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➤ Open always loses 27 Aug 2013 | 02:10 am
Wired’s Roberto Baldwin notes the not-surprising-if-you-were-paying-attention changes in Google’s philosophy: With new changes to the official Play Store app policy and tighter control over Chromecas...
Link: elementary OS 25 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
This Linux distribution looks oddly familiar. (Via Lessien.) ∞ Permalink
Link: Q&A with Steve Ballmer 24 Aug 2013 | 01:42 am
Mary Jo Foley chats with the world’s sweatiest CEO. I was never completely sold on getting rid of Ballmer because there are so many ways to do worse, but at some point charts like this just can’t be ...
Link: Blackbar 24 Aug 2013 | 12:51 am
Blackbar is a new game from my pal Neven Mrgan. Blackbar is a text game: a sci-fi story of a dystopian future told through the medium of word puzzles. Messages are presented and you must complete th...
Link: ‘The big myth about Android tablets’ 22 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
Writing for TabTimes, Doug Drinkwater echoes my experience with the first generation Nexus 7 (via Ben Bajarin and Colin Crawford): Android tablets age faster than iPads I find my three-year-old firs...
Link: Sad trombone 22 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
Alas, the Ubuntu Edge Indiegogo project failed to meet its $32 million goal. By $19 million. Please make your own “open always wins” joke. ∞ Permalink
Link: Why the iPhone 5C? 22 Aug 2013 | 01:32 am
Ben Thompson notes why Apple has to change the game from its high margin, carrier-subsidized business. …this model by definition relied on carrier subsidies, and only some markets have a subsidized m...
Link: One device to rule them all? 21 Aug 2013 | 09:51 pm
Over at Macworld, I talk about the differences between people who dream of having one device that does it all and Apple’s philosophy on devices: There are people who dream of having one device that t...
Link: ‘A mild clarification’ 21 Aug 2013 | 01:17 am
David Chartier responds to my mild defense of in-app purchases. There are plenty of examples of in-app purchases used in a variety of reasonable ways to provide a pleasant, tiered experience for cons...
➤ A very mild defense of in-app purchases 20 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
OK, I guess I’ll be the one. I come not to praise in-app purchases but to not bury them. Really, I hate the in-app purchase racket. I hate how it’s abused by so many developers. I will always favor ...
