inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
1 edit | ...and so on...?
Like crap ass trinket content sales, disabling of features such as Bluetooth OBEX, and planned device obselecense through withholding software upgrades? If that's the kind of "quality" I get through Door #2 then I think I'll pass. |
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Jason Levine
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join:2001-07-13
USA
| Except you can bet that Door #1 will be riddled with hurdles and pressure-sales tactics to steer you to Door #2. Nothing overtly against the rules, but just barely within the (industry lobbyist written) rules. With those tactics in place, Verizon can claim to be supporting an open network while still not *really* supporting it. In fact, they can then show Door #2 sales figures and claim that a closed, locked down network is what consumers actually want. |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | yes, and that is because the technology industry has made lemmings out of most of the public. It is more of a social disorder than anything.
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viperlmw
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join:2005-01-25
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said by inteller  :Like crap ass trinket content sales, disabling of features such as Bluetooth OBEX, and planned device obselecense through withholding software upgrades? If that's the kind of "quality" I get through Door #2 then I think I'll pass. The the bluetooth feature I want to work is DUN. I bought a GPS/WIFI/Bluetooth PDA a few months ago, and should be able to establish a Dial-up networking session, dialing in to MSN's dial-up network (I don't have a cellular data plan), but was told by my cell company that this feature has been disabled. If I am not near a WIFI hotspot while traveling, I want to be able to dial in and get on line (even if dial-up is slow, it works, or should!). |
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