Awax

They “just” forgot to clear a license for it with Sun.

I talked about Microsoft copyright on C# langage. Microsoft still owns it.
So, in theory, Microsoft could go against anyone using C# (and publishing his C# code). Except that, like Sun did with Java, they said and documented that the C# langage was free for anyone to use.

C# being a programming language does not clear it from any patent/copyright issue.

But when starting C#/.NET, Microsoft made a LOT of work to make C# as “free” and “open” as possible to gain any traction as possible against Java that was already established.
While Oracle/Sun never did such a move until 2006 when it released Java under GPL (and Google didn’t even used this GPL version because it would have caused Dalvik to be GPLed).

Here, Microsoft being the underdog for modern interpreted langages fmk really helped C# and the .NET fmk on being as “open” as possible.

Added bonus : since the bytecode is standardized, libraries written in C# and compiled with Mono are binary compatible with Microsoft .NET CLR. So, you could share the same code accross Android and WP7, you could even share the same binary packages without even needing to recompile.
You “only” need to have 2 versions of your UI layer optimized to the UI fmk of Android and WP7.

This is not the case with Android where Dalvik bytecode is not the same as Java bytecode.

Dev want to use more modern languages than the good-old C/C++.
Obj-C is indeed an advantage for iOS : native is always faster than interpreted. But on the long run, it really help to have a more modern language.

From the linked article:

Unlike Sun with Java, Microsoft submitted C# and the .NET VM for standardization to ECMA and saw those standards graduated all the way to ISO strong patent commitments. The .NET framework is also covered by Microsoft’s legally binding community promise.

That is indeed a difference between Java and C#. To have .NET adopted on a wider basis, Microsoft really pushed it forward and went to get it ISO standardized.
Java is still a private project from Sun and is not linked to any neutral standardization body.

And moreover, if you are running the Mono VM instead of Dalvik, it means that it IS binary compatible with .NET applications. While even if Android app are written in Java and using mockups of Java APIs, the generated binary is NOT compatible with Java and that the part that really annoys Oracle/SUN (and the fact that Google didn’t pay a license).

Indeed.

Panasonic was the Plasma stronghold. LG and Samsung were side players. But Samsung had better design and the floating-black-level issue drove plasma-buyer to LG.

The 2012 vintage looks agreat. I hope for them that the improvement on design and PQ will reverse the trend (and they fix their customer support). If Panasonic phases out plasma, we’ll get only LED and they still suck.

Please, can we call it the Giesecke & Devrient nanoSIM proposal that happened to be backed by Apple ?

And soon, we’ll see people asking around for Clarence Boddicker.

“infringing” is “using without authorization”. BUT you cannot be blamed if you are doing it for “fair use”. This is an “exception” to the copyright.

One impressive feat: this is a SINGLE panel, not multiple panels with very thin edges stacked together.

(this giant screen is equivalent to 16 (4by4) 1080p 36" TVs)

Then a 8K sticker is enough : no one would be able to tell the difference :)

This fits in “white board” replacement: you need to physically move your eyes or head to see the rest of the picture.

8K, at 1 minute of arc resolution, is 133 degrees. The human field of view is 140 degrees. Hence, with 8K, you can cover your WHOLE field of view.
Actually, 8K can be displayed across three 2560×1440 displays. So that three 27" displays at 2.5ft from your eyes.

with over 20 million users

Actually, since Orange (ISP-carrier) bought Deezer, almost all clients of Orange have a free Deezer account. Even if most of them are not aware of this.

My Samsung i320 was very thin … and shipped with an extra battery and an external charger.

Apple does not sue for license but for blocking.
Apple wants differentiation so people buy its high margin products. They don’t want a small royalty on other manufacturers’ lower margins products.