Hacker News: Scoring6931

New comment by Scoring6931 in "Microsoft's "fix" for Windows 11"

Scoring6931 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:53:24 +0000

It's called 365 Classic and it's hidden in the Subscriptions section of your Microsoft account.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps"

Scoring6931 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:29:56 +0000

They haven't been dominant in the gaming market for a long time now. Since the beginning of the last generation (Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch), Microsoft has had the worst selling game consoles. And they are getting weaker with every year: the Xbox director was fired just a few weeks ago.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "Just the Browser"

Scoring6931 — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:24:24 +0000

What a rude thing to say. No one is forcing you to use it.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn't illegal without proof of seeding"

Scoring6931 — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:36:57 +0000

Market cap is not cash in the bank.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "2M users but no money in the bank"

Scoring6931 — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 09:05:21 +0000

It's hardly annual price times 30. You must account for inflation.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "Android's theft protection features"

Scoring6931 — Thu, 16 May 2024 07:28:46 +0000

It's literally in the second item under Section 1.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on purpose"

Scoring6931 — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:04:31 +0000

If it wasn't for Turing your job might not have been a thing. If it wasn't for Tim Berners-Lee, we might not have been here having this discussion.

Hint: neither is/was American. Just to throw some examples.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "FAQ on Leaving Google"

Scoring6931 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 06:46:08 +0000

They had a YouTube. It was called Google Video, and it went nowhere.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024"

Scoring6931 — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:05:13 +0000

Google Video was YouTube’s competitor. Only after some years Google acquired YT

New comment by Scoring6931 in "HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on printers when ink runs low"

Scoring6931 — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 06:43:29 +0000

I have one of the same model. WiFi connection doesn’t seem to work. I’ve tried every troubleshooting article I could find, to the extent of setting a static IP for it in my router. Otherwise a great printer, but that issue did leave a bad taste in my mouth

New comment by Scoring6931 in "Return to Office Is Bullshit and Everyone Knows It"

Scoring6931 — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:28:09 +0000

It is about being present in the office. As opposed to working from home, as in a house in the US.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "MP3 vs. AAC vs. FLAC vs. CD (2008)"

Scoring6931 — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 15:58:46 +0000

It could be simply a difference in sound volume. Our brains tend to believe louder is better.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals"

Scoring6931 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:15:06 +0000

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/technology/apple-china-pr...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants...

New comment by Scoring6931 in "EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals"

Scoring6931 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:08:25 +0000

Nothing will change in your use case. Just keep using the App Store. No one is going to force you otherwise.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals"

Scoring6931 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:05:21 +0000

Don't worry. Apple already installs spyware on their devices for the Chinese market. It's called iCloud.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals"

Scoring6931 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:25:14 +0000

On Windows you can purchase games skipping a fee-incurring store altogether.

Apple is the one one getting flak for it because there's no other choice. You are forced to use their store.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals"

Scoring6931 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:22:43 +0000

Yes, that's perfectly reasonable.

Or does Windows show a choice screen for you to choose your Web browser of choice? Surely not, they want you to use Edge. Still, one can use another browser easily.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "The Tragedy of Google Search"

Scoring6931 — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 09:29:36 +0000

That's true.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam"

Scoring6931 — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 06:18:05 +0000

Given that iMessage has 1.3 billion active monthly users, WhatsApp has 2 billion and Facebook Messenger with 3, I don’t believe they are the one living in a bubble.

New comment by Scoring6931 in "The Tragedy of Google Search"

Scoring6931 — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 23:58:20 +0000

It has a free tier.