vladk

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by vladk 16y ago
"but the problem is that the middle class has all but vanished in America and what's left are the upwardly mobile upper-middle class and the working poor. When the top 20% have 85% of the wealth in America, the other 80% are left to fight o
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by vladk 16y ago
I'm not following your point. Are you saying having a curated store is what causes you to buy more apps? So what specifically drives the increased purchases? Ability to easily discover more apps? Lack of free alternatives? Low pricepoints?
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by vladk 16y ago
This is just a pet peeve of mine but the actual Franklin quote: "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Is not the same as the often quoted paraphrase: "He who sacrif
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by vladk 16y ago
I was at O'Hare this summer and noticed the exact same thing. All the dudes ended up going through the metal detector, and most of the girls went through the full body scanner. Then I got really upset when I saw them selecting a young teena
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by vladk 16y ago
The only other browser to do visual tabs on the left that I know of is OmniWeb for Mac, which is/was an awesome browser that doesn't see much support. I still use Opera on my PC laptop because like you, I'm used to the interface and the bui
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by vladk 16y ago
So, does DRM translate to more sales? Here's the thing - if all publishers cared about was their bottom line, then DRM must absolutely translate to more sales, in this context and in big triple A title games. Or is it that publishing exec
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by vladk 16y ago
Palm/HP is in a tough spot, but it's possible for them to go up with a bit of luck. They need mindshare, solid hardware, and apps. The 3 are codependent. Good hardware and apps help mindshare, and having market interest and a good phone att
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by vladk 16y ago
For me, and many I know it was speed. Scroll speed, zoom speed, search speed. Even today GMaps wins in that category. I barely ever use satellite view for anything but casual amusement.