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Put off buy making android apps?
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I'd probably consider something cross-platform like Flutter or one of the other options like Xamarin.
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Or electron
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Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Electron is more Desktop focused. I don't think it runs on Android.
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I was interested in writing for Android as soon as I got my first Android phone several years ago.
I probably never will though.
This changes nothing.
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I don't trust Android to not mine data for sale.
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Enjoy your cave! I doubt there is a single OS company out there that does not mine and monetize your data.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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That doesn't mean that we should completely ignore this issue.
With Windows, you still have the option to essentially work offline, to easily wipe out cookies and browser history, to do all sorts of browsing on an old, clunky PC devoted to that and to nothing else, so that anyone tracking you there would not have access to you offline activities. (And, cleaning it of tracing stuff is far easier.) Lots of information can be obtained without loggin in or otherwise reveal your identity.
When I am not actively using the network, I turn off the network connection. I clean up cookies weekly or more frequently. I keep my browsing history clean. When I am not 100% sure of the reliability of a web resource, I access it from another PC, and when necessary, carry files to my main PC by a memory stick (avoiding binary files that might contain malware). If I "have to" log in to some not-100%-trustworthy site, after the job is done, I clean up cookies and web history and restart my browser.
Yes, I know: "But they still can..." Sure. They can have a keylogger installed. They can create a signature of my PCs hardware. They can have my ISP reveal my identity (in that case, I assume that "they" would be the police). They can...
But the risk (of both malware and information stealing) is significantly reduced, comparing to an Android device that has next to zero function when disconnected from the network. (Not quite: My alarm clock still works where there is no coverage. The camera as well - but I rather use a higher quality system camera. Obligatory Geek&Poke: Opposite worlds[^].)
Of course you can develop even Android software without being constantly exposed on the Internet. It is the use of the Android that is tightly network bound. Nevertheless: I can do the majority of my desktop PC tasks without exposing myself to spies. That I can't say about my Android phone.
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If I ever start programming for Android, it won't be due to Duo
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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What the elephant is Microsoft Duo? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Great Ghu just the title is enough to curl you toes!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Man! If I'd have known it was foldable, I'd have bought one already!
(Well, maybe not, but as a techie I feel the need to fake some level of enthusiasm for pointless tech).
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Only one?
And you call yourself a techie! 
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Well, I'd love to have half a dozen but I've got to save my pennies for the next invaluable variation on the theme ...
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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...just saw the promo video but the concept looks really great.
could well be that this is the first time in my life where Microsoft will get money from me.
Depends on the price though, if they price it in idiotical astronomical dimensions, like apple with it's ... things, then not.
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My guess would be: "If you have to ask ... you can't afford it."
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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probably.
it's not a "can't" afford... I just don't want to spend so much on a device that is completely outdated after 3 or 4 years.
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"Years"? 
The Apple equivalent is "Months" isn't it? 
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Yes .. you are right...
guaranteed for 3 patches 
13 --- 13.1 --- 13.1.1 --- 13.1.2 --- *throw in trash* 
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Chances are it will be even more expensive than the already expensive Surface devices.
My plan is to live forever ... so far so good
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how long did it take to draw THAT thing???
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IIRC originally about an hour; with probably the same in small fiddles over the years since.
I started by drawing the pattern using X and O in an Excel sheet.
I then copied it into my favorite text editor and began iterative regex bashing to work out the optimal number of 's needed for an empty cell in the grid. Latter tinkering has mostly been one or two adjustments to smooth out the spew.
It was the result of being bored one Friday night and really really really fedup with a user who was polluting the lounge with sickeningly sweet feel good copypasta.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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