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damon | 7 years ago | on: Microsoft Joins the Open Invention Network

What's interesting to me is how serious Nadella's Microsoft is about embracing OSS. Consider his appointment as a line in the sand and look at how drastically the company has changed since that line was drawn.

I realize that doesn't make the actions done prior to 2014 right. But I do feel the company has been serious about advancing OSS since Nadella took over as CEO.

damon | 7 years ago | on: Microsoft Joins the Open Invention Network

It's hard to let past Ballmer / Gates era sins go, and I'll probably take a lot of heat here, but moves like this continue to reinforce the Nadella era is truly serious about advancing OSS both within Microsoft and within the broader community.

damon | 13 years ago | on: Dropbox Sync API

I like the iOS API's simplicity. Also the ability to attach observers to file objects. Much easier to use than iCloud (IMHO) and cross platform are huge advantages for me personally.

damon | 13 years ago | on: Outlawed by Amazon DRM

It would be interesting to hear Amazon's side of the story. It just doesn't seem like something any digital retailer would do.

Assuming Lynn did no wrong and this is entirely a fraud algorithm problem on Amazon's side, you would think there is a higher authority within Amazon to dispute the problem. It's a shame they they didn't offer her anything in terms of dispute resolution or fraud prevention.

I'm going to email Amazon's feedback link as chanux did, I hope the larger HN community does the same.

damon | 17 years ago | on: How To Lose Your Cuil 20 Seconds After Launch

I entered "iPhone 3G sales" (no quotes) and was given a porn picture next to an Apple PR link. I do hope they succeed in challenging google, but looks like they have work to do.

damon | 17 years ago | on: A Brief History of Dangerous Ideas

I was thinking "another solid post from reg". Then boom, didn't see that coming. It's too bad it will be his last. Looking forward to seeing what's next. Keep us posted, Reg.

damon | 17 years ago | on: Did Apple set developers up for failure?

As an iPhone dev, I'm sure iPhone OS 2.0 isn't perfect. They pushed 8 beta builds into the hands of devs since march. They've been working on hugely aggressive timelines. There has to be defects. In all, however, I'm glad it's released.

damon | 17 years ago | on: IPhone App Store Has Launched

Downloading/sync to iPhone is trivial and slick, very easy to trial/error free programs, apple did distribution right.

damon | 18 years ago | on: iPhone 3G Launch Date Confirmed

Let's see... no vacation for at&t employees in june, iphones out of stock in apple online, multiple country deals signed in past few weeks, iphone sdk nearing beta end... You'll see the 3G iphone on the 9th. What interests me any new hardware it will have (gps, better camera, another camera (iChat?), ...)

damon | 18 years ago | on: Dynamic Languages Strike Back

"they're still afraid of anything that's different and are looking for any excuse they can to maintain the status quo."

That's exactly what I want to hear! Let them keep their 600+ page C# spec and their 10+ year java resume - leaves more opportunity for people are willing to "take the risk" and pick the best tools.

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