There is a standard in place (HIPAA EDI). That they aren't using it seems to be on EPIC.

This sounds a lot like building apps with LabView using flowcharts. Or perhaps building apps in Visual Basic using widgets. Was there something revolutionary about SWIFT in this regard?

The news of Delphi's death has been greatly exaggerated.

Please don't put IE in a post recommending a security replacement for the web. It scares me.

Sorry, but simply by adding "By entering this vehicle you are agreeing to be monitored" is all that is needed.

Many robber barons have succumb to their conscience late in life and begin to try to make recompense. Others just do it for good PR to keep "the masses" from rioting at the Gate's. If Gates had truly been interested in serving humanity he would have been doing it (probably at a smaller scale) his entire life. John D. Rockefeller gave over half of his fortune away in his later years but was known to be quite ruthless and ethically challenged.

I liken it to burning down a city, killing the mayor and making yourself the new ruler and then offering to rebuild the city at a reduced rate but you still get to be the ruler.

That's strange because the years I spent admining BlackBerry's 2004-2006 I never had that issue. I mean there were the occasional device lock ups but they were rare. The only time we wiped was when an employee left. I wonder if the way the BES was configured could have contributed to the issues you saw.

And yet I just upgraded a 4S to 8.0 and all of the sudden the Targus 2Amp (2 1A ports) USB charger I've been using for two years will no longer charge the phone. I had to switch to a...BlackBerry charger to get the phone to charge.

Developers who want to target multiple platforms try to avoid the NDK as it can be difficult to support and can make their app incompatible with even other Android devices if they aren't running the same platform (ARM/INTEL ATOM). That said there is limited support on BlackBerry 10.3

The PRIMARY reason to use a BlackBerry device is because I don't want the NSA or 4chan all up in my business.

Perhaps BlackBerry can answer those questions.

I'm curious why running Android apps isn't enough? Are you aware that the Amazon's Android App Store is loaded on the PassPort out of the box and the Passport runs 98% of all Android apps?

So you admit you can't keep a job?

So since it ran mobile JAVA instead of allowing applications to be programmed to directly access the hardware it is only a feature phone? Some would call that a security feature...and exactly what I expect from a security focused company. Anybody could write software for the 8700 and install it without carrier or manufacturer approval. In fact Android apps are running on DALVIK or ART which are just JAVA clones! So by your definition Android phones are not smartphones

A feature phone only allows applications be installed through the carrier or manufacturer...like the iPhone.

The more you post the less intelligent you sound. Just admit you didn't know Apple was involved so heavily with the ROKR and move on.

Unless he is just referencing people older than 75 I find this statement insulting. I exercise, eat right, and take supplements to IMPROVE my quality of life not to extend it. That may well be a side affect but after hitting 320 lbs. on this 5'7" frame I knew I had to make a change. And I'm glad I did. the mental puzzles I do for fun and to challenge myself. It sounds to me like he's just lazy and needs an excuse for avoiding exercise.

I actually have the Sprint variant (D700 aka Epic 4G) and I'm running a nightly build of Cyanogenmod 11. I had used it as a backup but now I use it as the remote for my Chromecast. That way I don't need to have my phone or tablet handy when I want to use the Chromecast.
Speaking of tablets I've also got an original B&N Nook Color running KitKat as well.