Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
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Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
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Re: Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
#2What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that the Flash codebase must be a massive stinking pile of shit. They can't give Linux security updates and they can't get it to work on one of the most important non-Apple tablets in existence.
This is why you write tests instead of adding features. Because while meeting your deadline today is good, not ever being able to meet a deadline again is pretty bad.
Re: Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
#3What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that the Flash codebase must be a massive stinking pile of shit. They can't give Linux security updates and they can't get it to work on one of the most important non-Apple tablets in existence. This is why you write tests instead of adding features. Because while meeting your deadline today is good, not ever being able to meet a deadline again is pretty bad.
>they can't get it to work on one of the most important non-Apple tablets in existence
Actually I am running the 10.2 beta on my Xoom (w/3.0.1) and for a beta it is looking quite good. May be crashes the browser once a day but the work they did for tighter integration with the 3.0.1 browser is clearly showing - it scrolls smooth even with lots of Flash content on page, the videos all work without much stuttering.
I think they still aren't accelerating the HD videos in the beta or are doing it sub optimally but I am very hopeful it will work at least as well as it does on a desktop!
Re: Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
#4I hope this is easy for Canadians to purchase. All the Wi-Fi Xoom articles today mention US retailers, many of which have Canadian stores but there doesn't seem to be any mention of Canada. Sure, I can order it and send it up here but they'll charge me all sorts of extra fees for that. Anyone know what the deal is on international Xoom purchases?
Re: Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
#5What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that the Flash codebase must be a massive stinking pile of shit. They can't give Linux security updates and they can't get it to work on one of the most important non-Apple tablets in existence. This is why you write tests instead of adding features. Because while meeting your deadline today is good, not ever being able to meet a deadline again is pretty bad.
What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that I don't need a feature to actually "work" in order to use it as a main selling point. An inactive SD slot; No Flash at launch even though that's its biggest selling point. 4G networking, but only after you send it back in for refurbishing later this year.
Knowing this, I'm going to start a car company and start advertising that my cars get 1000 miles per gallon. The small print will have something about the installation of frictionless parts at an unknown availability date.
Re: Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
#6What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that the Flash codebase must be a massive stinking pile of shit. They can't give Linux security updates and they can't get it to work on one of the most important non-Apple tablets in existence. This is why you write tests instead of adding features. Because while meeting your deadline today is good, not ever being able to meet a deadline again is pretty bad.
> They can't give Linux security updates
Google Chrome on Linux has already received updates for the latest flash vulnerability....
Re: Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
#7What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that the Flash codebase must be a massive stinking pile of shit. They can't give Linux security updates and they can't get it to work on one of the most important non-Apple tablets in existence. This is why you write tests instead of adding features. Because while meeting your deadline today is good, not ever being able to meet a deadline again is pretty bad.
I'm guessing you mean this was the straw that broke the camel's back for you, because there's been a continual stream of indications that the Flash codebase is a mess for the last few years.
Re: Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
#8What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that the Flash codebase must be a massive stinking pile of shit. They can't give Linux security updates and they can't get it to work on one of the most important non-Apple tablets in existence. This is why you write tests instead of adding features. Because while meeting your deadline today is good, not ever being able to meet a deadline again is pretty bad.
What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that I don't need a feature to actually "work" in order to use it as a main selling point. An inactive SD slot; No Flash at launch even though that's its biggest selling point. 4G networking, but only after you send it back in for refurbishing later this year. Knowing this, I'm going to start a car company and start advertising that my cars get 1000 miles per gallon. T…
> No Flash at launch even though that's its biggest selling point
I don't think that Flash is the biggest selling point... I think the biggest selling point is that it's the most powerful tablet out there. And it sounds like the WiFi Xoom will have Flash at launch anyway. Not really a big deal.
Re: Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
#9Aw. For a second, I thought this was going to be about a Wi-Fi-only phone.
When that becomes a popular product category, it will be an interesting day in tech.
Re: Wi-Fi-Only Motorola Xoom To Hit Stores March 27
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
What I've learned from the whole Xoom debacle is that I don't need a feature to actually "work" in order to use it as a main selling point. An inactive SD slot; No Flash at launch even though that's its biggest selling point. 4G networking, but only after you send it back in for refurbishing later this year. Knowing this, I'm going to start a car company and start advertising that my cars get 1000 miles per gallon. T…
> No Flash at launch even though that's its biggest selling point I don't think that Flash is the biggest selling point... I think the biggest selling point is that it's the most powerful tablet out there. And it sounds like the WiFi Xoom will have Flash at launch anyway. Not really a big deal.
It is no longer the most powerful tablet. A5 chip in the iPad 2 offers similar CPU performance and much better graphics performance than Tegra 2 according to Anandtech's tests.