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Love our Droids
What is this sacrifice you speak of?
My point was that if it was there I couldn't notice it. Seems I have seem memory availability comparisons, but those are tough as the real memory use would need to be compared to same blur version of android and none of those probably exist without webtop.
I'll let EarlyMon's link post as I am not really sure exactly how it works, but it seems the most seemingly knowledgeable peeps I have read explanations from seem to suggest it's not something of much concern even if you won't ever fire it up. Guess it will take up storage space regardless of whether it sets performance back in pure android mode at all or not at the VERY least.
cereal killer
Android Expert
Steven I pm'd you....
Rrrracer
Android Enthusiast
Looks like the camera is more flush with the back cover on his pic. Additional thickness due to LTE?
Mostly wonderin' if mine have merit. VZW is a WEIRDLY run marketing operation to say the least, so I could EASILY be reading their absence in all this WRONG.
BlueBiker
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While waiting for Early's definitive response, I'm going to speculate that while it will take some internal NAND space for the virtual machine (it's a whole 'nother Linux installation), WebTop won't take up either RAM or CPU cycles if it hasn't been fired up.
EKG
Android Enthusiast
EPIC. Can't wait to hear this.
On another note, I am not sure if this has been posted, but BMX seems to think there have been delays on the Nexus...
Verizon Launch Delayed..(rumors) - Android Forums
Personal preference I guess. I just like the brushed aluminium look more than the hyperskin. I'm sure I'd like the 'feel' better too.
BLD
Android Enthusiast
Ya know, I just thought of a grassroots kind of way to let Verizon know they should release this if they are on the fence about it. We should all post messages on Verizon's Twitter, Facebook, and whatever else they have telling them how big of a mistake it would be to not release this phone. Maybe even mention that you'll have to seriously consider committing to them for another 2 years with them deciding what phones you can choose from. There's probably a couple thousand of us on here think of what that would look like to have that rush of people all posting on the same subject. It would have to get their attention.
This is my take. That it's one of those nonissues that get blown to something more than they really are. The storage space is something, but not really much unless you are the sort that thinks 16gb-32gb is wildly insufficient storage from the getgo.
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HanSolo
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Steven, hurry up! My eyes. . . .they're so tired. . . . .
I don't use it, take what I say with that in mind.
I don't know.
It's not necessarily true that it has to be a big performance hit at all.
I run a full Ubuntu Linux on my phone, with the full desktop sometimes projected to my laptop courtesy of VNC. Simultaneously and parallel to that, I can make calls on my phone and run other Android apps.
The secret sauce is that it's easy to create another virtual machine in ram, and run a full Linux in that *controlled essentially as another Android app by the system. *
I'm pulling this stunt running stuff like the full Open Office and GIMP.
Like I said, I don't know firsthand, but based on that, I would think something as simple as WebTop would be a cake walk with good hardware.
Sorry I didn't have the easy answer. Sorrier it seems I rarely do. (sigh) Details here if you're still interested. The diagram shows the desktop projected to my phone courtesy of AndroidVNC, but can go as easily to a desktop via wifi/VNC.
http://androidforums.com/evo-3d-all-things-root/387978-ubuntu-linux-3vo.html
That hurt. I apologize if I come off as arrogant. I really care about you guys and I love phones. Regarding the Messiah attitude, do you think that perhaps the reason I care so deeply about people is that I'm an ordained minister? I was people's pastor for many years. It was drilled into me to care.
However, if I do come off negatively, I do apologize.
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HanSolo
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That hurt. I apologize if I come off as arrogant. I really care about you guys and I love phones. Regarding the Messiah attitude, do you think that perhaps the reason I care so deeply about people is that I'm an ordained minister? I was people's pastor for many years. It was drilled into me to care.
However, if I do come off negatively, I do apologize.
Whaaa? Was he talking about you? I thought he was talking about P3Droid??
But maybe I'm wrong. . .
BLD
Android Enthusiast
Whaaa? Was he talking about you? I thought he was talking about P3Droid??
But maybe I'm wrong. . .
Yea. I didn't think he was talking about Steven either.
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HanSolo
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What?
Am I missing something???
Did I misread that, or is Steven right, you're comparing him to Jackson?
I lurked here for months before signing up and missed ZERO of the pre-release Evo posts.
There is no way that Steven is like Jackson.
If that's the intended point, he deserves an apology rather than be apologizing.
Dead serious.
BLD
Android Enthusiast
That hurt. I apologize if I come off as arrogant. I really care about you guys and I love phones. Regarding the Messiah attitude, do you think that perhaps the reason I care so deeply about people is that I'm an ordained minister? I was people's pastor for many years. It was drilled into me to care.
However, if I do come off negatively, I do apologize.
Keep on preaching Steven. I think the majority of us look forward to what you have to say. Me personally I don't think of you as the Messiah. I kind of think of you as our cheerleader.
That could just be me though.
Everyone is on network data, now. Throttling is to prevent abuse, so that we all may partake of the network and not have one wifi tethering illegal user stealing all the data making everyone else's data slow. If you use it, you have to pay for it and you won't be throttled. Makes sense.
alprazolam
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Not about you Steven. That was completely about P3Droid. We were discussing the whole incident back in March with "nenolod" and what a prick he was. I don't think a soul on here dislikes you bud! 
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HanSolo
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Agree 100% if this is true, but I don't think he was talking about Steven. kcs has been a really good poster so far, and very appreciative in general. Look at this thanks to thanked ratio. He is one thankful dude!
I think it was directed at the Windsock.
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