Re:Google Now's smartphone is the real deal
by cmccabe on Saturday February 16, 2013 @12:26AM
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You need to learn about android intents.
Re:Google Now's smartphone is the real deal
by mixmastamyk on Saturday February 16, 2013 @01:13PM
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...or you about windows phone.
Re:Google Now's smartphone is the real deal
by cmccabe on Saturday February 16, 2013 @07:25PM
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Android doesn't have "silo'ed apps." I don't see what Windows Phone has to do with it.
Re:Google Now's smartphone is the real deal
by mixmastamyk on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @03:16AM
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It does in the sense that they show one at a time. In WP functionality mostly integrates into the main interface. Of course android isn't standing still, which is the point of the article.
He's speaking of a single category advantage in which WPh has an arguably better design... integrated services instead of silo'd apps.
He says this was their advantage and that (with their sloth-like dev pace) MS is in the process of squandering it, because competitors are adding those improvements, leaving WPh with none.
That competitors have other huge advantages to lean on is not included in this piece, but as a fan of TWIT, he is well aware of them.