Re: NEWS: iPhone spreading around the world.

05-09-2008, 07:35 AM

On Thu, 08 May 2008 18:51:36 +0000, Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:

>Ron <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote in
>news:1h7624h12e1g1rptfcosh3ago62qtvhmu2@4ax.com :
>
>> On Thu, 08 May 2008 14:40:28 +0000, Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:
>>
>>>SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in news:BIvUj.2039$7k7.1026
>>>@flpi150.ffdc.sbc.com:
>>>
>>>> OTOH, it's probably not going to have as good a browser as
>>>> the iPhone
>>>
>>>http://securityevaluators.com/iphone/
>>>Yeah, great...
>>>
>>>I'm also curious as to why Apple got University of Washington's Emerging
>>>Technology group to remove this from their own website:
>>
>> Because Apple charges for that information as part of attending
>> a Developers Conference.
>>
>> No different than John Wiley getting upset if a Chemistry textbook
>> of theirs was posted on the web.
>>
>>
>
>Apple charges for the specification lists? That IS arrogance!

There are charges attached to the iPhone SDK, now at beta 5.

05-09-2008, 07:36 AM

On Thu, 8 May 2008 14:11:17 -0600, "Todd Allcock"
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

> (MS, meanwhile, has promised an IE 6
>compatible browser for WM7.)
>

Rule number 1 in Technology.

DON'T BUY PROMISES

05-09-2008, 07:57 AM

At 09 May 2008 08:36:54 -0500 Ron wrote:

> > (MS, meanwhile, has promised an IE 6
> >compatible browser for WM7.)
> >
>
> Rule number 1 in Technology.
>
> DON'T BUY PROMISES

Agreed. Either way, it's a bit difficult to buy something not planned for
release until 2009.

I really mentioned it as more of a "look how long it takes to get MS off
it's duff" than a purchase suggestion. Unlike with desktops or laptops,
Windows Mobile devices don't get upgrades to new OS levels from MS- they
come from the device manufacturer who has to customize them for each model,
so it's no guarantee (or even a likelyhood) that a WM 6.1 device will ever
see a WM7 upgrade.

05-09-2008, 08:59 AM

On Fri, 09 May 2008 07:57:35 -0600, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>At 09 May 2008 08:36:54 -0500 Ron wrote:
>
>> > (MS, meanwhile, has promised an IE 6
>> >compatible browser for WM7.)
>> >
>>
>> Rule number 1 in Technology.
>>
>> DON'T BUY PROMISES
>
>Agreed. Either way, it's a bit difficult to buy something not planned for
>release until 2009.
>
>I really mentioned it as more of a "look how long it takes to get MS off
>it's duff" than a purchase suggestion. Unlike with desktops or laptops,
>Windows Mobile devices don't get upgrades to new OS levels from MS- they
>come from the device manufacturer who has to customize them for each model,
>so it's no guarantee (or even a likelyhood) that a WM 6.1 device will ever
>see a WM7 upgrade.
>

Luckily there are folks who figure out how to upgrade the WM system on
most devices. That's where Google is your friend.

05-09-2008, 10:15 AM

"Ron" <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
news:glp824dp5hmd7qkmbs7m7haceh5quokrj2@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 09 May 2008 07:57:35 -0600, Todd Allcock
>>I really mentioned it as more of a "look how long it takes to get MS off
>>it's duff" than a purchase suggestion. Unlike with desktops or laptops,
>>Windows Mobile devices don't get upgrades to new OS levels from MS- they
>>come from the device manufacturer who has to customize them for each
>>model,
>>so it's no guarantee (or even a likelyhood) that a WM 6.1 device will ever
>>see a WM7 upgrade.
>>
>
> Luckily there are folks who figure out how to upgrade the WM system on
> most devices. That's where Google is your friend.

Or, you can save time and go to xda-developers.com directly... ;-)

05-09-2008, 10:33 AM

On Fri, 9 May 2008 10:15:51 -0600, "Todd Allcock"
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>
>"Ron" <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
>news:glp824dp5hmd7qkmbs7m7haceh5quokrj2@4ax.com.. .
>> On Fri, 09 May 2008 07:57:35 -0600, Todd Allcock
>>>I really mentioned it as more of a "look how long it takes to get MS off
>>>it's duff" than a purchase suggestion. Unlike with desktops or laptops,
>>>Windows Mobile devices don't get upgrades to new OS levels from MS- they
>>>come from the device manufacturer who has to customize them for each
>>>model,
>>>so it's no guarantee (or even a likelyhood) that a WM 6.1 device will ever
>>>see a WM7 upgrade.
>>>
>>
>> Luckily there are folks who figure out how to upgrade the WM system on
>> most devices. That's where Google is your friend.
>
>Or, you can save time and go to xda-developers.com directly... ;-)
>
Some might be called "developers" others might be called "hackers".