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Comment Why Bitcoin is definitely not rebounding (Score 1) 118

You just need to look at the hardware market to see that there's no sign of a Bitcoin rebound. People aren't buying GPUs for mining anymore, they're selling en-masse. Since Bitcoin still has no intention of transitioning to Proof-of-Stake, that means if there *are* still people looking at investing in crypto, they aren't doing it on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Comment Re:My answer: (Score 1) 143

There can still be differences, even in what should be large, professionally designed sites. I recently tried to order an Xbox off Gamestop's site. I was repeatedly told that my shipping address didn't exist... until I switched from Chrome to Edge. In Edge it gave me no problems at all. Both those browsers are based on the same engine, but compatibility issues can still crop up.

Comment Doesn't help when... (Score 1) 437

Google themselves are doing a lackluster job of selling Lollipop as well. Seriously, I see ads all over the place extolling the virtues of the new Nexus phones and tablets, the "first devices designed *for* Lollipop". You know what I don't see on those ads? Any device actually *running* Lollipop. It's always just a black screen. And to all those who say that there *are* device updates, we just haven't gone looking? The average user shouldn't *have* to root their phone. I will argue to the death for their right to do so, but if the manufacturer and carrier doesn't want to commit to a release date for the upgrade, then the average person using that phone is going to keep using KitKat.

Comment Welcome to 2008, Microsoft! (Score 1) 81

Sony have already done this. Until I moved to the US this year, I was happily using the PlayTV accessory for my Playstation 3 to do basically exactly the same thing in Australia. It should be noted that the main benefit here isn't access to TV channels. It's the DVR functionality that comes along with it. Pausing and rewinding live TV, scheduling recordings, and live TV Guides.

Comment A solution for Top Lists? (Score 1) 258

One of the main problems I've always seen with top lists is that the ones who make it in there stay there, because people don't see anything else. One solution I would propose is that the requirements for listing in a top list change the longer you are there. Sure, you made 10,000 downloads in your first day. great. You'd better make 12,000 the next day. And 14,000 the day after that.... and so on. With that method, even the most popular apps will eventually drop off to make room for the newer apps which are just getting started.

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