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Essential Products – Andy Rubin’s new hardware company
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#182This is the first phone since the iPhone that triggers an "I want that" feeling. Why the negativity?
Because in Android-land there are better phones for less money.
People are disappointed, they had probably expected another miracle from andy, that's all.
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#183I like the idea of tougher phones, but to me it misses the mark to talk about the titanium phone case surviving corner drop tests, it's the glass that's the problem. The number of people I've seen wandering around with cracked phone screens from drops is quite high, and is the reason I put a case which covers the front on every phone I buy. So having no phone case here just means you get the usual after market screen…
For what it's worth, my Rhino Shield "crash guard" case [0] has saved several iPhones from multiple waist-high drops onto concrete. Shock transfer into the screen simply does not seem to be an issue. It doesn't cover the front, it just extends a few mm in front of the screen to prevent "flat front" impact. It's still susceptible to smashing the screen on a corner, but how often does someone really drop their phone sc…
I had a Otterbox but hated its bulk, so I stopped using it after a year. Then I cracked two screens in a year from waist-drops. For the last year I got one of those minimal silicone cases [0] and it has surrived a few more similar drops without cracking. Might be luck, but just that tiny bit of padding seems to be enough.
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#184Lovely site, but scroll lag janks so hard it's almost unusable!
Also hardware looks lovely. Any chance it runs something other than Android?
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#185Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not sure there is an issue here... I think it's just a joke about 'physical security' of the premises. Most team pages I've seen don't specifically identify people working on infosec aspects of the product. That could be an attack vector if you're really being paranoid.
That's a myth. If someone were to attack your infosec engineers physically or virtually you need to build your company from the moon because only nation states and the 1% richest would be able to afford the ride there. If someone were to do social engineering well it will be done, regardless of title. :) No seriously I bet you this is just a blunt humor attempt. Someone thought it was cute. Those who prefer to remain…
That's a myth. If someone were to attack your infosec engineers physically or virtually you need to build your company from the moon because only nation states and the 1% richest would be able to afford the ride there.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/ghcq-targets-engin...
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#186I do think pricing is the biggest problem here. Android phones have been flourishing recently because of cut prices (see: Moto G, OnePlus). There's a LOT of good options for high end Android phones, and even if you manage to take 2nd or 3rd place, you won't remotely get half or a third of the profits. They're getting too greedy too early. You have to earn the public's trust before you jump in with a $700 device.
On the other hand, wouldn't it be hard to raise the price after grounding it low? What they're saying is "we're a luxury phone like iPhone."
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#187Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's hard to see any manufacturer seriously revisiting the Windows story on mobile platforms. It has died a couple of times already, and for a casual observer it looks like Microsoft is more committed to Android+iOS story now too.
Yes, but the big difference this time around is that it's the same Windows as on the desktop with the ability to run desktop software. You get mobile plus desktop on the one device which is something Microsoft's better positioned to deliver on than either Google or Apple. And because of that Microsoft will finally start succeeding on mobile.
This was the mistake that MS made before.
Phone software is so radically different to desktop software that attempting to target the same program to them both makes both worse.
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#188I really like the idea of a mobile phone that just works with a suite of consistent apps for photos, SMS, email, navigation, and whatever.
I really like maximizing local computation over cloud services.
And at first I thought this might be it. But alas, it appears to be just another pretty and overpriced Android phone. I guess I will continue buying last year's latest and greatest at a 50% discount or more once brand new shiny disrupts it.
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#189Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's a myth. If someone were to attack your infosec engineers physically or virtually you need to build your company from the moon because only nation states and the 1% richest would be able to afford the ride there. If someone were to do social engineering well it will be done, regardless of title. :) No seriously I bet you this is just a blunt humor attempt. Someone thought it was cute. Those who prefer to remain…
NSA has been known to target sysadmins so I wouldn't call this a myth.
I already said it, social engineering will work regardless whether someone hides their identity. Government knows who works for who. IRS is a good source, so this is a myth that hiding photo can save someone's security. No it is a false sense of security. When I said it's a myth it's satirical
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#190Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's a myth. If someone were to attack your infosec engineers physically or virtually you need to build your company from the moon because only nation states and the 1% richest would be able to afford the ride there. If someone were to do social engineering well it will be done, regardless of title. :) No seriously I bet you this is just a blunt humor attempt. Someone thought it was cute. Those who prefer to remain…
That's a myth. If someone were to attack your infosec engineers physically or virtually you need to build your company from the moon because only nation states and the 1% richest would be able to afford the ride there. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/ghcq-targets-engin...
See my response on another comment.