Okay... soo uhh I feel really uncomfortable even though I really love my phone... I might be heading back to my blackberry after this...
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/318518
Gross... Smh. I hate the internet sometimes. Ridiculous. Yahoo... Here I come.... I guess
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rbaruch said:
Okay... soo uhh I feel really uncomfortable even though I really love my phone... I might be heading back to my blackberry after this...
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/318518
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Hope you don't use Facebook. You'll REALLY freak out.
Wtf google. Dangerous move.
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Hope you don't use Facebook. You'll REALLY freak out.
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+1. Especially if you load all of "your" pics to their site.
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Get off the internet entirely then. This is inevitable and bound to eventually happen. You can avoid android, google, gmail, but there will always be another site you use that do the exact same thing your trying to avoid. (Facebook? bing? Yahoo? etc... )
Your fighting an already lost war.
apple has been caught doing worse to their consumers, WP7 has complete "crap" you are agreeing to when you first start your phone up, but obviously nobody reads all of it. now google yaaaaay. looks like blackberry will be the only protected OS, along with whatever Nokia is working on. cant wait for BB10
Maybe I am missing something here but I fail to see why this is a bad thing. Sure they collect and store your information but its to better serve you as the user across all of their services.
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apple has been caught doing worse to their consumers, WP7 has complete "crap" you are agreeing to when you first start your phone up, but obviously nobody reads all of it. now google yaaaaay. looks like blackberry will be the only protected OS, along with whatever Nokia is working on. cant wait for BB10
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Honestly considering moving back to blackberry...
BB10 looks to be huge, not to mention I'm reaally missing RIMs policies + security features..
Sorry bud, but Google's taking over the world.
Might as well be on their side when it happens
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Honestly considering moving back to blackberry...
BB10 looks to be huge, not to mention I'm reaally missing RIMs policies + security features..
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Blackberry will be glad to hear this. They're struggling right now.
The unified policy doesn't bother me. Facebook is really worrying though.
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craigtut said:
Maybe I am missing something here but I fail to see why this is a bad thing. Sure they collect and store your information but its to better serve you as the user across all of their services.
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So Big Brother watching over is ok with some I guess. It's not "bad," it's invasive. Who's to say Google won't start selling my search profile to marketing teams to start spamming? If it's to help serve us, why isn't it optional? Who really thinks Google isn't good enough as it is? There is no reason for this. Facebook tried something similar yrs ago when I was on that site, but everyone revolted so they changed their mind.
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Blackberry will be glad to hear this. They're struggling right now.
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That's because they haven't made a great device since the Curve 8900. Lol. They do have the best security though
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Well mind you, people can't see your information since all of them are tied together using a program that will pick your likes and output it to you. Unless they made an internal program within google company to sift through all those data just to grab some dirt on a politician or something...... Are you a politician? IF not, then you got nothing to worry about....
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Well mind you, people can't see your information since all of them are tied together using a program that will pick your likes and output it to you. Unless they made an internal program within google company to sift through all those data just to grab some dirt on a politician or something...... Are you a politician? IF not, then you got nothing to worry about....
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I suppose. I wish I were a great legal mind so I could see it for what it really is. I hate being tricked and have become used to being tricked... #paranoid
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Facebook tried something similar yrs ago when I was on that site, but everyone revolted so they changed their mind.
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Tried? They do that now! Have been.
I am not a lawyer but I'm still not seeing how merging privacy policies gives Google more data. I would think they had the data before, it's one company.
Personally I was a freaked out more by the Google DART cookie setup a few years back. When Google basically said we are going to have this cookie on your computer tracking what you do. Since so many sites use Google Analytics, Google AdSense, etc. that means they know a lot about what you do even outside of Google sites. Since you can't really "log-out" of Google services on your Android phone I've always wondered how much they track.
Google ad opt out add on, moved email to hushmail and deleted contacts. I win.. unless they truly don't delete stuff. If not that should be illegal.
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Tried? They do that now! Have been.
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Smh I hate Facebook lol
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My girlfriend suspects me of tracking everything she does on her phone. I've already told her there is no way to do that from my phone. Can anyone else kill her suspicion with me or prove me wrong. Thank you much appreciated
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Haha, lots of trust in that relationship! Im pretty sure you can't track texts on another phone, UN less you call the carrier and ask them the info, which they shouldn't be allowed to give you without consent
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markdexter said:
Haha, lots of trust in that relationship! Im pretty sure you can't track texts on another phone, UN less you call the carrier and ask them the info, which they shouldn't be allowed to give you without consent
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I already know this, just trying to prove a point, thanks for your input
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No problem buddy, good luck
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This is just an early warning sign that you need to bounce Bro. It will only increase as time goes on. Just some advice from an old man (34) who's seen/experienced a lot.
Take your evo,download some 3D porn and leave the gf.
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Yes u could track text and calls but the apps are not available on the market no more.
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What is she worried about u tracking in the first place?
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hitman4274 said:
What is she worried about u tracking in the first place?
Shot from my shooter in 3D
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+2
(cough) whore (cough)
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My girlfriend suspects me of tracking everything she does on her phone. I've already told her there is no way to do that from my phone. Can anyone else kill her suspicion with me or prove me wrong. Thank you much appreciated
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Tell her you're not tracking her texts, the guy she's texting keeps forwarding them to you and you'd like him to stop.
Then trade her in for a newer model with the latest updates.
Rule number one: *****es be trifling.
Bounce bro.
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+2
(cough) whore (cough)
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maybe he a controlling douche bag. *just sayin*
either way, it's not good.
So many ignorant and sexist assumptions here, it's disgusting. Some of you guys are downright pathetic.
OP, talk it out with your girlfriend, if she's genuinely paranoid, figure out the root of the paranoia, and explain to her carefully how there is nothing you can "monitor", and doing so is illegal anyway.
Just because someone is paranoid about privacy doesn't mean they have something to hide, especially when it could be that the person in question is new to the idea of a smartphone (especially a smartphone that powerful and versatile).
Unless her worries are truly causing friction in your relationship, if she is still paranoid, just let it go.
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So many ignorant and sexist assumptions here, it's disgusting. Some of you guys are downright pathetic.
OP, talk it out with your girlfriend, if she's genuinely paranoid, figure out the root of the paranoia, and explain to her carefully how there is nothing you can "monitor", and doing so is illegal anyway.
Just because someone is paranoid about privacy doesn't mean they have something to hide, especially when it could be that the person in question is new to the idea of a smartphone (especially a smartphone that powerful and versatile).
Unless her worries are truly causing friction in your relationship, if she is still paranoid, just let it go.
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She was paranoid because she was talking to someone else and trying to hide it, therefore I left and am moving on.
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tnadawg89 said:
She was paranoid because she was talking to someone else and trying to hide it, therefore I left and am moving on.
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I'm sorry to hear that, but that doesn't quite change what I said before; there's no need to assume every woman that is worried about privacy is a whore. That's just disgusting sexism, regardless of whether or not one thinks it's always true.
Again, sorry to hear that, I hope you find someone else you can trust better.
I stand by my comment. On to greener pastures now homey.
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LOL at least her guilt drove her to essentialy give her self up
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LiquidSolstice said:
So many ignorant and sexist assumptions here, it's disgusting. Some of you guys are downright pathetic.
OP, talk it out with your girlfriend, if she's genuinely paranoid, figure out the root of the paranoia, and explain to her carefully how there is nothing you can "monitor", and doing so is illegal anyway.
Just because someone is paranoid about privacy doesn't mean they have something to hide, especially when it could be that the person in question is new to the idea of a smartphone (especially a smartphone that powerful and versatile).
Unless her worries are truly causing friction in your relationship, if she is still paranoid, just let it go.
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I'm a douche bag. Usually the first person to start accusing is the guilty one. Anyway, XDA is not match.com. The only way you can legally monitor her text messages is if you pay the bill. Then you can get all the texts forwarded to you via email, Sprint will go back 90 days.
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Sometimes I text myself......
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Lol
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FYI, there are definitely apps out there to track texts, and phone calls, and also to hid your texts, even from being on others phones
So, has anyone seen this? I hope Steve would be proud. This temp ban is ridiculous. Glad most of the devs for their hands on the one x, but block the new evo from even being released is going too far. I hate apple....
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Yeah, pretty crazy. Too bad HTC doesn't have the legal heavy weight that Samsung has, or they would have been able to work something out. Apple sucks. Shutting down imports due to "pinch to zoom" or something equally rediculous.
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I read something like that about a year ago. Is there anything to back it up? I know nothing came of it previously.
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its for clicking links in the text app. If you're running sense 4 go ahead and try it.. the hyperlinks and phone numbers are blue but clicking them does nothing. htc removed this because of apples bull**** patent
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JeramyEggs said:
So, has anyone seen this? I hope Steve would be proud. This temp ban is ridiculous. Glad most of the devs for their hands on the one x, but block the new evo from even being released is going too far. I hate apple....
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Link, please?
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Link, please?
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The story is in Engadget. Check over the last few days.
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Did someone patent the Internet yet? I'm going to apply for that.
Omg I want to burn that place to the f*king ground with everyone inside! I was wondering why text links and phone numbers weren't working. Steve jobs dying just wasn't enough
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/htc-one-x-and-evo-4g-lte-delayed-at-customs-due-to-itc-exclusio/
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Omg I want to burn that place to the f*king ground with everyone inside! I was wondering why text links and phone numbers weren't working. Steve jobs dying just wasn't enough
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Yikes. I don't care for Apple personally, but I certainly don't wish death upon anyone.
If they really have patents on their technology, then they are doing the right thing by protecting their intellectual property. You just can't go around stealing other peoples stuff. I'm not saying HTC or Samsung or anyone else stole anything, just saying that IF they did - then they are facing their consequences.
The Patent War has gotten out of control with ALL the manufactures. Just seems this is the first that has actually stopped a device in its tracks. All this patent stuff is BS I would hate having the job of making sure a device doesn't infringe on one of Apples, Samsungs, Motorola, Googles, etc's patents. I would be willing to be that just about any device would infringe on some patented somewhere.
BTW I'm currently Patenting how I tie my shoes SO WATCH OUT..
My old blackberrys from back in the day had this feature far before the iPhone. Who grants these patents.
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The Patent War has gotten out of control with ALL the manufactures. Just seems this is the first that has actually stopped a device in its tracks. All this patent stuff is BS I would hate having the job of making sure a device doesn't infringe on one of Apples, Samsungs, Motorola, Googles, etc's patents. I would be willing to be that just about any device would infringe on some patented somewhere.
BTW I'm currently Patenting how I tie my shoes SO WATCH OUT..
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It has gotten out of control. Something so minor should not be enough to block a shipment. Plus, that is a feature BUILT into Android, so they should not be after HTC but Google for that. I think devices that have skins can be attacked more because they added those patent violating features themselves vs. just building from google's source.
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My old blackberrys from back in the day had this feature far before the iPhone. Who grants these patents.
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blackhand1001 said:
My old blackberrys from back in the day had this feature far before the iPhone. Who grants these patents.
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The patent they are talking about was applied for back in 1996 and granted in 1999. It is for clicking on a recognizable text string and bringing up a menu or performing a UI action. So, yes, clicking on a telephone number will no longer bring up the dialer, or clicking on an email address will not bring up the email app, etc. Which I think is ****ing bull****. It's common sense that when I click on a telephone number it brings up the dialer. Who wouldnt think of that? I didnt think things that were blatantly obvious were patentable. But I guess if you're crApple you can get anything patented.
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The patent they are talking about was applied for back in 1996 and granted in 1999. It is for clicking on a recognizable text string and bringing up a menu or performing a UI action. So, yes, clicking on a telephone number will no longer bring up the dialer, or clicking on an email address will not bring up the email app, etc. Which I think is ****ing bull****. It's common sense that when I click on a telephone number it brings up the dialer. Who wouldnt think of that? I didnt think things that were blatantly obvious were patentable. But I guess if you're crApple you can get anything patented.
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real question is how did they remove this, so the devs can add it back.
thats what we do best here.
I'm sure the judge has an iPhone and they probably pay him off with free iproducts for life to find in their favor. That's how apple wins
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Yikes. I don't care for Apple personally, but I certainly don't wish death upon anyone.
If they really have patents on their technology, then they are doing the right thing by protecting their intellectual property. You just can't go around stealing other peoples stuff. I'm not saying HTC or Samsung or anyone else stole anything, just saying that IF they did - then they are facing their consequences.
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This patent crap has gotten out of control. This is basically how computers work.
Imagine on your home computer, clicking on a link in xda and it doesn't open, just highlights it, then you have to copy and paste to go to that page.
Why would apple be given a patent for this? Its ridiculous and HTC has ALREADY removed the feature from their phones so the fact that they are still blocking them is asinine.
http://www.dailytech.com/Game+Over+...uition+as+ITC+Blocks+Imports/article24691.htm
That's a more informative article talking about the actual patents and the absurdity of this whole situation... Apple really disgusts me...
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This patent crap has gotten out of control. This is basically how computers work.
Imagine on your home computer, clicking on a link in xda and it doesn't open, just highlights it, then you have to copy and paste to go to that page.
Why would apple be given a patent for this? Its ridiculous and HTC has ALREADY removed the feature from their phones so the fact that they are still blocking them is asinine.
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Oh I agree, but that is for the courts to decide. I think it needs to be more in-depth. Like prove that the programming code was stolen or something. Not just that the end result is the same. Kind of like prescription drugs. There are the brand names that have the rights to it, and then there are generics that are the same thing but branded differently.
interesting reading.......http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=24787
That would be a disappointment to me. I love HTC and they started to make me question that with the locked bootloaders and now this. If they do get bought that'll just leave Samsung and apple. And Motorola if google knows what to do with them.
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woody296 said:
interesting reading.......http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=24787
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That would be STUPID
I hope it doesn't go thru.
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If HTC is still upset with Google, than who knows. They may want to still be bought out.
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If HTC is still upset with Google, than who knows. They may want to still be bought out.
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"We welcome the news of today's acquisition, which demonstrates that Google is deeply committed to defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem."
-- Peter Chou
CEO, HTC Corp.
http://www.google.com/press/motorola/quotes/
I dont think this article has the "facts" strait........
Well i read that Facebook were making a new phone.
http://goo.gl/fbsz4
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Well i read that Facebook were making a new phone.
http://goo.gl/fbsz4
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No doubt there, mobile is the future. Plus its not Facebooks first foray into phones, but maybe they will be more serious this time.
HTC wouldn't sell, not to them, not now. They have way to much to loose if they sell, but much to gain if they remain as partners.
I don't see this as a wise business decision for HTC to sell out to Facebook (out of anyone else they can sell themselves to...) HTC holds to many patents and technology secrets that Facebook wouldn't know how to handle or value.
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New FaceBook Phone?
According to the New York Times, Facebook “has already hired more than half a dozen former Apple software and hardware engineers who worked on the iPhone, and one who worked on the iPad”.
“Mark [Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO] is worried that if he doesn’t create a mobile phone in the near future that Facebook will simply become an app on other mobile platforms,” a Facebook employee told the Times.
quoted from this source:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/why-a-facebook-phone-doesnt-stand-a-chance/20574?tag=nl.e539
A team of former Apple engineers. That will do it eh?
CNN also reporting:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/28/tech/mobile/facebook-phone/
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Bad idea.
Microsoft holds almost half of the company.
If FB do this... it will mean that MS is buying HTC under the table.
It near future, they will implement lots of Win Mobile... and Android is going to vanish from HTC.
I hope so
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lol, I gladly removed any FB apps from my phone (the first apps I want to uninstall since it's fully rooted), but I won't know what to do if they really buy HTC
Hope not
Facebook is evil and I remove from phone. If they buy HTC Samsung here I come
it could save HTC, lets face it, they are really in a sad shape after all the hits they have taken in 2011, first quarter of 2012 and the import ban of latest weeks.
but I dont see how Zukerberg can sell this bet to the suckers... pardon, investors that are already seing their shares falling value vertically without getting crucified.
Now that just sucks big time maaan.. I've been on htc for 2 years
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HTC One F???
This is not gonna happen. As a matter of fact, if FB stock keeps dropping like a rock as it has since it's initial offering, it won't be buying much of anything. lol
Yes this may never work, but currently at the end of my shift at work, and I started thinking what would really show people what's going on behind the scenes with Apple suing HTC and Samsung. And this is the idea that I came up with, with the idea that it probably would never work, but hey its just a thought lol.
We've seen HTC comparing itself to Samsungs GSIII, just trying to compare itself. What if HTC and Samsung did it together with Google as the head supporter of Android, with a headline of something around, "Apple's run scared, attempting to ban these phones from you." Or "Meet the phones that Apple is terrified off..." Something in that sense to stir up curiousity and interest in. And on my mind, YMMV, I picture the OG EVO commercials with the Andrioids flying around the phone and showing it off with quotes from reviews.
But in the end, a for more info go to here, to show the potential customer what is going on since none of Apple's lawsuits are very big in the news unfortunately.
Obviously HTC and Sammy fans don't get along too well, but the Android OEMS seriously need to stick together for some time if they're ever going to have a chance if Apple keeps chipping away at them with court.
Reminder, this is just my personal opinion, but please share what you think of it. Or what you would add / change because I'm curious of this would ever be a true way to really give Apple some SERIOUSLY BAD PR, or if I'm just some nut case, who needs to get a job with daytime hours lol.
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I work nights as well and I sometimes wonder if I am crazy bc my ideas make so much sense. I really like your idea. But any revenge on apple right now seems good to me.
Apple will always have their hardcore followers. No matter how much better my EVO LTE is the hardcore apple-ites will say Apple has better blah blah blah. And they will inevitably say "that's the phone that violated all the apple patents!" *snarl/*
Anyways, I like your idea. Don't think it's gonna happen though.
You know the iPhone's use of google maps generates 40% of Google's income? And now that Apple is deciding to make its own map app to replace Google maps as the default in iPhone it seems like an all out break in the companies.
Apple isn't innovating anymore, all they're doing is filing stupid patents and suing. They'll probably win because they are on top and have the $ to pay lawyers where other companies don't.
Sorry about the rant, I usually post on android central. Come here to check out the mods and roms so I don't post much.
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Anthonicia said:
You know the iPhone's use of google maps generates 40% of Google's income? And now that Apple is deciding to make its own map app to replace Google maps as the default in iPhone it seems like an all out break in the companie.
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Put the crack pipe down..40% of Google's income does NOT come from iPhone users..its more closer to 2%..You missed a few key words in your remark.
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Great idea, might happen with the next nexus's
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BrianBaker said:
Put the crack pipe down..40% of Google's income does NOT come from iPhone users..its more closer to 2%..You missed a few key words in your remark.
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Lol wondered where he got that from.
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Great idea, might happen with the next nexus's
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And this is true with 5 devices to be made by diff manufactures we shall see tho!
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BrianBaker said:
Put the crack pipe down..40% of Google's income does NOT come from iPhone users..its more closer to 2%..You missed a few key words in your remark.
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I don't know what the percentage is but I bet it's a good amount, much more than 2% but no where near 40%.
"Mobile ads associated with maps and location data account for about a quarter of all mobile ad revenue. That's money Apple wants and Google doesn't want to lose out on."
http://www.businessinsider.com/wsj-apple-will-ditch-google-maps-on-ios-later-this-year-2012-6
It would be a much bigger blow if Apple were to get rid of Google search all together but I do feel the maps thing will put a bit of a dent in Google's bottom line.
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I don't know what the percentage is but I bet it's a good amount, much more than 2% but no where near 40%.
"Mobile ads associated with maps and location data account for about a quarter of all mobile ad revenue. That's money Apple wants and Google doesn't want to lose out on."
http://www.businessinsider.com/wsj-apple-will-ditch-google-maps-on-ios-later-this-year-2012-6
It would be a much bigger blow if Apple were to get rid of Google search all together but I do feel the maps thing will put a bit of a dent in Google's bottom line.
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A quarter total that means all devices that use maps. Android etc... It may be more then 2% but not that much...
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IPhone accounts for about 40% of Google's MOBILE revenue..but Google as a whole its close to about 2%
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IPhone accounts for about 40% of Google's MOBILE revenue..but Google as a whole its close to about 2%
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That makes sense but that 40% probably made up of mostly of searching yes?
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Just read it on usatoday tech news I believe. Let me find the link. Maybe it's google mobile.
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Yes, 40% of google mobile search ad revenue. Or 1.5 billion. Not a whole lot right?
The first article I read did not make it abundantly clear what part of google it was. They are just estimates too. Because even tho we are talking about iPhone users they will still be able to figure out how to use Google maps
Well, u would think.
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ckoadiyn said:
A quarter total that means all devices that use maps. Android etc... It may be more then 2% but not that much...
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IPhone accounts for about 40% of Google's MOBILE revenue..but Google as a whole its close to about 2%
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That makes sense but that 40% probably made up of mostly of searching yes?
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I agree, I'm just saying it's going to sting a bit at Google. Hopefully it might help them get on the manufacturers and carriers a bit more to make sure they're selling quality products, I love Android but some of the stuff that gets put out there is absolute crap.
I know this thread has gotten off topic so I say to the OP, that might help if Google were to advertize. They make almost all their money off of ads but don't advertize themselves. The carriers do advertize phones a bit but they're more interested in selling you on their network than a specific phone. Not to mention the fact 3 of the 4 national carriers sell the iPhone so they wouldn't put down one of their own products.
Yeah, just came up with 40% off the top of my head because I was smoking crack.
Reading news on apple/google
Smoking crack
I can see how u would see the relation there.
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Anthonicia said:
I work nights as well and I sometimes wonder if I am crazy bc my ideas make so much sense. I really like your idea. But any revenge on apple right now seems good to me.
Apple will always have their hardcore followers. No matter how much better my EVO LTE is the hardcore apple-ites will say Apple has better blah blah blah. And they will inevitably say "that's the phone that violated all the apple patents!" *snarl/*
Anyways, I like your idea. Don't think it's gonna happen though.
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Lol at least someone understands where I'm coming from. I doubt this will ever work but it was just an idea at the time.
But overall, I feel Google needs to help the OEMs stick together, for some amount of time, just to make it harder for Apple to try to make its dream of shutting Android down. Yes it would be hard, but on their current path, they may get their chance.
I laughed at some of the comments, but I guess the question I was trying to get around to ask,
Do you think google and the OEMs should make commercials with Google as the headliner to tell the world what Apple is suing about? I think if the overall general public knew, besides us tech enthusiasts , maybe people would see Apple for who they really are...
Just my two cents, and go!
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I know this thread has gotten off topic so I say to the OP, that might help if Google were to advertize. They make almost all their money off of ads but don't advertize themselves. The carriers do advertize phones a bit but they're more interested in selling you on their network than a specific phone. Not to mention the fact 3 of the 4 national carriers sell the iPhone so they wouldn't put down one of their own products.
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I agree, that's why I never suggested the carrier's to make the commercial because they don't want to have conflicts I suspect, and they only care to sell, regardless the product.
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AJilka89 said:
Lol at least someone understands where I'm coming from. I doubt this will ever work but it was just an idea at the time.
But overall, I feel Google needs to help the OEMs stick together, for some amount of time, just to make it harder for Apple to try to make its dream of shutting Android down. Yes it would be hard, but on their current path, they may get their chance.
I laughed at some of the comments, but I guess the question
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This is actually what I've been hoping would happen for quite a while. It's much easier to pick them off one by one than to attack a united front. Unfortunately the all-mighty (dollar, euro, whatever) always wins out. If the manufacturers and Google could put aside their differences and come together and attack Apple, I think Apple would be forced to back down. For the first time in 4 years Android's world-wide usage dropped last quarter. It only dropped about 0.6% (from, I think, 51% to 50.4%) but a drop none the less. Symbian had over 50% of the market 4yrs ago, now it's dead. "Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it" -Winston Churchill
ausch30 said:
This is actually what I've been hoping would happen for quite a while. It's much easier to pick them off one by one than to attack a united front. Unfortunately the all-mighty (dollar, euro, whatever) always wins out. If the manufacturers and Google could put aside their differences and come together and attack Apple, I think Apple would be forced to back down. For the first time in 4 years Android's world-wide usage dropped last quarter. It only dropped about 0.6% (from, I think, 51% to 50.4%) but a drop none the less. Symbian had over 50% of the market 4yrs ago, now it's dead. "Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it" -Winston Churchill
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+1
This is what I was aiming for. Google needs to make serious friends, not just wayside acquaintances, to make Android that much stronger.
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Anyone watching the LiveBlog for the WWDC 2012 on Engadget?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/apple-wwdc-2012-liveblog/
iOS 6 for iPhone is showing few things that HTC currently has, and has had for a while. It's pretty humorous.
What I want to know is why doesn't HTC patent the stuff then? If Apple can patent the shape of a laptop or opening a youtube app link then why can't HTC patent their customizations?
I saw they can now send a text message when you can't answer the phone..Holy cow that's innovation.
They can also send pics from their galley straight to Facebook now.AHHHMAAZING
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BrianBaker said:
I saw they can now send a test message when you can't answer the phone..Holy cow that's innovation.
They can also send pics from their galley straight to Facebook now.AHHHMAAZING
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Yeah, and the new feature I saw in Sense 4 where you can remind yourself to call someone later... Yeah, I guess Apple "re-invented" that...
wow, no kidding. HTC could deny that thing for ages. how are they going to find a work around for all those things??? lol hit em w/ it htc!
At least apple actually releases the OS updates to all of their users without requiring them to jailbreak/root...
*continues slamming the update button on his Incredible 2*
PharmCAT said:
At least apple actually releases the OS updates to all of their users without requiring them to jailbreak/root...
*continues slamming the update button on his Incredible 2*
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Yeah, if there's one thing they do right, it's that.
What I love is all the apple lovers thought they were getting a new iPhone today, SORRY no iPhone 5 today! Lmao
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PharmCAT said:
At least apple actually releases the OS updates to all of their users without requiring them to jailbreak/root...
*continues slamming the update button on his Incredible 2*
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Let's not forget some updates killed older devices
The LTEVO says hello!
Haha I was bored so I watched a live stream of it. I actually laughed several times when they talked about something we have been able to do for a long time and the crowd goes nuts like Jesus's return was just announced.
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Some people get happy just to satisfy their purchase
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Love how Apple is pretty much copy and pasting from Google Maps into their own software. 3D maps and all. And who the hell wants to navigate from their lockscreen?
Still, wondering how this will effect Google maps traffic/revenue. But yeah, it's pretty humorous to see the stuff they tout as groundbreaking or new. "Safari is the most popular browser in the world."
Doomstang said:
Haha I was bored so I watched a live stream of it. I actually laughed several times when they talked about something we have been able to do for a long time and the crowd goes nuts like Jesus's return was just announced.
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They cheered because now they can go to their Android friends and be like, "Look, our phone is just as good now." (Still isn't even close to 'as good')
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Still, wondering how this will effect Google maps traffic/revenue. But yeah, it's pretty humorous to see the stuff they tout as groundbreaking or new. "Safari is the most popular browser in the world."
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I'm sure it is...on apple products. Lol
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I think that most of these things that Apple is stealing from Android has more to do with the Android OS than it does HTC or Sense. So, I would think that Google would have to patent these things, yet can't because they're open source. Is that correct?
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At least apple actually releases the OS updates to all of their users without requiring them to jailbreak/root...
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Well its a lot easier to roll updates for a company that only makes one type of phone, as to how many different types of android phones there are. So apple will always beat android in that category of updates.
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So not only are they "stealing" from android but google themselves with their "VIP" mailbox which google put out a couple month's ago for gmail Lmao.
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Rydah805 said:
wow, no kidding. HTC could deny that thing for ages. how are they going to find a work around for all those things??? lol hit em w/ it htc!
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.....one problem with this......HTC would have to be on top of their game and of submitted for a patent on said innovation...
Sad thing is Apple comes out with these things they have patents submitted for ages ago....
Hopefully HTC has something to lock this up....though I doubt it
wow! i just went and looked thru the liveblog briefing and i cant believe all the BS that they feed out and brain wash the masses. i feel so disgusted.
heres a few that i just copied and paste that made me go wtf? r u sirious?
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"Next up is Safari. Safari is the best and most popular web browser on the planet."
"Audience is eating this up. We heard a few "wows" and "Google Maps is screwed" comments."
"iOS 6 with 200 new features added to the world's best mobile operating system."
"It's the best OS X yet."
"OS X Mountain Lion, the ninth major release of the world's best desktop operating system."
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At least apple actually releases the OS updates to all of their users without requiring them to jailbreak/root...
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When there's only three phones that are almost identical its not hard to keep them updated.
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