract i want everything from day one.
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    06/20/09

    @Mario Romero: he's not. people don't need to come in here and berate half the readers with their internet tough guy opinions.
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    Image of thegreatpablo thegreatpablo
    06/19/09

    In reply to Palm Pre's App Catalog Won't Get Really Open Until This Summer
    As a Pre owner, I have to say this is pretty darn disappointing. While I agree that it's better than the iPhone's SDK launch, saying it's better than something that happened years ago doesn't really justify it now. Granted, I love my Pre and wouldn't give it up at this point for anything, but Palm should have learned and had it ready to go at launch to avoid this.
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