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JohnBarnes
6/29/2016 11:43:53 PM
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Re: Oddly, though, quality is often a secondary feature or side-story
Elizabeth, so far tablets just haven't found anything they do uniquely better than anything else, other than pack flat. My software engineer stepson cheerfully refers to them as "big phones you can't make calls on," and I think of them as "cramped laptops you can't touch type on."
One truly unique use would change everything.
JohnBarnes
6/30/2016 7:37:38 AM
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Re: Oddly, though, quality is often a secondary feature or side-story
ElizabethV,
I'm sure you're right that the demand for higher picture quality (as opposed to non-interruption which is probably universal) is coming from a vocal minority, but is driving large areas of R&D.
And "too busy mumbling at their phones" is what our coming robot overlords/successors should put on our species's headstone, if they give us one.
elizabethv
6/30/2016 9:56:41 AM
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Re: Oddly, though, quality is often a secondary feature or side-story
@JohnBarnes - that's a great point, tablets definitely don't offer anything unique. I like the analogy of large phones you can't talk into, which is really my take on them. Heaven help us if that's ever an option, phones that big are just ridiculous. (Actually I'm glad phones started getting smaller again. They seem to have kind of tapped out at the Samsung S5 Note and now they are going back again.) Their price doesn't seem to show just how much they lack in versatility though, they still cost a pretty penny, unless you decide to go down the Amazon Fire river. :-)
dlr5288
6/30/2016 11:51:14 PM
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Re: Oddly, though, quality is often a secondary feature or side-story
Yes I agree!
I'm happy to see that phones are starting to reduce in size again. Personally I like a smaller phone. The bigger iPhones felt like I was talking on an iPad I didn't like it. The prices however...yes still as high as ever!
batye
7/1/2016 3:14:11 AM
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Re: Oddly, though, quality is often a secondary feature or side-story
@dlr5288 with phone it like a trend one year largest screen, next year it shrinks back.... for me size 4' would be perfect :)
freehe
7/31/2016 9:18:32 AM
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OTT Usage Grows
OTT is great for those who use it. I love Youtube. I don't use free apps like Skype or Whatsupmessenger, etc. due to security reasons.
OTT quickly growing and will continue to grow as long as cable companies refuse to change their pricing models. Consumers will continue to switch and convert to OTT in an effort to save money.
However, there are some glitches with OTT. I have watched streaming TV shows and in many instances I experienced buffering which was not a big deal since I still have cable. If I only used OTT services that experienced a lot of buffering issues I would have to find other alternatives.
Current companies that offer OTT must implement capacity management to ensure their services will effectively during peak and non-peak times.
Companies also need to ensure their services are not focused on one particular type of consumer.
batye
8/1/2016 12:38:05 AM
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Re: OTT Usage Grows
@freehe yes , but with technology nothing is perfect untill it matures
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