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Re: Microsoft Band

#441
Is it just me or the advertised pictures look as something that I wouldn't want to put on my hands even if I had bought it?

I.e., visibly bigger than the wrists of those models and hanging loose, which is uncomfortable, and a rather long (much longer than most watches) flat segment in a spot where any comfortable wristband should be with a curved inside.

OK, seeing isn't touching, we'll have to wait for the wearer reviews for that.

Re: Microsoft Band

#442

Dang it! I was just about to buy it. Looks like Cortana will only work if you have a Windows phone. That missing killer feature IMO is a deal breaker. From the article: "Cortana: If you’re using Windows Phone 8.1, you can take notes and set reminders with your voice using Cortana personal assistant."

With Google Now functionality this product would be killer. I really hope that's a feature.

Re: Microsoft Band

#443
post #386

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Yet we see that StackOverflow is fast and scaling really well with demand while Reddit still has load issues after seven years.

Reddit has rather more complex database queries than StackOverflow so that's not really apples to apples

Genuinely curious as to how you came to that conclusion.From the outside looking in, they both look like they would serve similar queries.

On top of that, SO's search feature is (IMHO) loads better than Reddit's.

Re: Microsoft Band

#444
Two things that I'm missing:

- How do you charge the thing?

- Is the sleep tracking automatic or do you have to press a button to start it?

Re: Microsoft Band

#445

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>Now, if your competitor is on an open stack and on real computers they will eventually run rings around you because they get more control and lower costs. The initial boost you're experiencing will turn into a straightjacket with a hefty pricetag over the longer term. From another post by you: >Because I have fairly extensive insight into a very large number of companies and can see their license bills as well as th…

Are you actually asking me to disclose customer information and taking my (obvious) refusal to do so as calling BS? Interesting. Look, I have no skin in the game, if you're happy forking over tons of money for stuff you don't strictly speaking need then more power to you. All I note is that MS thinks YC is important enough to designate a person to sway them to the MS stack and SAAS products, this is a tried and true…

Except you're not forced into using Microsoft SOFTWARE when using Azure. Like many others have pointed out, you are free to use Linux variants as well.

Re: Microsoft Band

#446
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The biggest problem for a startup is getting out there, and getting transaction and revenue. Not penny pinching over what servers your going to use. You want to use as much pre-made stuff to give you the biggest head start as possible. When you take off, you can raise money to pay people to move you over anyway.

Choosing your tech stack with care is one of the more important choices. You're locking yourself in for years to come and mistakes can be very costly to fix. Getting transactions and revenues are obviously also important, the whole trouble with doing a start-up is that you have to do so many things right.

If you're worried about lock-in then design for portability. Portability means using open standards rather than open source. The neat thing is that with a well-designed site or service you can switch vendors easily. Cloud is a commodity - who cares who the provider is?

Re: Microsoft Band

#447
post #345

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The biggest problem for a startup is getting out there, and getting transaction and revenue. Not penny pinching over what servers your going to use. You want to use as much pre-made stuff to give you the biggest head start as possible. When you take off, you can raise money to pay people to move you over anyway.

Choosing your tech stack with care is one of the more important choices. You're locking yourself in for years to come and mistakes can be very costly to fix. Getting transactions and revenues are obviously also important, the whole trouble with doing a start-up is that you have to do so many things right.

If YC has shown us anything, it's that companies can successfully pivot at nearly any point of their lifecycle and still be successful. It's also shown us that they can fail at pivoting and have it be nothing to do with the stack they chose.

Re: Microsoft Band

#448
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Wow, this actually looks fantastic. Microsoft has always killed it in the hardware department. Looks like it connects to their cloud service as well. Will probably consider getting one.

Erm, always killed it? Zune, Surface, Lumia?

The Zune HD was extremely well built.

Re: Microsoft Band

#449
post #223

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It's ugly, but if I were in the market for a smartwatch/fitness tracker this might be the only one I'd bother with. As I find myself saying more and more, I love this new Microsoft. It's insane how much harm a single man can do.

Haha is that sarcasm? Do you mean harm ==== good, or harm === bad? And harm to who? EDIT: No idea why I am getting downvoted - it's a serious question!

As nbuggia pointed out above, it's likely he's talking about the circus that was Microsoft under Ballmer.

Re: Microsoft Band

#450
post #101

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I've been using wireless charging for nearly two years on my Lumia 920. And for the past year, my wife's Lumia Icon has been doing the same. I picked up a couple more charging plates when she switched to Windows Phone. Now that I've used wireless charging, I'll never go back. Connecting wires to charge is so 2012. I want my Surface Pro to charge wirelessly. And my Tesla Model S (well, that is, if I had one).

One benefit of old-school wired charging is that I can still use the device in a normal orientation whilst it is charging, so long as the cable is long enough. Do you find that wireless charging prevents that? I assume the fevice has to lie flat on the plate somewhere near a power outlet.

I use the AirDock[0] as a wireless charger. It has a magnet in it that holds the phone at any orientation you desire.

[0]: http://theairdock.com/

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