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Krylez | 13 years ago | on: Thank you Apple

Interesting in that his industry veteran status gives this merit or interesting in that his employment makes him a shill?

Krylez | 14 years ago | on: Instagram photo app for Android is under way

I hope they don't follow the start-up pattern of implementing Cocoa Touch UI widgets for a 1:1 port. Even when devs iron out the inevitable bugs and crashes, those types of apps feel foreign on Android.

It's better to use native widgets in a familiar way and keep the two UIs consistent where it makes sense.

Krylez | 14 years ago | on: Software Patent Abolition Petition

(1) America Invents improves the patent office's efficiency at awarding patents and switches the U.S. from first-to-invent to first-to-file. IMO, both will be a boon to trolls.

(2) The action item is the title of the petition.

(3) Government branches don't operate in silos. When the President demands something from congress and pushes it hard enough, he usually gets something on his desk.

It's a petition, not a bill. I want my President to act, not pretend that he can't do anything about it. He's the one who lit a fire under Congress and called out obstructing members by name to pass healthcare reform. I've relentlessly contacted all my representatives and senators, but congress does nothing without pressure.

Krylez | 14 years ago

Make that a hard 'g' and you've got a deal.

Krylez | 14 years ago | on: Samsung Doesn't Copy Apple

Don't try to bring logic into this. The company that sells devices that I identify with is vastly superior to the company that sells devices that others identify with.

Krylez | 14 years ago | on: When patents attack Android

You make it sound so reasonable. There is a patent gold rush right now. The USPTO is approving thousands of patents that cover the same obvious ideas. Parties that have lost in the marketplace or haven't even participated are effectively taxing the winners by extorting patent fees. Google could pay the fees to the losers and acquire enough patents the reach an equilibrium via mutually assured destruction with their competition, but the market is effectively closed to anyone without the extremely deep pockets.

Krylez | 14 years ago | on: It's Not AirBnB's Fault

Agreed. The initial reports indicated that AirBnB was being very helpful. It looks like they backed off after the story went public. They should have taken it as an opportunity to do something good with everyone watching.
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