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From: Kimmy Boyer on 27 May 2010 22:19 On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:14:39 -0700, John Navas wrote: > On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:22:09 -0400, Kimmy Boyer <KimaBoyer(a)yahoo.com> > wrote in <4bfed46b$1(a)news.x-privat.org>: > >>[SNIP] > > *plonk* Pick that turd up and eat it! -- http://tr.im/1f7r
From: SMS on 28 May 2010 00:07 On 27/05/10 4:48 PM, Paul Miner wrote: > On Thu, 27 May 2010 12:37:54 -0700, nospam<nospam(a)nospam.invalid> > wrote: > >> In article<20gtv59248g8qpm9digoi2od2i149u6vol(a)4ax.com>, Paul Miner >> <pminer(a)elrancho.invalid> wrote: >> >>>>> Assuming you're right that 2.2 is available for the Nexus One, then >>>>> it's obviously not vaporware. >>>> >>>> it's not vaporware only to a tiny subset of android users. >>> >>> Thanks for (finally) conceding the point! >> >> it's still vapor for the vast majority of android users. some don't >> even know if they'll get it or not since the manufacturer has not yet >> decided. > > You still don't understand what vaporware is. If it's available to any > end users, (not necessarily ALL end users), then it's no longer > vaporware. It's a simple concept. Or as we say about our competitor, "they're shipping data sheets in volume."
From: Paul Miner on 28 May 2010 01:24 On Thu, 27 May 2010 17:05:28 -0700, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >In article <i31uv55mm6i5t3gl2pj2gjpd9eh1s34sg1(a)4ax.com>, Paul Miner ><pminer(a)elrancho.invalid> wrote: > >> You still don't understand what vaporware is. If it's available to any >> end users, (not necessarily ALL end users), then it's no longer >> vaporware. It's a simple concept. > >then iphone os 4 isn't vaporware either since it's available to some >end users, but not all (yet). very simple. That's a change then. Earlier in this thread you said it was not yet available to end users. -- Paul Miner
From: nospam on 28 May 2010 01:31 In article <rnkuv5lqnbic8h8c6jr64s00baeu31qmhg(a)4ax.com>, Paul Miner <pminer(a)elrancho.invalid> wrote: > >> You still don't understand what vaporware is. If it's available to any > >> end users, (not necessarily ALL end users), then it's no longer > >> vaporware. It's a simple concept. > > > >then iphone os 4 isn't vaporware either since it's available to some > >end users, but not all (yet). very simple. > > That's a change then. Earlier in this thread you said it was not yet > available to end users. i said it's available to developers, who are a subset of end users. anyone that wants it can sign up and download it.
From: Steve Fenwick on 28 May 2010 02:31
In article <bn5rv5tlq2jvdna8111kuip5tohr5rajsf(a)4ax.com>, Paul Miner <pminer(a)elrancho.invalid> wrote: > On Wed, 26 May 2010 10:48:28 -0700, Steve Fenwick > <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > > >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 > > You replied to me, but you disputed nospam's claim that "very, very > few" of the earlier units are still in use after 3 years. Thank you. Sorry about the misattribution. In my household, we run a variety of products, new and old. We replace as needed and sometimes as the new technology overtakes the old in interesting ways, but we are not a "new car every year" household. 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!" |