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    11/23/09

    In reply to It's Official: Samsung Omnia II Is $200 on Verizon
    ya, another crippled phone on the closed network with no SIM. Great!
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    11/23/09

    @reapur: Crippled how, exactly?

    As far as Verizon's network goes...it's what works for me. I don't live on a coast. I was on Cingular/AT&T, and it was fine. Then I moved, and I got no signal at all at my new house. With Verizon I get a 3G signal just about everywhere now.

    Until I become independently wealthy and spend all my time traveling the world, I have no use for a phone with a SIM. My CDMA phone works very well everywhere I regularly am.
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    11/23/09

    @CSX321:

    Crippled?
    Errr....
    WiMo 6.5 .....
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    11/23/09

    @LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: Have you used it?

    I've been using 6.5 (beta) for months, and I fail to see what's supposed to be wrong with it. The only real problems I've had are with Flash support. But...at least it has Flash support. That Adobe software is buggy is no surprise. (This is with Opera Mobile, which my phone shipped with. I haven't used Pocket IE, so I can't comment on it.)
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    11/23/09

    In reply to It's Official: Samsung Omnia II Is $200 on Verizon
    Seriously? A WinMo, resistive touch phone for twice as much as the Droid?

    Verizon has no clue what constitutes a decent smartphone.
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    11/23/09

    @comrade_leviathan: Twice as much as the Droid Eris, not the Moto Droid, but yeah. I hear you.
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    11/16/09

    In reply to Windows Mobile App Marketplace Now Open to All 6.x Phones
    Cant downoad and watch Netflix movies directly...Bleh!! Pffft! *spits* #windowsmarketplaceformobile
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    11/16/09

    @Googlo: Wait until this is done. Then, maybe. (By which I mean probably not.) [silverlight.net] #windowsmarketplaceformobile
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    11/16/09

    In reply to Windows Mobile App Marketplace Now Open to All 6.x Phones
    Yay, piracy for all versions of Windows Mobile! #windowsmarketplaceformobile
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Windows Mobile Marketplace Adds Non-Mobile App Store
    To be fair, app browsing isn't all that great on *any* phone. In fact, I have yet to use a single mobile device (including the iPhone, thankyouverymuch) that I actually prefer browsing on over a full compy. Fullsite app browsing = generally awesome in my book.

    (Google: I'm talking to you.) #windowsmobilemarketplace
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    Image of Gundem Gundem
    11/12/09

    In reply to Windows Mobile Marketplace Adds Non-Mobile App Store
    Too late M$.

    I love Zune and have all 3 version but you can't help but to think that one day future xboxes and windows will be all you have left. #windowsmobilemarketplace
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    11/12/09

    @Gundem: I'm sorry, did you just call Microsoft M$ (which, by the way, has been ruled to be "old" and "unoriginal" as of about 3 years ago), then express your dire love for the Zunes? I...

    I think something broke. #windowsmobilemarketplace
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    11/12/09

    @CheeseGamer: Please keep your nerdy rules to yourself. Thank you. #windowsmobilemarketplace
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Windows Mobile Marketplace Adds Non-Mobile App Store
    "Well, the new online portal seems like a solid idea, albeit one that implicitly acknowledges that app browsing is not that great on a WinMo 6.5 phone. You can access the portal from any browser, taking advantage of your computer's larger screen and faster loading to find apps that much quicker."

    I dunno about that - I wouldn't be so quick to say that it acknowledges that so much as it comes as a logical step. I mean... look at the iPhone App Store. I personally hardly ever use the app store from the phone, unless it's to grab some free app that I need to use for whatever reason that has come up. Based on my experience, and that of the people I know, I'd say that the App Store within iTunes is more of the main one, with the mobile app store browser being more of an added convenience. So I'd say that Microsoft has their head on straight here - It's just that they had the mobile marketplace available first as a catalog available on its mobile devices, and now they're completing and solidifying the idea through a desktop version.

    edit: PS - I miss the <blockquote> tags... they made quotes so much more intuitive and easier to read and comprehend in context at first glance.
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    Edited by brobot - Beboptimus Prime at 11/12/09 1:21 AM brobot - Beboptimus Prime was starred brobot - Beboptimus Prime was unstarred
    Image of HelloYouAll HelloYouAll
    11/12/09

    @brobot: When you criticize Gizmodo you have to take into account that this is an Apple lover's site. They are lastly tending to ditch non Apple stuff specially when it comes to mobile devices. I own an iPodtouch an I have to say it's a nightmare if I want to find a non top 25 or featured App. Its the way it is, we are talking about a small screen device, same goes for windows mobile. But the author is turning a good service for windows mobile customers into yet an other reason to ditch the windows mobile platform. #windowsmobilemarketplace
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    11/12/09

    @HelloYouAll: Just use the search function? Its not that hard. #windowsmobilemarketplace
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    brobot promoted this comment Eulatos was starred Eulatos was unstarred
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    11/12/09

    @HelloYouAll: errrrmmm... I don't know where you got the idea that I was criticizing gizmodo from my comment... Especially since you basically just re-stated the entire point of my comment, except with an anti-giz spin on it by talking about apple bias before saying "the author is turning a good service for windows mobile customers into yet an other reason to ditch the windows mobile platform."

    To every person who ever previously/currently/henceforth whines about gizmodo's apple bias, I, Bepoptimus Prime, hereby officially declare #Shenanigans. - All the whining is 100x more annoying than any bias in the first place. sheesh. cry about it #windowsmobilemarketplace
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    10/31/09

    In reply to HTC’s “Virtual Book” UI Patent Could Be Sense UI’s Successor
    how does this guy display frustration with no middle finger? poor guy. #virtualbookui
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    10/31/09

    In reply to HTC’s “Virtual Book” UI Patent Could Be Sense UI’s Successor
    6 fingers fail. #virtualbookui
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    Image of gksspot555 gksspot555
    10/31/09

    @CustomFirmware: lol that is hilarious
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    10/31/09

    @CustomFirmware: you sir, you win #virtualbookui
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    10/31/09

    In reply to HTC’s “Virtual Book” UI Patent Could Be Sense UI’s Successor
    Sense UI's evolution , for the next evolution of humankind where we will have 6 fingers ...
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    10/28/09

    In reply to Samsung Omnia II Examined: Looks Okay, But Why the Resistive Touchscreen?
    5 minutes of some man fondling his phone. You have no idea what this does to me…

    REALLY… No idea. #samsungomniaii
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    10/28/09

    @Software_Goddess: had an effect on me too. i woke up about 45 min later with keyboard face wondering why i both watched that video AND listened to the music = cure for insomnia #samsungomniaii
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    Image of jepzilla jepzilla
    10/22/09

    In reply to Ballmer on the Smartphone Race: "It Doesn't Matter What the Critics Say"
    Interesting theory about the blurring line between critics and customers, Wilson. But is it right?

    If the Nokia's smartphones are generally dismissed by critics yet still capture a plurality of the marketshare, that kind of suggests your theory is wrong.

    Stepping back from cold reality, I think there will always be a distinction between the critic (professional or otherwise) and the rest of the customer base. We go to critics and reviewers for many things because there is too much choice in this world and not enough time. The Internet doesn't change this. And if people unerringly followed the advice of critics, Michael Bay would be out of a job. #steveballmer
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Ballmer on the Smartphone Race: "It Doesn't Matter What the Critics Say"
    Odd, considering their latest Windows 7 ad blitz consists of nothing but a cute tiny asian kid quoting all the great things critics are saying about Windows. (Including Gizmodo, at least in the original version of the commercial.) #steveballmer
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Ballmer on the Smartphone Race: "It Doesn't Matter What the Critics Say"
    "[...]it doesn't really matter what the critics say, it matters what the customers say."

    It looks like he's trying a Jedi Mind trick.

    "These are not the droids your looking for. Move along, move along." #steveballmer
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    Tawnie is noddin' her head like "Yeah!" promoted this comment Yuppers: I love you was starred Yuppers: I love you was unstarred
    Image of Tawnie is saving no daylight Tawnie is saving no daylight
    10/22/09

    @Yuppers: I love you: Ah but your Jedi mind tricks do not work on me. Those are indeed the droids I am looking for. #steveballmer
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    10/22/09

    In reply to Ballmer on the Smartphone Race: "It Doesn't Matter What the Critics Say"
    Um. This guy can't even say "Nokia" correctly. Why am I listening to this tool? Him and Bush should team up to talk about how "Nuclear" "Nokia" is going. #steveballmer
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    Image of kaloian01 kaloian01
    10/22/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton:
    Actually, that is exactly how "Nokia" should be pronounced,
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    Image of yastho50 yastho50
    10/22/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Calling Steve Ballmer a tool? How dumb are you? You take his job for a week, you'll be crying in back corner in no time...
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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    10/22/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: The way he pronounces "Nokia," I thought he was about to say: "Wilson, I'm gonna Nokia on yer ass if you don't watch." #steveballmer
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    10/22/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: No he said it right. Thats how you pronounce Nokia around the world. For some reason Nokia is pronounced wrong in the states. Even Nokia pronounces their own name wrong in the states. #steveballmer
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    10/22/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: It's like fingernails scraping a chalkboard. #steveballmer
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    Image of Christopher Kearney Christopher Kearney
    10/22/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Actually he is pronouncing Nokia properly. That is how Nokia is pronounced. #steveballmer
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    10/22/09

    @scarbrtj: I'd trust the pronunciation of "Nokia" from a guy who competes with them and has at least been to Finland more than some blog writer. Just sayin'
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    Image of Serge Francis Serge Francis
    10/22/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: He is saying it right bing how to correctly say nokia. #steveballmer
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    10/22/09

    @kris120890: Ahhhh. Interesting. Thanks for letting me know. #steveballmer
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    10/22/09

    @Serge Francis: Ahh, I see what you did there. No thanks. I'd rather "google" how to correctly say Nokia. #steveballmer
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