Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub
by hellisothers on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @05:31PM
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The operative difference that the person (and your quotes) highlight is they shipped a solution “that works” on all the devices you care about. Using a standard technology is a good idea on paper, but I’d rather get something that “just works”.
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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub
by rewgs on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @07:08PM
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Explain to me how an analog 1/8th inch jack doesn't "just work."
Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub
by sjwright on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @09:33PM
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Explain to me how an analog 1/4 inch jack doesn't "just work." After all, that's what's on the end of my good headphones. I never heard anyone complaining about dongles when it was 1/4 inch to 1/8th inch.
Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub
by FireBeyond on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @05:41PM
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"that works" for varying degrees of "works". I happen to think that the lightning-to-3.5 adapter doesn't "just work" in the Apple sense, but is rather "minimally functional", not aesthetic, not graceful.
Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub
by yzmtf2008 on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @06:16PM
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It's a difference between "I know it works on my device" and "I don't know if it will play sound, answer calls, not work at all, or only work if I turn on usb storage every time"
Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub
by FireBeyond on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @06:37PM
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Given that my discussion was between Lightning and 3.5", I think none of those "comparisons" were particularly apt.