Re: [Fed-Talk] Iphone 5 is a Fizzle with no Sizzle
Re: [Fed-Talk] Iphone 5 is a Fizzle with no Sizzle
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Iphone 5 is a Fizzle with no Sizzle
- From: Jeffrey Walton <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:07:19 -0400
On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Marcus, Allan B <email@hidden> wrote:
> My son (age 20) is a computer nerd and CS major at Arizona U. he's had
> macs all his life (when he was born, I was working at Apple in Cupertino
> :-). Like many, he experimented in high school and now in college. In his
> case this means he's running Linux, Windows, Mac, and using an Android
> phone.
>
> He has built a monster tower system himself for his desktop. On it he
> runs:...
>
> For gaming, Windows is needed.
> For getting his CS work done, Linux is needed.
> For his phone, he chose Android, mainly so he could hack into it, and he
> doesn't believe in paying Apple to develop software. Every time he sees my
> iPhone he marvels how smooth the scrolling it, or how efficient and
> consistent it is. He also likes that he can customize his Android to his
> little heart's delight.
> For his laptop he's tried a number of WinTel devices, but last winter
> break he say something I will never forget as he was researching a
> replacement for his i7 quadcore lenovo that is just to big for him. As he
> struggled comparing prices, features, and to my surprise, aesthetics, he
> finally settled on a MacBook Air. His reasoning? And I quote here:
>
> "You'd have to be an idiot to get a Mac. But you'd have to be an idiot not
> to get a Mac!"
>
> OK, so how does thta help you iPhone vs Android decision? If you are used
> to the elegant, thoughtful, and easy to use Mac or iOS operating systems,
> you may find the Android (like Windows) will get the job done, but it will
> not be a pleasure to use.
>
> To paraphrase, "Once you go Mac, you never go back!"
>
> On a side note, Ryan needed to convert a huge project to C. After Ryan
> learned Objective C (on linux), he feels Objective C is the best
> programming language he's ever used.
NSZombieEnabled="YES" may change that ;)
Objective C is introspective, and its hard to secure (just like Java
and C#). I'm still trying to figure out what constitutes "due
diligence" (executable hardening( in case the environment turns toxic:
"Cocoa and CocoaTouch: how to defeat framework injections?",
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12287686/cocoa-and-cocoatouch-how-to-defeat-framework-injections
Jeff
> On 9/12/12 12:40 PM, "Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC"
> <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>>Same thing, only that they tried even less hard to mimic the competition.
>> :) I guess the biggie is that I am desperate to jump ship from AT&T to
>>Verizon and was waiting for this to convince me. Does the phone I have
>>now (4) have a retina display? I don't think so. So if it makes a
>>difference for my low vision that might do it. But Android is looking
>>better and better.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Moore, Dallas T." <email@hidden>
>>Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 14:24
>>Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] Iphone 5 is a Fizzle with no Sizzle
>>To: "Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC" <email@hidden>,
>>"Miller, Timothy J." <email@hidden>
>>Cc: "<email@hidden>" <email@hidden>
>>
>>> What would you have said if the screen size stayed the same, the
>>> 30-pin dock connector wasn't replaced, and the LTE radio was left out?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: fed-talk-bounces+dallas.t.moore=email@hidden
>>> [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+dallas.t.moore=email@hidden]
>>> On Behalf Of Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 1:42 PM
>>> To: Miller, Timothy J.
>>> Cc: <
>>> Subject: [Fed-Talk] Iphone 5 is a Fizzle with no Sizzle
>>>
>>> Really? You make me buy all new software, all new cables, and you give
>>>me 1/2 an inch of screen to catch up to all of the other (much older)
>>>phones out there? I think you've disappointed me for the last time,
>>>Apple.
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