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In message <CLednRzIxuOv-grQnZ2dnUVZ_iwAAAAA@earthlink.com>, Patricia 
Shanahan wrote:

> My doctoral dissertation research was in ubiquitous computing ...

How long ago was that, if you don’t mind my asking? :)

(I graduated with an MSc in computer science in 1985, if that helps to even 
the score.)

I remember the last interesting things I heard coming out of Xerox PARC was 
their idea of “boards”, “pads” and “tabs”, which were three different sizes 
of wirelessly-networked keyboardless computers. All user data lived in the 
cloud, so you could go into any office, pick up any one of these devices, 
and have all your own data immediately to hand.

> One of the limitations has been the way phone companies lock things up,
> making it difficult to add research applications. Android may make things
> a bit more open, which would be good.

Amen to that. Though some see that is simply giving more power to the 
handset makers and the network operators...

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  Re: Android apps development Fredrik Jonson <fredrik@jonson.org> - 2011-04-02 08:47 +0000
    Re: Android apps development Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-04-02 10:52 -0700
      Re: Android apps development Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-04-02 11:13 -0700
        Re: Android apps development Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-02 14:25 -0400
          Re: Android apps development Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-04-02 20:22 +0100
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            Re: Android apps development Sherm Pendley <sherm.pendley@gmail.com> - 2011-04-02 21:27 -0400
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          Re: Android apps development Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-04-02 16:01 -0700
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              Re: Android apps development Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-04-03 17:31 +0100
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    Re: Android apps development Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-04-02 10:07 -0300
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        Re: Android apps development Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-04-03 10:36 -0300
    Re: Android apps development Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-04-02 06:24 -0700
      Re: Android apps development Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-04-02 14:44 +0100
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        Re: Android apps development Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-04-02 11:10 -0700
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