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12.5+ billion dollars isn't intangible, even for Google.

If you agree that these types of questions are not a good measure of job performance, why encourage this line of questioning? Wouldn't it be better for the industry as a whole to discover better ways to determine future job performance?

where are these numbers coming from?

It's not going to mean something due to more rigorous filters.

So what are you doing about it?

Yahoo is no stranger to layoffs, why go about it in such an obtuse way? Maybe the simplest answer is the most likely one - they want more control over their employees.

AppCode is not a part of the IDEA bundle. It follows XCode more closely than the generic project format that IDEA and the other apps use.

This particular hit comes from Motorola losing money last quarter, not the costs related to acquisition.

Maybe he's not interested in promoting competition for his other business.

Now I've heard of them and would recommend people to not use them because of these tactics.

HTML/JS is a native platform for Windows 8 isn't it? This is akin to porting to IE10.

Someday isn't interesting to people deciding what to use today.

'When something becomes ubiquitous, it disappears'

As browsing the web becomes integrated into devices and apps, the notion of a web browser from a user's perspective disappears. This has profound implications for Mozilla.

What will be different for Android tablets in 2012 compared to Android tablets in 2011?

The success of Amazon and the B&N last year seems like it would make it even harder for Android tablets to find a foothold this year.

It's a "brute force" way to get people to communicate on a team.

Maybe third party devs care a lot about who owns app distribution.

The smartphone crown of shipments? What's that worth?

"Brand Finance uses a more straightforward discounted cash flow technique to arrive at a net present value of a company's trademark and associated intellectual property."

This seems like a dubious way to calculate the value of a brand.

Great point. I've changed the headline to '3 ways to a better user experience with Lean UX' which better describes the article. I wish there was some way to change the HN submission title.

The article is my interpretation of how to apply the Lean UX school of thought to improve UX. The reason to care about Lean UX is that their ideas may inspire you to improve your UX in new and interesting ways.

Daring Fireball doesn't present itself as a forum for comments. There's a very detailed post on why it doesn't accept comments - http://daringfireball.net/2010/06/whats_fair

Regardless of the source of the information, it's up to you to decide it's worth. Just because something works a certain way for someone else is not an indicator that it will work that way for you.

I think there's value for people putting ideas out there, even if it's just a theory.

The numbers for android are appealing as a third party developer, but how much money is being spent in the android app store? Ads are viable, but hardly ideal for all types of apps.