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mhhf1ve
1/5/2017 4:29:18 PM
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always a problem..
> "not always an easy thing for a huge oil tanker like us to maintain our strengths, and at the same time, to start new things from scratch.."
It's still amazing to see how many startups are able to become "huge oil tankers" nowadays. I'm wondering if this situation can last and if the established tech companies will begin an era of multi-decade rule? Microsoft and Apple seem to be still healthy and building up resources to last for the next 100 years, but can IBM and GE still stick around? Can Facebook avoid becoming like Yahoo?
Re: always a problem..
Let's hope for the sake of all that we continue to have the choice at hand..as I also see such developments coming out of #CES2017:
mhhf1ve
1/6/2017 3:45:20 AM
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Re: always a problem..
Whoa. 8GB of RAM for a smartphone?!? I think a lot of laptops have less than that. Some not so old MacBooks have that much soldiered in permanently?
afwriter
1/7/2017 5:18:43 PM
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Re: always a problem..
I think you are right, most standard laptops start at 4GB with the option to add more. I wonder how big the phone is and if they had so sacrife other features for the increased RAM.
afwriter
1/7/2017 5:20:01 PM
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Re: always a problem..
I don't forsee any of those companies disappearing, but their roles in the tech landscape may change. We have already seen IBM do a good deal of morphing over the years.
mhhf1ve
1/7/2017 7:39:30 PM
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Re: always a problem..
I could see Facebook going the way of Yahoo or MySpace. Especially if it only acquires startups like it without internal innovation projects. Yahoo had the same problem.
freehe
1/23/2017 10:33:33 PM
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Re: always a problem..
@mhhf1ve, I was thinking the same thing. I keep telling people who have large private groups on Facebook to move them to another platform because Facebook may not be around as long as people think. Everyone keeps laughing at me but I think there is some truth to this.
clrmoney
1/5/2017 8:09:45 PM
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Digital world
There are more and more things making a lot better and easier for the digital world with new ideas from companies so I'm not surprised.
mhhf1ve
1/6/2017 3:52:14 AM
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Re: Digital world
> "Software development is not a core competence for Deutsche Telekom"...
I would think DT should try to change that because software is going to be incredibly important-- and it already is. Having strong software partnerships is good, but also being able to develop software projects in house is a competitive advantage as well.
Re: Digital world
I noticed that line as well. I'm not sure if she meant that DT is not a software company so it should find partners that were experts in that area?
mhhf1ve
1/6/2017 2:24:00 PM
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Re: Digital world
She seemed to have a theme of not being able to do things alone, so it stands to reason she meant that DT needs software partners. But I think that could be a bad strategy for a telecom to outsource development to partners. Unless someone around here can convince me otherwise that it's not such a bad idea.
freehe
1/23/2017 10:30:52 PM
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Re: Digital world
@mhhf1ve, I agree that seems like a bad idea to me as well. Maybe later on she can clarify her statement.
To be successful companies have to develop collaborations and partnerships but also remain a leader in the market. Development should also be conducted in-house. They are so many options for development nowaways the cost is not as high as it used to be. You have interns, open source, forums, etc. Hopefully they will reconsider their decision and do in-house development.
dcawrey
1/7/2017 9:09:07 PM
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Re: Digital world
There are ways to try to be small when you are actually big. Many companies accomplish this via incubators or accelerators, or they often invest or acquire startups. As more companies realize they need to do this, there will be more strategies. At least they are trying.
srufolo1
1/6/2017 3:39:09 PM
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Paving the Way for a Digital World
Deutsche Telecom has a valuable partnership with Huawei in that if, like Bronder said, Europe has "slept through the first phase of digitization," this strategic partnership will help to wake it up. She said Huawei is instrumental in helping it develop the telecom part of its cloud portfolio. I don't think Europe was really sleeping through digitization so much as it was so concerned about security that it moved cautiously.
Paving the way for a digital world
I am so surprised about how many things are out there that makes it so easy for the digital world. Some of the products and programs makes it a lot better for the digital world. There is so many new ideas out there for companies now-a-days.
I love that there is 8 GB for Smartphones. This will really make the digital world better and easier. You will be able to a lot with your phones instead of always needing a laptop with you.
dcawrey
1/8/2017 3:45:25 PM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
@dchampagne70 I need more than 8GB on my smartphone - I am just now realize that.
One thing that I have been really enjoying these days is Spotify's download feature. It really makes getting my playlist ready to go for a flight super easy - but 8GB just isn't enough!
Adi
1/10/2017 7:02:06 AM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
@dcawrey - Welcome to the club. I just got "bullied" into a new smartphone because some apps I "need" would only work on a more advanaced OS, and my phone didn't have the memory to support the new version of the OS. It;s the way of the CE industry...got to get you to buy new stuff.
Ariella
1/10/2017 10:48:47 AM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
@Adi my teen daughters were talking about just this a few days ago. One explained that Apple does that deliberatley, planning on its customers only keeping the phone for a year and then trading up to newest version. She was already wise to avoiding any dowloads, a mistake she said a friend of hers had made.
freehe
1/23/2017 10:40:16 PM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
@Ariella, your daughters are wise. I realized that too. I don't do downloads. I also don't install the updates and upgrades as soon as they are available. I wait several months. I have an iPhone and my brother does too. He has not downloaded upgrades for the past 2 years.
It would be great if updates would remember all the apps you purchased and downloaded and copy them over when installing the updates just like software updates and patches when new versions are installed on a desktop.
Unfortnately, with iPhones everything gets wiped out. That's why I don't purchase any apps that way I don't have to constantly install apps each time a new updates is available. Apple needs to do a better job of installing updates.
dlr5288
1/31/2017 9:40:56 PM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
Yes, some updates will completely ruin my app or make my iphone go slower. I don't update right away either, even though the red notifications annoy me to no end!
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I always have challenges with getting updates. Something or the other has to happen on my phone with every update. Performance is one thing that gets impacted. Even postponing the updates also doesn't seem to work long time as someting pr the other keeps happening on the phone and you end up restarting, which is no fun either.
dlr5288
2/28/2017 1:53:23 PM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
Yeah at first updating my apps brings speed issues, but then they usually come out with a new update shortly after that fixing the problem.
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@dlr5288:
You are right about the fix. At times these updates and fixes become little too crazy and not so easy to manage.
dlr5288
2/28/2017 6:05:31 PM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
I was so weary updating my apple phone to the new software because everyone was saying how they didn't like it, but eventually I had to bite the bullet and move toward.
Re: Paving the way for a digital world
Sooner or later we have to do that. I don't think we have a way around for that. Good Luck to all of us going forward.
dlr5288
2/28/2017 6:20:05 PM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
Haha yes! I woke up and my phone automatically updated when I was sleeping. So there was really nothing I could do except get over it..
Re: Paving the way for a digital world
@dlr5288:
Yes, that is the result of their central auto updates. One way to feel good about is, you don't need to wrry about getting the update.
dlr5288
3/31/2017 1:07:28 PM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
Yes true! But I didn't necessarily want the update yet! Now I'm glad I have it, but at the time my friends were saying how bad the update was..
Re: Paving the way for a digital world
Ofcourse, I can't agree more with you. I very well remember the times when i had to deal with issues as result of those forced updates.
dlr5288
4/29/2017 1:44:00 PM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
Yes it was so unusual. Because it hasn't happened to me on any device before! I updated my iPhone to the 7 a couple months later anyway.
Re: Paving the way for a digital world
I am not iPhone user. I had that issue with my android device.
dlr5288
5/30/2017 7:27:18 PM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
Oh really? Well yeah it happened to me using my iPhone. The new update has definitely grown on me though. Which is what happens with most updates.
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@dlr:
Yes, I have heard from my friends about their experiences handling updates with iphones. Not very pleasant all the time.
dlr5288
6/29/2017 1:11:17 PM
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Re: Paving the way for a digital world
I'm usually the one that embraces change, but after hearing negative things about the last update, I couldn't help but be sceptical.
freehe
1/23/2017 10:35:30 PM
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8G
@dchampagne70, good point. 8G for smartphones. I am so happy! I am always complaining that there is not enough data on smartphones. Glad to know that know users will have more space.
I agree, laptops even the lightest ones can be cumbersome when traveling or going to meetings. Having the ability to use your smartphones to do everything that you do on your laptop would be awesome.
dlr5288
1/31/2017 9:45:12 PM
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Re: 8G
Me too! I'm always complaining that I never have enough data. But I'm also sharing my phone data with a few people, so that could be it.
Re: 8G
There you go...You know the reason.
I share famiy plan and I am the person that uses least data. But that doesn't mean that we use up the quota with no issues.
dlr5288
2/28/2017 1:50:47 PM
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Re: 8G
Yeah at first I always thought that my phone was the one using up all the data! As it turns out it was my sister...
Re: 8G
@dlr5288:
This reminds me of my story where that would be my teenage son.
dlr5288
2/28/2017 6:04:22 PM
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Re: 8G
And I was getting all these messages thinking it was only going to my phone so I started really cutting back on using data whenever I was out! But yeah turns out that message went to everyone on the plan..
Re: 8G
@dlr5288:
That is interesting.
Are you saying that messages from these forums are being sent to all phones? Aren't these posts configured to a specifc email? I am thinking how is it possible for all phones to get these messages, unless there is a generic email that is set up in every phone.
dlr5288
2/28/2017 6:19:01 PM
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Re: 8G
We have Verizon and all of the numbers in the plan are set up in an account online, yes. The whole thing is very annoying..
Re: 8G
@dlr5288:
Oh, ok got it. That is not very pleasant , i would assume.
dlr5288
3/31/2017 1:08:33 PM
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Re: 8G
Yeah it tends to be. I wish it wasn't like that with all the numbers together, but that's how Verizon handles family plans.
Paving the Way for a Digital World
This article is very interesting and has well needed information about the the venue and event. I found the venue is amazing by with the wor effort that is put into it. the other brightside about this article is that the T-System is great by the technology thats evelating each day. The digital world is very impressive and alot to improve and gain from in the near future which im excited about.
freehe
1/23/2017 10:32:18 PM
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Re: Paving the Way for a Digital World
@itsmeshawn22, I agree this was an interesting article. I am curious to see what the future holds for T Systems.
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