“Rubin says that Google cut corners during Honeycomb’s development in an effort to rush it to market.”
Author: Dustin Rue
My name is Dustin and I am a lot of things to a number of different people. I am a husband, father and a systems engineer that also knows how to write some code. Here I write about technology.
Google says “no source for you!”
Google is holding onto the source code for Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) for the “foreseeable future.” Google is free to do this as only certain bits of android are covered under the GPL with the rest covered under an Apache 2 license. Android users love to say out open their OS if choice is so I’m curious to see what you have to say about Google’s choice to hide Honeycombs choice.
The iPad is more open
I’ve argued before about what “open” means to the end user and I think this guy really nails why the iPad is more “open” than other devices. A lot of in-the-know technical people will state that the iPad is a closed box because it can do certain things. For example, one might argue that the iPad doesn’t play OGG files. On the flip side an android device can’t play protected files from the iTunes store. As a regular end user, which is going to be more important? I argue that if the android device can’t play protected music from the iTunes store then the android device is going to be less useful to them and therefore less “open.”
On Apple replacing samba with their own
A lot of people think Apple is replacing samba with their own version because of the GPLv3 and patents. I’m not so sure that is the case and I think this comment is more on the mark
The reason is that binaries in /System are signed with Apple’s keys, which the haven’t made public. As far as I know this is also disallowed by GPLv3.
Of course it might also be that Apple isn’t satisfied with the progress of samba.
Amazon launches “Appstore”
Amazon has launched their Appstore for Android devices. Aside from the eight step install process I think Amazon stands a better chance than just about anyone else in having a successful store and not just for themselves but for developers as well. Like Apple, Amazon has a well established music, video and book presence with millions of credit card holding consumers. What developer wouldn’t want to take part in that?
While the eight step install process on android devices is annoying today, imagine if Amazon produced a their own tablet with their store already loaded on it. I once said on twitter that for Android to really be as successful as iOS someone would have to take it and rebrand it as their own and build a great ecosystem around it. Amazon has that ecosystem, they just need a mobile platform to sell on.
If Amazon were to create that mobile platform, and it included a phone and a tablet, I think Apple would truly have a competitor to worry about.
Apple has released the 10.6.7 update
The combo updater is located at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1361 if you have multiple Macs. Other wise install the update using Software Update from the Apple menu
On Verizon’s 4G, your average upload is better than everyone else’s download
Wired is running an article with some interesting findings. Verizon’s LTE network is faster than all other networks and not by a little.
2011 MacBook Pros locking up under load?
Seeing reports of owners of the new 2011 Macbook Pros having issues with them locking up under load. Anyone else seeing this? I know I initially had issues with my work laptop (2010 13″ Pro) but I am pretty sure it was caused by having an NTFS partition (Windows installed) and the spotlight search system. Since removing Windows I haven’t had a hard lock since and in fact have over 40 days of uptime.
AT&T is buying T-Mobile
AT&T will now be larger than Verizon in customers, I’m curious what this means for coverage and performance.
By “shipping in volume” Jobs actually meant sold out everywhere
From http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/19/in_depth_review_apples_ipad_2_running_ios_4_3.html
Apple’s new iPad 2 is currently so popular that it’s difficult to buy
Anyone still think Jobs was wrong to say iPad 2 “is the first dual-core tablet to ship in volume”?