John,
I think the biggest reason why touch screens are so popular with phone
manufacturers is because they can be made for very little money. Anything
with keys or buttons costs more to produce, and that's just not profitable.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:31
Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
> cq100 is fraud, claiming to be ham radio when they have nothing what
> soever
> to do with it. Even with no antennas up I won't sink that low, especially
> cq100 at least they admit now they're not radio but I had to do a lot of
> complaining as did many others to get them to admit it. lowlifelink, still
> working on it. If they'd just get rid of the letting people chat computer
> to
> computer and claim it's *working* someone or get rid of those who claim
> they
> don't have to upgrade because all they need is lowlifelink, they can go to
> skype or something, I'd at least tolerate it. Riley was ready to get rid
> of
> it but was afraid they'd lose too many hams over it, they've lost a lot
> more
> bringing it in to ham radio though and it's what keeps me off 2 meters
> mostly. As far as I know, it's the radio bands we're licensed to use, not
> the computer.
> I don't know anyone who likes touch screens, T-mobile did a pole once to
> see
> how many people liked them and it came out 90+% against touch screens so
> why
> they still insist on having them on more and more these days I don't know.
> If you're looking to start something with me, take it off list because the
> way the last month and a half has been I'm going to end up saying
> something
> getting myself banned from any email list if someone wants to start crap
> with me on list and keep it going. I'll tell you right now, don't do it on
> list. I don't feel like getting banned and considering there's a good
> chance
> I'll be off the internet soon for financial reasons anyway, I don't need
> to
> go out banned from a list I've been on for many years.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:48 AM
> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>
>
>> So, like, what, they should be banned because you don't like them? And =
>> CQ100 should cause the revocation of a ham license because, what, you =
>> don't like it either? And Echolink too, hey, we shouldn't use that =
>> because, well, you don't like it. Are we a little narcissistic?=20
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>
>>
>
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