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xcvd

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    Comment #2334585

    What would you prefer? Thousands of apps approved by "a small team in California", which are generally spyware free. OR a handful of apps specifically designed for your platform.

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    Comment #2256951

    Doesn't work in FF 3.6? Looking at the actual Google page, the fonts don't load.

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    Comment #2199598

    I don't see any details about pricing. Feels bad giving away all my details before I even know how much I'd need to pay.

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    Comment #2196505

    Feels dodgy Why would I submit my personal details before knowing all the other steps?

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    Comment #2162681

    Yes. Have fun playing with the open source code to the Google Maps app. Or the Mail app. Or the source code to the Market. Or removing all the vendor spamware. Really. This article…

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    Comment #2121907

    This article has been taken down? Even if Apple has muscled in, Slate must not have any strength in their convictions/gossiping.

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    Comment #2098051

    My point is.... Yes, ship in four weeks, but ship to modern browsers with an elegant html5-only decision Old browsers can have a single, basic file input.

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    Comment #2090959

    No, I genuinely would prefer the browser natively handle file transfers rather than relying on old browser plugins and lots of hacks to get old browsers to work

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    Comment #2090951

    Complexity. Dropping back to native is thinking about the future rather than supporting the past with tired hacks and stupid browser plugins.

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    Comment #2090786

    As mentioned below, this seems very good http://valums.com/ajax-upload/ I'd be more comfortable styling this to fit my needs than a forced fully blown gizmo

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    Comment #2090755

    Thanks! I like the ajax upload.... very simple fancyupload uses flash.... unless you are Facebook or a government website, I'd avoid all that fancy stuff and keep it simple for the…

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    Comment #2090679

    I mean, screw supporting old browsers Given them a basic, single file uploaded with no fancy A clean HTML5 implementation, with nice features, is more valued

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    Comment #2090673

    I'm frustrated that in this day and age this is the best solution people recommend. Are there any elegant HTML5 multiple file uploaders out there with drag and drop? That, and dire…