Jobs doesn't get humans

Story: Steve Jobs: Folks who want porn can buy an AndroidTotal Replies: 11
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r_a_trip

Apr 21, 2010
8:13 AM EDT
Folks who want porn can buy and [sic] Android phone.“

In other words iPhone will fail. Sex sells.

On a more serious note. I did buy an Android phone, not because of the availability of pornography,but the lack of an overbearing vendor.
gus3

Apr 21, 2010
8:47 AM EDT
I'm going to my cell salesperson today, to inquire specifically about Android.
jdixon

Apr 21, 2010
9:20 AM EDT
> Folks who want porn can buy and [sic] Android phone.

And they will, Steve, believe me.

> Sex sells.

Yep.
gus3

Apr 21, 2010
9:36 AM EDT
Ha. Who needs to burn petrol when one can simply use SMS?

No Android yet, but one in testing. I volunteered to be a tester ;-) but no dice. It's supposed to come out in two months.
jdixon

Apr 21, 2010
10:27 AM EDT
> No Android yet...

When combined data/cellular plans drop under $30/month and they give the phone away with the plan, I'll think about it. Until then, I can live without one. I don't even have a personal cell phone, only a work one.
gus3

Apr 21, 2010
10:49 AM EDT
Do you have a land line?
jdixon

Apr 21, 2010
12:26 PM EDT
> Do you have a land line?

Yes. But really only so we can get DSL.
gus3

Apr 21, 2010
1:12 PM EDT
What would you be willing to pay per Mb/s? You may find a cell phone to be a better deal.

My parents' cable internet costs $5 less than my cell phone internet, but I get about 40% better download speed. $44.95/mo for 768kbps max, versus $49.95 for 1Mbps average, 1.5Mbps max.

Another benefit is mobility, but that doesn't matter to my parents.
softwarejanitor

Apr 21, 2010
2:53 PM EDT
768k DSL? Wow, that is slow by today's standards... FWIW, I upgraded from DSL to UVerse a while back... spoiled with 12 megabit Internet now...
gus3

Apr 21, 2010
4:00 PM EDT
It's cable, not DSL. They went with it for two reasons:

1. They already had the cable line.

2. They live on the edge of the phone exchange, about 10 miles from the CLEC, so the dial-up speed was 26400 on a good day, 21000 or worse usually, and DSL is totally unavailable for them. Too many repeaters in the line.
jdixon

Apr 21, 2010
4:52 PM EDT
> What would you be willing to pay per Mb/s?

1.5 Mbps is $40, and that's more than Verizon charges for their 3 Mbps service, which we could (in theory) also get. I just don't like doing business with Verizon.
tracyanne

Apr 21, 2010
6:21 PM EDT
I'm paying $AU130 per month for 20 Gbit DSL with 150 GByte Download (no shaping), upload speed is 800 Kbit

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