yes it does ... i have switched between 3 droids in the last 2 months. Had the droid 2 global but didnt like it. Switched to the HTC thunderbolt for 4G but never got a signal and it kept rebooting, finally switched to Droid X to hold me down until i cna get an iphone 5 .... so i guess im supporting the android cause!!! :)
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Cavin Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: > and ....... that figure includes replacements :) > > ROTFLMAO > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* sanga collins <[email protected]> > *To:* Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Fri, July 15, 2011 9:35:21 AM > *Subject:* Re: [LUG] Google + > > The funny thig is google doesnt tell you how many phones are deactivated > not long after the user figures out the verizon rep lied when he said 'its > just like an iphone' > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:26 AM, David Lubowa <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Not to rub it in but here is some data; >> >> *News Feed *** >> >> Google used its impressive second-quarter results announcement last night >> to wax lyrical on the early success of its high-profile Google+ social >> networking service. During an announcement that saw the search giant post a >> 36 percent jump in quarterly profit (to US$2.51 billion) and a 32 percent >> increase in revenue (to US$9.03 billion), new CEO Larry Page said more than >> 10 million people have joined Google+ since it launched a limited, >> invitation-only trial earlier this month. Page said there are more than 1 >> billion items shared and received in a single day through Google+, which is >> Google's latest effort to take on Facebook in social networking, while the >> Google +1 button (which lets people recommend things like websites) is being >> served 2.3 billion times a day. Page even took a shot at its rivals; he >> appeared to mimic Apple’s Steve Jobs by saying there is a "lot of magic >> built into the product" and also fired at Facebook, saying Google+ is meant >> to be "more like you'd share in real life," which is a "different product >> than is out there now." >> >> Meanwhile, Google revealed that there are now 550,000 phones a day >> activated on Android, with more than 135 million total Android device >> activations to date. Although company growth in the latest three-month >> period was driven by Google’s core search engine advertising, Page stressed >> that the company's investments in its Android mobile-device software and the >> Chrome Web browser will "generate huge new businesses for Google in the long >> run, just like search." Headcount increased in the last three months by >> 2,452 (to 28,768), with the company having “cash, cash equivalents, and >> marketable securities” of US$39.1 billion. In a statement, Google noted that >> “we expect to continue to make significant capital expenditures.” >> >> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:12 AM, David Lubowa <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I believe you can say all you want about G+ but numbers don't lie, its >>> like how the buzz was Apple's iOS and its market share , there came android >>> and now its doing approximately 500,000 activations a day simply taking over >>> everything, you can talk about there lawsuits and all the stuff ongoing but >>> this is what big corporations like google do, they distort the market and >>> get you all hot and bothered like how you are now , mean while making you >>> curious enough to actually try it , 4Million or 10Million users in 2weeks is >>> nothing to sneeze at yet the platform is still in Beta phase. >>> >>> You can try and do anything similar and see if you can get that kind of >>> user base in such a small time, there are many different ways in which G+ >>> can beat facebook but the bottom line Zuckerberg now knows the G is after >>> him and his people and the war is on, google is an engineering company and >>> are out of the box thinkers they push to the limit and then let you see the >>> benefits which might take time but you eventually see it there way, their >>> try at social has been tough but i think they have the product and no better >>> way to see the response than to get it out there, i read a quote somewhere >>> "if you wait for your product to be perfect , then you are already to late >>> to market ". >>> >>> Am a google fan simply because they push the limit, and actually get you >>> talking about them, and this to any business owner , entrepreneur is where >>> you want to be. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Okalany Daniel < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I was very skeptic about G+, but when I used it, I realized it had >>>> everything a social network should have. Circles are a **very** >>>> powerful feature when implemented the way google did.**** >>>> >>>> I can filter out my news feed to show just feeds from my friends or >>>> workmates or acquaintances or anything. I think it has a real shot at >>>> mapping every real life connection to an online one. Someone smarter thinks >>>> the same: http://rethrick.com/#google-plus **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >>>> Behalf Of *sanga collins >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:32 PM >>>> >>>> *To:* Uganda Linux User Group >>>> *Subject:* Re: [LUG] Google +**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Basically g+ doesn't offer anything that is not already on other sites >>>> except for circles. Even then Facebook has groups which is poorly >>>> implemented for the average user but does the same function. Another issue >>>> is content. I am not motivated to shift the content i put on facebook over >>>> to G+ and im sure there are many others that feel the same. FB is good for >>>> what it does, and So is twitter. What does G+ do that the others dont that >>>> will make me abandon them?? So far nothing**** >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Cavin Aaron <[email protected]> >>>> wrote:**** >>>> >>>> Douglas,**** >>>> >>>> Google is no saint when it comes to data privacy, **** >>>> >>>> I havent seen a loophole, that Google + can exploit, maybe i should look >>>> harder, i might be able to find that needle**** >>>> >>>> >>>> in the haystack, **** >>>> >>>> explain the one stop messaging, (messaging to who, for what, and to >>>> where)**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________________________________**** >>>> >>>> Uhhm, i beg to difer, Facebook has take quite some beating on its privacy >>>> **** >>>> >>>> stance and google seems to leverage this very well with easier more >>>> convenient **** >>>> >>>> grouping mechanisms and this is just one. This is on the tight integration >>>> with **** >>>> >>>> the other Google services (One-stop-messaging) and i say there will always >>>> be a **** >>>> >>>> loop to exploit.**** >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>> >>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>> [email protected] >>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>> >>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>> >>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>>> any way.**** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sanga M. Collins >>>> Network Engineering >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >>>> E- fax: (435) 578 7411**** >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>> >>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>> [email protected] >>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>> >>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>> >>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>>> any way. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > > -- > Sanga M. Collins > Network Engineering > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- Sanga M. Collins Network Engineering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 E- fax: (435) 578 7411
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