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Google’s newly formed 'Platforms and Devices' team is all about AI

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Post by rickdeckard »

pjmlp wrote: post #115
rickdeckard wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Name one please.

Since you are asking for one . Sony Ericsson Satio "In terms of software, Satio uses the Symbian OS 9.4 operating system, which is created collaboratively under the stewardship of the Symbian Foundation as "Symbian^1".[4] It is Sony Ericsson's first non-UIQ Symbian device, after UIQ's development closed down earlier that year. It uses the PlayNow service, Sony Ericsson's mobile content platform, and is part of the co…

Good find, all praise to you.

They made a total of 2 devices with Symbian^1 (+1 refresh) before ultimately moving on to Android.

Symbian^1 was the attempt to harmonize the Symbian flavors into one open platform in order to compete, after Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and other contributed all IP into the Symbian Foundation.

Nokia called it "S60 5th Edition", for others it was "Symbian^1", and the first "common" Symbian OS.

So yes, I wasn't precise enough in the later comments, and you're correct.

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Post by Starman_Jones »

thegrim33 wrote: post #188
belligeront wrote: post #181

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I find the use of "this is a business" logic to dissuade political discussion about a company's own business practices to be extremely troubling. Yes, there can be a discussion about the proper way to have these conversations, but dismissing discussion of ethics with an attitude of "this is a business" has lead to some horrific outcomes throughout history. I highly recommend listening to this podcast about IBM's role…

Anyone notice the last few days tons of people bringing up the IBM/Holocaust connection? I've seen maybe half a dozen people in different threads bring it up. It almost feels coordinated, like those are the marching orders that were given out somewhere: "If this topic comes up, compare it to IBM and the holocaust, make these points, etc."

Google is being accused of writing software that facilitates the intentional killing of civilians. Whether you agree or disagree, that's what the accusation is. In that context, for people who accept the accusations, IBM seems like an obvious choice for an analogous company. Do you have a better comparison?

Re: Google’s newly formed 'Platforms and Devices' team is all about AI

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Post by ycombinatrix »

thegrim33 wrote: post #188
belligeront wrote: post #181

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find the use of "this is a business" logic to dissuade political discussion about a company's own business practices to be extremely troubling. Yes, there can be a discussion about the proper way to have these conversations, but dismissing discussion of ethics with an attitude of "this is a business" has lead to some horrific outcomes throughout history. I highly recommend listening to this podcast about IBM's role…

Anyone notice the last few days tons of people bringing up the IBM/Holocaust connection? I've seen maybe half a dozen people in different threads bring it up. It almost feels coordinated, like those are the marching orders that were given out somewhere: "If this topic comes up, compare it to IBM and the holocaust, make these points, etc."

because it's a wildly obvious connection to make? more apt comparison than BMW or Chase
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