I'm afraid you didn't read very carefully. It's starts with a service that's entirely free with 1GB of storage. The paid teir doen't "start at" $9.99, that's the price, period. So it is "freemium," just as described in the...
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@jastroff- checkers is one of the games that is considered "solved" by computers, as in a powerful enough computer can make the optimum move in every situation. I think we've reached that with a few other games. One that...
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@asksqn- Very true. The goal was to show how "old people" had already done that to millennials and help them overcome it. But in the end, I think the lesson to learn is that we really do all want pretty much the same thi...
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Tantazling, but as usual, the name of the game is the monthly expenditure to use the service. The entry level $9.99/mo. does not sound FREE to me so the name "freemium," while catchy, just does not apply.
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Is it really all that difficult for mobile ph manufacturers to grasp that a smartphone should have the capability to either use the cellular network or wifi? I thought this was a no brainer. It's standard operating...
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The only tech that will stand the test of time is that which is protected from the triple-dipping, duopolistic internet service providers. If Comcast, et al. has its way, then the internet will never be the same....
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While this piece was written, no doubt, with tongue firmly in cheek, I have to say that categorizing employees into the "Millennials" and everyone else as "old people" only serves to further alienate the workforce from each...
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Quite frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a damn about professional football. That being said, I think the takeaway from this particular scam is that the more dollar signs you have, the bigger the enterprise, the more...
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excerpt >> the FTC misses the point that data is the driving force behind innovation in today's information economy,<< Castro misses the point. Not everyone wants her data spread tither &...
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>> Speaking of lighter games to play. A big trend right now is to invite people over to play the game "Love Letters" dressed in full costume. The game is set in medieval Europe. It is a quick, 30 minute card game...
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I'm not eager in getting or testing the new windows 10. After they figure out all the bugs or at least once it goes to consumer market I will try it, it is that the purpose of Focus groups and usability test, to evaluate...
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@ david. Good point. They really how to asses to gain a market advantage using this technology. Some other company can come up and make it better beating them in the market.
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Maybe I'm cynical, but I wonder how long it will be before phones that look curiously like the iPhone begin to outsell it in China 10 to 1. And i wonder how long after that until Apple sells it phone line to a Chinese co...
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@Jastroff- I like the way you put it. It is like we're whispering in each other's ears. I've noticed the only time anyone does that anymore is children (well in a public setting). Maybe we should learn from our kids and...
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Nice to see Surface doing well. I like the product. I can't help but note that Microsoft is a software company that is increasingly making its revenue from have some physical thing involved. Cloud revenue requires them to...
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Well, it's not very exciting, but one way to "round it out" would be with a dual source plant. Use solar energy when the sun is shining, and turn on the gas when it isn't. What about the practicalities? Does it take the...
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Wonderful observations, @dave The beauty of the telephone is that it capitalizes on the intimacy of the voice of the caller being directed right into the ear of the person being called (sorry, speakerphones). For people...
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@Charlie- I don't think this time around they are going after Apple's customers so much as Apple's seamless use. I find Apple to be underpowered, but I know when I sit down to one of their things it is like all their other...
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@Gary_El- True. While solar is getting very efficient and cheaper, it isn't getting "more available." We need to store it better or round it out with other stuff. I guess my issue is that it feels like a consolation prize....
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It looks like a case of "what's old is new again". I think that the only reason that this is desirable or at least necessary is that there doesn't seem to be any remotely efficient way to store solar energy for when the...
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@Joe- My wife is a big Sims 3 fan. She is now exploring Sims 4 and enjoying it as well. I'm not a fan of open-ended games. I like rewards and goals and missions. But if you don't mind making your own goals or having no goals,...
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