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Microsoft

Windows Phone 7 or Lump of Coal?

Have a lump of coal.Info World: “No caveats now: Windows Phone 7 is a waste of time and money. It’s a platform that no carrier, device maker, developer, or user should bother with. Microsoft should kill it before it ships and admit that it’s out of the mobile game for good. It is supposed to ship around Christmas 2010, but anyone who gets one will prefer a lump of coal. I really mean that.”

If it has any remnants of the old Windows Mobile UI, or KIN for that matter, it’s a non starter. Hopefully it’s not too KIN like, allows third-party apps, and has an app store for developers day one. That will at least give it a chance.

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Mobile Uncategorized

Me, January 2002

Here’s what I had to day about mobile computing in 2002.Ribbit

“This *IS* the future of computing devices! Oh just you wait. Yessir, just you wait. Some day you’ll be carrying one of these little gems around wondering how you ever got along without it. It’ll be just like your first cell phone. One day you were doing fine without one, the next day you’re lost without it. Can you imagine carrying your computer around, doing your work, blogging from the coffee shop (I know people already do this!), walking back to your desktop and docking this baby so you can use the full size keyboard and mouse?”

I’d imagine I was talking about the Tablet PC at the time, the link to the Microsoft page is 404.

The iPad may eventually deliver on the promise.

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MLOTW

Movie line of the week

Hot buttered popcorn and a movie, ahhh!Good morning folks! Hope you’ve had a pleasant week!

A big thank you to Mr. Steven Vore for supplying this weeks line. I knew it right away, you probably will too, but that’s the whole point now isn’t it?

Here’s the line, good luck!

A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow.

Ok, quick, what movie! Send your guesses here.

Footnote: Yes, Steven, I extended it a bit, couldn’t resist. That last sentence is so darned good.

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Apple iPhone

Did Jobs Know?

Mashable: “When did Steve Jobs first know that the iPhone 4 might have issues with its now infamous antenna design? According to a report out this morning, in the “early design phase” – an accusation that’s likely to add to the growing criticism currently surrounding the device.”

I’m a fanboi, I admit it, but, from everything I’ve ever heard about Steve Jobs it would be hard to imagine he’d allow something like this slip by him, if he knew about it. He’s involved down to the pixel on a lot of decisions.

I’m not sure he knew.

Oh, and if you want to get rid of your iPhone 4, I’ll take it off your hands. Send me a note: rob.fahrni@gmail.com and I’ll give you a couple of bucks for your “horrible” piece of hardware, and you can go purchase a KIN.

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Development Indie iPhone

Successful non-game iPhone App

TapTapTap Blog: “How do you launch an iPhone app that’s not a game and have it succeed? It’s definitely not easy, given the current atmosphere of the App Store. But we recently did with our app, Camera+, and it’s gone on to be our most successful launch to date, earning over a quarter million dollars in its first month.

Hats off! Emphasis above is mine. WOW, that’s quite a month.

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MLOTW

Movie line of the week answer

Good morning! We have a winner!

Congratulations to MLOTW “old-timer” Mr. Steven Vore, congratulations Steven!

The correct answer was…

The Patriot

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iPhone

iPhone on Verizon, yay or nay?

Dead Zones [hat tip Chris Ledoux]: “Contrary to what many Apple “Fanboys” want you to believe, Verizon will not be getting the iPhone any time soon. After speaking with various anonymous wireless industry experts over the last few weeks we have compiled our top 10 reasons why the rumor is false:”

Go read the bullet list, it’s quite good, and a number of the reasons make complete sense, others not so much, but overall it’s good. Especially the bullet point about the network, which is probably the single biggest reason Apple wouldn’t venture into a deal with Verizon.

What about the network? Well the short of it is Verizon is based on CDMA while AT&T is GSM based. If you’re a Verizon customer and you travel outside the US, your phone essentially becomes a big brick in your pocket, and you can’t use data and voice at the same time on CDMA. That’s it in a nutshell.

Once Verizon rolls out their new LTE based network it’s a whole new ball game.

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Life

Cavs Owner on “The King”

Cleveland Cavaliers: “This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his “decision” unlike anything ever “witnessed” in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.”

Wow, that pretty much sums it up. The man could’ve just said “Hey, I’m going to Miami”, and I would have had zero to say about it. I’m sure a lot of folks feel that way.

There were a few choice paragraphs from the article, but this one is pure gold.

“I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE”

I hope Cleveland is able to pull that off. Go collect some talent and get to work.

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iPhone

iPhone to Verizon January 2011

Business Week: “Verizon Wireless, based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, will begin offering the iPhone on its network in January, ending the exclusivity AT&T has held since the device’s introduction in 2007, two people familiar with the plans said this week.”

I’ll be interested in two things: 1) How many folks will convert from AT&T to Verizon on day one, 2) How well will Verizon’s network hold up under the new strain?

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MLOTW

Movie line of the week

And.... ACTION!Wow, this week has flown by!

Here’s the line, good luck!

I say we drink the wine, eat the dogs, and use the paper for musket wading.

Ok, quick, what movie! Send your guesses here.

NOTE: If you answer via Twitter make sure you use the #MLOTW tag, so I can find it.