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WebEx is such an abomination of software I will never use it again.
guess what, if you use the WebEx chat program it saves your entire history in an encrypted sqlite db that you can't access after your company stops using WebEx.
Foxconn buys Belkin for $866M
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Re: Foxconn buys Belkin for $866M
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I think the bigger problem was cellphones, especially the iPhone, gaining the ability to record decent video. Flip filled a convenient niche for a few years until the 3GS came along with video support, after which it was useless for many consumers. This was the only reason I bought a Flip, and the only reason anyone else I know with one did. Similarly, I think the first mainstream smartphones to record HD video wasn'…
This is true. I think the iPhone did the same thing to Garmin GPS and other single-purpose hardware companies. They all lost so much of their market. Apple already knew people were buying and would continue to buy these things, and their innovation was just putting it all into one device. So you could buy a Garmin GPS and a Flip video camera, and end up spending $300-$500 total and carry 2 devices around, or you coul…
Re: Foxconn buys Belkin for $866M
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This is true. I think the iPhone did the same thing to Garmin GPS and other single-purpose hardware companies. They all lost so much of their market. Apple already knew people were buying and would continue to buy these things, and their innovation was just putting it all into one device. So you could buy a Garmin GPS and a Flip video camera, and end up spending $300-$500 total and carry 2 devices around, or you coul…
You do realize that no iPhone ever has cost $199 and that the price was subsidized right?
People were still going to have mobile phone contracts. The smartphone replaced their cell phone just like it replaced their Garmin GPS and their Flip video camera and their pocket planner. It was a compelling proposition.
Re: Foxconn buys Belkin for $866M
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guess what, if you use the WebEx chat program it saves your entire history in an encrypted sqlite db that you can't access after your company stops using WebEx.
Are you talking about the Cisco Spark chat program? If so, I can completely believe it. That thing is a piece of garbage.
Re: Foxconn buys Belkin for $866M
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I don't buy it. As long as their products aren't certified, I won't buy them. Besides when you look at the reviews on Amazon, some of their chargers allegedly catch fire or start to smell like burning plastic...
Their products are obviously CE certified and some of them are PSE certified. Good enough for me. Edit: Needless to say, certifications are bullshit anyway, it's just a waiver for lawyers - Samsung Galaxy Note 7 had all possible certification, yet it was as more dangerous than any Anker product.