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From: Justin on 26 May 2010 13:42 nospam wrote on [Wed, 26 May 2010 09:41:33 -0700]: > In article <864ovbFsdlU4(a)mid.individual.net>, Thomas T. Veldhouse > <veldy71(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > more importantly, not all devices will run android 2.2, including the >> > t-mobile g1 which is currently being sold, *new*, right *now*. >> >> Not all iPods that run 3.1.x will run 4.0 either. Only iPod Touch Gen 3 and >> iPhone GS models (not sure about any previous iPhone model) will accept OS >> 4.0. > > all 2nd and 3rd gen ipod touches and the iphone 3g and 3gs can run 4.0, > plus whatever is released this year. > > only the 1st gen ipod touch and original iphone cannot. they're 3 year > old devices and very, very few are still in use. > > compare that with android devices that are shipping *now* that can't > ever run 2.2, and some that won't run it for a while, whenever the > manufacturer decides it will update it. 3 years isn't very old for an mp3 player.
From: Justin on 26 May 2010 13:43 nospam wrote on [Wed, 26 May 2010 09:41:38 -0700]: > In article <k7dqv5pab9vup4otq4od82ed07qd471fve(a)4ax.com>, Paul Miner > <pminer(a)elrancho.invalid> wrote: > >> Actually, announcements are the epitome of vaporware. Nearly all >> vaporware starts with an announcement. A software product stops being >> vaporware when it actually becomes available. Announcements != >> available. > > it *has* shipped, to developers, four versions so far. it's not vapor. > developers are using it and developing for it. the public release will > be soon, probably about two weeks. I guess you don't understand whatr shipped means. shipped means delivere to consumers
From: Justin on 26 May 2010 13:45 nospam wrote on [Wed, 26 May 2010 09:41:44 -0700]: > In article <s4hqv5pdnj1gs1ocdar10fdg63oohgmlf1(a)4ax.com>, John Navas > <jnspam1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >> It's vaporware until it's actually released (to everyone) -- >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware>: >> >> Vaporware is a word used to describe products, usually computer >> hardware or software, not released on the date announced by their >> developer... > > not that wikipedia is a good reference, but according to that > definition, it's not vapor since the ship date announced is 'summer > 2010.' > > as i said, it has shipped, to developers. they're using it right now. > > meanwhile, android 2.2 is vapor. motorola said 'soon' for the droid. > not even a date. other devices might not ever get it. No, 2.2 has shipped to consumers. It is being deployed right now to Nexus One owners
From: Justin on 26 May 2010 13:46 nospam wrote on [Wed, 26 May 2010 10:32:43 -0700]: > In article <f0mqv5920dnd7odg242l5bv4nbldc2k21i(a)4ax.com>, Paul Miner > <pminer(a)elrancho.invalid> wrote: > >> The key word is 'announced'. It's vapor until it ships. > > it *has* shipped. anyone who wants it can sign up as a developer and > get a beta version. the public release is imminent. > > but if you want to call it vapor, android 2.2 is also vapor, and even > more so. Can an end user get android 2.2? Yes. Can an end user get iPhone OS 4? No.
From: Steve Fenwick on 26 May 2010 13:48
In article <i8lqv599av527mfj61o7clmft1fni8bm9n(a)4ax.com>, Paul Miner <pminer(a)elrancho.invalid> wrote: > What could possibly justify very, very few 3 year old i* devices being > still in use? If true, that's not good for anyone, including Apple. Huh? 3 year old iPhones (1st gen) may work just fine. Not as fast as new ones, but still better than many alternatives. Less waste for the landfill sounds like a decent reason. Steve -- steve <at> w0x0f <dot> com "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, sidecar in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" |