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11/13/09
Apple, on the other hand, is going to have serious competition in the years ahead from Android.
In any case, it is neat to see the market shifting so dramatically in such a relatively short period of time. #smartphonemarketshare
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My dissatisfaction with BB led me to use a Korean made WinMo phone and it's surprisingly good (for business aplications, and a few other things).... compared to RIM.... what nightmare they were. #smartphonemarketshare
11/13/09
1. Apple made it seem their device locally encrypted information and never told anyone that it did not.
2. Apple lied to Exchange Servers saying it was locally encrypting the data when it was not.
(FYI: These two lies put corporations in litigation peril since they are held to confidentiality agreements and encryption standards, such as national HIPAA regulations. In other words - major problem.)
3. Apple released a patch that was an insignificant fix for problems that "fixed" this little white lie.
4. That "fix" that was not communicated broke all earlier iPhones from being able to connect to properly configured Exchange 2007 servers.
5. Tech departments from all over the world received countless trouble tickets saying their iPhones no longer worked and blamed it on the corporation, not their beloved company in Cupertino.
6. After getting the facts, companies everywhere started denying access to email data (for obvious reasons) to any iPhone devices, many setting it as company policy.
Oh, sure, there are other problems, too - like being able to control what functions of the iPhone are available to staff - being able to remotely destory the data (corporate necessity), being able to push out applications to each device, etc and so on.
I could go on, but you get the idea.. The iPhone is not a corporate device. Not yet, at least, and given the track record, probably not for a long time. #smartphonemarketshare
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11/12/09
Palm Pixi = 7 posts
Droid Eris = 7 posts
Droid = 20+ posts
Besides, the biggest audience of consumers (i.e., people who just want a cheap new phone) don't care what the Internet thinks anyway; they'll just buy whatever's on sale at Best Buy or Walmart. #data
11/12/09
If you take a look at the Droid, Hero, Pre, HD2, they are all very sexy phones. While the Eris is pretty bland, you have more screen to jazz the phone up. With the Pixi, it just looks like a Pre that hit a midlife crisis and started to get bigger in all the wrong places.
I would definitely blame the Eris search popularity on the Droid bit though.
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They could make a phone with an embedded fleshlight wide enough around to take me without a problem and I still wouldn't give a flying fuck. #data
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You've obviously never had a black guy ram you up the pie hole Kris. Your day will come. Say goodbye to your bowel movement problems! #data
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Lo and behold, Palm is still here. Funny that... you'd almost think the Internet was full of armchair CEOs pulling predictions outta their ass with no real clue...
11/10/09
Anyway, what's the point of Bada? Why not just throw Android on there and be done with it?
11/10/09
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kills self #samsungbada
11/10/09
.....*steals Kaiser's wallet then calls police*
*quietly walks away* #samsungbada
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11/09/09
Quote:
"It's not quite ready for stylus-free use, and the HD2's screen doesn't come with—or support—those forsaken almost-pens of yore. "
Is this true?
WinMo can't do without a stylus?
Even fingernails won't do?
If so, it's a dealbreaker. #htctouchhd2review
11/09/09
That said I'm sure that any of the bevy of iPhone stylus would work if its really a deal breaker. #htctouchhd2review
11/09/09
erm thanks? But I think you're not getting my question.
I read the review on 6.5.
It said that it'd be hard to use, not impossible, without a stylus. (who uses one anyway?)
My point being I like the HD2, and if there are some settings that I'd rarely need to change, but which I could at least still use my fingernail when I need to then, I'm fine. The horror scenario being radio buttons placed so close together that'd require pinpoint accuracy that only a stylus could provide. Cos that's the impression Giz is giving me about WinMo.
Regards to a capacitive screen, am wondering if the fingernail (keratin) is also a conductor? Cos what you're saying is that a stylus won't work cos it doesn't conduct, right?
Hope you now understand better what I'd like to find out (if you're trying to help, that is).
Thanks anyway.
PS. Is being earnest a sin on Giz? #htctouchhd2review
11/09/09
You can't use a fingernail. The reason a fingernail worked is the same reason that a stylus worked. It pushes in on the resistive screen and makes the connection that the screen registered as input. Thats not there on a capacitive screen. Your fingernail doesn't "conduct" (at least as far as touch screens are concerned, don't try sticking your fingernail in a light socket) and won't register on the screen.
They really do make iPhone styluses (if that was the part that you thought was a joke). If it really comes down to being an issue its an option. 6.5 is supposed to be more touch friendly but as they mention (and you keyed in on) its not 100% there yet. There are menus and settings where they are pretty close together and a stylus would help. Its not going to be impossible (might take a couple tries) but it could be a hassle, especially if you have large fingers. Like I said though you could get a $2 pen that will work with the screen, throw it in a draw, and pull it out when you find yourself in one of those difficult menus so I wouldn't really think of it as a dealbreaker.
11/09/09
On the HD2 though, you'll need to use a finger and not a nail. From what I've seen, Sense UI covers almost everything and even the bits of WinMo that are left over have larger, finger friendly controls compared to WinMo 6.1.
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man, that was an awesome answer, you addressed everything. Am thus enlightened but have unfortunately nothing to offer you in return but my gratitude and respect.
PS. guilty as charged, thought the "iPhone stylus" was cheeky... #htctouchhd2review
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I still have yet to see a remote access option on either the iPhone or Android that I would prefer over the trifecta available on WinMo (RDP, pcAnywhere, VNC), and WinMo has had RDP for nearly a decade... #htctouchhd2review
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