Have you ever noticed that smaller airlines always have crappier service than the usual? I was on this flight the other day going on a business trip. Really had no choice but to take this airline (flight) so I could maximize my time. Nevermind that the plane was small and circa 1970's. Nevermind that the chairs and tray tables creaked. What really said 'We Suck' is that 9 Passengers were asigned to the same seats. Row 11 D E F each had 3 passengers per seat! What a crock of shit! Imagine if the plane was fully booked and there were no other seats left... That would be hilarious on Row 11 Seat D. A Chinaman, an old Grandma, and another Chinaman would be on top of one another. Seat E, would be the same except that you have to replace Granny with Grand pa (ah traveling elderly couples how sweet). Seat F, would suck the most the last guy would probably be hunched over for the duration of the flight because of the baggage store up top.
So which is it? Nokia (NOK) and Microsoft (MSFT) announced a partnership today. Both lumbering companies have been in some trouble with their smartphone divisions. Both have been loosing market share to Apple, Android and Blackberry in recent years. WindowsMobile (previously PocketPC and currently WindowsPhone) once the dominant mobile OS, yes folks before the iPhone came into power Microsoft slowly but surely killed of it’s main competitor palm OS, which was acquired by hp last year and is now barely a sliver of a shadow of it’s former former former self. Just this week hp/palm unveiled 2 new smartphones the palm Pre 3 and Veer, as well as their entry into the tablet space with the TouchPad. hp being one of the top computer manufacturers at the moment has the resources to use and spread webOS like a creamy peanut butter across all markets they are in. By being one of MSFT’s biggest customers now suddenly not using Windows7 (still MSFT’s tablet OS of choice) and churning out comp...
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