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Nokia sold over 2 million Lumias in Q1, lowers outlook as margins evaporate
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1. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
There it is, the start of Nokia's rebound. This is the beginning of the WP resurgence! WP is going to be a strong player in 2012!
4. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
See it starts somewhere & it will only continue to get better. 2 million is not overly huge but it is a start & better than what both Nokia & WP have done in the recent past. Keep moving foward Nokia & WP, I can't wait to see what is in store for Windows 8 & WP8!
9. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you have to put it in perspective.
The city must burn to ashes before it can be rebuilt. that is what nokia is doing now. There will be more bad news before it gets better. They know its coming though.
2 million sales is phenomenal when you consider its mostly 710's that are sold and Tmobile is the smallest of the big 4 american carriers. The only other phones that get those sorts of numbers on Tmobile are samsung galaxy devices.
I told you guys the 710's were selling extremely well. :)
13. robinrisk (unregistered)
Arent those worldwide numbers?
I Seriously doubt T-Mobile had too much of an impact on there, specially with the marketing efforts in europe.
16. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
the 710 sold way more than the 800. The ONLY launch of the 710 was in Tmobile USA, which is also where they put the most money into advertisement. Yes, a lot of those numbers are coming from Tmobile. Ive been saying for the past 2 months how well the phone has been selling, and this is just the proof.
Nokia is trying really hard to put themselves back into the american market, so that is where they are focusing all their money.
20. Ray.S (Posts: 329; Member since: 19 Jul 2011)
The 710 is sold worldwide.
21. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
im sorry, i meant to say "the only US launch was in Tmobile". my faux pas.
30. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
I was so expecting to have the new "WP/Nokia Bashers" that have popped up on PA to be the first posters, just attacking these numbers with no perspective on what Nokia and WP are trying to do. S.A.E., remixfa: Ya'll rock like you are turned up to 11!!
Thanks for the level headed eval on these numbers. Both WP and Nokia have a ways to go, but these are the best numbers I think they could have hoped for with only 2 mid and lower tier devices out in only half the markets they are shooting for. Let's see how Tango performs in developing markets, the 900/910 launches go, and see how Nokia, HTC, Samsung, Fujitsu, ZTE, and LG do with WP8 in Q4. By this time next year, we will know the future of Microsoft's attempt to redefine itself in the Tablet/Smartphone world.
31. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
I agree. I think the real challenge is after the WP8/apollo launch when they start diving into the high end and go after android and iOS at the top of the pile. Thats when its going to get really interesting... especially if desktop mode works great for the tablets. gimmie!
65. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Yeah 2 million means there is DEFINITELY some interest in Nokia & the WP platform. I agree with remixfa, it's probably going to get a little bit worse but at least the ball is rolling.
Once those other companies start to crank out their WP's, the platform will see significant changes. I believe those changes will be for the better.
Look let's face it Nokia hasn't sold much but these 2 million units are definitely a welcome sight to the company. Windows 8 & WP8 will definitely help boost those numbers into the right direction. I for one am VERY excited to see what else Microsoft has in store.
We know Nokia makes a sexy phone, now the ball is on Microsoft to make a sexy OS. WP7.5 is in the right direction but we need a whole lot more. WP8 might be what the Dr. ordered!
69. hepresearch (unregistered)
The first of my acquaintences to buy a Windows Phone, well, just did. He got a Nokia Lumia 710 on T-Mobile, and he let me play with the thing during a long road trip yesterday. It is REALLY nice! I was most pleased... now we just need Elop to stop saying crap like that he is "disappointed" or that Nokia is "still in transition" and "weakened". Yeah, he needs to quit putting the weak face on everything if Nokia is to start looking strong again from the top down... however, I worry that it is all just a bit too orchestrated to be random weakness and stupidity on Elop's part.
33. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Have you even read the article?!?!
Nokia is having a free drop, record losses, with an extremely grim forecast for the rest of the year.
2 million lumias is a worldwide number, and it's a pitiful one.
Compare that with Samsung who will sell 45 million android phones in the same quarter.
37. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
..correction, that'll be around 35-37 million android phones.
56. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Yes but you have to take baby steps before you become something BIG. I see this as a positive for both Nokia & WP. Hopefully this keeps the snowball moving.
Remember you move a snowball & it keeps getting bigger and bigger.
This reminds me of when the G1 came out on T-Mobile. It was small at first but then it catapulted Android into the mainstream.
2. pongkie (Posts: 538; Member since: 20 Aug 2011)
wow congrats nokia & MS
3. vishalvenky (Posts: 67; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
within 2014 Nokia will be the top company.. MS give everything u have to apollo..
5. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
I really can see that happening. There is so much potential in both Nokia & WP!
+1 to you!
6. rycx365 (Posts: 37; Member since: 18 Mar 2011)
What's stopping Nokia from releasing latest phones with high end specs like other manufacturers?(e.g. Samsung, lg, htc, apple...) I bet if Nokia could release a quad core device with specs on par with the upcoming gs3, Nokia would be raking in the millions
7. Victor.H (Posts: 658; Member since: 27 May 2011)
Windows Phone doesn't support those high-end solutions at the moment.
8. rycx365 (Posts: 37; Member since: 18 Mar 2011)
Yeah... That's true. But I feel that in order to stay competitive, wp should support the latest technology. Having simply a smooth ui with no lag will not win the consumers over. People want speed and performance
10. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
all that you want is coming with the Apollo/WP8 update this year. The rise of dual core/quad core, and the ultra high end comes with Apollo. With that will also come a substantial rise in profit margins for WP7 handsets.
If people wanted more than a smooth UI, no lag, and an easy to use interface, the iphone would never have been a success.
WP7 went after the mid and low range first because there is much less competition which means it would be easier to gain market share. Dont worry though, im sure the yet to be named samsung/nokia/HTC dual and quadcore WP8 phones will not disappoint.
12. AppleConspiracy (Posts: 637; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
WP is adapting to slowly. Apple can afford being slow, they have religion. On the other hand, Droids have specs. WP doesn't have anything of it. The "smooth-UI-thing" is Apple's story, and there is no "mental" space for WP.
85. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Considering it's just over a year old, I'd say it's making some considerable progress... It's an all new OS, didn't share the bones of an old OS and takes its shortcomings. It'll get there, just wait and see.
i'm using a Lumia 900 and I also use an HTC Sensation 4G. The Lumia is faster for every task, and I haven't noticed the absence of Flash all that much, and I am so amazingly satisfied with the Internet Explorer browser. The Sensation seems to be taking better overall photos for what I've tested so far, which is disappointing given the Carl Zeiss optics of the Lumia. The Lumia has much better battery life and feels so much /better/. Overall, it's great.
I have a WP7 emulator (launcher, in essence) on the Sensation, and it doesn't do the OS justice.
My biggest complaint with the Lumia is that the availability of apps I was familiar with on Android aren't commonly available on WP, and those that are tend to be priced a bit higher. I've never yet paid for an app, so I'm trying to find free alternatives so I can sell the Sensation, as it's become frustratingly chaotic recently
Don't get me wrong, I still like the Sensation, it's just not as satisfying as it used to be. Next Android device I'll get will be just a media player, like the Galaxy Player or Sony Walkman. However, I'm more likely to purchase an 808 PureView than the media player
87. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
I thought WP already have speed and performance. I think it's more like people want NUMBERS and POPULARITY. If numbers and popularity are low, they don't want it. People don't research before they buy. They let others tell them what to do. Bought a Vizio flat screen 46" 3D tv dirt cheap at WalMart. Worth every penny. Will never buy from any other. Did my research too! Alot of stupid people out there, ALOT!
14. strikercho (banned) (Posts: 156; Member since: 20 Mar 2012)
Actually WP does not need high specs. It is just much more efficient than Android. Lumia 900 with a single core runs just as smooth as iPhone 4S and MUCH better that dual and quad-core Android phones.
15. AppleConspiracy (Posts: 637; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
World is divided in two camps: those who praise specs and those who praise smoothness. BUT, the latter is only valid when it comes to Apple. Everything outside of Apple must be in the other camp - where Andorid is. So, WP is outside of this camps and that's why it will fail. Real benefits don't matter, only ideologies. And they don't know that in Microsoft and Nokia, unfortunately.
17. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
thats not true at all. its not "one or the other". if you want smoothness, you dont automatically run to apple. many people like myself are very put off by apple's disgusting culture and work ethics and would never buy them. so, apple is not even on the table.. which leaves WP7 or Android.
Most people are not invested in ANY OS and thus are willing to try any of them.
MS and Nokia are 2 of the most well known and beloved brands in the world. Them coming together was a move of genius. To think neither one of them has a massive following of devoted fans is just rediculous. It may not be as blindly cool aid drinking as apple nuts, but they definitely both have strong followings.
18. AppleConspiracy (Posts: 637; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Your are wrong about the people, but let the practice of Nokia's end prove that...
22. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
dude, i work in the industry, im very aware of how UNcommited most people are to an OS.
Im not gonna sit here and argue about it. lol.
26. AppleConspiracy (Posts: 637; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I thought I was qualified for something as an MA in industrial design and Ph.D in social sciences who writes a book on Apple, however obviously you have more credibility becuse you work "in the industry".
28. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
oooh.. the education VS experience argument. Which is better... books, or years of hands on? The eternal argument.
I've taken more than my fair share of social science courses. Not a PHD's worth, but definitely more than most.
Dude, if your writing a book on apple with the kind of statements you are making, im worried for you. Throw me a passage of this book. Give me an example.
32. AppleConspiracy (Posts: 637; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
As I am from Europe and non-english speaking country, I can't provide you with material. Besides, you can read the essentials in my comments now and then. As I have worked on my thesis about technological paradigms and their substitute for reality, and of course I am deeply connected with Apple evolution for the last 15 years and IT segment in general, I have developed very interesting theories about this issues, and at least for now - I was mostly right. I predicted the rise of Apple as the most valuable company in the history (although it still isn't), the fall of RIM and now I'm predicting the fall of Nokia. For Micorosft, I'm not yet sure, becuse they are still deeply integrated in society, so deep that even Apple's post-PC-era project can't destroy it. At least not yet. The only thing I did't predict was the survival and rise of Samsung.
Anyway, the society operates non-freely. They will adapt to transcedental values, to signs that constitute paradigms. It's the level on which Steve Jobs was functioning. Other CEOs and manufacturers don't get that, because they think everything can be reduced to logistics, statistical (quantitative, not qualitative) measurments of markets, good industrial design, economic strategies and so on. Only Apple was functioning on whole new level, on a level of symbolic order, which has produced Lacanian dimension of desires and religious temptations, in fact the only true religion of the world. Of course, the point of my Apple Conspiracy project is that everything can be explained by all this other means and practice would not conflict with it, however it would't create enough knowledge to predict something, so it look more like a conspiracy (where everyone except Apple seems to be incapable of anything despite having briliant minds in every department). Of course, the answer is in philosophical, historical and psychological dimension of social research, and thi research must be conducted qualitatively, of which the "Industry" knows nothing about.
36. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
So wait.. your speaking perfect english on the site, but you cant provide a snippet of your book because you live in a non-english country?
You do know that even if somehow that paradox were true, that google translate would fix that immediately... right?
Other than some smoke that your blowing, I've also predicted the huge rise of apple (and its eventual fall back into a small dedicated market share), the fall of WP6, blackberry, symbian (nokia) and the future mega dominance of android and Samsung becoming an ultimate power in the mobile world on the back of their ground breaking tech advances. WP7 will also rise and i think it has a very strong chance of taking the 2nd place spot above iOS and below android for the long term. In fact, ive predicted all that on this very site over the past few years, so feel free to look it up.
It doesnt take a PHD to predict that, it takes someone with their ear to the ground, knowledge of the past, and an eye for the future. Thats why there is the running nostra-remix jokes for when my predictions come true.. which they do more often than not
Basically, I just called out all of your BS.
41. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
I also believe that as long as Google continues to put the kind of money into Android as they have up to now, WP will never overtake it for #1. Metro is basically a "love it or hate it" UI, and skins on Android make it way more appealing to the mass consumer. Besides, it has so much market saturation right now, it's lead is awe inspiring.
44. hepresearch (unregistered)
Yes, and market saturation for smartphones means "no new feature phone converts left to be had"... we are getting close to the point where I fear Android may take a bit of a slide, that point where new activations will start to be less influenced by first-time smart device buyers, and more by brand loyalty (where Apple ultimately leads at the moment... I hope Google and MS and others can do something to compete better in that metric).
43. hepresearch (unregistered)
Please remix... not everybody can just drop their material into Google Translate and throw it up all over here... and there are things called copyright laws that may prohibit a writer from privately reposting material that is under contract to a specific publisher... furthermore, please also see comment #42 below...
42. hepresearch (unregistered)
remix... I know you think that Apple Conspiracy is just trying to blow smoke up everybody's shorts, and you have said the same thing about me in the past as well when it came to my own market analysis that also put iOS on top between 2015 and 2018... however, as someone who has been in the educational field long enough to know, I can tell you that Apple Conspiracy strikes me as one who is using the terminology commonly associated with his stated field. It is very rare for a pretender to properly use field-specific lingo in context, and so his use of certain phrases lends credence to the possibility that, in fact, he actually IS who he says he is.
Now, it may be true that experience gives a person a very good outlook on general movements within systems... however, I would argue that it is education, rather than experience, that gives a person a very good outlook on high-precision minute fluctuations within systems. I know you will say that the "bigger picture" approach of experience is far far more important than anything an education can give you, but those who know anything about non-linearity in quantitative analysis can tell you that it is the small movements that, although just an insignificant subset of a larger system motion, will tell you what is really about to happen next. There comes a point in time when the conventional wisdom of experience cannot account for future behavior in a system beyond a certain point.
Now, I must say that I disagree with Apple Conspiracy on one point... I think his overall analysis is fairly good, and no one ever, EVER, gets it exactly right... but I am a believer that qualitative information can also be converted into quantitative information, and thus quantitatively analyzed. Qualitative analysis is largely dominated by the experience end of things... quantitative analysis is, in my opinion, a more direct method, and can actually account for greater precision and additional variable contributions over time. Granted, quantitative analysis is informed by, and limited by, one's qualitative understanding because you do not know what additional variables may enter the equation until a new behavior starts to diverge from what is already there... but, I believe that everything can be converted into quantity at some level and at some point.
50. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
i was waiting for you to jump in.
the best knowledge is a mix of experience and education so you know what your experiencing. education does not trumph experience. a book cant tell you how everything is going to fall into place because nothing is that static. but without education you wont be able to navigate your real world experience well enough.
I have both.
we are at 50% smart phone market saturation. I think we will see 80%+ within the next few years. Walk into your local phone store and see how FEW non smartphones there are. Data is always getting cheaper and people are getting more connected.
That alone disproves your saturation theory. Within 10 years regular calling phones will be a blip of history as price points continue to drop and technology gets faster and cheaper. Moore's law in action.
Add the booming younger population and the fact that the older population is finally starting to embrace technology en masse, and you will realize that smartphone adoption is still on the early side of the bell curve. With that in mind, both of you couldnt be more wrong if you tried.
Android will continue to dominate market share because it is open and prolific. Apple will continue to make bank but will see a consistent drop in market share. MS will pick up where WP6 and Blackberry left off in the business segment and will see great to explosive growth in mobile after the roll out of WP8 PC, Xbox and mobile. Cohesive branding on the worlds #1 PC OS, #1 gaming OS (wii doesnt count, sorry..lol), and a stable and useful business/pleasure mobile OS means big sales. Nearly everyone will be used to WP8 if they have a phone or not. That means a lot of likely adoptions to the phone OS.
If Google pushes Moto, you will see the dark horse, BADA, be pushed hard by Samsung to become a viable alternative.. though it will never be more than a novelty OS... but will garner Samsung billions.
I am happy to take side bets and to keep a running tab on all of this with you. I'd bet im 80-90% correct in my assumptions... which come from a nice mix of education + tons of experience + the ability to see 3 moves ahead. BTW, u probably dont want to play chess with me. lol
58. hepresearch (unregistered)
Ummm... you must not have understood quite what I meant with "saturation"... I agree entirely with your statement on feature phones... they will be almost utterly GONE in just a couple more years, but that does not disprove anything I have said... in fact, it is a large part of my motivation for saying what I have already said... less people left to convert from a feature phone to a smart phone equals greater share of influence by brand loyalty of existing brands (until someone else comes out with something new and market-shaking... like what Apple did with the iPhone in 2007... someone will do it again, but who?)...
The fact that Apple is making bank means that they have the overwhelming share of power over media coverage, litigation, R&D if need be, and that if they don't come out with the next great market-shattering product then at least they will have the greater say in who eventually does. As sad as this is, it is the money that makes it happen...
WP is set to become a well-entrenched third ecosystem, and I do think they have greater success ahead for them because of their new position and look, however it will be interesting to see if an independent Nokia is in the cards for the longer-term future... they may get eaten up by Microsoft at any moment.
Samsung will only do bada if they are pressed hard enough to stop working on Android, and that seems really unlikely right now... unless Apple wins more litigation against them, and I would rather not see that happen.
I don't bet money, ever (its a religious preference, I guess... haha), but I wouldn't mind comparing predictions and results, and taking notes when I'm wrong, over the longer-term. I have a decent mix of education and experience... I'm slightly better than half-way to a BS in Physics, I am heavy on the statistical analysis and research end of things (education AND experience in both... published as well on a couple occassions), and I have been in the mobile industry since 2006 (Sprint-Nextel B2B dealer, T-Mobile retail sales, in business for myself for two years after all of that, and then an independent consultant in my free time ever since). That may not sound like much, but I make up for it with being smart and witty. Since I started keeping track in 2008, I have hit between 75-95% on accuracy myself, so there is a chance we could be evenly matched. Never been great at chess, but I have some friends who are avid chess players, one of whom once beat a master in an unofficial match... and I'm trying to learn more from him... either way, sounds fun.
55. AppleConspiracy (Posts: 637; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Thank you for your support hepresearch. It was never my intention to bring my education in front of discussion simply because it isn't suitable for this medium, however remixfa mentioned it first and used it as an argument that can't be defeated from te discussion arguments alone. I'm not from English-speaking country so I know only one aspect of English that uses research terminology, so I can't compete with modern phrases in casual talk. I'm not against anyone, this site is interesting for my research becuse it shows the state of conciousness by putting the emphasis on trends, polls and comments, intentionally supporting controversies and delicate subjects.
remixfa, I don't have prepared materials on English language and Google translate is very bad in translating from my language - it simply makes no sense. If I ever publish my book in English, I will let you know.
The book itself is not here to be purely scientific and empirical, it's more philosophical and psychoanalytical. A lot of research is being made in purely scientific field, so I thought it would be nice to give alternative view on this issue - it seems nobody dealt with this subject in that way. If it is, let me know - I'm still collecting reference data!
34. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Apple Conspiracy: Has anyone ever mentioned the danger of taking oneself too seriously?
I tend to take people at their word, but I could assigned myself tons of neat little letters to my opinion, put myself on a pedestal, and roll myself in dough and call myself yummy to eat. But, in the end, it is all just my opinion.
MS and Nokia are dedicated to this venture. Both have had success and failures in this field, learning from both. Both have deep enough pockets to make this work. Those are facts. My opinion is it will work. And I have had tons of hours researching forums, blogs, different cell phone shops, and a couple of fortune tellers at a circus I was just at.
47. hepresearch (unregistered)
Perhaps, but some people have actually taken the time to study methodology on a level that many others do not. This is that education versus experience argument again... some people argue that college education and degrees are worthless compared to experience, and others argue that a college education is necessary for most people to have a decent chance at succeeding in a long-term career.
Think of it this way... who would you trust more to write you a traffic ticket? The police man who chased you down while you were going 50 in the 45 zone, or the local ice-cream truck driver who knew, from his experienced judgment, you were speeding, and pulled you over for the exact same reason?
52. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
that argument makes no sense. your comparing apples and oranges.
a better argument would have been
"the policeman who has been on the force 20 years and is telling you whats' what"
"or the rookie policeman who has a masters in.."policing", telling you whats what".
59. hepresearch (unregistered)
Not so. It is still applicable, and here is why...
Educational degrees are a symbol of academic authority dispensed by the collegiate establishment. We do not like to think of it this way, as this thought is often an unpleasant one, but it is ultimately the truth of the situation. So, in other words, the "policeman" is an authority, as is the Ph.D. recipient... just in different role contexts. Likewise, the "ice-cream truck driver" is one who may have plenty of experience with judging driving behavior, and may have a CDL to enforce that recognition, but he is not an "authority" on the enforcement of law, and is not authorized to professionally do what the "policeman" does. The "policeman" has a lot of book learning, just as the Ph.D. does, and may have some experience depending on how long he has been with the force (and that gets a little bit into your further argument). The ice-cream truck driver has had 20 years or more experience judging the speed of vehicles by sight, and knows the local speed limits like the back of his hand. The educated Ph.D. or "policeman" is likely to have knowledge tools, or a "radar gun", for judging things, while the experienced ice-cream truck driver has much more experience with judging speed fairly well without the use of any measuring tool. Between the education of the one, and the experience of the other, they could probably make the same immediate call; however, the "policeman" will know more about the law through his authorization by the lcoal constabulary (education), and HAS AUTHORITY (degree status) which gives him a greater acknowledgement in a court of law... good luck getting the ice-cream truck driver's ticket to stick in a court of law... they may both be right, and have called the same behavior, but the educated tend to be recognized by the establishment, while the experienced, although they may be right, are not often recognized.
This is the true situation. Now, the debate really boils down to trust in the collegiate establishment. The real question is, "do you trust the establishment to deal out authoritative recognition?" If the answer is yes, then this discussion is over. If the answer is no, then there is an issue of trust... and it is up to the world majority to figure out if they still believe in the old system any more.
70. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
its still not the same. you are comparing 2 different fields and asking why i should pick one or the other. they need to be 2 examples from the same field. That would be like asking why people generally believe my arguments over taco's. I come from knowledge and experience, and he comes from.. well.. his parent's basement.
Education is meaningless without experience, and experience cant be fully understood without education. If you dont have BOTH, then your in a losing position.
I have enough experience to bolster my education in the subject, which not only comes from things like statistics and social sciences, but from historical trends, constant reading in the subject matter, an evolving knowledge of the tech involved, talking to others in the know, ect.
But again, I would be happy to place a side bet and revisit this every so often to see who is trending in the right direction.
76. hepresearch (unregistered)
But the same dynamic applies in both fields...I am not comparing apples vs. oranges, it is more like I am comparing the seasonal difference between their growth patterns on a common scale of annual temperature/humidity/sunlight over time. The scales of measuring each are not incompatible.
I agree with you that there is a point where education is meaningless without the experience to back it... but I doubt that Apple Conspiracy has no experience, or loads of bad experience, and nothing but book learning to back his thoughts. Unless some of us are also Ph.D.'s in sociology, who are we to say? Likewise, there is a point where, without further education, one cannot understand their own further experiences in a context beyond their current level of education. Now I would say that there are ways to educate one's self outside of the university setting, but those methods rarely come with as much recognition and "establishment authorization" as a college degree. That is why I am where I am in my own life; however, I must say that when we try too hard to reinforce that we are right, we often lose sight of actually trying to do the right thing. All I am saying is let's be careful about whose credentials we call garbage, and whose we accept without question at face-value.
I am fine with placing side predictions and revisiting them later just to see how it all turns out for each of us... sounds fair to me. I have only one request, though... I don't want to hear about Taco's parents' basement ever again! LOL!
77. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
I didnt question his PHD for just any reason. Anyone that has even a associates degree in social sciences knows that things are not black and white. All of his arguments are black and white. They are if/than statements. No room for a middle grey area. Thats why I called him on it. With his arguments there were only 2 pieces on the board and he ignored the rest of the field. He wasnt seeing the forest for the trees. It was all about apple and android and nothing else matters. Thats now how the playing field is. Its not black and white. There are dozens of under currents at work and other estuaries leading into the river delta. The Mississippi is nothing without all the smaller rivers that feed into it.
83. hepresearch (unregistered)
That depends on what school of thought a person is using to obtain their analysis. In mathematics, there is not a whole lot of variety because everything is extremely analytical, but in fields like sociology and psychology this is not the case... they are quite new to the quantitative arena, and thus their interpretations rely largely on qualitative schools of thought, which are still numerous to this day.
Your argument with both myself and Apple Conspiracy seems to be largely against the black-and-white determinism of our methods. As a statistician, I cannot help it. Apple Conspiracy, although he leaves a lot more room for qualitative theory in the school of thought he is referencing for his analysis, is still apparently too deterministic for your taste. Analysis actually requires some level of determinism. Everything you have shot at me has been to question the determinism of the analysis I use... and although that is not a bad thing, I assure you I am doing the best I can given the amount of time I have given to working on it so far.
In the end, I think we are both right in many ways. I am using the methods which I have, by education and experience, learned to trust, and you are questioning the methods which appear to be way too specific to satisfy a more general outlook from which you have obtained your own conclusion. The most likely result is that, with time, we will both see the errors and the strengths involved on both sides, and eventually meet somewhere in the middle... the question is who was closest to the meeting place from the beginning? That is where it will be fun to see what happens!
57. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
actually, i want to ammend what i said. Its not on the front side of a bell curve, we are maybe half way on the uptick of a long hockeystick graph. (think, the bottom tip of the stick is the floor and it quickly curves up then the handle is at like a 10-30 degree incline for long term) Once we reach saturation its going to be a long but steady climb as world populations grow. There will likely never be a pronounced downcurve of note in smartphone saturation and sales without a major market hurting event.
60. hepresearch (unregistered)
Total handset population may trend as a hockey stick graph because total population is always increasing over time, but remember that a hockey stick graph is an indication that there is a lack of saturation in some feature yet... a better graph type to use, imo, would be a differential graph where the top is limited to 100%, the bottom at 0%, and OS or OEM marketshare is being measured instead of direct handset population. In this method, the hockey stick behavior will only appear during a strong transition period, and will level off when the linear differential system is more balanced... not only that, but percentages can be shown for each OS, and then subdivided for each OEM or carrier, or both, so that the entire graph is constantly filled to 100% with different color codes for each entry. That is how I have plotted my results.
Saturation would then be evident when the saturating subset category, in this case smart phones in general, takes up close to 100% of the marketshare on the graph. In 2015, I have plotted feature phones to already be below 3% of the total marketshare of phones in the US. In 2018, on my plotted graph, feature phones will be less than 1% of the total US marketshare, and thus, smartphones will have pretty much completely saturated the market by that time, if the predicted behavior holds and is correct over the prediction time frame.
62. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
I dont think 2018 is realistic for 1%.. but it would be close enough to death, there will never be true saturation. If we ever come out of this stupid recession and get back into a spree period there will be another period of high birthrate, thus the trend will continue.
By 2018, unless there is a major shake up, apple will be 10-15% market share, android will be 50-60% and the bulk of the rest will be WP8/9/10. With the introduction of a true 3rd OS competitor, i dont think any of them will sustain above 60%.. not even android. 10-15% may sound small but apple's motivation has always been profit over market share. They will still be making mad money off of that. Thats also another reason why Im sure your wrong. Apple's motivation has never been market share, and probably never will be. They are one of the most valuable companies in the world while having half of android's market share because they charge so much. Unless there is a major brand crisis like this thing with foxconn blowing up in their face, that is unlikely to change.
68. hepresearch (unregistered)
Now you are getting into more of the meat of this controversy... things like the Foxconn situation are what I would consider "contributing factors" to brand loyalty. If these kinds of negative expose's could gather into enough of a perfect storm in the minds of more existing Apple costumers, then the brand loyalty metric for Apple's iOS could well decline. Also, Google could continue to change future iterations of stock Android to be more competitive with iOS in key areas, and this could raise the brand loyalty metric for Google's Android. If the two ever met in the middle, and then Android loyalty surpassed iOS loyalty, then the situation I have been describing for the last 6 months would indeed end up being absolutely wrong. At this point, with Apple's monetary prowess capable of leveraging dominant influence over the media, attorney representation, and corporate lobbying wings, I am still, figuratively, "putting my money" on iOS for the long-term.
Until recently, I have had to hand-adjust the metrics for percieved upcoming changes in loyalty based on these kinds of contributing factors and media coverage. I just developed a new method for making some of the more predictable changes to the metrics automated by another 7x7 matrix, but only by covariant-contravariant mixing. I am testing it to see if it works, so the more bizzare stuff that happens in a short amount of time, the better my results should turn out, and I will be able to test this more quickly.
71. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
Oh, thanks for reminding me. You know what flies in the face of your arguement? An article just yesterday showing people have a much more favorable and loyal view of Google than they do of Apple. Suprising yes, but it definitely bolsters my arguement and blusters yours.
and there is also the part where apple is barely making a foothold in china where android is massively dominating. The only challenge there will come from low to mid end WP7 handsets as they are much more affordable than iOS devices.
those 2 things alone are enough to flip your argument upside down. :)
78. hepresearch (unregistered)
You forget that my initial analysis only applies to US market share, and thus, until such time as I feel capable of accurately modeling more general worldwide behavior, I am not too worried about it.
Secondly, this partcular data on loyalty is, at best, just one more data point to be weighted in with dozens of others I collect on a monthly or-so basis. Yes, it would influence my overall analysis, but it would be the furthest data point I have come across yet from the current running average... however, and this is where the big distinction is... this data point is NOT a pure measure of Android or iOS mobile OS loyalty! It is billed in the article as a general brand loyalty for ALL PRODUCTS of the companies to which the survey applies! Thus, this data, in its current form (unless I can find the source and part-out just the mobile OS contingents) is unusable as a direct matrix entry. Google's customer loyalty from Google Ads customers and Google search-engine users and some other elements are well known to be higher than Android-specific loyalty... and unfortunately this survey poll result includes, and thus averages, all of these sectors; hence there is data included in both Google and Apple categories that ought to be excluded for my purposes.
84. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
No, i think it fits very well into your research. You are trying to predict what the 2nd half of consumers who dont have a smartphone will do, and thus predict the future of the industry.
Brand loyalty, trust, and favorability to google as a company directly plays into people looking at an iphone and an android phone and going "one is made by apple, which i hear is good, and one is made by google, which i have been using for years and like". That is part of the buying decision now so it definitely will be in the future. When I have to explain smartphone basics to a customer who is unfamiliar, they get glassy eyed when i talk about RIM. They however light up when they hear MS and Google OS on the phones, because they recognize the brands since they have been using them for quite a long time. I dont have an iphone for sale to compare it to, but im sure the effect is similar. iPhone is synonymous with smartphone. Google is synonymous with the internet. When you want a phone to get on the internet, google is a "big" word that pulls you in android direction. Its new and familiar at the same time, which is a big draw.
86. hepresearch (unregistered)
Not really... I am trying to isolate factors, not include so many that I will need a supercomputer to run the thing. Brand loyalty metrics I have restricted to "what percent of current owners STAY with their current OS when they pick their next device?" As for newcomers to an OS, which I think is what you are referring to... and is actualy very different from brand loyalty, but rather is a function of brand recognition... this is a lot more complicated. It is so complicated, in fact, that I dare not use anything but overall sales share. So, I get information on how many first-time smart phone buyers are going to iOS or Android or WP or whatever, and those are then divided by the total sales figures to find the percentage of total sales for first time smart-device acquirers. I agree that overall "brand recognition" does play into this, but I at this time I am not prepared to account seperately for this, and so I use direct sales figures to generate these metrics instead. The remaining metrics can be further deduced from surveys of brand loyalty... where brand disloyalty is also measured by the percent of current users who switch to a new OS... and by total sales figures by OS across all device acquirers. This method keeps it simple enough, and allows me to extract decent data while limiting the influence of control variables so that I can test the method for accuracy, and so that I can look for slower-moving variables that may influence the primary metric collection over longer time periods which I can then develop extensions of the current model to deal with as I go along. This is the phase where I am now, and so far, over the last 6 or more months, my initial analysis has been spot on (within 0.3%) to the point where I am fairly convinced that nothing major has cast any new influencial changes to the metrics I initially collected. I do expect, though, to see longer term trends that are capable of changing the metric collection, as I described in an earlier comment on this same news post... trends which may yet occur fast enough to change the game out of Apple's favor; but, I have not seen enough evidence to show that it will happen fast enough to spare Android the big dent that I foresee if things did not change in the brand loyalty data.
88. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
if i remember correctly the polls you were using to justify your math were intention polls not hard number polls. how Any people intended to change brands or stay with the same.. as your loyalty. honestly that's not a whole different than using the linked graph as evidence. intention and actual decisions don't always add up.
I use all these polls to help formulate my opinions on what will happen next. for the US and world wide. if your not using all available data you will never have a complete picture.
89. hepresearch (unregistered)
If you are trying to predict future activity, then intention polls are your only real tool. These "hard number polls" to which you refer are probably equivalent to taking an exit poll of people who just bought a new device, but in the context I am talking these are fairly useless... remember that the information you gather today should have been predicted months ago in a previous cycle, and so if you use today's immediate results to predict future behavior, then you are already behind the eight-ball.
I use as many sources of intention information as possible to populate the matrix, and the market share vectors are populated by actual CURRENT market share information, because the current market is what I am acting upon with the intention data. Is it perfect? No, but unless you can prove to me that Android users are more into lying than iOS users, or that public opinion is consistently skewed in favor of one particular OS over another without the public actually acting on that opinion (again, this is group-think-lying, which has a tendency to not happen often, and to cancel out any skewing effects in nearly equal and opposite margins), then you really have little need to argue that the intention polls are skewed enough to make a significant difference. In fact, many studies (most of which now influence policy making in the federal government and the intelligence community) have actually confirmed that stated intention and actual decisions DO have a tendency to add up quite reliably... more so, in fact, than the average person would like to believe.
I also use all of these polls as best as I possibly can... the only difficulty is that data is often, like the data in the poll you mentioned, a hodge-podge of both relevant and irrelevant numbers that are in a combined analysis, which in this case is useless to me. I am looking for a SPECIFIC set of data, and the information in the poll you cited CANNOT be used in its raw form in the matrix analysis I perform... it is the wrong type of data.
45. Glim12808 (Posts: 394; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
AppleConspiracy, I don't think your MA, Ph.D, the books you've written have helped you at all. You still sound like an iDiot to me. Sorry.
64. hepresearch (unregistered)
Actually, I see WP as being able to bill itself as a "smooth" OS... and more like iOS than Android. I do see a middle-ground niche for them... it will be small and cramped, but there will be slow yet steady money there, I think. I have played around with WP enough to know that it is a decent alternative to either of the others, and a rather middle-ground OS in some respects. It is a partial compromise between iOS and Android, but with a UI-differentiating twist.


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Just the thing
I was tempted by the look of this product and by the fact that it was on sale. Despite customer reviews that complained about the pillow not being firmly stuffed, I decided to buy...Read complete review
I was tempted by the look of this product and by the fact that it was on sale. Despite customer reviews that complained about the pillow not being firmly stuffed, I decided to buy it. I am very glad I did. The so-called lack of filling is actually a very clever design feature. Because the filling is not tight, it is possible to put all of my entertainment center remote controls in the pockets and still work on my iPad or read on my Kindle. The remotes are always nearby. Even before I put them in the pockets, the firm cloth let the pyramid shape show up well. The pillow is carefully constructed and attractive. I will probably buy another one for my family room.
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I got this model in the tan print. The canvas is coated with fabric paint to form the 'print' pattern. The color is pretty, and the print stiffens up the canvas fabric....Read complete review
I got this model in the tan print. The canvas is coated with fabric paint to form the 'print' pattern. The color is pretty, and the print stiffens up the canvas fabric. But, the pillow is grossly underfilled. I have attached pics. Right off the bat, there is at least 4 inches empty in the top of my pillow. And note that the sidea are wrinkled too, so there is even more room for more filling. I would say it needs at least 3-4 more cups of filling. The Kindle will not stand up like their pic shows. I think the manufacturer showed Levenger a model that was was stuffed full, and then in production is cutting corners. For a $39 pillow - expensive - it ought to be what is shown in the pic at the very least. And it ought to pefform like it is billed. Quality Control dept needs to address this. I shouldn't have to be pushing and pulling around the filling to try to get a firm base behind my Kindle. The design and style is good, quality (fabrid) is good, but the function, and value is lousy.
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By Nanny10
from San Clemente, CA
I use this product daily and enjoy the fact that it holds every close at hand while reading. Pockets for my phone, 3x5 cards, pen and pencil, cleaning wipes for my e-reader, reading glasses and smart phone. Highly functional and practical style for those who like to keep useful items organized in one place.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Perfect for the 8.9" B&N Nook!
By mobookwarm
from Kansas City, MO
To be honest, this pillow was smaller than I anticipated. However, it works perfectly! My thumbs have been in a constant state of pain from holding up my Nook all the time. My mom bought a Nook and I wanted to get her something so her thumbs wouldn't hurt. When this came in, I "tested" it for her and loved it. While the size was not what I expected, it is better as it is not big or bulky in any way. Meaning it will be perfectly acceptable to leave on a chair or couch as you would any decrative pillow. The amount of stuffing is the perfect amount for that "just right" angle. I'm so excited for my mom to open this at Christmas! Now I need to order one for me!
The perfect pillow for iPads
By eljay
from South Bend, IN
I bought the black/grey pyramid pillow and am truly delighted with it. The amount of fill cradles the iPad so it doesn't slip or tip and still allows items to be placed in the pockets. I have used it continually since receiving it last week and just ordered three more to give as Christmas gifts.
Love this caddy!
By lytbugz2
from Stone Mountain, Ga
I use this pillow everyday for both my ipad and kindle. The pockets are so convenient. I never have to look for my glasses or pen. It is light weight and easy to carry. I do agree that it could use a little more stuffing, but overall it was a great buy and I would recommend it to anyone.
Light and Sweet
By Arjuna
from Kentfield, CA
The Print Pyramid Pillow is a great asset for my lap. Whereas I do not use tablets or iPads, the pillow holds my books at just the right reading-angle, and frees my hands of having to support my book. The pockets hold my pens, highlighters and phone withing comfortable reach, The pillow could stand a bit more-stuffing.I am very glad to have this addition to my reading hours!
By CW5Mac
from Alexandria, VA
Purchased this item as a gift for my mother; and wrapped it in the shipping box without opening.I was exceptionally disappointed to see the item when it appeared from the box.From the description in the "on-sale" advertisement I received in email, and from the illustration, I was expecting a solidly-built pillow that was capable of supporting an iPad-style tablet, book, or similarly weighted object.What emerged was a exceptionally shabby, poorly constructed, and minimally-filled, item that barely supported its own shape. The top third of the pyramid either flopped over or collapsed down into the rest of the pillow.It was incapable of even supporting an empty, aluminum clipboard (8x11, weight about 6 ounces).I have been a Levenger's customer for many years, and have come to expect - and have received - high-quality merchandise. This particular item missed that standard by a wide margin. I can understand why it was on sale.I tried to get it back, in order to return it, but mothers being what they are - lovingly unable to part with any gift from their children - I was unable to persuade her to give it up..It is possible that I received a defective item, which sometimes happens, but I am unable to find out. I am hoping that this experience is a one-off occurrence.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Merchant response: Thank you for your review of our Print Pyramid Pillow. We apologize that this product did not meet your expectations. We have forwarded your concerns to our Product and Development team for review. Please contact our customer service center at 1-800-667-8034 to discuss how we can make this right for you. We appreciate your continued patronage.
So helpful!
By AmyW
from Chicago IL
Really enjoy this product. Makes ipad use easier!
Handy & useful product
By Hughtron
from Dixon, CA
I recently purchased a 10" tablet, however I soon noticed that my fingers were getting uncomfortable and in some cases numb from holding up it up on my lap. This pillow is lightweight and firm enough so that it never needs adjusting even when watching movies for hours. It has handy pockets for a stylus, glasses, cleaning cloth or anything other small items you might need to store and the covering is a good quality and pleasant to look at. I also purchased one for my daughter who likes to watch movies in bed. She loves it!
Just what I needed!
By joy613
from Santa Fe, NM
I bought this pillow to save my neck and shoulder muscles while reading at the table. It is awesome! Lightweight, easy to move around, compact. It props up the newspaper, magazines and books at just the right angle. Love it!
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Integrating maven in your Android Eclipse projects
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|Managing dependencies is very important in software development. The ability to declare your dependencies, handle transitive dependencies, and fetch these dependencies automatically is one of the benefits of using Maven. Today I installed Ubuntu on my laptop, and started checking out my Android projects from my GitHub repository.
During that checkout, I was ashamed to find that some of them had external dependencies declared that couldn't be found on my newly installed system.The dependencies were pointing to a location on the desktop of the machine where I did the check-in. Shame on me.
One of the strenghts of maven2 is that by declaring the dependencies in the pom.xml, anyone checking out the pom will automatically have all of it's dependencies resolved.
Having a JEE background, where maven2 is heavily used in my everyday working environment, I wondered if it was possible to combine maven2 with my Android projects, and came accross 3 interesing projects that make it possible.
The goal of this article is to provide you with a step-by-step guide to glue everything together, and start developing your Android apps in Eclipse using Maven2.
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Vote Now! Who Says 'Real Beauty' to You?
Who best represents what it means to be beautiful — in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s? Choose from among these real women, and your favorites could appear in PEOPLE! Four winners will earn a trip to N.Y.C. and be featured in PEOPLE's Most Beautiful issue, on newsstands April 27.


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Your 11/7 edition contained an "article" - "Office products are a defense against germs" - recommending the use of office products infused with antimicrobial additives.
This "article" is really an advertisement for a local business, and should have been presented as such. But of far greater concern is the nature of the products being promoted.
Most products that claim antibacterial properties are infused with a chemical called triclosan, which also goes by several trade names, including "Microban." Triclosan was originally developed for use in hospitals; however, its developers have capitalized on and inflamed the public's fear of germs, and triclosan is now an ingredient in hundreds of consumer products.
Triclosan is a known endocrine disruptor and a suspected carcinogen. It accumulates in your fat, and has been detected in human breast milk, blood and urine. Animal studies have shown that it alters hormone regulation, and can hinder muscle contractions (your heart is a muscle).
It is linked to developmental and reproductive problems. In the environment, triclosan breaks down in to chloroform and dioxins - and lots of triclosan is entering the environment through consumer products. In addition, the excessive use of antimicrobials such as triclosan is linked to the development of resistant bacteria. To top it all off, extensive studies have shown no significant health benefits from the use of triclosan.
Many countries have banned or are considering a ban on triclosan, at least in consumer products. The FDA is considering this now. Triclosan may have a legitimate use in the clinical setting - although other less dangerous antimicrobials are readily available. But there is no reason whatsoever for it to be present in consumer products, other than corporate profits.
Please carefully consider the use of products containing this dangerous chemical, and don't allow yourself to fall victim to corporate fear-mongering.
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A former antiques shop on King Street will soon become a new dining establishment in downtown Charleston.
Charming Inns, which operates several boutique lodgings and the Wentworth Street restaurant Circa 1886, plans to open Kitchen 208 in May in the former Carlton Daily Twentieth Century Antiques shop at 208 King St.
The restaurant will serve breakfast and lunch and have an outdoor patio seating area. The menu is being developed by Marc Collins, executive chef at Circa 1886, and his sous chef, Matt Pleasants. Pleasants will take over as chef and manager of Kitchen 208.
Charming Inns also operates Wentworth Mansion, John Rutledge House Inn, Fulton Lane Inn and Kings Courtyard Inn.
New threads
Women's clothing and jewelry store Rich Girl Rags is now open at 1890 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. in West Ashley. Stephanie Davis is the owner.
Sailing in
Drift, a new surf-and-travel-inspired clothing, swimwear and jewelry boutique for men and women, opens at 10 a.m. Saturday at 1440 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Suite 1104, in the Bi-Lo-anchored Mount Pleasant Square Shopping Center. Grand opening is 4-8 p.m. It's the product of Russell Robinson and Caroline Hay, who makes jewelry. Both recently ran stores in Hawaii before returning to their home base in the Charleston area.
Formal deal
David's Tuxedos is now open at 7225 Rivers Ave. in North Charleston, according to Phil Rose with Twin Rivers Capital. The 1,300-square-foot formalwear shop across from Target is the fourth in the area. The owner is David Rister.
Busy sidewalks
Mount Pleasant Towne Centre's annual "Spring Clearance Sidewalk Sale" is set for Friday through Sunday. Several stores will participate, including Caché, Claire's, Francesca's Collections, Hairy Winston Pet Boutique, Gymboree, Palmetto Moon and others.
Also, Towne Centre is a park-and-shuttle site for Cooper River Bridge Run participants. Starting at 5 a.m. Saturday, participants can park in select lots to ride a shuttle to the race corrals on Coleman Boulevard. Shuttles will pick up from the sidewalk in front of Gap until 8 a.m. The shuttles will bring participants back to the shopping center from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., dropping off in front of Belk. Select stores will offer specials for participants wearing their race bibs.
Giving back
This Whole House, a downtown Summerville restaurant at 106 E. Doty Ave., will collect monetary donations for the Wounded Warrior Project during the town's annual Flowertown Festival Friday through Sunday.
It will offer "Rockin' on the Railroad" with live music and local vendors throughout the weekend. Ten percent of the restaurant's weekend proceeds will be donated to the charity.
Do you know of a business that is opening, closing or expanding? Reach Warren L. Wise at 937-5524 or twitter.com/warrenlancewise.


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1.When something is extremely crispy and hard to the touch, a higher level of crispiness.
1.Carlos used so much Dippity-do in his hair it became "craspy". He liked it this way as no hair would be out of place for his big date.
2. Janets hands were so dry they were craspy.
2. Janets hands were so dry they were craspy.
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quote: So, the video linked to boasts a core temp of 90 deg C (not 100 but ok, close enough) and this is the focus. But what is this, the case temperature is less than 30 deg C? So that is not exactly going to cause injury is it?
quote: - Had to run Flash on YouTube to get the thing to produce those kinds of temperatures. This tells you everything that you need to know about the efficiency of Flash.
quote: - Chose to run Win7 to really prove his point. Enough said about the efficiency of Windows then.
quote: The hottest part of the case? Well it's where the power circuitry is in the top left hand corner, so nothing to do with CPU or GPU or any of that stuff these 'experts' are talking about since these are dealt with directly by the heatsink, heat pipes and fans.
quote: Part of the problem is that Apple didn't release drivers for graphics switching. So you're always using the discrete GPU vs the onboard when doing things like surfing the net. This is probably because they don't want Windows coming close in terms on battery life on their hardware.
quote: Because as explained in the video, Apple disables TurboBoost on the i5 and i7 under OS X. TB is the main distinguishing feature of the i5 and i7 over the i3. It's the primary reason you're paying extra for the i5 or i7 processor. The only way to enable it on a Macbook is to run Windows on it. Of course the temperatures will be higher once it's enabled (under Windows) - the processor is freed from OS X's artificial limitation and running at a higher clock speed.


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The Ad Council is proud to feature our donor corporations who have partnered with us to make a significant difference in the work of the Ad Council and throughout the nation.
The Ad Council is proud to feature UPS as a Spotlight Donor. The UPS Foundation is a long-standing financial supporter of the Ad Council. Since 1995, The UPS Foundation has contributed nearly $700,000 to support the Ad Council's efforts to support emergency preparedness.
Since its founding in 1907, UPS has built a legacy as a caring and responsible corporate citizen, supporting programs that provide long-term solutions to community needs. The UPS Foundation, founded in 1951, is responsible for facilitating community involvement in local, national and global communities. In 2012 UPS and its employees, active and retired, invested more than $97 million and contributed more than 1.8 million hours of volunteer time globally. More information can be found on the web at UPS.com/foundation.
"As one of the largest, most diverse companies in the world, we take our responsibility of being a good corporate citizen to heart," said Eduardo Martinez, President of The UPS Foundation. "Much like the Ad Council, we are committed to leveraging our business expertise and resources to help deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to address some of the world's most pressing challenges." The Foundation supports much of the Ad Council's work and mission focusing on: community safety, humanitarian relief programs, driving safety, environment, and volunteerism.
Following the devastating tornadoes in Joplin, Missouri, in 2011, that triggered a deluge of unsolicited in-kind donations, UPS and the Ad Council brought together a coalition of humanitarian organizations with the goal of developing consistent messages that can be used in times of crisis to communicate the benefits of monetary donations to support domestic and international disaster relief and recovery efforts. As a result, the Ad Council created the 'Hard at Work' campaign, also known as the Donate Responsibly project, after Hurricane Sandy which encouraged Americans to make financial contributions to organizations active in relief and recovery operations. These PSAs illustrate the benefits of monetary donations and highlight that even a small donation can make a big impact. Further, the PSAs can be used after future disasters to broadcast the same message. These aligned responses support the shared values between UPS and the Ad Council.
"As the world leader in logistics, UPS is the ideal advocate for our Emergency Preparedness 'Ready' and 'Hard at Work' campaigns," said Peggy Conlon, President and CEO of the Ad Council. "Our shared commitment to ensuring the safety of our citizenry is the basis of our longtime collaboration and we are proud to be a part of The UPS Foundation's global investment strategy."
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5 Celebrities Who Get More Hate Than They Deserve (Part 3)
Some might see it as a bit masochistic, but I love reading the comments people leave on my columns. Sometimes I even reply. Hell, sometimes I just leave an angry comment myself if I spot something before everyone else.
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy the comment section, but I'd read it even if I didn't, because it helps me write articles. For example, this article is built primarily from reader suggestions taken from the comments in this article. Did I miss the examples used in that sequel because I'm lazy and didn't do enough research? Of course not; it's because there are thousands of rap songs out there and I can't possibly hear them all. So when people suggest something that I might have missed, I'm more than happy to take it into consideration.
And that brings us to today. I wasn't planning to return to this idea a third time, but there are two names that I've come to regret leaving off of the previous two lists, so much so that I decided to go back to this well one more time. The problem is, I don't know who else I'm going to include. I haven't thought about it beyond those two names (for ease of use, they will be the first and last entries). For the other three, I'm going to scan the comment sections from the last two articles for suggestions and give you, the people who actually take the time to read my stuff and comment on it, a chance to have your opinion heard. How much fun will that be? Loads, let's get to it.
So, with no further delay, here are five more celebrities who get more hate than they deserve.
#5. Stephen King
Why All the Hate?
People really hate Stephen King. One difference between him and a lot of people who've been on these lists so far, though, is that most of the hate directed at Stephen King has to do with his work. Nobody argues that Barry Bonds is bad at his job, for instance, but people say that about Stephen King all the time. For every masterpiece he's cranked out, someone can rattle off the names of five more stories or books that he's written that are absolute junk. He writes about the same things, he uses the same formulas, he gives too much backstory, his books are all hundreds of pages too long ... that kind of thing.
And honestly, a lot of those complaints are valid. Especially those gripes about his books being too long. I don't even want to crunch the numbers that would reveal all the magical and wonderful things I could have been doing with the free time that I spent reading about peripheral characters' relationships with their relatives in the unabridged edition of The Stand. So, trust me, I get that part. I just think that Stephen King's got a perfectly legitimate excuse for all of those "flaws."
Why He Doesn't Deserve It
Stephen King is insanely prolific. Here's a page listing all of his written work. You could read a novel in the time it would take you just to click each of those links. Given the rapid-fire output of his work, it should come as no surprise that Stephen King often strikes out. And since he loves baseball so goddamn much, let's stick with that analogy for a second and consider the career of Reggie Jackson.
Do you mean ... haunted Reggie Jackson?
On the list of players with the most home runs in Major League Baseball history, Reggie Jackson checks in at No. 13. Now, guess who, among all of the players in all of these years that big league baseball has been in operation, struck out the most times in his career? Right, Reggie Jackson. And that's a common thing. No. 3 on the list is Sammy Sosa. He's No. 8 on the all-time home run list. So what's my point? People who try a lot are going to fail a lot. Home run hitters strike out more often because they take more chances at the plate. They do that because they know that those times when they do connect are going to produce a lot of home runs.
Stephen King hits home runs. A lot of them. And he's been doing it for years. It so happens that, in the course of regularly knocking them out of the park, he swings and misses quite a lot also. What makes Stephen King more infuriating than most is that he takes this approach at the paragraph level instead of the book level. He's totally the kind of guy who's willing to roll the dice on whether or not you'll enjoy the 35-page tangent about music in the 1950s that he's decided will be right at home in the middle of your otherwise terrifying story. He can't just leave it out, because what if you would have liked it? That's the kind of internal nagging that could eat an especially prolific writer alive, but in Stephen King's case, we'd have to sit through a chapter about driving through Maine with a guy named Seth listening to Carl Yastrzemski's last game on the car radio before he actually gets eaten.
Stephen King's hundreds of extra words and sometimes absurd story ideas are the literary equivalent of all those terrifyingly bad "rap" songs Prince has recorded (which are now wholly unavailable in video form on the Internet, because Prince is weird, not stupid). They are the exact opposite of enjoyable, but Prince got away with it, because we all know the next thing he does could be one of those home runs we've come to expect from the guy. Stephen King isn't a whole lot different.
#4. Nickelback
Why All the Hate?
Alright, readers, here you go getting your say in things. Be careful what you wish for, right? Anyway, you might remember that, in the first installment of this series, I actually went against the entire spirit of the endeavor and called out Nickelback as the officially recognized Worst Band in the World. I certainly didn't expect much in the way of reader outcry, and I didn't get any. Not much, anyway.
Do you know why that is? Because people really hate Nickelback. So much. It's just one of those things that it seems like all of us do. I honestly couldn't give you the name of more than five or 10 Nickelback songs. I just know that I don't like them. And until someone posted this in the comment section of one of these articles ...
I could have made the image wider, but then what would you squint at?
... I had no idea why. But now, I know exactly what the problem is and, I guess, it's not that big of a deal. I guess. Just keep reading.
Why They Don't Deserve It
First of all, I can't really address what's mentioned in that last comment/reply. I never found that interview. I did search for it, but got distracted by something else. I'm not sure that learning that Chad Kroeger is solely motivated by record sales would have changed my mind anyway. But what I did find was this insanely long interview that, surprisingly, helped me understand exactly what it is that I dislike so much about Nickelback. Here it is, in the lead singer's own words ...
The songs sound better if you take them in this way, also.
Man, Chad Kroeger, that bit at the end bemoaning the act of putting your hard-earned rock money in the hands of those bloodsucking hourly workers isn't making my job any easier here, but I digress. What's important is that first part. I absolutely get what I hate about Nickelback now, and I think it's the exact same thing you hate, too, whether you realize it or not. Everything about Nickelback sounds too perfect.
That's not a horrible thing, though. I have all sorts of albums on my iPod that have the exact same sound to them. The difference is, they're all by Kelly Clarkson and Justin Timberlake and shit. I expect things to sound perfect and clean from acts like that. I don't expect it from my "rock" bands, though. And if you identify yourself as a "rock" fan, speaking in the broadest categories possible, you probably don't either.
That interview, though, makes it clear that I'm the one at fault here for identifying Nickelback as a "rock" band and holding them to those standards. They aren't the worst rock band in the world, they just sound like they are.
#3. Tim Tebow
Why All the Hate?
Deserved or not, few athletes have been at the center of the public's attention more in recent years than Tim Tebow. In college, that attention was mostly for his play on the field, and it was absolutely deserved. He was a machine at Florida, becoming the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, among countless other achievements, including more than one national championship.
But the pro game is different from the college game, and when you hear people who would actually know say that, the main difference they cite is the speed of the game. Everyone and everything moves faster. You have to make decisions quicker and execute those decisions quicker, and even the slightest disadvantage in that department can be the difference between success and failure for your team.
So with that in mind, get ready to understand the fundamental difference between Tebow and a successful NFL quarterback.
That's it, ladies and gentlemen. Tebow doesn't throw the football correctly. Granted, he throws it better than damn near every person reading this, but that's not good enough for the NFL. That second or so longer that it takes him to throw a football gives opposing defenses all the time they need to react to his passes. Even in college, Tebow did the majority of his damage on running plays. He's just not a great quarterback.
Oh. He's also super-duper religious.
Approximately this much.
So, whether it's because he's the poster boy for religion in sports or because you think his shitty mechanics are a disgrace to the game, on both counts you kind of have a point. But there's something you must understand ...
Why He Doesn't Deserve It
It's not his fault. I mean that no matter what your beef with Tebow might be.
On the religion thing, if you do hate him for that, you might as well just hate sports altogether. Outside of the church itself, I'm not sure there's a more uptight, religious institution in the United States.
But you also can't hold Tebow's play against him, either. Having that guy in your lineup is instant publicity. It's no surprise that the two teams who've taken a chance on Tebow were being run (or still are) by head coaches who seem to really like attention (Josh McDaniels in Denver and Rex Ryan in New York). It's not his (or His) fault that they signed him. They just did, and after that, all Tebow could really do was play his best when called upon. In Denver, that was good enough to drag the Broncos kicking and screaming to an improbable playoff run. In New York, it's amounted to much less.
Whatever the case, at every step of the way, people in the NFL have known all about Tebow's faults on the field and have overlooked them. If you're angry at Tim Tebow for being on the field, you're angry at the wrong person.


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I have owned my 1995 SFI V6 Chevy Corsica since I bought it brand new December 1994. It is still amazing! No rust, runs great and starts on a dime every morning. I am planning to drive it at least another three years. I still average around 30 MPG! If I could give it 10 stars for value for the money I would.
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While I can't say much for GM's financial mgmt and how they got burned by the HOUSING industry, they sure know how to make reliable CARS and TRUCKS that last. Our 1996 Chevy Corsica is a perfect example of this. We owned it 6 yrs and spent very little to maintain this car. Even the factory a/c system which is traditionally one of the first things to go out in a car, lasted for 11 years in the Corsica. Ours was a 4-cylinder automatic with 153k miles when we bought a new car last year and passed this one on to our daughter. It got great gas mileage, had enough power to pass slower vehicles safely, and was fairly comfortable on long trips because it had cruise control. When we finally let ours go, it wasn't using much oil though it was leaking a little bit around the gaskets. Also, water would collect in the driver's floorboard which might've had something to do with the a/c, but nobody could fix it, though I could have drilled a small hole in the floor to drain the water out. But in my opinion buy a car like this with low miles if possible and get it checked out good first and you won't be sorry.
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This car has been in my family for about six years, it is at 170,000 miles and is running beautifully, its a good little car!
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has 120,xxx miles and runs great. With normal maintenence this car will make 200,000. The interior is fairly comfortable in the front but back is for people under 5' only. This car ages well inside and out, a good quality build. 30+ mpg with v6 and automatic transmission and the engine pulls well for a daily commuter. all of the gauges and controlls are easily reached and in good view of the driver.
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I bought this car used in july of 2009 to replace a 160,000 mile Nissan Stanza that broke down. I was strapped for cash at that time and found a damaged Corsica for $350. Even considering the damage i could not have found a better car for the money. The car only had 40,000 miles at the time and I love this car. I have the 3100 V6 and it is the smoothest running engine i could have asked for, and POWERFUL. Rides smooth and is comfy too. Overall best car i could have bought for 350 bucks, damaged or not.
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Federal court trials are unusual, and acquittals in those trials are even rarer.
An Ontario truck driver transporting orange juice to Florida beat the odds Friday when a jury in U.S. District Court in Buffalo found him not guilty of smuggling drugs across the border.
Lawyers for Andrew A. Woolcock, of Brampton, argued during the trial that someone else must have planted the drugs in his tractor-trailer, and they presented documents showing there was plenty of opportunity for that to happen.
"The documents proved the orange juice delivery had been scheduled four days before," said Kimberly A. Schechter, an assistant federal public defender.
During the trial, Schechter and fellow public defender Daniel Greene tried to make the case that, yes, Woolcock owned the tractor-trailer, but, no, he was not the one who hid drugs inside the truck.
The drugs, about 5,000 pills containing the psychedelic tryptamine, were stored in zip-lock plastic bags and hidden behind a panel near the fuse box in Woolcock's truck.
Schechter presented a series of documents, including manifests, logs and invoices, to show there were several opportunities for someone else to plant the drugs without her client's knowledge.
She also argued that, unless the prosecution could prove Woolcock knowingly and intentionally took part in smuggling the drugs into the U.S., the jury should find him not guilty.
A jury acquitted Woolcock of each of three felony counts against him, including the smuggling charge.
Federal prosecutors declined to comment on Woolcock's acquittal, but during the trial, they presented a series of witnesses, including agents with the Department of Homeland Security, who testified about finding the illegal drugs in Woolcock's truck.
The government, in court papers filed before the trial, also pointed to a previous drug investigation involving Woolcock – Canadian law enforcement investigated him in 2009 – but acknowledged the probe never resulted in a conviction.
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Camporee 2009 Video
He a quick video of a group of Scouts I am extremely proud of.
Going into Camporee this year our goal was simply to have fun. With as many new Scouts as we have, the expectation of Top Troop was unrealistic, and that's ok.
But what happened was the Scouts of 664 showed their motivation and ability to just have fun. And still ended up walking away with 6 streamers for winning events.
I am real proud of the troop. They are a fantastic group of young men.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
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Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 221
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Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 221
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We interview Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield) and director Graeme Harper, plus 2011 will bring 2 series of Doctor Who instead of 1 but no Daleks, Sylvester McCoy in The Hobbit, Live coverage from Doctor Who: Podshock's 5th anniversary celebration with Lewis Bailey (The Happiness Patrol Podcast) and Terry Lighfoot (The DirtyWhoers podcast), Gallifrey update and convention reports, Tom Baker returns again as the 4th Doctor, and more.
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Kim Kardashian has already taken over your phone with her addictive app – and now she'll be taking over your coffee table, too.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star is finally putting all of her selfies to good use – and in one place – with the upcoming release of her book, Selfish.
The 352-page photo album, filled with snapshots from her social-media sites as well as never-before-seen pictures, has been in the works for a while, although Kardashian, 33, first envisioned the final product being a private Valentine's Day gift to husband Kanye West.
"It ended up turning out so cool that we came up with this idea to do a book, a selfie book," she said during an episode of the family's reality show.
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She already has – several times – but fans will get a chance to go krazy for her famous selfies without searching her Instagram feed when the book (which will go for $19.95) is released in April 2015.
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Cool demo...
Now deepak is one of those people whom I know to read and write quite a handfull of Indian languages
Deepak can make you feel small sometimes with his prowess for languages. My native language is Tamil - something which he has learnt very recently. But the sad part is that he can read it faster than I can...and he can type it faster than most people type English
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Simona Saturová
Simona Šaturová was born in Bratislava (Slovakia). She was only five when she was given her first violin lesson. She studied singing at the Bratislava Conservatory and attended various master classes, most notably with the Romanian soprano singer Ileana Cortrubas.
Besides her numerous appearances at the National Theatre Prague, the soprano singer has also performed on the stages of the Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), the Théâtre du Châtelet Paris, the Opéra de Monte Carlo and the Megaron in Athens. She is a popular guest performer at the Frankfurt Opera where she has sung in revivals of Rossini's Il Viaggio à Reims and Verdi's A Masked Ball and most recently was heard as a wonderful Lucia di Lammermoor. She appeared as Ilia (Idomeneo) at the beginning of 2010 in the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels as a sudden stand-in and was invited once again in the spring of 2011 as a guest in the role of Sandrina (La Finta Giardiniera) with Ursel and Karl-Ernst Herrmann. Other projects are forthcoming in Brussels, such as the first Violetta in La Traviata. In the National Theatre Prague's current season she sang the lead role in Bohuslav Martin's opera Ariane and also played Konstanze in the new production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail, both under the baton of Tomas Netopil. Her repertoire furthermore includes the roles of Gilda (Rigoletto), Oscar (Un Ballo in Maschera), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) and Pamina (Die Zauberflöte).
Simona Šaturová has also earned an international reputation as a concert and oratorio singer. She made her debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2006 and, in the same year, sang the soprano part in Mahler's 2nd Symphony under Christoph Eschenbach on the occasion of the reopening of the famous Salle Pleyel in Paris. As a result of her spectacular performance, the Philadelphia Orchestra immediately invited her to appear at concerts in Philadelphia and in New York's Carnegie Hall. She has also appeared as a guest performer in Detroit, Toronto, Istanbul, Osaka, Tokyo, Jerusalem and Caracas, the Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene, the Festival Internazionale di Musica e Arte Sacra Roma, the Vienna Spring Festival or the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. Conductors with whom the soprano singer has worked include Philippe Herreweghe, Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir Neville Marriner, Sylvain Cambreling, Helmuth Rilling, Jií Blohlávek, Serge Baudo, Manfred Honeck, John Fiore, Martin Haselböck, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Adam Fischer, Ivan Fischer and Christopher Hogwood.
Simona Šaturová by no means allows herself to be restricted to a specific area of repertoire. Besides Bach and Handel she also sings Verdi, Beethoven and Mahler. She has an exceptional relationship to Mozart's music: "His music has always been with me. His Mass in C minor has been an especially important work for me. I have already sung it more than 50 times all over the world." In January 2009 she performed her favourite piece of music in the Sistine Chapel as a guest of Pope Benedict. In 2011 she sang this work at the Rheingau Music Festival and in the Basilica of Ottobeuren together with Rolf Beck. Gustav Mahler's symphonies were the centre of attention in the 10/11 season. Christoph Eschenbach invited Simona to participate in the 8th Symphony of a Thousand in honour of the 100th anniversary of Mahler's death (Prague, Hamburg, Hanover) and she performed with him again in the 2nd Symphony in Granada.
And in the 2011/12 season she will be singing the Mass in C minor with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester under the direction of conductor Masaaki Suzuki in Berlin and with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra under Manfred Honeck. Her next concert productions will lead her to Niedersächsische Musiktage and Bucharest with Haydn's Seasons (Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Adam Fischer), to Tokyo with Dvoák's Stabat Mater (Jakub Hrša), to Prague with Brahms A German Requiem, to Nantes and Angers with Mendelssohn's Lobgesang (Rolf Beck) and to Bamberg with Szymanowski's Stabat Mater. In the area of opera we can enjoy her with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Jaap van Zweden, where she will perform a concert version of Beethoven's opera Fidelio as Marzelline. She also was on tour with a program of opera arias with the Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich under the direction of Alfred Eschwé.
She has also featured on CD recordings for the Supraphon, hänssler classic and Classico labels and for Carus Verlag and Sony/BMG. In June 2009 the Orfeo label released her first solo recording with the NDR Radiophilharmonie under the title Haydn Arias. "She demonstrates her prowess with Haydn's allegedly simple melodies: The listener hears a crystal clear and consistently expressive voice with a fine dynamic range, even when singing coloraturas and high notes." (Der Kulturspiegel 7/2009). This CD was labelled "Editor's Choice" by Gramophone Magazine. Her new recording for Orfeo, virtuoso Italian belcanto arias under Eiving Gullberg Jensen, is due to be published end of 2011.
In August 2007 the artist was awarded the "Förderpreis der Walter und Charlotte Hamel-Stiftung" (Walter and Charlotte Hamel Foundation prize) at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.


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Kolab is used as open education tool
Swiss schools use Kolab, open source email suite
Over 36,000 students, teachers, and staffers at more than 20 schools in the Swiss city of Basel are using Kolab, an open source email and collaboration suite.
Using no more than just three ordinary servers, the system last year managed the sending of 4.25 million emails and received 5.2 million emails, said Torsten Grote, promoting the Kolab software at Linux Tag in Berlin, last week Wednesday.
The three school servers are running the Univention Corporate Server, built on top of the Debian Linux distribution. The configuration includes the use of web-server Apache, mail server Postfix, and IMAP server Cyrus.
The servers also use Spamassassin for filtering spam and Clamav for filtering computer viruses. The schools are supported by Kolab Systems, a Swiss ICT firm that originally developed the solution.
Grote: "The servers that are used are no super computer beasts. The IMAP server runs on a standard data centre server, a HP ProLiant BL460c G6. The webmail and SMTP servers are small virtual machines." The machines are managed by the IT department of the city of Basel.
This department uses Kolab to offer the schools, pupils, and staff a professional email solution. This includes managing of contacts and keeping an electronic agenda, on a wide range of computing platforms and mobile devices.
The schools have been using the free and open source software collection since 2009. The IT department recently completed an upgrade of the underlying Univention server. "That took a little effort, but it went smooth."
The schools have a free software strategy, explains Grote. He says the two key reasons for choosing Kolab are, first, its capability to handle the complex school organisation, and secondly, that it be made to comply to the country's strict privacy laws.
The IT department of the Basel municipality also wanted an easy to manage solution that could support a multitude of computers and mobile devices. "That is why it had to be a solution based on open standards and with modular components that could be installed as a distributed network service."
Case study
Kolab Systems today published a case study the school's use of the mail and collaboration server. The report, available in German and English, quotes one of the IT administrators working for the Basel schools: "We are delighted to use this free software solution which reliably meets our professional requirements."
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The capital of switzerland is Bern and not Basel.
Switzerland has actually not a capital, just a federal city :-P
The cantons do have capitals; the one of Basel-City is Basel
According to wikipedia: "A capital city or capital town (or simply capital) is the municipality enjoying primary status in a state, country, province, or other region as its seat of government". So Bern is the capital of Switzerland and Basel is the capital of the half-canton Basel Stadt. ;-)
Um, assuming all 36,000 used email, the figures quoted indicate they individually sent .32 emails per day and received .39 emails a day last year. numbers like this are so impressive, guess the three HP ProLiant BL460c G6 have lots of leftover horsepower for the other virtual machines. assuming the three are in different locations for high availability, i guess that leaves lots of machine capacity for a round of multiplayer Tux Kart ...