As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters • Hacker News Board

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

#71

Post by nostromo » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 5:11 PM UTC

reso wrote: post #51

As a resident of Waterloo and student at UWaterloo, I can tell you this does not represent the opinion of the student body. It is true, UW has got a lot of benefit from RIM and we are very grateful, but half of us have also interned there, so know from experience that the company has a lot of problems they need to work out. I use an iPhone. Most of my friends have a Nexus S or other androids.

I remember studying in Gates Hall and Allen Center at 'the other UW' in Seattle and seeing every student on a Mac... so this doesn't surprise me.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

#72

Post by Wilduck » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 5:19 PM UTC

brianb722 wrote: post #24

SpoonMeiser wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, it says that directly on the site itself.

Whoops. Just zoomed right past the site's About. Not sure how anyone can take this thing as more than a publicity stunt.

They don't claim it's anything more. From their website:

""" 1. "Isn't this just a gimmick to promote a startup?" Yes, of course, FightAndroid.org is intended to help a startup (Paybuyer) – a startup that will indeed damage Google's AdWords and Android if it succeeds. To see why, view this PowerPoint presentation given to RIM executives in late March. """

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

#73

Post by jackx » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 5:23 PM UTC

petervandijck wrote: post #15

pnathan wrote: post #8

I smell the scent of Astroturf.... does my nose delude me?

Yep. Bad Astroturf at that.

I thought it was bad satire.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

#74

Post by rimantas » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 5:33 PM UTC

rimantas wrote: post #61

jrockway wrote: post #5

I love the quotation. I guess having a website means you make nonsensical statements and then be quoted on some smear campaign's website? "This campaign may be the dumbest thing ever posted to the Internet" -- Jonathan Rockway, jrock.us. Credible! (Also, while Google ads may have funded the beginning of Android, it has enough corporate sponsorship now that it could easily outlive Google. Samsung or HTC could easily t…

HTC pays Microsoft for using Android and soon Samsung may join too. Since Googles smart-ass bidding for Nortel patent did not play out taking over "free" OS may seem to expensive for these companies: pay for development and pay patents fee. http://paidcontent.org/article/419-why-google-and-android-mu...

Can someone point out which part of my comment is not true or is just stupid? Thanks.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

#75

Post by paulgb » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 5:53 PM UTC

I think people are taking this more seriously than intended. It's a PR ploy for a company unrelated to RIM (and as spaetzel pointed out, possibly unrelated to Waterloo too).

Unfortunately their little PR ploy looks embarrassing to Waterloo, UWaterloo, and especially RIM. As a UW student, it's a little insulting that they expect to appeal to protectionist urges to help their own little company, which appears to not even be from Canada let alone Waterloo.

I hope this is ignored as it deserves to be.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

#76

Post by msquared » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 5:59 PM UTC

dlikhten wrote: post #13

... every 6 seconds, a BlackBerry device is thrown into the trash(hopefully a recycling bin) due to the evils of better devices like Android. Devices like Android smartphones are creating a "better" model when it comes to user experience, apps, and price, yet how can we define "better"? Is it by a truly better experience? No. We like to define better as "stfu google, rim r0x0rs, tr0l0l0l0l0l! I'm not listening to wha…

I knew a girl that threw hers into the pool (then, foolishly, bought another).

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

#77

Post by nathanb » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 6:08 PM UTC

Jwsonic wrote: post #60

justincormack wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

An open foundation could work. Imagine Apache Android. Sure there would be fragmentation, but at the moment the need for apps is pushing them together. If web apps win then the APIs look a bit different, with more scope for UX differences. Not that this will happen.

I would assume the other 81 members of the Open Handset Alliance ( http://www.openhandsetalliance.com ) wouldn't just do nothing if Google went away...

Thanks, I needed a good laugh.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

#78

Post by d0nk » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 6:17 PM UTC

Jwsonic wrote: post #60

justincormack wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

An open foundation could work. Imagine Apache Android. Sure there would be fragmentation, but at the moment the need for apps is pushing them together. If web apps win then the APIs look a bit different, with more scope for UX differences. Not that this will happen.

I would assume the other 81 members of the Open Handset Alliance ( http://www.openhandsetalliance.com ) wouldn't just do nothing if Google went away...

Exactly, many of the members have too much invested in android to just drop it and move on.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

#79

Post by nagelwithlox » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 6:18 PM UTC

I'll start fighting Android as soon as RIM makes a phone that doesn't suck.

Re: As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters

#80

Post by kstrauser » Mon, Jul 11, 2011, 6:23 PM UTC

kstrauser wrote: post #41

I'm sure Apple will be first to join the fight against Open Source, what with all the money they invested creating their Unix systems from scratch.

I meant that sarcastically. Apple used FreeBSD for much of the Unix underpinnings of OS X. They used KHTML as the basis of WebKit, which drives Safari. I just don't think the "fight Android" crowd will win much favor in Cupertino as Apple seems pretty happy working with Open Source.