From: John Navas on
On Wed, 26 May 2010 17:43:25 +0000 (UTC), Justin <nospam(a)insightbb.com>
wrote in <htjmjt$vnv$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>:

>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

"Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level
and then beat you with experience." -Dr. Alan Zimmerman
From: nospam on
In article <htjmit$vnv$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Justin
<nospam(a)insightbb.com> wrote:

> 3 years isn't very old for an mp3 player.

doesn't matter, there aren't enough of them out there to bother
supporting. it's about 3-4% of the install base.
From: nospam on
In article <htjmno$vnv$3(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Justin
<nospam(a)insightbb.com> wrote:

> No, 2.2 has shipped to consumers. It is being deployed right now to Nexus One owners

*only* nexus one owners, because it's a google product, and officially
it hasn't actually shipped. some people managed to get a prerelease
version.

motorola droid users can't get it yet. t-mobile g1 users can't ever get
since it won't work on that hardware, ever.

android 2.2 is vapor too.
From: Thomas T. Veldhouse on
In alt.cellular.verizon John Navas <jnspam1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
> I think it's essentially a control (and revenue) issue -- Steve is
> determined to control all things Apple, and Adobe software (not only
> Flash, but also products like Photoshop) has always threatened that
> control (and revenue) -- Flash is just the biggest threat at the moment.

You are a thinker, but you didn't check did you? ;-)

--
Thomas T. Veldhouse

Religion is a crutch, but that's okay... humanity is a cripple.
From: John Navas on
On 26 May 2010 18:27:19 GMT, "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71(a)gmail.com>
wrote in <8657g7FubgU2(a)mid.individual.net>:

>In alt.cellular.verizon John Navas <jnspam1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think it's essentially a control (and revenue) issue -- Steve is
>> determined to control all things Apple, and Adobe software (not only
>> Flash, but also products like Photoshop) has always threatened that
>> control (and revenue) -- Flash is just the biggest threat at the moment.
>
>You are a thinker, but you didn't check did you? ;-)

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