No no, you see it has been rebraned "global climate change" - so even if the temp drops, it is because of humans and thus is bad. So, now they own both sides of the argument.

Protip: glass isn't recording 24/7. I know, reality differs a bit compared to flamebait you read in Slashdot

sweat shop for programmers

lmao, yeah - working in air conditioned buildings, generous pay, vacation, benefits - exactly like sweat shops.

I bet you also think the NBA is a modern day slave system too.

It has everything to do with being able to develop for phones. The article misses the point entirely.

As someone who develops for both, testing in Android *is* a pain in the ass. Developing in it is a breeze. The minor issues you run into on varying handsets is just a nightmare to deal with. The small variances because manufactures can't develop to API specifications correctly.

I question anyone who says it isn't an issue. Either you aren't doing development or you haven't built something complex enough to see the various issues.

It's like Facebook, for cats!

Nice rant, grandpa. Yeah, we should all be coding in ASM, because it produces such better products! Eyeroll.

Lol, that's cute, you think the constitution still has bearing on anything in DC.

One where the govt isn't so powerful it controls everything, where it can be bought by the highest bidder :-)

People like to complain. The whole sale price of Office to Best Buy or the like is more than a 30% discount from what Best Buy sells it at.

From my understanding signing up within the App isn't an issue as well. The question is, can the user use the App at all without paying?

I have a mobile App that has our own private "cloud" storage. The user can use the App to their hearts desire. But, if they want our "cloud" they must subscribe via our Web portal.

But, if they don't care about that - they can use the App indefinitely. I don't think there is a steadfast rule to it, all Apple seems to care about is if the App can be used (functional). Where, Netflix as an example fails at that end, because you can't use the App without having a paid Netflix account.

A few weeks ago Microsoft released an ad on TV comparing the iPad and the Surface. One "selling point" was the iPad lacks Office. (I mean, bashing a competitor because you didn't port your software to their platform of all things?)

Then, Microsoft releases Office for iOS? Such disorganization.

Can afford the endless rexaninations of their patents? Chuck is bought and paid for, so this won't help the little guy.

Perhaps their view is "I don't care what is done with it" - thus don't apply a license. Most licenses feel like you need to be a lawyer to navigate, so most probably avoid them.

Silly human. They can take blood from you if they suspect you are DUI. What makes you think they can't compel you due to "dangerous texting and driving". Think of the children.

It's like Facebook, for cats,