PaulS, "I don't believe Facebook bought it to just change nothing and to gain nothing. After all, they paid $19billion for it." Exactly. Facebook is not precisely a model on respecting users' privacy. Facebook will...
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anon,
I believe more users will delete WhatsApp, just as you did.
I am not a user of the app, and don't plan to become one.
-Susan
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@Susan that's a very accurate descritption of the situation.
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Lately, I've been going to work with a friend of mine that does the three cardinal sins (with the phone) while driving: texting, talking and mapping. The first is the worse. Nonetheless, talking on the phone (even without...
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I'm not a WhatsApp user but I don't believe Facebook bought it to just change nothing and to gain nothing. After all, they paid $19billion for it. They may not do it right away but I would tell WhatsApp users to beware.
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How is this a legal issue? Change the ToS, make users click an 'agree' button, and do whatever they want with the data, within legal boundaries of course. Maybe folks have confused 'legal' and 'against ToS', like people...
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If you're a WhatsApp user, does Facebook's acquisition of the company make you think twice about using the service? Let's hear your thoughts.
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Ariella, Yes. That distraction let's them play a double game. And everyone is happy living in the lies of distraction. So why change? Meanwhile, now with more ways of knowing how your privacy is being taken away,...
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Everything Oregon bought from Oracle is COTS software... Siebel, OPA, PeopleSoft Financials, Oracle BI, Fusion Middleware, Oracle Database etc.
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First of all Sheehan is an idiot. Exeter was offering an additional configuration of the software the state already owns with no proven value. Exeter offers a configuration of Siebel CRM, Oracle Policy Automation and a...
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"It's a leadership issue, being able to pick the right innovations." Bingo. There's no shortage of awesome stuff happening at Microsoft. But the company has misjudged when and how to bring a lot of tech to market. Nadella's...
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It's true that Gartner and IDC statistics are questionable. And even if they were accurate, I think market share is less important than ecosystem revenue, product margins, etc. Market share isn't unimportant, and with high-growth...
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How's your experience with that, SaneIT? There've been a lot of rumors that Microsoft might officially sanction Android apps in Windows. And Nokia X and Intel's Dual OS are actually real. Do you think Android apps would...
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CoverOregon was meant to be a a National demonstration for the potential of Obamacare, leveraging decisions at the heart of the Oregon Health Plan which was a major success of Governor Kitzhabers first two terms. What...
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@Gigabob Was there something about Cover Oregon that made it more complex than other state projects that did incorporate some off-the-shelf software as a starting point? Also not clear what you're saying about Sheehan:...
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Modernization is the world I live in every day, with customers both in the large government and corporate arenas. This article is right on, as is your point above. The only people really interested in keeping...
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Randy, what if anything does the Swiss angle here mean for users of the phone? What are the legal implications?
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Sheehan's post and focus joins several other from the Repulican side of the aisle that were viewed at the time through the polarizing lense of National Health Care Politics. If we accept Rep Sheehans perspective it...
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Hi David,
Is custom application development always better? Answer these four questions and you will know: http://mlabs.boston-technology.com/blog/is-custom-application-development-always-better
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