HP LaserJet 1000. Don't remember the model of the palm now. I guess I'll have to go see if I can find it now. lol
Hmm it wasn't an ipaq but it was from the same period. On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> wrote: > What model printer? And what model Palm Pilot? > > Cheers > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] > On Behalf Of Stephen Price > Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2012 7:25 PM > To: ozDotNet > Subject: Re: Windows Phone 8 announced > > I know where you are coming from. There is a cost for a company when they > abandon a product. To this day, I will never buy a HP again. They abandoned > my laser printer and my palm pilot. Printer works fine, if I stay with > windows XP. It actually won't work anymore. There's probably some fine print > somewhere saying to bad, I'm on my own there. > > My Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is still waiting for an Ice Cream Sandwich > update. I could put it on there myself if I want the pain that goes with > that. Or buy one of their new products that has ICS. Marketing ploy or are > they just busy making it work properly so the support calls don't come in > when they roll it out? > > I'm not saying its a good thing but Microsoft are not the first to do this. > Won't be the last. It's still being driven by humans, and we aren't perfect. > > The real question is, so what are you going to do about it? Complain on here > on this list or go and do something about it? > > Still can't believe Scott dragged my face into this. That's just low. ;) > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Bill McCarthy > <bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: >> Hi Stephen, >> >> Yes phones will be out of date, the question is whether it is months >> or years. In Australia, typical contracts are 24 months, and I'm >> pretty sure the ACCC told telcos they had to warranty devices for the >> length of the contracts. So two years is fair to expect to be a >> current lifetime; obviously there will be hardware improvements in >> that time, but the software and apps available you'd reasonably expect >> to be current. Apple deal with that by controlling the release dates >> of devices to a new device a year and OS support roughly of +1: hence >> you can be sure to get two years of being current. Android has been >> all over the place, but the big players such as Samsung are also >> moving to give that period of currency by providing OS updates (eg Galaxy > II). For Windows Phone there isn't that. >> >> Personally the thing about this I dislike the most is not the fate of >> my own phone (I do like my lumia), but that I can no longer recommend >> to people they currently buy a windows phone. This is the real shame. >> It'd be a lot better if people could upgrade: would probably still be >> worth waiting for the newer devices for NFC. The sooner they get the >> new devices out the better. >> >> >> |-----Original Message----- >> |From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet- >> |boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price >> |Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2012 8:29 PM >> |To: ozDotNet >> |Subject: Re: Windows Phone 8 announced >> | >> |Why don't you two get a room? :) >> | >> |In an attempt to throw petrol onto a cooling fire, Microsoft don't >> |have to >> make >> |new devices backward compatible. Or forward compatible. >> |They make decisions, like any project, on what new releases mean. I >> |don't >> think >> |that assuming people will be happy to upgrade their phone for a newer >> improved >> |one is a bad one to make. These days the majority of phones end up in >> |a >> draw >> |somewhere in less than three years. The phones cost almost nothing >> |(if you >> are >> |on a plan where you got your phone for $0 and you get to the end of >> |the >> contract >> |period, they don't make your plan cheaper for example.) You get the >> |option >> to >> |upgrade to a newer phone. If your phone is older than 2 years old >> |then >> phones >> |are not that important to you (or you're money priorities lay >> |elsewhere) >> and no >> |amount of new features would compel you to upgrade. >> | >> |I, for example, have three phones. Android, Iphone, and Windows phone 7. >> Thats >> |just the phones I carry in my bag, I have no idea how many phones I >> |have at >> home >> |in the draw somewhere. >> | >> |Your phone will be out of date. Its just a question of how long that >> |will >> take. I'm >> |kinda stunned that's news. >> | >> |As for you two fighting over what information was available, and what >> |assumptions people made about if they can upgrade their new phone or not. >> |heheh... it really really must tick you off. I'm not taking sides, I >> |don't >> care. It's >> |been too long since anyone's butted heads on this list so, good times! >> We'll all >> |look back on this and laugh. If you have any sense. Take a deeeep >> |breath, >> and >> |step outside. You know, outside where there's sunshine and people >> |walking >> about >> |without computers n stuff. :) We're all in this together, ya know. >> | >> |And.... Go. >> | >> |On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 6:15 PM, .net noobie <dotnetnoo...@gmail.com> >> |wrote: >> |> what you not happy to basically call me a liar on the list? >> |> >> |> you want meet face to face now... what to have a fight? >> |> >> |> over a telephone??? >> |> >> |> I am not the one who has the problem bill, i am fine thanks >> |> >> |> >> |> On 27 June 2012 15:03, Bill McCarthy >> |> <bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> >> wrote: >> |>> >> |>> Hi David Thiessen, >> |>> >> |>> |so... no not after the fact, as much as your ego would like to >> |>> |think it >> |>> is.... >> |>> | >> |>> |seriously, get over it, you act like a child who's mummy will not >> |>> |buy him a >> |>> lollie in >> |>> |the supermarket >> |>> | >> |>> |yeah and you can't read, thats what i said i assumed >> |>> | >> |>> |you need to get over your self mate, have a cry mybe >> |>> >> |>> >> |>> Okay, that's EOC here. If you want to email me of list or discuss >> |>> this face to face feel free to email me directly at >> |>> b...@totalenviro.com >> |>> >> |>> >> >
