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godsshoeshine
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 22, 2011 at 06:18 PM UTC #
the micro slot is a selling point, sure. but that wasnt one of the advantages in your original post

kosmo
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 22, 2011 at 06:20 PM UTC #
Gotta give props to Amazon for opening their  app store which  of course wont work  with AT&T and then give give away angry birds.  They basically  flipped the bird at at&t and apple
vansmack
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 22, 2011 at 06:28 PM UTC #
kosmo wrote:
Gotta give props to Amazon for opening their  app store which  of course wont work  with AT&T and then give give away angry birds.  They basically  flipped the bird at at&t and apple


There was no reason for Amazon to wait around for at&t to open up their Android phones to sideloading - the process Amazon uses to install apps from their app store.  I don't know the exact percentage, but I'm guessing at&t is still the last of the big 4 in terms of total Android phone's sold.  (1) Verizon (2) Sprint (3) T-Mobile (4) at&t would be my guess, though with the Nexus series I may have grossly underestimated t-mo's market penetration.

As for the amazon app store - I'm not sold on the concept yet.  I think it confuses the marketplace a bit.  But time will tell….

Sidenote: for those at&t customers that want the new Angry Birds, I would check the Android market place for "Sideload Wonder Machine"….
vansmack
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 24, 2011 at 08:10 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
I don't know the exact percentage, but I'm guessing at&t is still the last of the big 4 in terms of total Android phone's sold.  (1) Verizon (2) Sprint (3) T-Mobile (4) at&t would be my guess,


I love it when somebody else does my research and in such a timely fashion:

Verizon, Sprint Rule Android Market Share Among US Carriers. AT&T? Downright Embarassing

"Verizon accounts for a whopping 51.4% of the market. Sprint comes in at second with 25.3%, while T-Mobile pulls up third with 16.8%. Meanwhile, AT&T checks in with a measly 3.6%"

godsshoeshine
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 24, 2011 at 08:13 PM UTC #
sounds like the merger is a good move for at&t then?
vansmack
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 24, 2011 at 08:20 PM UTC #
godsshoeshine wrote:
sounds like the merger is a good move for at&t then?


Haha.

I'm sure the move had nothing to do with expanding at&t's market share of Android phones and everything to do with expanding (or dominating) GSM and LTE spectrum.

Given t-mo's open handset policy and at&t's closed handset policy, I'm sure there are quite a few Android users who will jump ship to CDMA if at&t doesn't lighten up. 

What I really wonder is what will Google Corporate do?  They need to be on GSM given their international reach and LOATHE working with at&t…maybe that's why Sprint is getting the Nexus series?  Put the non travelers on Sprint and everyone else on at&t? Or maybe they oppose the merger?
HoyaSaxa03
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 25, 2011 at 05:27 AM UTC #
this is going to be a grueling, bitter year+ battle at the FCC with AT&T, t-mobile and sprint all fighting for survival … the FCC ex parte rules encourage total free-for-alls with each side clawing to make their case heard, and this is going to be a really ugly one

maybe cupcakes help?

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/12/16/att-to-fcc-let-them-eat-cupcakes/



vansmack wrote:
godsshoeshine wrote:
sounds like the merger is a good move for at&t then?


Haha.

I'm sure the move had nothing to do with expanding at&t's market share of Android phones and everything to do with expanding (or dominating) GSM and LTE spectrum.

Given t-mo's open handset policy and at&t's closed handset policy, I'm sure there are quite a few Android users who will jump ship to CDMA if at&t doesn't lighten up. 

What I really wonder is what will Google Corporate do?  They need to be on GSM given their international reach and LOATHE working with at&t…maybe that's why Sprint is getting the Nexus series?  Put the non travelers on Sprint and everyone else on at&t? Or maybe they oppose the merger?
vansmack
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 25, 2011 at 04:26 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
It's Britney Bitch.

http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds#/1


This is SOOOO good….
godsshoeshine
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 25, 2011 at 05:07 PM UTC #
the cupcakes?

godsshoeshine
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 28, 2011 at 07:21 PM UTC #
i was talking about brit's boobs
vansmack
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 28, 2011 at 07:29 PM UTC #
godsshoeshine wrote:
i was talking about brit's boobs


If they had kept this in the Castro, Smackie was all about going!

Enjoy the slide show....
vansmack
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 29, 2011 at 06:10 AM UTC #
With Audiogalaxy and my homeserver, I don't need this.  But for the rest of you….



It has been rumored for a while now that Google would launch a cloud-based music service; well, it appears Amazon got there first.

Amazon has just quietly launched one of its biggest products yet, called Amazon Cloud Player. It provides users with cloud storage of their music, which will then play on any computer or Android device.

To enable the service, go to Amazon.com/Clouddrive to get started. You'll have to enable it on your Amazon account and then update your Amazon Mp3 app, which will enable streaming of all music located on your new Amazon storage.

Amazon is currently providing users with 5GB of free storage with the ability to buy additional storage:

20GB - $20/year
50GB - $50/year
100GB - $100/year
200GB - $200/year
500GB - $500/year
1000GB - $1000/year

This is a big one folks. It's a developing story, so stay tuned for any more details.
sweetcell
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 29, 2011 at 05:57 PM UTC #
things sweetcell thinks smackie should know:

Britney Spears
Verizon
7/31
vansmack
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 30, 2011 at 12:02 AM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
Amazon Cloud Player


Which is more shocking?  The music industry doesn't like this, or that Amazon didn't consult them first?

Amazon Faces Backlash on Cloud Music Service
godsshoeshine
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 30, 2011 at 12:18 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
vansmack wrote:
Amazon Cloud Player


Which is more shocking?  The music industry doesn't like this, or that Amazon didn't consult them first?

Amazon Faces Backlash on Cloud Music Service
i am now in favor of it
vansmack
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know... March 30, 2011 at 07:55 PM UTC #
kosmo wrote:
"Killing Bono" trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGCOryLwgiY


I read the book.  Looking forward to this as well…
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